A Millionaire's First Love Explained

A Millionaire's First Love
Native Name:	Hangul: 백만장자의 첫사랑 Hanja: 의 첫사랑 Rr: Baekmanjangjaui cheot-sarang Mr: Paengmanchangjaŭi ch‘ŏtsarang
Director:	Kim Tae-kyun
Producer:	Lee Joo-ick
Starring:	Hyun Bin Lee Yeon-hee
Music:	Kim Tae-seong
Cinematography:	Choi Chan-min
Editing:	Ko Im-pyo
Distributor:	Lotte Entertainment
Studio:	Boram Film Company
Runtime:	116 minutes
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean

A Millionaire's First Love is a 2006 South Korean romance film directed by Kim Tae-kyun, starring Hyun Bin and Lee Yeon-hee.^{[1] [2]} The theme of the film is "Nothing is more important than the true love of your heart."^[3] It was released in South Korean cinemas on February 9, 2006, and recorded 639,596 admissions during its run.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Plot

Kang Jae-kyung (Hyun Bin) is a typical rich kid. He is arrogant, drives sporty cars, frequents the big clubs and rides through school corridors on his motorcycle. As his 18th birthday approaches, he is set to inherit his grandfather's fortune, but first Jae-kyung is required to transfer to a new school in Gangwon Province and graduate. Until then all access to his penthouse, cottage and credit cards is denied. Should he fail to graduate or drops out, he would loses everything. If he wishes to give up, he will only receive 0.1% of his overall inheritance. With this in mind, he heads out to the countryside, to a small town where daily life is far removed from what he is used to.

Cast

• Hyun Bin as Kang Jae-kyung
• Lee Yeon-hee as Choi Eun-hwan
• Yong-Joon Cho as Goo-Ho
  • Do-hyeon Lee Han-sol Lee as Myungshik
• Lim Ju-hwan as Seung-joon
• Hak-yeong Ye
• Kim Ki-doo as Pyung-Chang's classmate 3

Soundtrack

1. Prologue
2. Insa (Farewell) - Jaejoong from TVXQ
3. 거친 나의 나날들
4. Gray Noise - Yeongene
5. 기억을 따라가는 재경 (Memories Follow Jae-kyung)
6. 털양말 (Feather Socks)
7. 피리부는 소녀 (Flute Girl)
8. Dialogue 1
9. 우리 은환이 좀 살려주세요 (Please Let Eun-hwan Live)
10. Dialogue 2
11. Kiss
12. 이제 너 많이 힘들어 지겠다 (It Will Be Really Hard for You Now)
13. Dialogue 3
14. 들판을 거닐며
15. Insa (Inst.)
16. Dialogue 4
17. Insa - Lee Yeon-hee
18. Dialogue 5
19. 첫눈 (First Snow)
20. Insa - TVXQ
21. Dialogue 6

International release

Distribution rights to Japan were purchased by Digital Adventure for .^{[7] [8]}

Remake

It inspired the Nepali film Mero Euta Saathi Chha (2009), the Turkish film Sendan Bana Kalan and the Telugu film Pilla Zamindar (2011). All remakes were hits at the box office in their respective countries.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lee. Seung-jae. Kim Tae-gyun's Movies Have Teen Appeal. The Dong-a Ilbo. 23 December 2014. 9 February 2006.
2. Web site: TV Heartthrob Hyun Bin Makes Move to the Big Screen. The Chosun Ilbo. 23 December 2014. 16 February 2006.
3. Web site: Korean Movie Synopsis: A Millionaire's First Love. Korea Tourism Organization. 4 June 2012.
4. Web site: Commercial Releases in 2006: Box-Office Admission Results. Koreanfilm.org. 23 December 2014.
5. Web site: Yang. Sung-jin. A Millionaire's First Love offers melodrama for Valentine's Day couples. The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 23 December 2014. 9 February 2006.
6. Web site: Park. Soo-mee. If you're rich, you can have stale plots. Korea JoongAng Daily. 23 December 2014. 7 June 2006.
7. Web site: A Millionaire's First Love Sold to Japan. Koreacontent.org via Hancinema. 23 December 2014. 20 February 2006.
8. Web site: Actor Hyun Bin Becomes Top Hallyu Star in Japan. KBS Global. 23 December 2014. 2 March 2006.