Crush and Blush

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29 year-old Me-sook is the most unpopular teacher at school. She used to be a Russian language teacher at a high school, but was relegated to a middle school to teach English which she can't even understand. She also has a chronic blushing problem, often afraid to even lift her face up. But to top it off, she is in love with another married teacher, Mr Seo, and believes that he feels the same but is just to shy to show his feelings.

So when she finds out that he's having an affair with an attractive Russian teacher who took her place in high school, Me-sook decides to take action. Hiding her true intentions, she forms an aliance with Mr. Seo's daughter, Jong-hee, the most unpopular student at school. Jong-hee cooperates with Me-sook to save her father's marriage. They plot ways to seperate the lovebirds, becoming friends in the process and also slowly falling into their own trap ...

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  • Raku Says:
    Oct 20 2008 12:14 pm

    I guess it's a back to Korean roots kind of movie? I have been turned off to Korean cinema for a year or so because of the poor movies that have been released, it all seemed geared toward export to a Hollywood market (or the carbon copy comedies) ever since the film quota changed, but recently a few movies have me interested again, is this Korean cinema bouncing back? I hope so!

  • RamenLover Says:
    Oct 20 2008 11:21 am

    She has a chronic blushing problem (always turns red). Also, nice to see that "Crush and Blush" did well during its opening weekend (coming in at 2nd place with 17% of all ticket sales, 201,000 total admissions, and 1.4 billion won in total gross (thats roughly U.S. $1.1 million). Considering the film has a small budget ($1 million) it should make a nice profit for its investors. Give more impetus to movie companies to produce a wider variety of films, including smaller budget films.

  • Raku Says:
    Oct 20 2008 6:44 am

    I'm looking forward to this anything associated with Chan-wook Park AND Joon-ho Bong has to have some good merits.

    "And she has a blushing so she is often afraid to even lift her face up."

    What is that? is it some kind of condition?

  • RamenLover Says:
    Oct 19 2008 10:51 pm

    There's lot's of reasons to get excited about "Crush and Blush". Hyo-jin Kong has been on a recent tear (check out her performances in "Happiness," "Family Ties," "M"), quickly becoming one of the more respected young actresses in Korea. There's also the involvement of Chan-wook Park - the famed Korean director responsible for Oldboy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, & Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. Chan-wook Park this time around takes the role of producer in "Crush and Blush" and his production company, Moho Films, also produces the movie. Check out the movie trailer, if you listen to background music you can't help to think of Chan-wook Park's "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance" with its similar classical music. For Korean movie buffs, there's also Joon-ho Bong (director of the Host & Memories of Murder) making his film acting appearance with a brief cameo appearance - he plays one of Hyo-jin Kong's classmates when she takes English lessons. On top of all this good stuff you have that very intriguing premise. Looking forwards to checking this one out.

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