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Almost Love
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
청춘만화
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCheongchun-manhwa
McCune–ReischauerCh‘ŏngch‘unmanhwa
Directed byLee Han
Written byLee Han
Produced byHan Seong-gu
StarringKwon Sang-woo
Kim Ha-neul
CinematographyLee Jun-gyu
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byKim Min-gyu
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • 23 March 2006 (2006-03-23)
Running time
116 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$3 million
Box officeUS$9.1 million

Almost Love (Korean청춘만화; RRCheongchun-manhwa; lit. "Youth Comic") is a 2006 South Korean film. It was directed by Lee Han, starring Kwon Sang-woo and Kim Ha-neul.[1] Distributed by Showbox, it was released on March 23, 2006, and ran at 116 minutes.

Plot

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Ji-hwan is a taekwondo student with a part-time job as a stunt man, who dreams of becoming Korea's answer to Jackie Chan. Dal-rae is a drama student and aspiring actress, but tends to fail auditions because of her timid personality. The two are old friends who have grown up together, but their relationship becomes complicated when they each start dating other people.[2]

Cast

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Release

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Almost Love was released in South Korea on March 23, 2006,[3] and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 539,307 admissions.[4] It held the number one spot for a second consecutive weekend,[5] going on to receive a total of 2,066,354 admissions nationwide,[3] with a gross of US$9,131,392.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "청춘만화 (Almost Love) Press Screening Report". Twitch Film. 14 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Korean Movie Synopsis: Almost Love". Korea Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Box-Office Admission Results Archived 2017-07-27 at the Wayback Machine" (2006). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Korean Box Office Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine" (Week-end 2006.03.24 ~ 2006.03.26). Hancinema. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Korean Box Office Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine" (2006.03.31 ~ 2006.04.02). Hancinema. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  6. ^ "South Korea Box Office April 14–16, 2006 Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
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