When Romance Meets Destiny
When Romance Meets Destiny (Korean: 광식이 동생 광태; RR: Gwangsiki dongsaeng gwangtae; lit. "Gwang-sik's Younger Brother Gwang-tae") is a 2005 South Korean romantic comedy about two brothers and their different approaches to love.
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 광식이 동생 광태 |
| Hanja | 광식이 同生 광태 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwangsiki dongsaeng gwangtae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwangsiki dongsaeng kwangt‘ae |
| Directed by | Kim Hyun-seok[1] |
| Written by | Kim Hyun-seok Park Yeon-seon |
| Produced by | Shim Jae-myung Lee Woo-jung |
| Starring | Kim Joo-hyuk Bong Tae-gyu |
| Cinematography | Choi Jin-woong |
| Edited by | Shin Mi-kyung |
| Music by | Lee Byung-hoon |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | MK Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$14,049,623[2] |
Plot edit
Gwang-sik has never been particularly good at talking to women. While a university student, he fell hard for a woman named Yun-kyung, but circumstances and his lack of nerve prevented him from ever getting close to her, despite the fact that she seemed to be interested in him. Years later Gwang-sik, who now has a small photography studio with his assistant Il-woong, runs into Yun-kyung again. But has anything really changed in him?
Gwang-sik has a younger brother, Gwang-tae. Gwang-tae experiences none of the problems that plague his brother. For him, picking up women is almost an unconscious habit. Getting them into bed is a piece of cake. Disposing of them afterwards is no less simple, excepting the times when they track him down and throw rocks through his window. One day, however, he meets a woman named Kyung-jae who is just a little too smart, too attractive, and too mature for him to handle. Suddenly, he feels just as confused about relationships as his brother Gwang-sik.
Cast edit
- Kim Joo-hyuk as Yu Gwang-sik
- Bong Tae-gyu as Yu Gwang-tae
- Lee Yo-won as Ko Yun-kyung
- Kim Ah-joong as Lee Kyung-jae
- Jung Kyung-ho as Kim Il-woong
- Kim Hyung-min as Bae Ui-dong
- Kim Il-woong as Kang Myung-chan
- Park Chul-min as bartender
- Lee Dae-yeon as doctor
- Ha Ji-young as Supporting
References edit
- ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 광식이 동생 광택 (When Romance Meets Destiny)". Twitch Film. 25 September 2006.
- ^ "Gwangshiki dongsaeng gwangtae (When Romance Meets Destiny)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
External links edit
- Official website (in Korean)
- When Romance Meets Destiny at the Korean Movie Database
- When Romance Meets Destiny at IMDb
- When Romance Meets Destiny at HanCinema