See the movie that started a phenomenon! Before going on to helm such films as The Classic & Windstruck, director Kwak Jae-Yong delighted audiences with My Sassy Girl, an irresistible comedy that was number one at the Korean box office & even took Hong Kong cinemas by storm!
Based on a true story published on the internet by Kim Ho-Sik, this offbeat 2001 romantic comedy stars Cha Tae-Hyun ( Lovers Concerto & Sad Movie) as Kyun Woo, an all-around nice guy college student whos on the lookout for love. While his aunt has been trying to set him up on a blind date for ages, Kyun Woo has always come up with a reason to decline, instead hoping to find the woman of his dreams all on his own. What Kyun Woo finds instead, however, is a decidedly different kind of woman. While on the subway, he has a fateful encounter with "e; The Girl, "e; a beautiful, but totally plastered young woman played by Jeon Ji-Hyun. Kyun Woo tries to ignore the girls drunken antics, but when she ends up calling him "e; Honey, "e; before promptly passing out, the duty falls upon our protagonist to take responsibility for the young woman since everyone on the train angrily presumes shes his girlfriend.
Kyun Woos forced act of kindness ends up kick-starting a bizarre sort of relationship between the two, as the charming, but violence-prone woman starts putting our hapless hero through numerous humiliations! Kyun Woo bears with it all, becoming both a figurative & literal punching bag for this manic young woman, but as he gets to know her better, he begins to realize that theres something deeper lurking beneath her tough girl facade. What secret does she hold? & what will it mean for their wacky, yet strangely tender relationship? See for yourself in My Sassy Girl, the film that made a bonafide superstar out of Jeon Ji-Hyun, who went on to win the Best Actress Award at the 2001 Grand Bell Awards in South Korea! Its the rare Korean film in which the phrase "e; Wanna Die?"e; never sounded so sweet!