''Like for Likes'' (

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: 좋아해줘) is a 2016 South Korean

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film directed by Park Hyun-jin. It was released in South Korea on February 17, 2016, by

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Plot

The movie follows three couples relying on social media to communicate their innermost feelings. Recently discharged from the military, Noh Jin-woo (

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) is a popular actor. Jo Kyung-ah (

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) is a screenwriter for television drama series. She doesn't want to ask Jin-woo, but asks him anyway to perform in her next drama series. Jin-woo turns down her offer. At a wedding, Jin-woo sees Kyung-ah's young child Bom. Jin-woo wonders if he is the father. Jung Sung-chan (

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) runs a small Japanese restaurant. Before his wedding, he leases an apartment from flight attendant Ham Joo-ran ( Choi Ji-woo), but Sung-chan is dumped by his fiancé. At the same time, flight attendant Joo-ran learns that she was ripped off and now doesn't have a place to stay. Sung-chan offers to share the apartment with her. Lee Soo-ho (

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) is a songwriter. He is also deaf from a car accident that he was involved in, during high school. Soo-ho has never had a girlfriend. He is a regular customer at Sung-chan's Japanese restaurant. One day, at Sung-chan's restaurant, he meets drama series producer Jang Na-yeon (

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). They have a good time eating and drinking together. After exchanging messages on Facebook, Soo-ho and Na-yeon go on a few dates together. Soo-ho is unable to tell her about his hearing disability.

Cast

as Jo Kyung-ah * Choi Ji-woo as Ham Joo-ran *

as Jung Sung-chan *

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as Noh Jin-woo *

as Lee Soo-ho *

as Jang Na-yeon *Han Jae-young as Jung Il-kyu *Baek Chang-min as Jung Ui-joo *

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as Jung Ui-joo's mother *Heo Jung-do as Director Heo * Lee Jung-eun as Real estate office middle-aged woman *Jin Sun-mi as Ham Joo-ran's friend *Go Hyun as Noh Jin-woo's manager *

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as Lead actress * Ji Yoon-ho as Jae-byung *Im Chae-sun as Delivery man *Lee Seung-yeon as Chief flight attendant *Park Seul-gi as Reporter *Choi Young-do as CEO Kim *Jo Dae-hee as CEO Jang *Kim Seung-hoon as Representative Kim *Park Myung-shin as New drama series screenwriter *Sung Do-hyun as New drama series PD *Sun Joo-ah as Jae-byung's girlfriend *

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as Kang Min-ho ( cameo)

Reception

The film was third placed on its opening weekend in South Korea, grossing .

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 5358570 2016 romantic comedy films South Korean romantic comedy films CJ Entertainment films Films about social media 2010s South Korean films