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Lover's Concerto (Movie - 2002)

Lover's Concerto (연애소설)

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연애소설

Directed by Lee Han (이한)

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•Drama •Melodrama •Romance

105min | Release date in South Korea :

One day, Ji-hwan begins to receive letters from an unidentified person. The letters, containing black-and-white photos of happy children playing, remind Ji-hwan of his old two friends.
Five years ea... More

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  • South Korean actress Son Ye-Jin
    2012/02/25, Source,
    South Korean actress Son Ye-jin appeares in front of the camera in a movie preview of "Love Fiction" held at Mega Box theater in Seoul's Samsung-dong on Feb. 20, 2012. Son Ye-jin has taken on a variety of roles in her career to date, propelling her to fame both in Korea and in other Asian countries. She first appeared in a supporting role in Park Ki-hyung's film "Secret Tears" in 2000, and then went on to take the lead in TV dramas such as "A Delicious Proposal", "Sun-hee and Jin-hee", and "Daemang". Her first high-profile role in cinema was in Im Kwon-taek's "Strokes of fire", which screened at Cannes and took home a Best Director award in 2002,...More

  • Son Ye-jin: 'I Do Not Like Similar Appearance'
    2011/11/28, Source,
    Actress Son Ye-jin, who will play the female protagonist named Kang Ye Ri in the movie "Chilling Romance", said, "I would like to act after abandoning myself. I am more attracted to new genre, new character and new story. I think that when I can enjoy, the audience can enjoy. I hate my similar facial expressions. I want to break the boundary of my acting" Son Ye-jin has appeared in the movie at least once a year since she appeared in the movie "Lover's Concerto" in 2002 when she was in her early twenties. She usually appears in melodrama and romantic comedy movies such as "April Snow" (2005, directed by Heo Jin-ho) and "Crazy First Love" (2003). "Chilling Romance" (directed by Hwang In-ho) that will be released on December 1 is not so much different from her previous works, but it has difference of adding an atmosphere of horror in the movie,...More

  • The popular Korean movie "Punch" will be punching its way to a theater near you!
    2011/11/17, Source,
    It will "knock you out" with its humor and heartfelt moments! "Punch" will be making its way to the CGV Cinemas in Los Angeles on November 18, 2011 followed by a NATIONWIDE release on December 2, 2011! This film, featuring the new rising star Yoo Ah-in, will surely punch its way to the top of the box office!,...More

  • 'Punch' pushes actor into next phase of his career
    2011/10/21, Source,
    The new film "Punch" does not have an exciting story line, a swirling climax nor a vengeful villain at its center. But it does have the talents of an engaging young actor named Yoo Ah-in, who appears to have lost a bit of his boyish arrogance and is entering a new, more serious phase of his career,...More
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 Produced by
 Jeong Hoon-tak (정훈탁)
 Kim Dong-joo (김동주)
 Yang Hyeon-chan (양현찬)
Distribution
Korea Pictures (Korea Pictures)
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CineClickAsia (CineClickAsia)
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Technics
105 min •35mm •Panoramic (1.85) •Dolby SRD
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www.cineclickasia.co...
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- Interview
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Release date in South Korea : 2002/09/13
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 Thailand 
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 Korea, South - 2002/9/13
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One day, Ji-hwan begins to receive letters from an unidentified person. The letters, containing black-and-white photos of happy children playing, remind Ji-hwan of his old two friends.
Five years earlier, while Ji-hwan is taking pictures with his camera, two girls, Soo-in and Gyung-hee, walk into the frame. Ji-hwan falls in love with Soo-in at first sight. He then musters up enough courage to confess his love to her, but she refuses him very politely. Even so, Ji-hwan doesn't give up and tells them that he wants to be friends the next time they meet. Ever since then, the three of them start a wonderful friendship. They spend time each other always, and consider it the most precious moments of their lives. But they become confused between love and friendship and, finally, Gyung-hee and Soo-in leave him without a trace.
The random letters inspire Ji-hwan to depart anxiously on a long journey to find his old friends, but while looking for Soo-in and Gyung-hee, he confronts a beautiful yet sad secret.

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Beautiful movie by Rogue

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yung-hee (Lee Eun-joo) and Soo-in (Son Ye-jin) are the best of friends. Their personalities are located at the opposite sides of the spectrum - Kyung-hee, the one with a cheery disposition; Soo-in, the reserved and quiet girl. Then they meet Ji-hwan (Cha Tae-hyeon). Ji-hwan falls for Soo-in the instant he sees her. His declaration of his feelings makes the latter uncomfortable, so Ji-hwan 'turns back time' and instead offers friendship. The three then become good friends. The deepening of their relationship creates a tension in their friendship and Ji-hwan awakes one day to find the two girls gone...

It's Korean melodrama at its best, and it's friendship at its deepest. This movie is perfect in every sense of the word. The innovative plot and startling twist had me blown away. There were numerous flashbacks utilized in this movie and they were skillfully presented. There was no confusion at all and the mood was built up just right for me to be astonished by the twist. Timing is crucial with this kind of turnabout in the story and the people behind the movie did everything superbly.

The effortless manner in which the actors portrayed their characters gives truth to the saying that there is beauty in simplicity. Since I'm on the subject of Cha Tae-hyeon, I commend him for being magnificent in this movie. He did to this drama what he's done to comedy in the movie My Sassy Girl. Praises, too, to the leading ladies for not being overshadowed by Tae-hyeon's brilliance and rising up to his performance.

It's a sad movie, alright, but it's definitely beautiful.

10 kimchi dishes out of 10.

*also on www.yesasia.com
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At first i;m not really interested to watch this movie, but when i watched it... what a beautiful and really sad movie abot love and friendship
2008-05-11 10:30:34
2007-10-07 19:03:39
Why does Korean Movies always did a good Job in Making me cry? This movie is very sentimental. I think Im developing a heart problem by watching Korean movies :)
its a good movie & i cried a lot
2007-08-05 04:37:29
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