Top 10 Must-See Korean Romance Short Films

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Minari (2020)

Trailer: Minari (2020)

• General information of the film
  Director: Lee Isaac Chung
  Editor: Lee Isaac Chung
  Cast: Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan Kim
  Genre:
  Duration: 1h55m
  IMDb: 7.4/10.0
  Contents

  The film is based on Lee Isaac Chung's semi-autobiographical book. The film explores Korean and American immigrant life in the 1980s. The film is about Jacob's family and his wife and children living and working in the United States for many years. Jacob took his mother from Korea to live with him and helped him take care of his children, Jacob had a dream of opening his own farm to grow Korean vegetables, so his family decided to move to a rural area of Arkansas to fulfill his dream. The life of three generations in one house, generational and cultural differences lead to conflicts in the family.

7

Pawn (2020)

Trailer: Pawn

• General information of the film
  Director: Dae Gyu Kang
  Editors: Jang Hoon Lee, Ju Yeon Son
  Cast: Dong Il Sung, Kim Hee Won, Ha Ji Won
  Genre: Romance, humor.
  Duration: 1h53m
  IMDb: 7.5/10.0
  Contents

  The film tells the story of two characters whose jobs are hired to live together and have no relatives. One day the two of them claim money from a girl (Myung Ja) who is Korean and lives in South Korea but can't collect the money, so they take Myung Ja's 9-year-old daughter as collateral. In an unexpected incident, she is expelled from Korea and asks Doo-seok to babysit her until there is money she will redeem. From the day Seung Yi lived together, their lives have changed. One day, someone claiming to be Uncle comes to ransom Seung Yi but he actually sells her, knowing that Doo Seok and Jong Bae save Seung Yi. "Pawn" is a very beautiful and touching father-son drama.

8

You’re so precious to me (2021)

Trailer: You're so precious to me (2021)

• General information of the film
  Directors: Sung Mo Kwon, Chang Won Lee
  Editors: Sung Mo Kwon, Chang Won Lee
  Cast: Jin Goo, Jung Seo Yeon, Alireza Abbas Beygi
  Category: Family romance
  Duration: 1h40m
  IMDb:7.5/10.0
  Contents

  The film tells the moving story of a little girl with deaf and visually impaired disabilities, who communicates and perceives the world by touch in her own way. Fate brought Park Jae Shik to Lee Eun Hye during a debt collection trip. Because Eun Hye doesn't hear and see, the two become difficult to communicate. And thanks to Eun Hye, Jae Shik's life is no longer lonely, and the affection grows through small daily gestures through small contacts.

9

Escape From Mogadishu (2021)

Trailer: Escape from Mogadishu

• General information of the film
  Director: Seung Wan Ryu
  Editors: Ki Cheol Lee, Seung Wan Ryu
  Cast: Kim Yoon Seok, Zo In Sung, Joon Ho Huh
  Categories: Action, Politics
  Duration: 2h1m
  IMDb: 7.0/10.0
  Contents

  The film is based on a true event in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the capital Mogadishu. In 1991 in Somalia there was a civil war, the Revolutionaries occupied the capital and looted and killed many people. In response to this scene, the embassy prepared to bring people home. There, staff from the South and North Korean embassies were trapped, and they put aside their political differences, shaking hands to find their way back home.

10

On Your Wedding Day (2018)

Trailer: On your wedding day

General information of the film

Director: Lee Seok Geun

Editor: Lee Seok Geun

Cast: Park Bo Young, Kim Young Kwang, Kang Ki Young

Genre: romance

Duration:1h50m

IMDb:7.0/10.0

Contents

The film tells the story of a young love of two main characters who knew each other from adolescence to adulthood. Although the plot does not have many highlights or techniques, the film gives viewers sweet, gentle and warm details. It can be said that the emotional drama heals, gives viewers a light, pleasant and fresh feeling of youth.

Above are some super hot Korean romance short films, which are Korean films of all time. Wish you have relaxing moments and comfort while watching movies.