Memories of first love never fade away. Filmmaker Lee Myung Se collaborates with his favorite leading man, Kang Dong Won ( Duelist), to paint a romantic mystery about one mans journey through time & space in desperate search for his first love. Kang steps into his role with much austerity, portraying a man caught between remembrance & oblivion. Aptly titled M for Mystery, Memory, & Min Woo (Kangs character), director Lees latest effort merges the tender delicacy of First Love & My Love, My Bride & the powerful punches of Nowhere To Hide & Duelist. Whilst his fusion period drama Duelist bursts with color & dynamic action, the stylistically dazzling M draws illumination from darkness, bringing back the bittersweet memories of first love with abstract neo-noir flair.
Bestselling novelist Han Min Woo (Kang Dong Won) is riding high in his career. Popular & revered not only for his literary accomplishment, but also for his good looks, Min Woo is about to marry his attractive, wealthy fianc e Eun Hye (Kong Hyo Jin, Happiness). His life seems all too perfect until one day he reaches a dead end in his writing that almost drives him neurotic. His troubling mind is soon put to rest thanks to Mimi (Lee Yeon Hee, A Millionaires First Love), a mysterious girl he meets at a bar one night. But the next morning, Min Woo cannot remember anything about the night except for blurred images. The mystery starts to unfold when he attends his old schoolmates wedding & discovers that Mimi is his first love from 11 years ago. But the more he tries to find her, the deeper he falls into the twilight zone between reality & subconsciousness.