My Scary Girl Explained

My Scary Girl
Director:Son Jae-gon
Producer:Kim Kwon-tae
Kim Jeong-ho
Kim Nam-won
Starring:Park Yong-woo
Choi Kang-hee
Music:Na Ha-na
Cinematography:Ha Jae-young
Editing:Shin Min-kyung
Studio:Sidus Pictures
MBC Production
Distributor:CJ Entertainment
Runtime:110 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Gross:[1]
Native Name:
Child:yes
Hangul:달콤, 살벌한 연인
Hanja:달콤, 殺伐한 戀人
Rr:Dalkom, Salbeolhan Yeonin
Mr:Talk'om, Salbŏrhan Yŏnin

My Scary Girl (; "Sweet, Bloodthirsty Lover") is a 2006 South Korean black/romantic comedy film written and directed by Son Jae-gon.[2] [3]

With a relatively low budget and lead actors who were not particularly famous at the time, My Scary Girl became a sleeper hit and the tenth top-selling domestic film of the year with 2,286,745 tickets sold.[4] [5] [6]

Plot

29-year-old Hwang Dae-woo (Park Yong-woo) is a successful university lecturer of English, yet due to his awkward and shy nature around women, has yet to engage in any romantic relationship. When art major student Lee Mi-na (Choi Kang-hee) suddenly moves into his apartment complex, Dae-woo asks her out, and finds himself in an almost-too-good-to-be-true relationship. Yet, Mi-na seems to be hiding something sinister, and Dae-woo encounters a rather interesting twist to his fairy-tale-like first love.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Cast

Awards and nominations

2006 Busan Film Critics Awards

2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards

2006 Korean Film Awards

2006 Director's Cut Awards[11]

2007 Asian Film Awards

2007 Baeksang Arts Awards

Musical theatre adaptation

A musical based on My Scary Girl was selected for the second Daegu International Music Festival.[12] Its book and lyrics were written by Kang Kyoung-ae, and music composed by Will Aronson. The show received funding for further development and was performed publicly at the Daegu Bongsan Culture Center from July 5 to 6, 2008.[13] A full production ran in Seoul in 2009, starring Shin Sung-rok.[14] The show was designated Best Original Musical in the small theater category at the 2009 Korea Musical Awards.

An American version of the musical was selected by the Barrington Stage Company for the 2008 Musical Theater Lab. This workshop production was performed from July 10 to 26, 2008. This version had a book written by Kang Kyoung-ae and Mark St. Germain, music composed by Will Aronson, lyrics written by Kang Kyoung-ae, and additional lyrics contributed by William Finn.[15]

As part of an international exchange program with the Daegu International Musical Festival, the New York Musical Theatre Festival presented the Korean version of My Scary Girl on October 1 to 4, 2009 at the Acorn Theater in New York City.[16] [17] My Scary Girl was selected as the Outstanding New Musical in the festival.[18] [19] In addition, Bang Jin-ui won an award for Outstanding Individual Performance,[20] and Honorable Mention citations were earned by Will Aronson for Excellence in Writing: Music, Kang Kyoung-ae for Excellence in Writing: Book, Byun Jung-joo for Excellence in Direction, and the cast for Outstanding Ensemble Performance.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fDALKOMSALBEOLHAN01&country=KR&wk=2006W14&id=_fDALKOMSALBEOLHAN01&p=.htm "Dalkom Salbeolhan Yeon-in (My Scary Girl)"
  2. Web site: Son Jae-Gon Talks 달콤, 살벌한 연인 (My Scary Girl). Twitch Film. 2013-07-24. 16 April 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106162937/http://twitchfilm.com/2006/04/son-jae-gon-talks-my-scary-girl.html. 6 November 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Herald Interview: Actor on a roll but still hungry. The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 2014-11-06. 5 April 2006.
  4. Web site: Korean Box Office Report - April 7/9. Twitch Film. 2014-11-06. 10 April 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20141106173541/http://twitchfilm.com/2006/04/korean-box-office-report-april-7-9.html. 6 November 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Movie Sweet, Scary Lover tops box office for three weeks. KBS Global. 2014-11-06. 24 April 2006.
  6. Web site: The Best Selling Films of 2006. Koreanfilm.org. 2014-11-06.
  7. Web site: Paquet. Darcy. My Scary Girl. Koreanfilm.org. 2013-07-24.
  8. Web site: Kim. Tae-jong. Scary Turns Love Comedy on Its Head. The Korea Times via Hancinema. 2014-11-06. 6 April 2006.
  9. Web site: Lee. Min-a. Black comedy slides into the grey zone. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-11-06. 28 March 2006.
  10. Web site: Park. Soo-mee. Sweet, pretty and slightly murderous. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2013-07-24. 29 August 2006.
  11. Web site: Yi. Chang-ho. Director's Cut Awards Diversity of Films. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-11-06. 28 December 2006.
  12. Web site: Chung. Ah-young. Daegu Intl Musical Festival Kicks Off. The Korea Times. 2013-07-24. 17 June 2008.
  13. Web site: Korean Musical My Scary Girl Debuts. KBS World. 2013-07-24. 10 July 2008.
  14. Web site: Chung. Ah-young. Shin Flies High in My Scary Girl. The Korea Times. 2013-07-24. 23 March 2009.
  15. Web site: Chung. Ah-young. My Scary Girl, Musical to Debut in United States. The Korea Times. 2013-07-24. 9 April 2008.
  16. Web site: Chung. Ah-young. Musical My Scary Girl to Hit Stage in New York. The Korea Times. 2013-07-24. 24 June 2009.
  17. Web site: Chung. Ah-young. Musical My Scary Girl Goes to Broadway. The Korea Times. 2013-07-24. 27 September 2009.
  18. Web site: Chung. Ah-young. My Scary Girl Wins Two Awards at NYMF. The Korea Times. 2013-07-24. 2 November 2009.
  19. Web site: Kim. Lynn. My Scary Girl wins two awards at musical festival. 10Asia. 2013-07-24. 2 November 2009.
  20. Web site: Bang Jin-ui Wins New York Musical Award. The Chosun Ilbo. 2013-07-24. 23 December 2009.

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