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The 2010 Korean film starring Gong Yoo as Han Gi-Joon and Im Soo-Jung as Seo Ji-Woo.
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?
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!
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.
So let’s take that advice from Ji-Woo’s father; “When fate gives you a chance, you have to grab it.”
All in all, this romantic comedy is cute although not really gripping and exciting. 4/5 stars!
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