My Tutor Friend 2
2007 South Korean film
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My Tutor Friend 2 (Korean: 동갑내기 과외하기 레슨 II; lit. 'Tutoring a Friend of My Age Lesson 2') is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy film released on April 19, 2007.
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| Hangul | 동갑내기 과외하기 레슨 II |
| Hanja | 同甲내기 課外하기 레슨 II |
| RR | Donggamnaegi gwaoehagi reseun II |
| MR | Tonggamnaegi kwaoehagi resŭn II |
| Directed by | Kim Ho-jung Ji Kil-woong |
| Written by | Choi Won In Eun-ah Jo Joong-hoon |
| Produced by | Baek Jong-jin Lee Seo-yeol Jeong Geun-hyeon Kim Jae-hong |
| Starring | Lee Chung-ah Park Ki-woong |
| Cinematography | Ji Kil-woong |
| Edited by | Moon In-dae |
| Music by | Kim Bong-soo |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
It was promoted as a sequel to the 2003 movie My Tutor Friend, but the films' characters and plots are unrelated, and only share the basic premise of a boy and girl of the same age that happen to meet as student and tutor, and later fall in love.[1]
Plot
My Tutor Friend 2 follows Junko (Lee Chung-ah), a Japanese exchange student of Korean descent, who arrives in Seoul hoping to reconnect with a Korean guy she met in Japan. She checks into a guesthouse expecting a private room, only to find it already occupied by Jong-man (Park Ki-woong), the abrasive and lazy son of the owner. When Junko threatens to leave, the guesthouse owner persuades her to stay by offering free Korean lessons from Jong-man, who is in debt and has no choice but to agree.
Junko and Jong-man start off on the wrong foot. She’s eager to learn the language and adapt, while he’s indifferent and unwilling to help. Their tutor-student dynamic is filled with miscommunication, personality clashes, and comedic misunderstandings.[2] However, as time passes, their tension gives way to growing affection, and the two slowly start to fall for each other.
Although marketed as a sequel to My Tutor Friend (2003), the film tells a completely separate story with new characters, sharing only the tutoring premise.[3] Filled with humor, cultural clashes, and a sweet slow-burn romance, My Tutor Friend 2 delivers a light and heartwarming take on unexpected love and self-discovery in a foreign land.
Cast
- Lee Chung-ah - Junko
- Park Ki-woong - Jong-man
- Lee Young-ha - Heo Ha-ryong
- Yoon Young-sam - Sung Moon-ran
- Julian Quintart - George
- Jo Dal-hwan - Seon Poong-gi
- Jang Young-ran - assistant teacher Hee-jung
- Yang Geum-seok - Dong-wook's mother
- Baek Seung-woo - Lee Dong-wook
- Yang Jin-woo - Jung Woo-sung
- Shin Cheol-jin - Professor
- Choi Il-hwa - Junko's father
- Ah Yong-joo - gang boss
- Shin Jung-geun - film professor
- Jung Jae-hoon - gunman
- Jung Eun-woo - Woo-sung's friend
- Shin Cheol-jin - Professor
- Lee Joo-yeon - Azumi
- Kim Tan-hyun - cop 1
- Kim Kwang-sik - drunk man 1
- Jung Dae-yong - drunk man 2
- Lee Won - wine bar employee
