''Mate'' () is a South Korean film released on January 17, 2019. The drama/romance film stars Shim Hee-sub,

Jung Hye-sung Jung Hye-sung (born Jung Eun-joo on April 29, 1991) is a South Korean actress and model. Career Jung began her acting career in ''To the Beautiful You'' (2012) and gained recognition through supporting roles in ''Love in the Moonlight'' (2016) a ...

, and Kil Hae-yeon, and it is both directed and written by Jung Dae-gun. Although the film only drew in 1,392 box office admissions during its opening week, it was one of the ten films selected as finalists to participate in the 19th

Jeonju International Film Festival Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent a ...

2018.

Plot

Joon-ho (Shim Hee-Sub) first met Eun-ji (Jung Hye-sung) through a dating application and spent a night together. They later had another encounter when Joon-ho applies for a part-time photographing job at a magazine. The two developed feelings for each other, but they remained in an open relationship between friends and lovers. The term “mates” was coined because of their avoidance of commitment in the relationship.

Cast

*Shim Hee-sub as Joon-ho *

as Eun-ji *

Gil Hae-yeon Gil Hae-yeon ( ko, 길해연) is a South Korean actress. She is best known to North American audiences for her performance in the film '' In Her Place'', for which she garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at th ...

as Geum-hee *Jeon Shin-hwan-I as Jin-soo *Yoon So-mi as Da-hee *

Song Yoo-hyun Song Yoo-hyun (Korean:송유현; born Song Jin-young on 8 January 1983) is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Korea National University of Arts, Department of Acting. She made her acting debut in 2001, since then, she has appeared in numb ...

as Ji-seon *Han Sa-myung as Sang-won *Heo Jin as Kelly writer *Park Sae-byeol as Reanimation nurse *Kim Chang-hwan as Byeong-joo (cameo) *Kang Sook as Herb shop owner (special appearance)

References

{{reflist 2018 films South Korean romantic drama films 2010s South Korean films