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The 2010 Korean film starring Gong Yoo as Han Gi-Joon and Im Soo-Jung as Seo Ji-Woo.
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Brief synopsis: Seo Ji-Woo has never totally gotten over a fling she had in India and Han Gi-Joon just started working for a “Find Your First Love” agency under his brother-in-law. Ji-Woo enlists Gi-Joon’s help and the two chase after a huge list of Kim Jong-Wooks in Korea, hoping to find the man Ji-Woo originally met. But if they can’t find him, are Ji-Woo and Gi-Joon ever going to be the same after this escapade?
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This is pretty mellow romantic comedy. It didn’t get me excited or anything, but it’s cute!
The main highlight of this movie is Gong Yoo. He plays two characters: the cool Kim Jong-Wook in India that Ji-Woo remembers, and Han Gi-Joon the timid office worker. Very different, and yet he’s great at both! He creates a lot of life for the story and made me smile. A lot of laughs!
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Our leading female, however, has two problem that the movie doesn’t outright identify. First, she was a bit naive, even at her age. What kind of young girl just hooks up with a stranger in a foreign country so easily? I should hope women these days are educated enough to at least ask about STD history before jumping into something like that 😂... Second, Seo Ji-Woo seems to have anxiety over commitment. We come to learn that she is partly at fault for losing contact with Jong-Wook because she couldn’t keep her commitment and she also exhibits peculiar relative behaviors, such as not eating the last sweet in a package. Han Gi-Joon seems to be a complimentary source for both. By his side, Ji-Woo learns about research and decision-making and is also forced to see this journey through to its end.
But of course, the journey and the chase after Kim Jong-Wook wasn’t really for Kim Jong-Wook at all. Seo Ji-Woo was chasing an ideal, a glorified memory that she thought she wanted. She didn’t really stop to think that maybe they had both changed too much over the years (probably one of the reasons first-loves tend not to work out). Past love has its value, but present and future love is what is available to us to engage.
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So let’s take that advice from Ji-Woo’s father; “When fate gives you a chance, you have to grab it.”
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All in all, this romantic comedy is cute although not really gripping and exciting. 4/5 stars!
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