''Santa Barbara'' () is a 2014 South Korean

romance film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

starring

Lee Sang-yoon Lee Sang-yoon (; born August 15, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in '' My Daughter Seo-young'' (2012), '' Angel Eyes'' (2014), ''Liar Game'' (2014), '' On the Way to the Airport'' (2016), '' Whisper'' (2017 ...

and

Yoon Jin-seo Yoon Jin-seo (born Yoon Soo-kyung, August 5, 1983) is a South Korean actress. She rose to prominence for her performance as Lee Soo-ah in the 2003 thriller film '' Oldboy'' which earned her the Best New Actress Award at the 40th Baeksang Arts ...

. It was written and directed by David Cho (also known as Cho Sung-kyu).

Plot

Jung-woo is a naïve music director of film and commercials, and works part-time at a music institute run by his friend. Until one day, his friend flees from his debts and workload, leaving Jung-woo to face the angry creditors, one of whom takes Jung-woo's precious guitar. While having a drink with director Kim, one of the creditors, Jung-woo meets Soo-kyung, whose sister is involved in the director's project. Soo-kyung is a promising creative director at an advertising agency, and Jung-woo's brief encounter with her leaves a good impression on him. When Jung-woo takes a job working on commercial music to buy back his guitar, the two run into each other. As they begin to spend time together at work and after-hours drinks, the more Jung-woo and Soo-kyung learn about each other. Aside from feeling attraction towards each other, they realize that they have several things in common, like coming from an atypical family and dreams of going on a winery tour. However, their relationship is put to the test when Jung-woo doesn't show up on the day of Soo-kyung's presentation because he was caught in heavy traffic. Soo-kyung misunderstands, calling him irresponsible, and the two break up. But not long after, they get a chance to work together on a project in

Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara ( es, Santa Bárbara, meaning "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Co ...

, which happens to be the location of their dream winery tour.

Cast

as Jung-woo *

as Soo-kyung *

Esom Lee So-young (January 30, 1990), known by her stage name Esom, is a South Korean actress and model. Career She gained recognition for her leading role in the 2014 film '' Scarlet Innocence'', for which she was nominated for Best New Actress i ...

as So-young * Seo Beom-seok as Director Kim *

Shin Dong-mi Shin Dong-mi (born 29 November 1977) is a South Korean actress. Career She made her debut as a theater actor in 1998. The following year, she started to act as a musical actor in 1999, and then she started her career as a TV actress in 2001 ...

as Ho-kyung * Kim Jung-eun as Director Son * Baek Won-gil as Team leader Kim * Kim Yong-jin as Director Jung * Lee Kyu-hoi as Yong-rak * Baik Hyun-jhin as Director Baek * Cha Soo-min as Soo-jin * Darcy Paquet as United States agent * Baek Jae-ho as Soo-kyung's male senior colleague * Kim Sang-seok as Assistant director * Jang Seok-won as PD * Jeong Mi-ra as Mom's voice *

Choi Yoon-so Choi Yoon-so (; born November 29, 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is notable for portraying the villainous and ruthless Koo Hae-joo in the daily drama series '' Unknown Woman''. Filmography Film Television series Television shows Mu ...

as Actress filming * Ubare as Lot cafe keyboardist * Lee Ga-hyun as Girl at the lot cafe opening * Kim Tae-woo as Representative Jo ( cameo) *

Park Hae-il Park Hae-il (born 26 January 1977) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, but soon gained the film industry's attention in 2003 with ''Jealousy Is My Middle Name'' and ''Memories of Murder''. Park's film career took off, ...

as Reporter's voice (cameo) * Kim Hye-na as Actress at the premiere (cameo)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Barbara 2014 films 2010s Korean-language films South Korean romantic drama films Films set in Santa Barbara, California Sponge Entertainment films 2010s South Korean films