Yeopgijeogin geunyeo
Tags: romantic, comedy, cute, melodrama

Plot synopsis:
=== Part one ===
The film tells the love story of a male engineering college student, Gyeon-woo, and "the Girl" (who is never named in the movie). Gyeon-woo just cannot seem to catch a romantic break. One day, at dinner and drinks with his college friends, Gyeon-woo is interrupted by a call from his mother, telling him to visit his aunt and meet a potential date. At the train station on his way to his aunt's, he observes a drunk girl, standing precariously close to the edge of the train platform as the train approaches; he pulls her to safety just in time. Inside the train, Gyeon-woo cannot help but stare at the girl who is his "type" but repulsed by her drunkenness. Finally, she throws up on a passenger and faints but not before she calls Gyeon-woo "honey". The passenger aggressively chides Gyeon-woo and tells him to take care of his "girlfriend". Gyeon-woo, completely flustered, leaves her on a subway platform bench, but his conscience compels him to take her to the nearest hotel for safety. While the girl is passed out on the bed, her phone rings and Gyeon-woo picks up. He gives vague answers in regards to the girl's whereabouts and perhaps through GPS tracking, police raid the room and Gyeon-woo gets maced and sent to jail. He is sent home from jail the next morning, and to his surprise he gets a phone-call from the girl, who demands they meet by the train station so she can figure out what happened the night before. Over soju the Girl cries, admits to breaking up with her boyfriend the day before and gets thoroughly drunk, resulting in a second trip to the same hotel. Thus begins his comically ill-fated relationship with the Girl.
After this second overnight stay at the hotel, she begins to become a more active part of his life. She visits Gyeon-woo in school and pulls him out of class, telling the teacher that Gyeon-woo is the father of her soon-to-be-aborted baby. The Girl's mood swings wildly from joyful to downright violent, but Gyeon-woo puts up with it and lets her abuse him for her amusement.
She is an aspiring scriptwriter and throughout the movie gives Gyeon-woo three different screenplays from different genres. The first is an action movie—The Demolition Terminator—which switches gender roles, symbolically having the Girl save her helpless lover (Gyeon-woo). The second is a wild perversion of a Korean short story—Sonagi—in which the Girl, having died, asks that her lover be buried along with her—even though he's still alive. The last is a wuxia/samurai movie spoof full of genre clichés and anachronisms. All three feature the same common thread: the Girl is from the future.
Despite all the horrible things Gyeon-woo endures, he is determined to help cure the girl's pain. He decides to surprise her on her birthday and takes her on a nighttime trip to an amusement park which ends up quite differently from how he planned: the pair encounter an AWOL soldier who holds them hostage and rants about his misery after being jilted. Gyeon-woo convinces him to release her, and she in turn convinces the soldier to free Gyeon-woo and go on with his life and pursue another love.
=== Part two ===
The Girl and Gyeon-woo's relationship takes a turn for the better; her cruel treatment toward's Gyeon-woo is her way of showing affection and the two grow closer. After a day of hanging out, he walks her home in the pouring rain and she demands he meet her father, who is a habitual drinker. Her parents do not take to Gyeon-woo and on leaving, he overhears an impassioned argument between the girl and her mother over her relationship with him. He does not hear from her for quite some time and his life without her begins.
One day however, the Girl calls him and tells him to bring her a rose during class (the Girl attends an all-girls college) to commemorate their 100th-day anniversary. He does this, leading to a touching and romantic scene where he arrives in disguise as a food delivery person into a packed auditorium and watches her play the melody of George Winston's variations on Pachelbel's Canon in D on a piano onstage. He her presents her a rose and the two hug while the classmates applaud in approval at his romantic gesture. As part of their celebration, they hit the bars and clubs together dressed in high-school uniforms; she gets drunk and as Gyeon-woo carriers her on his back, a stranger slips him a condom. Gyeon-woo drops her off inside and is confronted at her house by her parents again; the father interrogates him and forces him to empty his pockets, where he embarrassingly presents the condom. Her father demands the two to break up.
The Girl does not contact him again and Gyeon-woo naturally thinks they have broken up, until one day seemingly out of the blue, she calls Gyeon-woo to meet her for dinner as she is on a blind date. The Girl introduces Gyeon-woo to the date, who thinks Gyeon-woo is a great friend of hers based on how highly she speaks of him. She is unusually soft and gentle as there is clear awkwardness between the two. She excuses herself to the washroom and appears to not be handling the break-up so well. The Girl returns to the table to see Gyeon-woo gone; he left while she was in the bathroom, but not before offering the blind date ten rules to follow to ensure her happiness; only order coffee at cafes, prevent her from over-drinking, give in to her at every circumstance, when she hits you pretend it hurts when it doesn't and vice versa, surprise her with roses, learn squash and kumdo, and more. While the blind date recites these rules to her, she realizes how well Gyeon-woo understands her and realizes her love for him. She abruptly leaves her date and searches for Gyeon-woo at the subway station.
They cross paths several times, but never run into each other, so she goes into the subway security office to see the security monitors. She seems him standing close to the edge of the platform (just like she was in the beginning). While an employee makes an announcement in the microphone, she yells his name; he hears and they re-unite at the office.
Once reunited the two realize they are at a turning point in their relationship, but, for some unspeakable reason, the Girl decides it is time for them to part. As a gesture to their happy times the two write letters to each other and bury them in a "time capsule" under a particular tree on a mountain in the countryside. They agree to meet again at the tree after two years to read the letters together. After burying the "time capsule" they go their separate ways for good.
=== Overtime ===
During the two-year span, Gyeon-woo works hard to improve himself; he practices kumdo and squash and learns to swim. To pass the time, he also began writing about his dating experiences with the Girl on the internet as a means to cope. His stories gain so much notoriety that he is approached by movie producers to turn his letters into a movie; he is ecstatic because the Girl's life-long dream was to have one of her screenplays made into a film. He so desperately wants to share this news with her, but chooses to wait until they agree to meet.
Two years have passed and on the agreed date, he travels to the tree on the mountain-top, but the Girl does not show up. He comes day after day without opening the time-capsule in hopes that she would appear, but she never does. Eventually, he opens the time capsule and reads her letter and learns the root of her angst and behavior: Gyeon-woo reminds her of her previous boyfriend who, rather than breaking up with her, actually died before she met Gyeon-woo. On the day they met on the train platform, she was supposed to go on a blind date set up by the mother of her deceased ex-boyfriend, with whom she kept a close bond with. Because of her chance meeting with Gyeon-woo, part of her feels that it was her ex that brought them two together and she developts guilt for falling in love with him. She needs time apart to heal and move on from her ex alone.
A year after Gyeon-woo visits the tree, the Girl finally arrives. Sitting under the tree is an old man. She reveals that she was supposed to meet someone at the tree a year ago, but lacked the courage to do so. She believed that if she was truly meant to be with him, destiny would bring them together. During their conversation the old man reveals the secret of the tree, that it is not the same tree; the original tree had been struck and killed by lightning a year before and a similar tree had been planted by a young man so that his special someone would not be sad. The tree was dead and split into two. After the girl reads his letter, she tries to call Gyeon-woo repeatedly, but is unable to contact him.
Some time later, the Girl is on the train and the door closes right before a man tries to board. She has her back turned to him, so she doesn't realize it is Gyeon-woo, who realizes it is her and chases it down the platform to no avail. They fail to cross paths again.
As it turns out, the Girl is on her way to lunch with her deceased boyfriend's mother, where she plans on introducing her to her nephew for a blind date. The nephew arrives and it turns out to be Gyeon-woo; as it turns out, Gyeon-woo is the boy that she had been trying to introduce to the Girl for years. The mother offers reasons as to why they'd be a great match for one another, but Gyeon-woo and the Girl are too busy gazing into each other's eyes. The mother asks "Do you two know each other?"; the camera pans out and they are holding hands under the table.

Review: This film is the perfect mix of comedy, drama, romance, some of the best storytelling I've ever seen, and even some surprise action scenes!
I'm sure some would avoid this film simply because it's Korean - but that's where you'd make a mistake.This film makes sense to anyone who's a teenager or has been one (recently.) Both college students, the clumsy, laid back Gyeon-woo and "The Girl", a whimsical tomcat, make for one interesting couple for the main characters.
This is my afterword"  maybe it's written more for myself, but please don't mind it and my lack in English too.When watching movies we rarely know what to wait from them and the least we wait the film to affect us so hard that suddenly a completely new dimension appears to us, that the movie will make us to look on things and life from a different viewpoint, will make you to remember forgotten things.
My sassy girl is a movie kind of old indeed, I have it since it went out on DVD, because every movie I hear good comments I buy it, but honestly I didn't see this movie until yesterday, I saw the directors cut which is 15 minutes longer, so the movies reaches 2 hour 15 minutes, and there wasn't a single minute that I got bore, the movie is the perfect mix of comedy and romance, the comedy part doesn't seems to happen because of forced situations, they are more like things that could happen to your or me.
The movie is son engaging that I saw it yesterday and I cant stop thinking about it, honestly I'll see it tomorrow again with some friends, because people usually do not like to watch foreign movies thinking that only Hollywood makes good movies (and that is such a mistake).The actors are cool, honestly in the beginning of the movie I tough common these 2 are the stars?
but then you realize they are perfect, casue they seems to be 2 normal everyday people, not HOT STARS with perfects bodys (I ended loving that girl), the chemistry is perfect, the two of them blends together so nice that I could believe that everything that happens on the screen is real.The Score, WOW, I already had to buy it, the music was like I was playing some Final Fantasy game, That means that every music you hear fits perfectly to the scene.My only concern is the remake Dreamworks is doing, that scare me, doing a movie again just cause Americans don't like to watch movies with Asian people?
The reason being that it is funny, witty and enthralling while still maintaining the charisma of a great Korean romantic movie.You will undoubtedly hate Ji-Hyun Jun for the better half of the film but by the end, she will be one of the most enchanting woman you ever saw (Besides Audrey Hepburn off-course).
Even though I loved the way the Korean culture was portrayed, the story is pretty universal.Newcomer Tae-hyun Cha leads the entire film.
I haven't seen such movie st&#305;ry is excellent director put up a great job and both lead actor and actress is perfect.This movie is a theatrical feast.The actor played his role like he is playing his life actress (really pretty girl) played like she was born to act this role.The story?Its perfect its the first time have seen lots of people laughing and crying at the same time.You may think these things cannot happen then watch it and experience a new kind of feeling.
This is a good date movie and one that just about any audience can get into.The repeated chance encounters add something to the standard romantic comedy formula, as does the protagonist's continued willingness to take the girl's abuse.
That's probably as good an analogy of romantic love as any.I'd say this movie is as appealing to women as it is to men; after we watched it my girlfriend knocked me down and kicked me a few times..
it surely is different from the other films that you've watched lately the actors are young and they love playing, not like the spoiled Hollywood "wunderkinds"it's funnyit's realistic /with real emotions and problems of the young people - no matter whether they are in Asia, Europe, or America/at least for this short time, you can feel something of the culture.
However, the main character -the Sassy Girl- is so scared of falling in love, again, that she never lets any cheesy romantic moment between her and her boyfriend/good friend, also for you..
A small reminder, it is a Korean movie and I watched it with English subtitles.The story is about a guy in Korea, who is forced to visit her aunt whom he does not like to visit much and ends up meeting a drunk girl in the subway, whom he carries to a motel room, because she is drunk as a skunk and vomits everywhere.
but then again, when she is not drunk, she is a funny and though-looking girl with so much sorrow inside that he can not help bearing whatever she brings to his life.Towards the end of the movie, the characters and their past and future are explored in more details without loosing anything from the funny style.
hi..well i understand the point of koreans that this kind of relationship in my sassy girl is not common to their culture..yes that's the point, what makes this movie a hit because it shows a different kind of relationship that really inspired a lot of viewers all over the world specially here in the Philippines..because if i'm not mistaken their culture is more closer to us..now all i can say is that I was very touched by this movie, I have now a positive point of view towards love on how to make everything special...I really love jeon ji hyun because she used to be had a different attitude and personality..try also to watch her 2004 movie entitled "WINDSTRUCK" and you know what i really want to say..you will really love her..but for me windstruck is just second to my sassy girl.
as another user put it, " my first korean movie with zero expecations..." same goes for myself.i had heard great reviews of the movie and i just had to get my hands on it too, took a great deal of effort but now that i just finished watching it...it was all worth it.supposely based on a true story the movie evolves around a couple that met through an awkward situation and through that day the girl has been somewhat of a control freak, but her excuse as of behaving like that will soon be found out and the boy feels a responsibility as of how to cure her attitude.as the movie goes along (with many hilarious scenes and quite cute as well) he develops feelings for her and it will have it ups and downsi was seriously absorbed into this movie from the first seconds i laid eyes on it, it has a good narrative and it doesn't quite give away anything although it keeps implying a subtle message which will tie everything together and soon the sadness that may have fallen over you towards the end will be lightened up...watch it!
I think I have actually fallen in love with her, as well as the film.My Sassy Girl is the perfect balance of the many genres it incorporates; romance, drama, and comedy.
Yes I was pretty surprised when I had to figure really hard for one single negative comment for the movie, and that's when I thought of giving this a try.The first time I watched it, there were no subtitles, and being a non-Korean there was not much I was able to make out, however I must say I liked the movie even without the subtitles, at least having a little idea about the storyline and the sequences; what I had imagined and that I watched, were spot on match.
And, plus the fact that you really don't need to understand dialogs in order to understand some of its brilliant scenes.It took me two weeks to find a CD with English subtitles, and then I watched it again, and then again.No wonder, This day I do believe that there can be good romantic movies, and this one is a prime example.So where exactly this movie scores where most others fail?
and I simply have countless answers to that one question.The storyline is though, simple (and so believable too.), The brilliance of the movie lies in the story telling, that focus on very very little details, the interconnection of events, and more importantly, every single scene having a little unpredictability which in turn leads to a feel-good surprise element.
Mindblowing.While most of the movies of this genre I remember, have attempted to create hype over being romantic, attempted to create an artificial environment where you see extra-ordinary people falling in love with extra-ordinary people, have tried to look classy and rich; this one doesn't try to be all that preachy.On the surface what you see is a series of events that mostly appear to be fun, where the guy realizes his inclination towards the girl, even though he has to go through some sort of (in a way) misbehavior by the girl.
inspite of the emotional bit,still its a fun film to watch.it emotional scenes are not overdone or underdone.they r just perfect.the acting by lead actors is really impressive.actually,everything about this movie is just great.
whats the thing that the review should be of 10 lines minimum.isn't there space for persons of few words like me on IMDb. best romantic movie...it deserves more than a 10 rating!!!.
Not with a loving reconciliation, that's for certain - more probably with the woman shooting her abuser - just look at the recent "battered wife" movies like "Enough" and "High Crimes".The only audience that should find Sassy Girl appealing are S&M enthusiasts..
your story is great!!!its so GREAT...the first time i watch it i was hooked, actually watched it 9 time and i kept watching it..but i want to know the girl's name,it's not mentioned...it is really a true to life?but anyway it was great....it's a masterpiece...the one in the mountain the way the girl say sorry to the guy it was great its my favorite part and the ending it was coincidentally isn't it?
when the guy was taking a shower and the cops came and spreed him and took him to jail.when went home his mom spank him that was funny.the acing was good.she and i buried time capsule hear.they promised meet her two years lather.he want to meet a girl like in the romantic comic book.it a really good movie.
So these two filmmakers were almost forgotten through 90s.But in 21st century, as the consummerism rises in South Korea and the rigidity in college relatively disappears, the romanticism and sentimentalism spreads, which makes the director KWAK Jae-Yong return to Korean film industry.The character in 'Sassy' is very similar to 'Sketch of Mimi and 'Cheolsu...', in which KANG Su-Yeon took a role of tough girl and PARK Jung-Hun, who is  Detective WOO in Nowhere to Hide, a sensitive boy.
After watching the movie--"The girl next door",I had developed a crush-- a crush on the charming Elisha Cuthbert.So I decided to search for her other films as well.I came across this film-My sassy girl(2008).As I was about to watch the film,my cousin told me to watch the original movie instead of this one.I had never seen any Korean movie before this,so I was a bit skeptical.But when I saw it ,I really enjoyed every moment of it.I'll not disclose any story or plot here because that will spoil your fun...so I'll enlist a few points about the movie---1.The leading pair is one of the cutest ever seen on screen.Thats what Chemistry between characters is!!2.Innocent & honest effort.3.Some real hilarious moments in 1st half coupled with a brilliant emotional 2nd half.4.The leading female protagonist does full justice to her role & so does Gyeon woo(the boy)I later saw the American version of the film which falls flat before this one.A Bollywood version is also there but its a real disaster...........watch the Korean version for some real good fun!!.
The story kicks off with college student Kyun-woo (Korean pop singer Cha Tae-hyun, in his feature film debut) crossing paths with a drunk girl (Jun Ji-hyun of "Il Mare") on a late-night subway.
Despite the more serious mood of this latter half, Kwak manages to avoid the melancholic overkill that permeates the typical Korean romance, while still providing a good enough emotional footing for the story.If there is one really good reason to watch "My Sassy Girl", it would have to be Jun Ji-hyun's turn as the film's unnamed heroine.
As her opposite, the likable Cha Tae-hyun is the perfect comic foil/underdog for Jun's bundle of untamed energy, and his 'constipated' facial expression, when faced with one of her 'outbursts', is priceless.Like the best Korean films, "My Sassy Girl" is a genre-bending exercise that throws in elements of the teen comedy, the traditional melodramatic romance, and even some genre parody and blends them into a unique cinematic experience that defies categorization.
This film is exhibit A in that sort of baffling mix of bluntness and sweetness.This movie is hilarious, with two great leads in Gianna Jun as the girl and Tae Hyeon Cha as her suitor Kim Woo. They really make the movie.
My friend recommended me this movie, six months ago, and last month I finally took some time and I watched it.At first, I was a bit skeptical, because movie was Korean, and I never watched anything but Hollywood movies.Anyway, to cut the story short, I'm so glad (and lucky) that "My sassy Girl" was my first Korean movie, because it opened to me a whole new world of movies in a best possible way, and now I am totally hooked on Korean and Asian cinematography in general.In the end, I gave this movie 10/10, simply because it made me realize what should romantic dramas be like in the first place, and how should they be made.
I used to think that korean cinema(followed by Chinese first and Japanese after) were the masters of police dramas and that was all but after seeing this movie,the first movie from Jae-young Kwak that I watch, I got a clearer view.These are movies addressed to our souls.The people that play,the characters they create they all have souls and they make sure we get the grasp of them from the start to the end with the most vivid way.
Probably the best romantic comedy i have ever seen , straight 5 reasons to watch this movie -: 1.
The actress is appealing and every spectator will love her.People who have a penchant for romantic comedies will be pleased to watch such a beautiful movie.It just rocks, go for it.
Based on a collection of true stories that were posted on the Internet by author Kim Ho-sik and then later turned into a film by one of South Korea's biggest movie directors Kwak Jae-young, My Sassy Girl (Yeopgijeogin Geunyeo) has received numerous awards and attention since its release in 2001, including a 2008 Hollywood remake, a Japanese television drama and being given the Bollywood treatment.
Every time you watch the movie you find something you missed the previous time.Now the movie is based on real life internet posts written by a korean guy Ho-sik Kim about the time he spent with his girl friend.
There are some good movies which you like, some you enjoy and some which you want to watch over and over again.
Both the lead characters have played their parts exceedingly well, not to forget the amazing direction and the fantastic use of the soundtrack 'My girl' by Temptations, it just connects.Watch this movie which is already on it's way to be a classic!.
Guys if you are looking for not a good romantic movie but one of the best then DON'T MISS IT !!A SURE 10 out of 10.
My Sassy Girl makes the mushiness that exists in romantic dramas go away for at least the first hour of the film and turns it into comedy relief.It is truly unique how this movie blends comedy with romance and leaves the viewer wanting more all the way till it ends.
the first time i seen this movie, i was like..what is up with this girl?
A lovely romantic comedy with mixed emotions and a very nice story and the performances of the lead pair keeps you engaged throughout the movie.
It's really one of my personal favorites, and after re-watching it again today after some time, I have decided to give one of beloved movies a review.My Sassy Girl offers an excellent narrative to complement the astounding acting of the two main leads.
The reason being that it is funny, witty and enthralling while still maintaining the charisma of a great Korean romantic movie.You will undoubtedly hate Gianna Jun for the better half of the film but by the end, she will be one of the most enchanting woman you ever saw.
My Sassy Girl 2008 his film is the perfect mix of comedy, drama, romance, some of the best storytelling I've ever seen, and even some surprise action scenes And what's best, it's universal.
i never saw a true love story like that how could that happen in real life it is a typical filmy story with lots of drama...it is the best romantic comedy i have ever seen.both the actors were really good nice chemistry between them...