List of South Korean films of 2008

This is a complete list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2008.

Source for release dates and box-office admission results (except where cited otherwise): Koreanfilm.org.^[1]

Box office

The highest-grossing South Korean films released in 2008, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:^[2]

Highest-grossing films released in 2008

Rank	Title	Distributor	Domestic gross
1	Scandal Makers	Lotte Cultureworks	$43,723,154
2	The Good, the Bad, the Weird	CJ Entertainment	$35,559,513
3	The Chaser	Showbox	$27,620,446
4	Public Enemy Returns	CJ Entertainment	$23,273,844
5	Forever the Moment	Sidus Pictures	$21,227,061
6	A Frozen Flower	Showbox	$20,651,624
7	The Divine Weapon	CJ Entertainment	$19,769,529
8	Portrait of a Beauty		$12,722,738
9	Eye for an Eye	Lotte Cultureworks	$10,898,668
10	My Wife Got Married	CJ Entertainment	$9,802,973

Released

English/Korean Title	Director	Cast	Released	Admissions	Notes
26 Years Diary 너를 잊지 않을거야	Junji Hanado	Lee Tae-sung Mākii	30 October[3]	31,614[3]	A joint production between Japan and South Korea.
4 Days 4요일: 죽음을 부르는 요일	Seo Min-yeong	Jeong Woon-taek Lim Ye-won	10 December[4]	27,368[4]
63 Years On	Kim Dong-won	Jan Ruff-O'Herne Felicidad de los Reyes Pilar Frias Wei Shao Lan Lee Soo-san			Documentary.[5] Won Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[6]
The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan 1724 기방난동사건	Yeo Kyun-dong	Lee Jung-jae Kim Ok-vin	3 December[7]	290,015[7]
Action Boys 우린 액션 배우다	Jeong Byeong-gil	Kwon Ki-deok Kwak Jin-seok	28 August[8]	8,574[8]	Documentary.
Antique 서양골동양과자점 앤티크	Min Kyu-dong	Ju Ji-hoon Kim Jae-wook	13 November[9]	1,192,456[9]
BA:BO 바보	Kim Jung-kwon	Cha Tae-hyun Ha Ji-won	28 February	974,353[10]
Baby and I 아기와 나	Kim Jin-yeong	Jang Keun-suk Moon Mason	13 August[11]	437,027[11]
Beautiful 아름답다	Juhn Jai-hong	Cha Soo-yeon Lee Chun-hee	14 February	1,478
Beyond All Magic 흑심모녀	Jo Nam-ho	Kim Soo-mi Shim Hye-jin	12 June[12]	58,309[12]	Also known as Delivering Love.
Boy Director 소년 감독	Lee Woo-yeol	Kim Young-chan Rhonda Lee Zakutney	30 October[13]	821[13]
Boy Meets Boy 소년, 소년을 만나다	Kim-Jho Gwangsoo	Kim Hye-seong Lee Hyun-jin	20 November[14]	3,124[14]	Short film.
Butterflymole 나비두더지	Seo Myeong-soo	Park Jin-gook Pan Yeong-jin	22 February	112
The Chaser 추격자	Na Hong-jin	Kim Yoon-seok Ha Jung-woo	14 February	5,071,454[15]
Cherry Tomato 방울 토마토	Jung Young-bae	Shin Goo Kim Hyang-gi	29 May[16]	18,134[16]
Chongqing 중경	Zhang Lu		6 November[17]		A joint production between China and South Korea.
Crazy Waiting 기다리다 미쳐	Ryu Seung-jin	Son Tae-young Jang Keun-suk	1 January	448,189	Also known as The Longest 24 Months.
Crossing 크로싱	Kim Tae-kyun	Cha In-pyo Shin Myeong-cheol	26 June[18]	891,792[18]
Crush and Blush 미쓰 홍당무	Lee Kyoung-mi	Gong Hyo-jin Lee Jong-hyuk	16 October[19]	536,980[19]
Da Capo 하늘을 걷는 소년	No Zin-soo	Heo Yi-jae Kang San	23 October[20]
Dachimawa Lee 다찌마와 리 - 악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라!	Ryoo Seung-wan	Im Won-hee Park Si-yeon	13 August[21]	629,591[21]
Death Bell 고死: 피의 중간고사	Chang	Lee Beom-soo Yoon Jung-hee	6 August[22]	1,636,149[22]
The Devil's Game 더 게임	Yoon In-ho	Shin Ha-kyun Byun Hee-bong	31 January	1,496,215
A Different Kind of Life 색다른 동거	Kim Jeong-woo	Kim Hyeok Jeong Si-ah	17 April[23]	1,891[23]	Released in competition with Manner of Battle as part of the "Director Jang vs Director Kim" contest.[24]
Dimmer	Kim Sam-ryeok		11 January	313
The Divine Weapon 신기전	Kim Yoo-jin	Jung Jae-young Han Eun-jung	4 September[25]	3,749,611[25]
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do 도레미파솔라시도	Kang Geon-hyang	Jang Keun-suk Cha Ye-ryun	3 April	182,940[26]
Dream 비몽	Kim Ki-duk	Joe Odagiri Lee Na-young	9 October[27]	88,482[27]
The ESP Couple 초감각 커플	Kim Hyeong-joo	Jin Goo Park Bo-young	27 November[28]	3,648[28]
Eye for an Eye 눈에는 눈, 이에는 이	Ahn Gwon-tae Kwak Kyung-taek	Han Suk-kyu Cha Seung-won	30 July[29]	2,073,158[29]
Farewell 작별	Hwang Yoon		27 March	1,302[30]	Documentary. Produced in 2001.
Fate 숙명	Kim Hae-gon	Song Seung-heon Kwon Sang-woo	20 March	857,648[31]
Forever the Moment 우리 생애 최고의 순간	Yim Soon-rye	Moon So-ri Kim Jung-eun Uhm Tae-woong	10 January	4,043,293	Won "Best Film" at the 44th Baeksang Arts Awards.[32]
Forgiveness, Are You at the End of That Path? 용서, 그 먼 길 끝에 당신이 있습니까	Jo Wook-hee	Kim Hye-soo	6 November[33]		Documentary.
Frivolous Wife 날나리 종부전	Lim Won-gook	Park Jung-ah Park Jin-woo	22 May[34]	25,739[34]
A Frozen Flower 쌍화점	Yoo Ha	Jo In-sung Joo Jin-mo	30 December[35]	3,739,041[35]
Girl Scout 걸 스카우트	Kim Sang-man	Kim Sun-a Na Moon-hee	5 June[36]	249,063[36]
Go Go 70s 고고70	Choi Ho	Cho Seung-woo Shin Min-a	2 October[37]	590,295[37]
The Good, the Bad, the Weird 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈	Kim Jee-woon	Song Kang-ho Lee Byung-hun Jung Woo-sung	17 July[38]	6,605,187[39]
The Guard Post GP506	Kong Su-chang	Chun Ho-jin Jo Hyun-jae	3 April	944,943[40]
Happy Together 동거, 동락	Kim Tae-hee	Kim Cheong Jeong Seung-ho Jo Yoon-hee	27 March	3,838
Heartbreak Library 그 남자의 책 198쪽	Kim Jung-kwon	Lee Dong-wook Eugene	23 October[41]	93,126[41]
Hellcats 뜨거운 것이 좋아	Kwon Chil-in	Lee Mi-sook Kim Min-hee Ahn So-hee	17 January	590,039
Hello, Schoolgirl 순정만화	Ryu Jang-ha	Yoo Ji-tae Lee Yeon-hee	27 November[42]	740,379[42]
His Last Gift 마지막 선물	Kim Young-jun	Shin Hyun-joon Heo Joon-ho	5 February	272,890
Humming 허밍	Park Dae-yeong	Lee Chun-hee Han Ji-hye	13 March	103,775[43]
If You Were Me: Anima Vision 2 별별 이야기 2 - 여섯 빛깔 무지개	Ahn Dong-hee Hong Deok-pyo Jeong Min-yeong Kwon Mi-jeong Lee Hong-min Lee Hong-soo Park Yong-je Ryoo Jeong-woo		17 April	4,097[44]	Animation. Part of the If You Were Me series of films.
Indie Anibox: Selma's Protein Coffee 인디애니박스: 셀마의 단백질 커피	Jang Hyeong-yoon Kim Woon-ki Yeon Sang-ho	Oh Jung-se	20 June[45]	1,843[45]	Animation omnibus.
Inner Circle Line 내부순환선	Jo Eun-hee	Yang Eun-yong Bae Yong-geun	22 February	312
Iri 이리	Zhang Lu	Yoon Jin-seo Uhm Tae-woong	13 November[46]	923[46]
Lady Camellia 동백 아가씨	Park Jeongsuk		20 November[47]	915[47]	Documentary.
The Last Dining Table 마지막 밥상	Roh Gyeong-tae	Kim Do-yeon Baek Hyeon-joo	11 April
Life is Beautiful 대한이, 민국씨	Choi Jin-won	Choi Sung-kook Gong Hyung-jin	14 February	212,854	Also known as Smile Babo.
Life is Cool 그녀는 예뻤다	Choi Ik-hwan	Kim Soo-ro Kang Seong-jin	12 June[48]	3,951[48]	Animation.
Life Track 궤도	Jin Guang-hao	Chui Jing-hu Jang So-yeon	11 July[49]		A joint production between South Korea and China.
A Light Sleep 가벼운 잠	Lim Seong-chan	Choi Ah-jin Yoon Chan	23 October[50]
Like Father, Like Son 아버지와 마리와 나	Lee Moo-yeong	Kim Sang-joong Kim Heung-soo	12 June[51]	4,001[51]
Lineage of the Voice 소리 아이	Yeon-ah Paik		18 September[52]	2,157[52]	Documentary.
Little Prince 어린 왕자	Choi Jong-hyeon	Tak Jae-hoon Kang Su-han	17 January	83,977
Loner 외톨이	Park Jae-sik	Go Eun-ah Chae Min-seo	18 September[53]	74,753[53]
Lost and Found 달콤한 거짓말	Jeong Jeong-hwa	Park Jin-hee Jo Han-sun	17 December[54]	485,212[54]	Also known as Sweet Lie.
Lovers 연인들	Kim Jong-kwan	Jung Yu-mi Yang Ik-june	4 December[55]	1,433[55]	Omnibus.
Lovers of Six Years 6년째 연애중	Park Hyun-jin	Kim Ha-neul Yoon Kye-sang	5 February	1,123,294
A Man Who Was Superman 슈퍼맨이었던 사나이	Jeong Yoon-chul	Jun Ji-hyun Hwang Jung-min	30 January	559,867
Mandate 맨데이트: 신이 주신 임무	Park Hee-jun	Jae Hee Yoo Da-in	30 October[56]	12,495[56]
Manner of Battle 전투의 매너	Jang Hang-jun	Kang Kyeong-joon Seo Yoo-jeong	17 April[57]	1,087[57]	Released in competition with A Different Kind of Life as part of the "Director Jang vs Director Kim" contest.[24]
Marriage Clinic: Love and War 사랑과 전쟁: 열두 번째 남자	Kwak Gi-won	Lee Joo-na Lee Jeong-hoon	25 September[58]	7,213[58]	Based on the KBS weekly drama series Couple Clinic: Love and War.[59]
Modern Boy 모던 보이	Jung Ji-woo	Park Hae-il Kim Hye-soo	2 October[60]	761,090[60]
The Moonlight of Seoul 비스티 보이즈	Yoon Jong-bin	Yoon Kye-sang Ha Jung-woo	30 April[61]	727,348[61]
My Darling FBI 쉿! 그녀에겐 비밀이에요	Lee In-so	Kim Gyu-ri Ricky Kim	4 September[62]	1,794[62]
My Dear Enemy 멋진 하루	Lee Yoon-ki	Jeon Do-yeon Ha Jung-woo	25 September[63]	386,761[63]
My Friend and His Wife 나의 친구, 그의 아내	Shin Dong-il	Jang Hyun-sung Park Hee-soon	27 November[64]	3,439[64]	Premiered at the 2006 Pusan International Film Festival.[65]
My Love Yurie 내 사랑 유리에	Ko Eun-ki	Ko Da-mi Kang Hui	31 January	209
My Mighty Princess 무림 여대생	Kwak Jae-yong	Shin Min-a On Joo-wan	26 June[66]	27,309[66]
My New Partner 마이 뉴 파트너	Kim Jong-hyeon	Ahn Sung-ki Jo Han-sun	6 March	265,358[67]
My Song Is... 나의 노래는	Ahn Seul-gi	Sin Hyeon-ho Min Se-yeon	25 April	380[68]
My Wife Got Married 아내가 결혼했다	Jeong Yoon-soo	Kim Joo-hyuk Son Ye-jin	23 October[69]	1,830,328[69]
Night and Day 밤과 낮	Hong Sang-soo	Kim Yeong-ho Hwang Soo-jung	28 February	10,620	Won Best Film at the 17th Buil Film Awards.[70]
Nowhere to Turn 여기보다 어딘가에	Lee Seung-yeong	Cha Soo-yeon Yoo Ha-joon	21 August[71]	772[71]
Once Upon a Time 원스 어폰 어 타임	Jeong Yong-ki	Park Yong-woo Lee Bo-young	30 January	1,562,752
Once Upon a Time in Seoul 소년은 울지 않는다	Bae Hyeong-joon	Lee Wan Song Chang-eui	6 November[72]	99,043[72]
One Day on the Road 어느 날 그 길에서	Hwang Yoon		27 March	3,296[73]	Documentary.
Open City 무방비 도시	Lee Sang-ki	Kim Myung-min Son Ye-jin	10 January	1,612,803
Our School's E.T. 울학교 이티	Park Kwang-chun	Kim Soo-ro Lee Han-wi	11 September[74]	656,089[74]
Out of My Intention 나도 모르게	Yoo Ji-tae	Jo An Lee Dae-yeon	20 March[75]		Short film.
The Past is a Strange Country 과거는 낯선 나라다	Kim Eung-su		6 March	178	Documentary. Also known as The Past is a Foreign Country.
Phill Soong Ver 2.0 - The Song on the Road 필승必勝 Ver 2.0 연영석	Tae Joon-sik	Yeon Yeong-seok	6 June[76]	264[76]	Documentary.
Portrait of a Beauty 미인도	Jeon Yun-su	Kim Gyu-ri Kim Yeong-ho	13 November[77]	2,361,880[77]
Public Enemy Returns 강철중: 공공의 적 1-1	Kang Woo-suk	Sul Kyung-gu Jung Jae-young	19 June[78]	4,197,535[78]	The third film in the Public Enemy series.
Radio Dayz 라듸오 데이즈	Han Gi-ho	Ryoo Seung-bum Kim Sa-rang	31 January	214,933
Ride Away 달려라 자전거	Lim Seong-woon	Han Hyo-joo Lee Yeong-hoon	7 August[79]	2,169[79]
Romantic Island 로맨틱 아일랜드	Kang Cheol-woo	Lee Sun-kyun Eugene	24 December[80]	151,327[80]
Rough Cut 영화는 영화다	Jang Hoon	So Ji-sub Kang Ji-hwan	11 September[81]	1,322,435[81]
Sa-kwa 사과	Kang Yi-kan	Moon So-ri Kim Tae-woo	16 October[82]	58,331[82]	Originally scheduled for release in 2005.[83]
Santamaria 잘못된 만남	Jung Young-bae	Jung Woong-in Sung Ji-ru	10 July[84]	47,425[84]
Scandal Makers 과속 스캔들	Kang Hyeon-cheol	Cha Tae-hyun Park Bo-young	3 December[85]	8,268,819[85]
A Secret Scandal 나의 스캔들	Sin Jeong-gyoon	Seo Lin Lee Joon	27 March	196
Shocking Family 쇼킹 패밀리	Kyung-soon		8 May[86]	408[86]	Documentary.
Sleeping Beauty 슬리핑 뷰티	Hanna Lee	Nalie Lee Kim Ja-yeong	23 October[87]
Sorry, Dokdo 미안하다 독도야	Choi Hyeon-mook	Kim Jang-hoon	31 December[88]	4,226[88]	Documentary.
Spare 스페어	Lee Seong-han	Jung Woo Lim Joon-il	28 August[89]	47,579[89]
Summer Whispers 여름, 속삭임	Kim Eun-joo	Lee Young-eun Ha Seok-jin	16 October[90]	924[90]
Sunny 님은 먼곳에	Lee Joon-ik	Soo Ae Jung Jin-young	23 July[91]	1,804,223[91]
A Tale of Legendary Libido 가루지기	Sin Han-sol	Bong Tae-gyu Kim Sin-ah	30 April[92]	272,493[92]
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon 삼국지: 용의 부활	Daniel Lee	Andy Lau Maggie Q Sammo Hung	3 April[93]	1,017,672[93]	A joint production between China, Hong Kong and South Korea.
Tokyo! 도쿄!	Michel Gondry Leos Carax Bong Joon-ho	Ayako Fujitani Denis Lavant Yū Aoi	30 October[94]	13,647[94]	An omnibus film; joint production between France, Japan and South Korea.
Truck 트럭	Kwon Hyung-jin	Yoo Hae-jin Jin Goo	25 September[95]	542,427[95]
Unforgettable 서울이 보이냐	Song Dong-yoon	Yoo Seung-ho Oh Soo-ah	8 May[96]	50,898[96]
Viva! Love 경축! 우리 사랑	Oh Joum-kyun	Kim Hae-sook Gi Ju-bong	10 April	12,958[97]
The Way 길	Kim Seok-woo	Kim Seok-woo	6 November[98]	1,387[98]	Documentary.
What Happened Last Night? 당신이 잠든 사이에	Kim Jeong-min	Ye Ji-won Tak Jae-hoon	14 August[99]	65,525[99]	Also known as While You Were Sleeping and One Shot.
Written 리튼	Kim Byung-woo	Lee Jin-seok Kim Bo-yeong	26 December[100]	266[100]