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Jeni Juno - 2005

Jeni Juno

Also known as: Jeni Juno

Language: Korean

Release Date: 2005

Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance

Synopsis:

The film centers on the title characters of Jenny (Park Min-ji) and Juno (Kim Hye-song), two fifteen year old middle school students whose one night of romance has a dramatic consequence on both their lives; Jenny is pregnant. After careful deliberation, the two expectant parents decide to keep the baby while keeping the pregnancy a secret from everyone. Jenny has to deal with mood swings, sudden ravenous appetite attacks and other problems. However, Juno is constantly at her side, selflessly sacrificing himself for her and their future baby. The two secretly inform themselves of babies: how to raise them, attend baby-courses and visit hospitals. Nevertheless, the day when they have to tell their parents about the pregnancy draws near…

The Perfect Couple - 2007

The Perfect Couple

Soo-Jin is a hard-nosed reporter with a flair for the dramatics. Jae-hyuk is a detective with a phobia of sharp edges. One day, as Soo-Jin is enjoying a skewered tempura from a street vendor, she sees her car being towed. But as she runs to catch up with her car, she accidentally sticks the skewer into Jae-hyuk’s side. From that point on, they seem to always run into each other at the most awkward times. Yet through it all, they begin to form an interest in each other.

Lee Dong-wook and Hyeon Yeong

Lee Dong-wook and Hyeon Yeong

200 Pounds Beauty - 2006

200 Pounds Beauty

Hanna is an amazing singer who could easily take the music world by storm, but there is one small problem: she weighs 200 pounds! Since there’s no way she can take the stage, she is the lip-sync vocalist for pop-singer Ammy, who is gorgeous and beautiful but completely untalented. Hanna has a problem though, she is madly in love with her and Ammy’s talent agent, a man named Sang-jun. Ammy, being slightly jealous that Sang-jun seems to pay more attention to Hanna despite the fact that Hanna is grossly overweight and ugly, decides to embarrass Hanna at Sang-jun’s birthday party. After this event, Hanna has an extreme plastic surgery to completely change her body. But even though she is now a gorgeous and talented woman, can she sway Sang-jun’s heart?

100 Days with Mr. Arrogant - 2003

100 Days with Mr. Arrogant

Ha-young, a high school student, wishes to meet her prince charming, and one day her dream comes true. Sort of. She’s having ‘one of those days’, when she hits Hyung-joon, a university student, who is driving his expensive Lexus430. The car ends up against a wall with a scratch on the front. Ha-young, miraculously escapes the scene and leaves behind a furious Hyung-joon.
Hyung-joon is not ready to let this go and decides to track down Ha-young and make her pay for the reparation. Ha-young unfortunately doesn’t have the money Hyung-joon wants, so between them, they sign an agreement. Ha-young has to be Hyung-joon’s slave for the next hundred days. Cleaning his house and his car, carrying his shopping bags and even assisting him with his school reports, it will be a nightmare for Ha-young, until she discovers that Hyung-joon lied about the price of the reparations. From then on, it’s payback time for Ha-young.

My Teacher, Mr. Kim - 2003

My Teacher, Mr. Kim

A teacher attempts to lure his handful of students in a small, rural school to Seoul so that he can move on to a better school. His efforts backfire however, and his school becomes one of the highest ranked in the nation.

My Teacher Mr Kim (Soensang Kim Bong Du)

Release Date: 2003
Director: Jang Gyu Seong
Writer:Jang Gyu Seong

Cast:
Cha Seong Won … Kim Bong Du
Byeon Hie Byeon … Old Choi