''Whatcha Wearin'?'' (; lit. ''My P.S. Partner'') is a 2012
South Korean romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy e ...
, starring
Ji Sung
Ji Sung (; born Kwak Tae-geun on 27 February 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' All In'' (2003), ''Save the Last Dance for Me'' (2004), ''New Heart'' (2007), ''Protect the Boss'' (2011), ...
and
Kim Ah-joong
Kim Ah-joong (; born October 16, 1982) is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She is best known for playing the main character in the romantic comedy '' 200 Pounds Beauty''.
Education
Kim graduated from Korea University with a master's d ...
. It is about a woman who in an attempt to spice up her five-year relationship, tries to have
phone sex
Phone sex is a conversation between two or more people by means of the telephone which is sexually explicit and is intended to provoke sexual arousal in one or more participants. As a practice between individuals temporarily separated, it is as ...
with her boyfriend but accidentally gets another man on the line instead.
The film was released in theaters on December 6, 2012.
Plot
Instead of calling her boyfriend, Yoon-jung accidentally calls a total stranger, Hyun-seung, a man who is having trouble getting over his ex-girlfriend. She ends up having
phone sex
Phone sex is a conversation between two or more people by means of the telephone which is sexually explicit and is intended to provoke sexual arousal in one or more participants. As a practice between individuals temporarily separated, it is as ...
with him and later, they become comfortable with each other and start talking about their respective relationship problems. They eventually decide to meet and a more intimate friendship develops, which leads to both falling for each other.
Cast
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Ji Sung
Ji Sung (; born Kwak Tae-geun on 27 February 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' All In'' (2003), ''Save the Last Dance for Me'' (2004), ''New Heart'' (2007), ''Protect the Boss'' (2011), ...
- Hyun-seung
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Kim Ah-joong
Kim Ah-joong (; born October 16, 1982) is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She is best known for playing the main character in the romantic comedy '' 200 Pounds Beauty''.
Education
Kim graduated from Korea University with a master's d ...
- Yoon-jung
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Shin So-yul - So-yeon
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Kang Kyung-joon - Seung-joon
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Kim Sung-oh
Kim Sung-oh (; born September 15, 1978) is a South Korean actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium ...
- Seok-woon
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Moon Ji-yoon - Young-min
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Jung Soo-young
Jung Soo-young is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her role in drama '' Second to Last Love'' as Go Sang-hee.
Personal life
Jung is married to Shim Jae-rim who is also an actor.
Filmography Television series
Variety shows
Film ...
- Jin-joo
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Kim Bo-mi
Kim Bo-mi (; born May 15, 1987) is a South Korean actress. Kim began studying ballet when she was 11 years old, and she later enrolled in Dance at Sejong University, with Ballet as her major subject. Then in 2008, she appeared in the cable show ...
- Yoon-mi
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Kim Bo-yeon
Kim Bo-yeon (; born December 31, 1957), birth name Kim Bok-soon (), is a South Korean actress.
Career
Kim Bo-yeon graduated from Anyang High School of Arts, and on the principal's recommendation, she was cast in her acting debut, the film ''A ...
- Yoon-jung's mother
*Ok Ji-young - Soo-jung
*Lee Mi-so - Hye-rim
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Hwang Seung-eon
Hwang Seung-eon (; born October 31, 1988) is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She was a member of the co-ed project group Temporary Idols under YG Entertainment. She has appeared in numerous films, television series, variety shows, and ...
- Choi Young-ah
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Kwak Ji-min
Kwak Ji-min (; born February 13, 1985), birth name Kwak Sun-hee (), is a South Korean actress. She is best known overseas for her leading role in the Kim Ki-duk film '' Samaritan Girl'', for which she won Best New Actress at the 2004 Busan Film C ...
- Ah-ra
*Kim Joo-ryung - "sea turtle"-faced woman
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Kim Jun-ho - restaurant waiter
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Shin Hae-chul
Shin Hae-chul (; May 6, 1968 – October 27, 2014) was a South Korean singer-songwriter and the frontman, vocalist of rock band N.EX.T. He was a record producer known for being a pioneer of Korean experimental rock music. He was referred to by ...
- himself (cameo)
Box office
''Whatcha Wearin'?'' was the fastest
rated-19 adult romantic comedy to hit the 1 million admissions mark, reaching its goal in only 10 days — a day faster than the previous record holders ''
Sex Is Zero 2'', ''
My Scary Girl'' and ''
Petty Romance''. Total ticket sales amounted to 1,831,644, or a revenue of $12,376,644.
"South Korea Box Office: December 28–30, 2012"
''Box Office Mojo
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History
Brandon Gray ...
''. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
Awards and nominations
2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards
The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the newspaper ''Hankook Ilbo'', ...
*Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Shin So-yul
2013 50th Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...
*Nomination - Best New Actress - Shin So-yul
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 2592336, Whatcha Wearin'?
2012 films
South Korean sex comedy films
South Korean romantic comedy films
2012 romantic comedy films
Films about mobile phones
2010s sex comedy films
2010s Korean-language films
2010s South Korean films