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Recommend me some Korean Romantic Comedies

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Killkernal

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So far I've only seen My Sassy Girl (hilarious and well written) and YMCA Baseball Team (not romantic, but a pretty decent movie nonetheless) so my experience is pretty limited aside from just reading a few reviews of some other flicks. I'm on a huge romantic comedy kick since seeing My Sassy Girl again and I'd love to hear any and all recommendations.
 
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Mugen

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Romantic Comedies = meh.

It's all about Ong-BAK!!!!!
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Mugen

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I was focusing more on 'romantic comedies' instead of korean, but if you want to concentrate on korean movies then how bout some OLDBOY!!!

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Killkernal

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SnowWolf said:
100 Days w/Mr. Arrogant
Windstruck

MSG is as good as it gets though.
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Aww, don't tell me that! Theres' got to be something close to MSG!

And as far as Old Boy goes, it's on my 'violent and disturbing' list, just not the 'romantic comedy' one.

I'll check out Sex is Zero too. Keep 'em coming!
 
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karasu

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Once Upon a Time in High School

This one isnt a romantic comedy, but it is a love story and then some. My 2nd favorite movie of last year.
 
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Prince

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Too Beautiful to lie (funny but not as good as MSG)
Guns & Talks (a little romantic but very funny)
Please Teach Me English (ok movie)
 
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The romantic comedies we have here in the US pale in comparison to those out of S. Korea. I never really liked romances at all until I saw My Sassy Girl. If we can do so much to improve on Korean and Japanese horror films, then I can only imagine what we could do with these. =PpP

My favorite Korean romantic comedies:

My Tutor Friend
Teacher Mr. Kim
Wet Dreams (Mongjeonggi)
Perfect Match
Marrying the Mafia
Sex is Zero
My Wife is a Gangster
 
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karasu

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we would butcher them, murder them, rape them, make them stale, boring, and utterly useless. Hollywood doesnt need anymore feckin remakes. "Improve" on our own movies.
 
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Killkernal

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Great ideas so far, thanks! I'm writing all of these down to check out.

Although I'm pretty sure this doesn't fit into the comedy category, has anyone seen the movie 'Ditto'? If so, what did you think?
 
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I dunno... I kind of liked the American remake of The Ring better than Ringu. Usually we end up butchering films when we re-make them, but the exceptions to that always turn out great. I agree that there is little if anything to improve upon in the originals, though. ^^

As for Ditto, I think that was the movie that made the My Sassy Girl guy (I forget his name) popular, wasn't it? I haven't seen the movie, but now that you mention it I think I remember reading about it being a romance (not comedy, though).
 
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I tossed Ditto in my Netflix cart just because it sounded somewhat interesting. I think you're right though, probably a little heavy on the romance and not so much funny.

Man, koreanfilm.org just makes too many movies sound decent. I wish there was someplace I could rent the more obscure DVD's without buying them. Hmm...
 
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Honestly, MSG is the MOST accesible of the romantic comedies, with probably Sex is Zero close behind it. If you're really interested, check out Singles (yes there's some romance, but it's not typical guy and girl get together kinda thing) and probably My Tutor Friend, which followed the year after MSG and was a pretty big hit. MTF though has a lot of cultural Korean references that may not be picked up on, but it's still okay. Arahan is a weird hybrid; think the comedy of Shaolin Soccer meets Spider-man, (with a brief touch of romance thrown in for good measure) and you're pretty close.

Others include: Someone Special, Crazy First Love, Oh Happy Day, Windstruck, Wet Dreams (Wet Dreams 2 just came out in Korea) and My Little Bride. They start becoming pretty typical though after a while, and it seems that the K industry just keeps churning them out at an insane rate.

On the other hand, Koreans know melodrama like no other. Seriously. If you want some more romantic, less comedic, more melodramatic films, check out Failan and Christmas in August for sure. Also good are The Classic, Bungee Jumping of their own accord, and One Fine Spring Day.
 
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I just came back from reading a review of Singles and actually saw a preview on the international channel last night. That's fantastic that two of you mentioned it right as I'm about to purchase it from Yeondvd!

I agree that MSG is a pretty accessible film. I'm all for quirky and off-kilter stuff as well, I just really dug the chemistry the lead characters had in that movie. It's also funny that you should mention Arahan, IAmtheFMan, since I just read a couple reviews about that one as well. Sounds like a very cool film.

You've all been a big help so far, I really appreciate the input. Now I'll just have to find a way to see most of these movies without turning to eBay for some fake Hong Kong editions.
 
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Fixed2BeBroken

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My Sassy girl is great stuff...

even tho the american version is probably gonna suck, they better get that guy from Friends/The Whole 9 yards to be the main male character.

he is perfect for that role.

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Eric P

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I'm probably captain minority here, but I HATED MSG.

Check out the far superior Someone Special.

If you care to step out of the Korean Penn. I'd reccomend checking out Beyond Our Ken. It's romantic, it's comedic, but it's not a romantic comedy.

-Eric P
 
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Man, koreanfilm.org just makes too many movies sound decent. I wish there was someplace I could rent the more obscure DVD's without buying them. Hmm...
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How are you watching these? Many DVD players have simple enough region hacks and if you can find the one specific to your model, then I'd recomend nicheflicks. It's like netflicks only for foreign DVDs (foreign to USA). I've been using them since august w/o any problems. Large selection, comperable price, my only gripe is the turn around to the east coast is something like 4 days.

-Eric P
 
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Eric P said:
How are you watching these? Many DVD players have simple enough region hacks and if you can find the one specific to your model, then I'd recomend nicheflicks. It's like netflicks only for foreign DVDs (foreign to USA). I've been using them since august w/o any problems. Large selection, comperable price, my only gripe is the turn around to the east coast is something like 4 days.

-Eric P
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I've been relying on the few DVD's that are not region 3, though that means I've missed out on a lot. I'm actually considering buying an all-region player for cheap off eBay just to watch more of these movies. I'm not sure if there even is a hack for my (often failing) JVC XV-S45, but if you know where I could look, that'd be grand.

I've never heard of Nicheflicks. Sounds like this could be what I've been looking for once I get my region code problems straightened out. Thanks.
 
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norinrad21

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Crazy first love
When i tuned nine
attack the gas station
my little bride
3-iron
spirit of jeet kune do
Samaria :D
Take care of my cat
 
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Borys

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Okay, these I watched on ArirangTV:

- Ditto (about this radio, great!)
- Pisces (love-story in a video-rental store, GREAT!)
- Ghost Mom (can't spoil, sorry, but still great!)

The best one is Pisces, maybe because I could see part of my life in that movie...
 
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