''The Perfect Couple'' (; aka ''The Best Romance'') is a
2007 South Korean film.
Plot
While eating skewered
tempura
is a typical Japanese dish usually consisting of seafood, meat and vegetables that have been battered and deep fried. The dish was introduced by the Portuguese in Nagasaki through fritter-cooking techniques in the 16th century. The word ...
at a
street vendor
A hawker is a vendor of merchandise that can be easily transported; the term is roughly synonymous with costermonger or peddler. In most places where the term is used, a hawker sells inexpensive goods, handicrafts, or food items. Whether stati ...
, young reporter Choi Soo-jin accidentally sticks the skewer into the side of a detective, Kang Jae-hyuk, who was chasing a suspected criminal. After this encounter, Soo-jin is told to work on a story about a detective, and the detective turns out to be Jae-hyuk. Soo-jin joins his crackdown on drug dealers, and the two start to fall in love.
Cast
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Lee Dong-wook
Lee Dong-wook (; born November 6, 1981 ) is a South Korean actor, host, model and entertainer. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas '' My Girl'' (2005), '' Scent of a Woman'' (2011), ''The Fugitive of Joseon'' (2013), ...
as Kang Jae-hyuk
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Hyun Young
Hyun Young (born Yoo Hyun-young on September 6, 1976) is a South Korean entertainer. She has worked as a model, TV show host, actress, singer, instructor for Public relations and Personal Financial Planning at colleges, companies. Educated at ...
as Choi Soo-jin
* Lee Jeong-heon
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Jeon Soo-kyung
Jeon Soo-kyeong (born July 12, 1966) is a South Korean actress. She is best known in musical theatre, and has starred in Korean productions of ''Mamma Mia!'', ''Chicago'', '' The Life'', ''Guys and Dolls'', ''Menopause'', and ''Kiss Me, Kate''.
...
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Kim Jung-heon
Kim Jung-heon is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' No Matter What'', '' Through the Waves'', '' Golden Cross'' and '' Secrets of Women''.
Filmography Television series
Film
Music video
Theatre
Referenc ...
as Handsome boy
* Jeong Jae-jin
* Kim Jae-man
* Kim Seung-min
* Joo Seok-tae
* Lee Myeong-jin
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Jang Hyun-sung
Jang Hyun-sung (born July 17, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the ''Hakjeon'' Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television. Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's art ...
(cameo)
Release
''The Perfect Couple'' was released in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
on 25 January 2007,
[Box-Office Admission Results]
(2007). ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved on 3 December 2008. and
topped the box office on its opening weekend with 380,933 admissions. It went on to receive a total of 1,299,274 admissions nationwide,
with a gross (as of 18 March 2007) of
$7,228,471.
South Korea Box Office March 12–18, 2007
. ''Box Office Mojo''. Retrieved on 3 December 2008.
References
External links
* http://thebest.showbox.co.kr/
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2007 films
2000s Korean-language films
South Korean romantic comedy films
Showbox films
2000s South Korean films
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