''Kill Me'' (; aka ''Kiss Me, Kill Me'') is a 2009

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film from South Korea. It stars Shin Hyun-joon and

Kang Hye-jung Kang Hye-jung (born January 4, 1982) is a South Korean actress. Making her film debut in arthouse film ''Nabi'' (2001), she rose to stardom and critical acclaim in Park Chan-wook's 2003 revenge thriller '' Oldboy''. A rising star early in her c ...

in the lead roles and is the feature film debut of director Yang Jong-hyun.

Plot

Hyeon-jun, a

contract killer Contract killing is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or persons. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of payment, monetary or otherwise. Either party may b ...

, arrives at a house expecting to kill a man but finds that his target is actually Jin-yeong, the woman who hired him. Jin-yeong is attempting to end her own life after a breakup with her boyfriend. Hyeon-jun refuses to carry out the job and instead asks her out on a date.

Cast

* Shin Hyun-joon as Hyeon-jun *

as Jin-yeong *

Kim Hye-ok Kim Hye-ok (born May 9, 1958) is a South Korean actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern m ...

Park Chul-min Park Chul-min (born January 18, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Career Park Chul-min began acting in his high school drama club at Chosun University High School, and though he majored in Business Administration at Chung-Ang University, he spent ...

Release

At the press preview on 26 October 2009, director Yang Jong-hyun confessed that he "may have tried a little too hard" with his feature debut and was concerned that audiences may not understand or enjoy the film, but also stated that he "thought it'd be fun to mix contrasting images to create something humorous and emotional at the same time". Kang Hye-jung did not attend the event as it coincided with her wedding. ''Kill Me'' was released in South Korea on 5 November 2009 and was shown on 168 screens. It received 50,730 admissions and grossed $317,593. In a review for

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, Shin Hae-in stated that, "despite its complicated plot line, ang'sfirst feature seems to have a unique spark and sense of humor that allows audiences to overlook its flaws and enjoy the film".

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* * 2009 films 2000s Korean-language films South Korean romantic comedy films 2000s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub