One Fine Spring Day
One Fine Spring Day (Korean: 봄날은 간다) is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Hur Jin-ho (of Christmas in August). Starring Yoo Ji-tae and Lee Young-ae, the film is a portrait of a love affair—from its blossoming in spring to its decline as the years pass. The film was theatrically released in South Korea on September 29, 2001.
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| Hangul | 봄날은 간다 |
| RR | Bomnareun ganda |
| MR | Pomnarŭn kanda |
| Directed by | Hur Jin-ho |
| Written by | Ryu Jang-ha Lee Suk-yeon Shin Joon-ho Hur Jin-ho |
| Produced by | Nobuyoshi Otani (executive producer) Cha Seung-jae (executive producer) Kim Sun-ah (producer) Hideshi Miyajima (producer) |
| Starring | Yoo Ji-tae Lee Young-ae |
| Cinematography | Kim Hyung-koo |
| Edited by | Kim Hyeon |
| Music by | Jo Seong-woo |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
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| Language | Korean |
| Box office | $69,474[1] |
One Fine Spring Day (Korean: 봄날은 간다) is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Hur Jin-ho (of Christmas in August). Starring Yoo Ji-tae and Lee Young-ae, the film is a portrait of a love affair—from its blossoming in spring to its decline as the years pass. The film was theatrically released in South Korea on September 29, 2001.
Plot
[edit]Sound engineer Sang-woo meets female radio DJ Eun-soo as they work together on a project capturing sounds from nature. They succeed in capturing various sounds and are attracted to one another. They start a relationship, but Sang-woo's intensifying passion reminds Eun-soo of her tragic past. She knows only too well how passion can vanish like a sound, and how love always ends.[citation needed]
Cast
[edit]- Yoo Ji-tae as Sang-woo
- Lee Young-ae as Eun-soo
- Baek Seong-hee
- Park In-hwan
- Shin Shin-ae as aunt
- Baek Jong-hak
- Son Young-soon
- Lee Moon-sik as recording studio senior
- Park Seon-woo
- Gang Hwa-sun
Popular culture
[edit]The character Eun-soo, portrayed by Lee Young-ae was the first to say the phrase "Do you want to eat ramyeon?", which later grew to exemplify a pick-up line meaning, "Do you want to sleep with me?". It was followed by a scene with broken hearted Sang-woo (Yoo Ji-tae), being offered soju with his ramyeon by his father.[2]
Accolades
[edit]| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2002 | Best Director | Hur Jin-ho | Won | [3] |
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress | Lee Young-ae | Nominated | |||
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2001 | Best Film | One Fine Spring Day | Won | |
| Best Actor | Yoo Ji-tae | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Lee Young-ae | Nominated | |||
| Busan Film Critics Awards | 2001 | Best Film | One Fine Spring Day | Won | |
| Best Director | Hur Jin-ho | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Lee Young-ae | Won | |||
| Grand Bell Awards | 2002 | Best Film | One Fine Spring Day | Nominated | [4] |
| Best Actress | Lee Young-ae | Nominated | |||
| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2001 | Best Film | One Fine Spring Day | Won | |
| Best Cinematography | Kim Hyung-koo | Won | |||
| Tokyo International Film Festival | 2001 | Best Art Direction | Park Il-hyun | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "One Fine Spring Day (2001)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ Kim, Hyeong-seok (2015-03-01). "[Cine feature] Ramyeon in Korean Films". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "One Fine Spring Day". Cinema SIA. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ "[영화] 대종상 영화제 26일 코엑스서 개막". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
External links
[edit]- One Fine Spring Day at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- One Fine Spring Day at IMDb
- One Fine Spring Day at Applause Films (co-production company)