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Always wanted to see this one since a former co-worker here in Korea expressed that he’d fallen in love with the lead actress Jun Ji-hyun when he saw the movie. It’s understandable, she has a presence here that’s not so much sexy, but very understanded and classy in a Breakfast at Tiffany’s kind of way. That is to say, she’s absolutely captivating.

Funny enough this is being remade in Hollywood. I’m sure the plot–a girl who, due to some painful memories, comically abuses a boy/boyfriend she meets on a subway–could catch on in the U.S., but there’s no way any actress (in this case someone named Elisha Cuthbert) will manage what Jun did in this movie.
Jun herself is now in “Hollywood” having changed her name to Gianna Jun, staring in something called “Blood: The Last Vampire.” Frankly, it sounds tragic. I saw a couple stills from the film and she’s wearing this school uniform, all dolled up to look pure and innocent.
I have a new expression I penned. You can only fuck like a virgin once. I think that applies here to Gianna and My Sassy Girl.