My Little Bride | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 어린 신부 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Eorin Sinbu |
McCune–Reischauer | Ŏrin Sinbu |
Directed by | Kim Ho-jun |
Written by | Yoo Soon-il |
Produced by | Choi Soon-shik |
Starring | Kim Rae-won Moon Geun-young |
Cinematography | Seo Jeong-min |
Edited by | Park Soon-deok |
Music by | Choi Soon-shik Choi Man-shik |
Distributed by | Korea Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
My Little Bride (Korean: 어린 신부; RR: Eorin sinbu) is a 2004 South Korean romantic comedy film about a teenage girl (Moon Geun-young) who tries to continue her normal social and school life, after her grandfather forces her into an arranged marriage with a man in his twenties (Kim Rae-won). With 3,149,500 tickets sold, it was the second most popular domestic film at the Korean box office in 2004 (behind blockbuster Taegukgi), and fourth most popular overall.[1]
My Little Bride is a Korean remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film My Wife Is 18, starring Charlene Choi and Ekin Cheng.
Bo-eun (Moon Geun-young) is an ordinary 15-year-old high school girl who worries about grades and has a crush on her school's baseball team ace, Jung-woo. One day, Bo-eun's grandfather orders her to marry Sang-min (Kim Rae-won) because of a pact he made with Sang-min's grandfather during the Korean War. Despite the grandchildren's opposition, they are forced to marry because of Bo-eun's grandfather's strong influence. However, later on in the story, it is revealed that Sang-min actually loves Bo-eun. Bo-eun's undercover married life begins: She pretends that she doesn't have a husband and starts dating Jung-woo. And her only best friend cannot help but to be envious of Bo-eun as she also has a crush on Jung-woo. But Bo-eun believes that she can manage both men and live a double life. Everything goes smoothly until Sang-min becomes an art teacher at Bo-eun's school and the duo have to try to keep their marriage a secret. From there, their relationship begins to grow. After an incident, Bo-eun's family finds out about Jung-woo. After talking to her mother, Bo-eun finally realizes that she loves Sang-min. At the school festival she breaks up with Jung-woo and confesses her feelings to Sang-min in front of the whole school.
My Little Bride was released in South Korea on April 2, 2004. In the Philippines, the film was released by Korea Pictures with a Tagalog dub on November 23, 2005.[2]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2004 | 6th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best OST | "I Don't Know About Love Yet" by Moon Geun-young |
Nominated |
41st Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actor | Kim Rae-won | Won | |
Best New Actress | Moon Geun-young | Won | ||
Popularity Award | Moon Geun-young | Won | ||
12th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Actress | Moon Geun-young | Won | |
25th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Popular Star Award | Moon Geun-young | Won | |
3rd Korean Film Awards | Best New Actress | Moon Geun-young | Nominated | |
2005 | 41st Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (Film) | Kim Rae-won | Nominated |