Seducing Mr. Perfect
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Seducing Mr. Perfect, alternatively known as Seducing Mr. Robin, is a South Korea
n film, released on December 7, 2006. It was written and directed by Sang-woo Kim and stars Uhm Jung-hwa
as Min Joon and Daniel Henney as Robin Heiden.
) is a believer in true love and always very dedicated to her current boyfriend. However, men always break up with her - her latest boyfriend ends their relationship on her boy friend's birthday. Distracted by the latest break-up, she bumps into a car and a man steps out of it - who turns out to be her new boss, Robin Heiden (Daniel Henney). Heiden has very clear ideas about a relationship and love: both are a game of power and Min-Joon seeks advice from him, as she doesn't want to get dumped again. However, when she starts to treat men like Heiden treats women, she realizes that she prefers her older behaviour, even if that means that she gets dumped again; she doesn't see love as a game of power and never will. Heiden, who has to deal with his own heartbreak, as he loved a woman so much that she had to shoot him to get the message across that she wasn't interested in him, starts to soften at Min-joon's attitude towards life. He eventually falls in love with her and both get into a real relationship and a happy ending of their own.
One of the unique concepts of the movie is that Robin Heiden speaks only English because he finds Korean hard to speak, while Min-Joon speaks mostly in Korean. The two seem to understand each other perfectly without any outside translation. This was a new style of dialogue for Korean films, and it is partially credited for the film's success.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n film, released on December 7, 2006. It was written and directed by Sang-woo Kim and stars Uhm Jung-hwa
Uhm Jung-hwa
Uhm Jung-hwa is a South Korean female Korean pop artist and actress. Uhm began her career as a chorus member of MBC, one of the three major South Korean broadcasting companies, in 1989...
as Min Joon and Daniel Henney as Robin Heiden.
Plot summary
Min-joon (Uhm Jung-hwaUhm Jung-hwa
Uhm Jung-hwa is a South Korean female Korean pop artist and actress. Uhm began her career as a chorus member of MBC, one of the three major South Korean broadcasting companies, in 1989...
) is a believer in true love and always very dedicated to her current boyfriend. However, men always break up with her - her latest boyfriend ends their relationship on her boy friend's birthday. Distracted by the latest break-up, she bumps into a car and a man steps out of it - who turns out to be her new boss, Robin Heiden (Daniel Henney). Heiden has very clear ideas about a relationship and love: both are a game of power and Min-Joon seeks advice from him, as she doesn't want to get dumped again. However, when she starts to treat men like Heiden treats women, she realizes that she prefers her older behaviour, even if that means that she gets dumped again; she doesn't see love as a game of power and never will. Heiden, who has to deal with his own heartbreak, as he loved a woman so much that she had to shoot him to get the message across that she wasn't interested in him, starts to soften at Min-joon's attitude towards life. He eventually falls in love with her and both get into a real relationship and a happy ending of their own.
One of the unique concepts of the movie is that Robin Heiden speaks only English because he finds Korean hard to speak, while Min-Joon speaks mostly in Korean. The two seem to understand each other perfectly without any outside translation. This was a new style of dialogue for Korean films, and it is partially credited for the film's success.
Cast
- Uhm Jung-hwaUhm Jung-hwaUhm Jung-hwa is a South Korean female Korean pop artist and actress. Uhm began her career as a chorus member of MBC, one of the three major South Korean broadcasting companies, in 1989...
as Min Joon - Daniel Henney as Robin Heiden
- Do-bin Baek as Dae-ri Hong
- Jong-ryol Choi
- Holly Karrol ClarkHolly Karrol ClarkHolly Karrol Clark is an American actress, model, writer and television producer from Windham, New Hampshire .After attending Emerson College in Boston, she transferred to USC in 1996 and began her career in television and commercials with her debut on The Jenny McCarthy Show.She continued her...
as Jennifer Cohen - Ki-hyeon Kim as Min-jun's father
- Seong-min Lee as Sang-mu Yang
- Su Mun as Jun-hyeong
- Mi-yeon Oh as Min-jun's mother
- Ji-young Ok as Yun-mi
- Hyeon-yeong Park as Seo-yeong