My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl
Theatrical poster
Hangul
엽기적인 그녀
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYeopgijeogin Geunyeo
McCune–ReischauerYŏpkijŏgin Kŭnyŏ
Directed byKwak Jae-yong
Written byKim Ho-sik
Kwak Jae-yong
Produced byShin Chul
StarringJun Ji-hyun
Cha Tae-hyun
CinematographyKim Sung-bok
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Music byKim Hyeong-seok
Production
companies
ShinCine Communications
IM Pictures
Distributed byCinema Service
Release date
  • July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27)
Running time
123 minutes (theatrical cut),
137 minutes (director's cut)
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$32.3 million

My Sassy Girl (Korean: 엽기적인 그녀, romanizedYeopgijeogin Geunyeo, lit.'That Bizarre Girl') is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong, starring Jun Ji-hyun and Cha Tae-hyun. The film is based on a true story told in a series of blog posts written by Kim Ho-sik, who later adapted them into a fictional novel.

The film was very successful in South Korea, where it was the highest-grossing comedy of all time,[1] and one of the top five highest-grossing films ever at the time. When My Sassy Girl was released across East Asia, it became a blockbuster in the region, becoming a hit in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The film's success in Asia drew comparisons to Titanic. Its DVD release also drew a large international cult following, particularly in China, Southeast Asia, and parts of South Asia. My Sassy Girl sparked an international breakthrough for Korean cinema, and it played a key role in the spread of the Korean Wave.[2][3]

The film has spawned an international media franchise, consisting of film remakes and television adaptations in different countries as well as a sequel. An American remake, starring Jesse Bradford and Elisha Cuthbert, and directed by Yann Samuell, was released in 2008.[4] A Japanese drama adaptation with Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and actress Rena Tanaka as the leads started broadcasting in April 2008.[5] A sequel, My New Sassy Girl, a collaborative work between Korea and China, was released in 2016.[6][7] My Sassy Girl has received numerous remakes and adaptations, including Japanese and Korean television adaptations as well as a number of remakes from other countries (American, Indian, Chinese, Nepali, Lithuanian, Indonesian and Philippine versions).

  1. ^ "2001". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  2. ^ "K-Wave". Nepali Times. 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kuwahara was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Kim, Audrey (2007-02-22). "Elisha Cuthbert Gets Her Sassy On In Unusual Romantic Comedy". MTV. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  5. ^ "Kusanagi, Tanaka to star in drama version of "My Sassy Girl"". Tokyograph. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  6. ^ "f(x)'s Victoria to be star of 'My Sassy Girl 2' with Cha Tae Hyun in movie sequel?". Allkpop. Allkpop. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  7. ^ 我的新野蛮女友 엽기적인 두번째 그녀 (2015). Douban (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-07-07.