Be with You (2018 film) explained

Be with You
Native Name:
Hangul:지금 만나러 갑니다
Rr:Jigeum Mannareo Gamnida
Lk:Now I Will Meet You
Director:Lee Jang-hoon
Producer:Yang Soo-jung
Screenplay:Kang Soo-jine
Lee Jang-hoon
Starring:So Ji-sub
Son Ye-jin
Music:Bang Jun-seok
Cinematography:Cho Sang-yun
Editing:Nam Na-yeong
Studio:Movie Rock
Distributor:Lotte Entertainment
Runtime:131 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Gross:[1]

Be with You is a 2018 South Korean romance film starring So Ji-sub and Son Ye-jin, and directed by Lee Jang-hoon. The film is a remake of the 2004 Japanese film of the same name, which is based on a novel by Takuji Ichikawa.[2]

Plot

Soo-ah (Son Ye-jin) before she passed on, makes an unbelievable promise to her husband, Woo-jin (So Ji-sub), to return one year later at the start of the rainy season. Miraculously, she keeps the promise and reappears before her husband and son, but she has no memory recollection. Sadly, the relief at their reunion is short-lived, because it turns out that Soo-ah has to leave her family at the end of the rainy season.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Special appearances

Production

The film is based on the Japanese novel Be with You, written by Takuji Ichikawa.[5]

Son Ye-jin and So Ji-sub have previously worked together in the 2001 drama series Delicious Proposal as siblings.[5] Ko Chang-seok and So Ji-sub have also appeared together previously in the 2008 film Rough Cut.[5]

Filming began August 12, 2017 and finished November 12, 2017 in Daejeon, South Korea.[6] [7]

Release

On March 6, 2018, a promotional press conference was held with the main cast and director in presence.[8]

Be with You was released internationally in 17 countries including: USA, Canada, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam and Malaysia.[9]

The film was released in local theaters on March 14, 2018.[10] [11]

Reception

According to Korean Film Council, Be with You achieved first place at the local box office on its opening day by attracting 89,758 moviegoers. The film was shown 4,275 times on 989 screens.[12]

During the first weekend of its release, the film sold a total of 682,789 tickets, accounting for 44.6 percent of the weekend tickets and placing first at the weekend box office.[13] [14]

Be with You surpassed 1 million viewers within seven days since its local release and is ahead of popular melo-romance films Architecture 101 and The Beauty Inside which took eight and nine days respectively to achieve 1 million moviegoers.[15]

Throughout the second weekend, the film attracted 576,981 moviegoers at 1,190 screens by placing second at the weekend box office. The total number of ticket sales increased to 1.82 million by the end of the second weekend.[16] [17]

Awards and nominations

AwardsCategoryRecipientsResultRef.
Best ActressSon Ye-jin[18]
2nd The Seoul Awards[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Be with You (2018). Korean Film Biz Zone.
  2. Web site: [V Report] Son Ye-jin talks about starring alongside So Ji-sub ]. Kpop Herald.
  3. News: 소지섭-손예진, 영화 '지금 만나러 갑니다'로 첫 호흡 . Yonhap News Agency. August 31, 2017. 2018-03-07. ko. Kim Hee-sun.
  4. News: [팝업]공효진·박서준, '지만갑' 지원사격 위해 나선 특급 카메오]. Herald Corp. March 6, 2018. 2018-03-07. ko.
  5. News: [공식입장] 소지섭X손예진, '지금 만나러 갑니다' 출연확정 '크랭크인']. OSEN. August 31, 2017. 2018-03-07. ko. Gang Seo-jung.
  6. News: 소지섭·손예진 주연 '지금 만나러 갑니다' 크랭크업…내년 개봉. Yonhap News Agency. November 22, 2017. ko. Kim Gye-yeon.
  7. News: 소지섭·손예진 주연 '지금 만나러 갑니다' 크랭크업…내년 개봉. The Korea Times. November 21, 2017. ko.
  8. News: '지금만나러갑니다' 소지섭 "손예진과 손잡을 때마다 설레". OSEN. The Chosun Ilbo. March 6, 2018. 2018-03-07. ko. Kim Bo-ra.
  9. Web site: Korean romance film sold to 17 foreign countries. Yonhap News Agency. March 14, 2018.
  10. News: "설렘 폭발"…'지금만나러갑니다' 소지섭 손예진, 첫 연인 호흡 [V라이브 종합]]. Sports Chosun. February 27, 2018. 2018-03-07. ko. Kim Young-rak.
  11. Web site: [Herald Review] Just to 'Be with You']. The Korea Herald. March 13, 2018.
  12. News: '지금 만나러 갑니다' 1위 출발..단독개봉 '치인트' 3위. Star News. March 15, 2018. 2018-03-16. ko.
  13. News: Domestic romantic drama leads box office in first weekend. Yonhap News Agency. March 19, 2018. 2018-03-20. Shim Sun-ah.
  14. News: Domestic romantic drama leads box office in first weekend. Korea Joongang Daily. March 20, 2018. 2018-03-20. JIn Min-ji.
  15. News: [美친box] '지만갑' 7일만에 100만 돌파...'건축학개론'보다 빠르다]. OSEN. March 20, 2018. 2018-03-21. ko. Ji Min-kyung.
  16. News: 'Pacific Rim Uprising' is new No. 1 at box office. Yonhap News Agency. March 26, 2018. 2018-03-27. Shim Sun-ah.
  17. News: 'Pacific Rim Uprising' quietly lands atop box office. Korea Joongang Daily. March 27, 2018. 2018-03-27. Jin Min-ji.
  18. Web site: 제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개. April 6, 2018. JTBC. ko.
  19. Web site: https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=408&aid=0000058599. ko:‘제2회 더 서울어워즈’ 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개. September 28, 2018. iMBC. ko.