''My Annoying Brother'' (; lit. "Older Brother") is a 2016 South Korean

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film starring

Jo Jung-suk Jo Jung-suk (born December 26, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in theater, starring in '' Spring Awakening'', ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', and the stage adaptation of '' The Harmonium in My Memory'', among many other music ...

, Doh Kyung-soo and

Park Shin-hye Park Shin-hye (, born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress and singer. She gained recognition as a child on TV shows such as '' Stairway to Heaven'' (2003), and '' Tree of Heaven'' (2006). Later on, she would achieve further success whe ...

. It 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 ...

CJ Entertainment CJ Entertainment ( Hangul: CJ 엔터테인먼트) is a South Korean film production and distribution company under CJ ENM. The company operates as a film production company, film publishing house, investment and exhibition. History During early ...

on November 23, 2016. The film topped local box office and hit more than one million views within four days of its release. The film reached 3 million views in mid December. The film was released in Japan on May 19, 2017.

Plot

National

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athlete Doo-young ( Doh Kyung-soo) damages his

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s during an international event and loses his sight permanently. His older brother Doo-shik (

) who has been estranged from Doo-young, takes advantage of his brother's sudden crisis to get paroled from prison. To Doo-young who lost his parents in an accident as a teenager and had to fend for himself since then, the news of Doo-shik coming home is an extra stress to deal with. He's barely adjusting to the fact that he is now blind for the rest of his life but now he has to deal with his swindler brother. Although hesitant at first, Doo-young slowly eases up to his older brother, who gradually takes charge and helps him adjust to his disability. Just when the two brothers are starting to make amends, Doo-shik finds out that he's in the final stage of

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. He has only a short time to say farewell to his brother and help him win gold at

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, which will secure his future.

Cast

Main cast

as Go Doo-shik **Jeon Ha-neul as Young Doo-shik * Doh Kyung-soo as Go Doo-young **Jung Ji-hoon as Young Doo-young *

as Lee Soo-hyun

Others

* Kim Kang-hyun as Dae-chang * Ji Dae-han as Director of the National athletes * Lim Chul-hyung as Jong Neon-nam * Lee Do-yeon as a girl in the club with Doo-young * Kim Jin-hee as a girl in the club with Doo-shik * Son San as Parole auditor * Shim Hoon-gi as Parole auditor * Jung Jae-jin Owner of Super * Moon Ji-hyun as a Bank staff * Kang Doo as Foreign car dealer * Goo Hye-ryung as Staff of Department of rehabilitation * Lee Sang-hoon as Staff of Department of rehabilitation * Jung Yoo-jin as Young Lover * Park Jae-han as Police * Son Mi-hee as Hallway nurse * Jung Dong-kyu as Doctor * Lee Myung-ha as Woman in the hospital * Chun Seok-hyun as A hospital employee *

Jeon Ki-young Jeon Ki-young (전기영, born 11 July 1973 in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do) is a retired judoka who competed in the -78 kg and -86 kg divisions. Jeon has won three consecutive world championships (1993, 1995 & 1997), twice beatin ...

as Narrator *

Choi Min-ho Choi Min-ho (; born December 9, 1991), better known by the mononym Minho, is a South Korean rapper, singer, actor, songwriter, and model. In May 2008, he debuted as a member of South Korean boy group Shinee which later became one of the best-se ...

as Narrator *

Bae Sung-jae Bae Sung-jae (born 15 May 1978) is a South Korean television personality, sportscaster, radio DJ and announcer. Personal life While working at KBS Gwangju Broadcasting Center, he moved to 14 SBS jobs in 2006 to become a sports caster after ab ...

as Judo caster * Kwon Ji-hoon as Japanese player * Mama Daleev Par as Turkish player * Jo Won-hee as Doo-shik's father * Lee Yeon-soo as Doo-shik's mother * Noh Yeong-hee as A lady in the neighborhood * Hong Myung-gi as Designated driver * Kwon Beom-taek as Guard * Lee Han-ni as Doctor's voice

Production

Filming began on October 19, 2015, in

Songpa Songpa-gu (Hangul: 송파구) is a ''district'' of Seoul, South Korea. Previously known as Wiryeseong, the first capital of the kingdom of Baekje, Songpa is located in the southeastern part of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. With roug ...

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and ended on December 31.

Original soundtrack

Chart performance

Reception

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'' called the film a formulaic comedy but was nonetheless "funny and enjoyable" to watch. Both Jo and Do were praised for their performance and their chemistry which helped elevate the film.

Awards and nominations

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53rd Baeksang Arts Awards The 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards (Korean: 제53회 백상예술대상) ceremony was held on May 3, 2017, at Hall D, COEX in Seoul. It was broadcast live on JTBC and was hosted by Park Joong-hoon and Bae Suzy. Organised by '' Ilgan Sports'' and JTB ...

, Best New Actor , rowspan="5" , Doh Kyung-soo , , rowspan="2", , - , Most Popular Actor , , - , Korean Film Shining Star Awards , Newcomer Award , , , - , 13th JIMFF Awards , Star Award , , , - ,

38th Blue Dragon Film Awards The 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards () ceremony was held on November 25, 2017 at Kyung Hee University's Peace Palace Hall in Seoul. It was live broadcast on SBS and hosted by Kim Hye-soo and Lee Sun-kyun. Organized by Sports Chosun (a sister bran ...

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References

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