''Sad Movie'' is a 2005

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n romantic melodrama film with an

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. The film was released in South Korean theaters on October 20, 2005, and had a total of 1,066,765 admissions nationwide."Korean Film List 2005: Box-Office Results"
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Plot

The film comprises four separate storylines. Jin-woo is a firefighter who buys a ring for his girlfriend. Her name is Soo-jung, and she works at a TV station as a news translator for the deaf. She is waiting for him to propose, with the rationale that given his dangerous job, she likes the idea of him having to think of her, to hesitate for a while before jumping into danger. He, on the other hand, is waiting for that perfect opportunity and setting, before popping the question. Suk-hyun tells her unemployed boyfriend Ha-seok that she needs a more stable guy who has a good job. So Ha-seok goes off and finds himself a job helping other couples break up. Ju-young is a mother is too busy to spend time with her young son Hee-chan, until an illness confines her to a hospital bed. There the mother and son begin to communicate more and more. Soo-eun is a deaf girl who works as a costumed character mascot in a theme park. There she meets a young artist who she quickly begins to develop feelings for, yet she refuses to take off her mask in front of him because of her scar.

Cast

Jung Woo-sung Jung Woo-sung (born March 20, 1973) is a South Korean actor and the first Korean UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Jung started his career as a fashion model, rising to stardom and teenage cult status with the gangster movie '' Beat'' (1997), for which ...

as Lee Jin-woo * Im Soo-jung as Ahn Soo-jung * Cha Tae-hyun as Jung Ha-seok * Son Tae-young as Choi Suk-hyun *

Yum Jung-ah Yum Jung-ah (born July 28, 1972) is a South Korean actress. Her notable films include '' A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003), ''The Big Swindle'' (2004), '' The Old Garden'' (2007), and ''Cart'' (2014), as well as the television series ''Royal Famil ...

as Yeom Ju-young * Yeo Jin-goo as Park Hee-chan * Shin Min-a as Ahn Soo-eun *

Lee Ki-woo Lee Ki-woo (born October 23, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in '' The Classic'' (2003), '' Tale of Cinema'' (2005), '' A Love to Kill'' (2005), '' Flower Boy Ramyun Shop'' (2011), '' Rain or Shine'' (2017–2018), ...

as Sang-gyu

References

External links

* * * 2005 films South Korean romantic drama films 2000s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub