Hello, Schoolgirl
| Hello, Schoolgirl | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Hangul | 순정만화 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Sunjeong manhwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sunjŏng manhwa |
| Directed by | Kang-in |
| Cinematography | Jo Sang-yoon |
| Edited by | Moon In-dae |
| Music by | Choi Yong-rak |
Production companies | Lets Films MNFC Cheong-a-ram |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$3,550,487[1] |
Hello, Schoolgirl (
Plot
Kwon Yeon-woo is a somewhat naive 30-year-old low-level civil servant who works in a city hall branch office. After moving into a new apartment, he encounters a high school girl, Soo-young, and sees her on his way to work every morning. She is a cheerful and eccentric 18-year-old who lives with her mother downstairs from him. Over time, the two begin to develop feelings for one another.
Meanwhile, 22-year-old Kang Sook, has just started working at the branch office. He falls head over heels for 29-year-old Kwon Ha-kyeong, a melancholy woman who wanders around taking pictures. She is still holding onto an old flame, and keeps looking for traces of that lost love every day. Kang Sook continues to woo her, regardless of her living in the past.
Can these two relationships ever lead to a happy ending?
Cast
- Lee Yeon-hee as Han Soo-young, the schoolgirl
- Yoo Ji-tae as Kim Yeon-woo, the older man
- Kangin as Kang Sook, the new hire
- Chae Jung-an as Kwon Ha-kyeong, the older woman
- Choi Soo-young as Jeong Da-jeong, Soo-young's friend
- Na Young-hee as Soo-young's mother
- Park Bo-kyung as Newlywed woman
- Shin Choon-sik as the dry cleaner father
- Lee Joo-sil as the dry cleaner mother
- Kang Full (author of the webtoon) as the umbrella shop man (cameo)[2]
Production
Hello Schoolgirl is the second feature film directed by
Release
Hello, Schoolgirl was released in
Critical reception
Joon Soh of The Korea Times praised the film for retaining the essence of the webtoon despite deviations from the original story, saying, "Ryoo succeeds in capturing the tenderness of the online comic, which slowly comes to the surface as the relationships unfold. There is a rich, layered quality to the film, where each little decision or gesture leads to further meanings and possibilities"; however, he also noted that "there are times when the movie aims too much for the conventionally beautiful, sacrificing the awkward, self-deprecating humor that drives much of Kang Full's works."[4]
References
- ^ "Sunjeong-manhwa (Hello, Schoolgirl) (a.k.a. Crush on You) (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- Hancinema. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Yi, Ch'ang-ho (6 November 2008). "YOO Ji-tae and LEE Yeon-hee in romantic film". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- ^ a b c Soh, Joon (4 December 2008). "Soonjeong Stays True to Its Heart". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- ^ "Comic artist Gang Do-young" Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine. KBS World. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ Yi, Ch'ang-ho (21 April 2008). "RYU Jang-ha's comeback stars YOO Ji-tae and LEE Youn-hee". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
- Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-06-22.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Hello, Schoolgirl at IMDb
- Hello, Schoolgirl at the Korean Movie Database
- Hello, Schoolgirl at HanCinema
- Hello, Schoolgirl at AllMovie
- Hello, Schoolgirl at Rotten Tomatoes
