My Dear Girl, Jin-young

My Dear Girl, Jin-young (Korean: 사랑해! 진영아; RR: Saranghae! Jinyounga; also known as I Love You, Jin-young!) is a 2013 South Korean drama film starring Kim Gyu-ri and Park Won-sang. Directed by Lee Sung-eun in his first feature film, it revolves around a failing screenwriter whose life is in a mess.^[1][2][3]

My Dear Girl, Jin-young
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Directed by	Lee Sung-eun
Written by	Lee Sung-eun
Produced by	Hwang Dong-goong
Starring	Kim Gyu-ri Park Won-sang
Cinematography	Park Ji-seon
Edited by	Son Yeon-ji
Music by	Jeong Yong-jin
Release date	November 7, 2013 (2013-11-07)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Plot

Kim Jin-young (Kim Gyu-ri) is an aspiring screenwriter but is unable to sell her scripts as she is obsessed and writes only about zombies. Although in her thirties, she was never in a relationship.^[4]

One day, she meets her senior alumnus Hwang Tae-il (Park Won-sang) who finds her script interesting and decides to make it into a film. Since then, her life starts to change.

Cast

• Kim Gyu-ri as Kim Jin-young
• Park Won-sang as Hwang Tae-il
• Yoon So-jeong as Park Chul-soon
• Choi Yu-hwa as Kim Ja-young
• Jung In-seo as In-seo
• Jeon Soo-jin as Jamie
• Im Won-hee as gynecologist (cameo)

Reception

Korean Cinema Today: The film positively portrays the work and love of women and their thoughts on their families through their everyday lives.^[5]

Hancinema: Netizens claim it's a healing movie which connects with female viewers.^[3]