| Like for Likes | |||
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| Director: | Park Hyun-jin | ||
| Producer: | Lee Han-seung Yoon Je-kyoon | ||
| Starring: | Lee Mi-yeon Choi Ji-woo Kim Joo-hyeok Yoo Ah-in Kang Ha-neul Esom | ||
| Music: | Kim Hong-jib Lee Jin-hee | ||
| Cinematography: | Shin Tae-ho | ||
| Editing: | Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum | ||
| Studio: | Liyang Film JK Film | ||
| Distributor: | CJ Entertainment | ||
| Runtime: | 120 minutes[1] | ||
| Country: | South Korea | ||
| Language: | Korean | ||
| Gross: | [2] | ||
Like for Likes is a 2016 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Park Hyun-jin.[1] [2] It was released in South Korea on February 17, 2016, by CJ Entertainment.[1] [2]
The movie follows three couples relying on social media to communicate their innermost feelings.
Recently discharged from the military, Noh Jin-woo (Yoo Ah-in) is a popular actor. Jo Kyung-ah (Lee Mi-yeon) is a screenwriter for television drama series. She doesn't want to ask Jin-woo, but asks him anyway to perform in her next drama series. Jin-woo turns down her offer. At a wedding, Jin-woo sees Kyung-ah's young child Bom. Jin-woo wonders if he is the father.
Jung Sung-chan (Kim Joo-hyuk) runs a small Japanese restaurant. Before his wedding, he leases an apartment from flight attendant Ham Joo-ran (Choi Ji-woo), but Sung-chan is dumped by his fiancé. At the same time, flight attendant Joo-ran learns that she was ripped off and now doesn't have a place to stay. Sung-chan offers to share the apartment with her.
Lee Soo-ho (Kang Ha-neul) is a songwriter. He is also deaf from a car accident that he was involved in, during high school. Soo-ho has never had a girlfriend. He is a regular customer at Sung-chan's Japanese restaurant. One day, at Sung-chan's restaurant, he meets drama series producer Jang Na-yeon (Esom). They have a good time eating and drinking together. After exchanging messages on Facebook, Soo-ho and Na-yeon go on a few dates together. Soo-ho is unable to tell her about his hearing disability.
The film was third placed on its opening weekend in South Korea, grossing .[4]