GENRE: ROMANTIC COMEDY
RELEASE: 2006
CASTS: Hyeon Bin (jae-kyung) | Lee Yeon-hee (eun-wan)
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A MILLIONAIRE'S FIRST LOVE
Baengmanjangjaui Cheotsarang

SYNOPSIS by MARCI: On his nineteenth birthday Jae Kyung will become a millionaire because of his grandfather's inheritance. But his fortune comes with a catch. Jae Kyung must graduate from a high school in the remote part of the Korean countryside; Boram.

Jae Kyung then meets Eun Hwan and realizes there is something special in here that inspires him to give up everything he's ever known and let himself fall in love. But his becoming a better person comes with a tragic price...

REVIEWS:

KOREANCRAZEE Hyun-bin has finally given a chance to prove himself outside the "SAM-SOON" box. Although his character in the movie is not too different from the one in the series, he still was able to make it work. From being arrogant to being romantic, the character transition is worth watching for.

Being in a situation where you have no control made it more dramatic. But even if it's a nice film, the flow of the story kind of made the ending too obvious. There couldn't be a better way to do it, but on a personal note, it would be better if there were some twist or surprises before the final blow to get your mind off from what's really going to happen.

There are a lot of romantic scenes too but the most touching one is where he gave this "pill" to Yoo-seon. She cried like there is no tomorrow (hmmm). I can't help but weep with her too. I pity her situation but envy her strength.

I liked the first two minutes of the opening credits. It basically is the preview of how the movie will turn out to be. The characters were introduced uniquely and yet, not too dragging. They have made quite a remarkable impression.

MARCI First off I have to say that Hyun Bin's acting just keeps getting better. His characters arrogance wasn't really anything different, but once it hit the touching scenes he was great! Ham Yoo-seon was also very impressive in this film. My only real complaint is that they really didn't get into Jae Kyung's storyline much. They briefly touched on his sad past and the loss of his parents, but I felt they could have done more. This movie was very touching though. I was crying for about the last half hour. So, for those who hate crying at movies, I don't recommend this, but if you don't care, go see it. Overall it's very heartwarming.