Marriage Blue Explained

Marriage Blue
Director:Hong Ji-young
Producer:Min Jin-su
Starring:Kim Kang-woo
Kim Hyo-jin
Ju Ji-hoon
Lee Yeon-hee
Ok Taecyeon
Ma Dong-seok
Guzal Tursunova
Lee Hee-joon
Go Joon-hee
Music:Lee Jae-jin
Cinematography:Lee Seon-yeong
Editing:Kim Sun-min
Studio:Soo Film
Runtime:118 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean

Marriage Blue (; lit. "The Night Before the Wedding") is a 2013 South Korean romantic comedy film that follows the misadventures of four engaged couples in the week leading up to their weddings.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

Tae-kyu (Kim Kang-woo) is a former professional baseball player who currently coaches for a minor league team. His girlfriend Joo-young (Kim Hyo-jin) runs a successful urology clinic. They've broken up once before then gotten back together, and now they're about to get married. But a week before their wedding, Tae-kyu learns something about Joo-young that makes him feel betrayed and jealous. Growing increasingly neurotic, he becomes obsessed with finding all about her exes and dating past.

Chef Won-chul (Ok Taecyeon) and nail artist So-mi (Lee Yeon-hee) have been a couple for seven years and their wedding day is fast approaching. But feeling that something is missing in their lives, So-mi suspects that Won-chul doesn't feel passionate towards her anymore and merely regards their relationship as a comfortable living arrangement. Several days before getting hitched, So-mi travels to Jeju Island for a nail art competition, and there she meets and becomes attracted to Kyung-soo (Ju Ji-hoon), a tour guide and webcomic writer.

Geon-ho (Ma Dong-seok) is a sweet, middle-aged bachelor who owns a flower shop, and he's about to marry Vika (Guzal Tursunova), who hails from Uzbekistan. When Geon-ho is suddenly afflicted with erectile dysfunction, he goes to see Joo-young, a urologist, who tells him that there's nothing wrong with him physically and his impotency may be caused by stress. Since Vika is beautiful and much younger than him, Geon-ho struggles with feelings of inadequacy and starts to wonder if she's only marrying him to attain Korean citizenship.

Dae-bok (Lee Hee-joon) works at Joo-young's urology clinic. He's recently began dating Yi-ra (Go Joon-hee), a wedding planner. Then one day, during a baseball game, Yi-ra tells him that she's pregnant, and Dae-bok immediately proposes. But as they prepare for their wedding, they keep arguing constantly. It isn't that Dae-bok is scared of becoming a father, but he senses from Yi-ra's cynical attitude that she doesn't feel their relationship has any kind of long-term future, so he desperately tries to change her mind.

Cast

Release

Marriage Blue opened in South Korea on November 21, 2013, at third place in the box office, with a gross of .[13] Despite little hype, it succeeded in securing a niche market amongst some heavier hitters, and on November 25, the fifth day of its release, the film ranked first in the daily box office chart, beating and .[14] On its second week, it placed second on the weekly box office chart, with 841,563 admissions.[15] At the end of its run, it had a total of 1,214,351 admissions.

In addition to South Korea, rights to Marriage Blue were pre-sold to seven Asian countries, and local theaters in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and China screened the film from December 2013 to May 2014.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marriage Blues (2013). The Chosun Ilbo. 2014-09-01. 22 November 2013.
  2. Web site: Ha. Soo-jung. 2PM's Taecyeon Back Hugs Lee Yeon Hee for Marriage Blue. enewsWorld. 2014-09-01. 18 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Lee. Sun-min. Marriage Blue stars talk proposals. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-09-01. 23 October 2013.
  4. Web site: Son. Bo-kyung. Taecyeon and Lee Yeon Hee Talk about Marriage. enewsWorld. 2014-09-01. 22 October 2013.
  5. Web site: Jo. Yeon-kyung. Lee Yeon Hee Thinks She May Be Ready to Get Married. enewsWorld. 2014-09-01. 7 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Lee. Sun-min. Ok Taec-yeon to appear in The Nights Before Wedding. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-09-01. 9 April 2013.
  7. Web site: Son. Bo-kyung. 2PM's Taecyeon Wants to Improve His Acting Skills. enewsWorld. 2014-09-01. 7 November 2013.
  8. Web site: Jo. Yeon-kyung. 2PM's Taecyeon Lost 10kg for Marriage Blue. enewsWorld. 2014-09-01. 13 November 2013.
  9. Web site: Hong. Grace Danbi. Marriage Blue Reveals MV with Taecyeon-Composed Song. enewsWorld. 2014-09-01. 4 November 2013.
  10. Web site: Ko Joon-hee Makes Light of Wedding Clichés in New Romantic Comedy. The Chosun Ilbo. 2014-09-01. 28 November 2013.
  11. Web site: Jung. Ji-won. Ko Joon-hee stepping further into spotlight. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-09-01. 9 December 2013.
  12. Web site: Hong. Grace Danbi. 2PM's Taecyeon and Joo Cast in New Star-Studded Movie. enewsWorld. 2014-09-01. 18 April 2013.
  13. Web site: Lee. Sun-min. Friend sequel beats new Hunger Games. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-09-01. 26 November 2013.
  14. Web site: Song. Soon-jin. Box Office: November 21-December 4, 2013. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-09-01. 9 December 2013.
  15. Web site: Lee. Sun-min. AM 11:00 tops box office. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-09-01. 3 December 2013.
  16. Web site: Song. Soon-jin. MARRIAGE BLUE to Be Released in 3 Asian Countries. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2014-09-01. 29 November 2013.