My Girlfriend Is An Agent (Korean: 7급 공무원; lit. "7th Level Civil Servant") is a 2009 South Korean romantic action comedy film directed by Shin Tae-ra and starring Kim Ha-neul and Kang Ji-hwan. The film had 4,078,293 admissions nationwide and was the 4th most -attended film of the year.[3]
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 7급 공무원 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | 7keup kongmuwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | 7kŭp kongmuwŏn |
| Directed by | Shin Tae-ra |
| Written by | Chun Sung-il |
| Produced by | Im Yeong-ho Chun Sung-il Shin Hye-yeon Park Kyung-duk |
| Starring | Kim Ha-neul Kang Ji-hwan |
| Cinematography | Choi Ju-yeong |
| Edited by | Moon In-dae |
| Music by | Choi Seung-hyun |
Production companies | DCG Plus Harimao Pictures |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Languages | Korean Russian |
| Box office | US$21,056,165[1][2] |
Synopsis
editA Russian organized crime group takes possession of an advanced bio-chemical weapon from Korea with the help of a corrupt Korean scientist, and two special agents are the world's only hope to stop them. One is a veteran domestic secret agent named Ahn Soo-ji, who is a master martial artist and fencer. The other is a rookie international agent named Lee Jae-joon whose foundation is analytical work, rather than fieldwork. The agents get into trouble when they consistently goof up on the job and have an ill-fated relationship, when coincidentally they are dating and don't know each other's secret identities. The passion between them turns to madness, as the lies and secrets between them build until they nearly kill each other. The only thing they can trust is the fact they love and hate each other. The tension builds as they attempt to work out their relationship while working behind each other's backs, unknowingly on the same mission to save the world.
Cast
edit- Kim Ha-neul as Ahn Soo-ji
- Kang Ji-hwan as Lee Jae-joon
- Jang Young-nam as Team Leader Hong
- Ryu Seung-ryong as Won-seok
- Kang Shin-il as Dr. No
- Yoo Seung-mok as Police officer Jang
- Jang Nam Yul as Department head Jo
- Elizabeth Sujin Ford as Sonya Victoria
Awards and nominations
edit- Best New Actor – Kang Ji-hwan
- Nomination – Best Actress – Kim Ha-neul
- Nomination – Best Supporting Actress – Jang Young-nam
Remake
editIt was remade as a television series 7th Grade Civil Servant, starring Choi Kang-hee and Joo Won, which aired on the South Korean network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in 2013.[5][6]
In 2011, the remake rights were acquired by UTV Movies. The Bollywood remake will be co-produced by UTV Movies and director-turned-producer Imtiaz Ali, and directed by choreographer Bosco (of Bosco-Caesar fame), with Shahid Kapoor as the male lead and Katrina Kaif as the female lead.[7] The film was canceled.
References
edit- ^ "7th Grade Civil Servant (My Girlfriend Is an Agent) (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ "Chilgeup gongmuwon (My Girlfriend is an Agent) (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy. "Korean Movie Reviews for 2009". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ "My Girlfriend is an Agent". Cinemasie.com. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (20 November 2012). "Joo Won, Choi Kang Hee, 2PM's Chansung and Others Hold First Reading for '7th Grade Civil Servant'". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ Oh, Jean (3 February 2013). "Feels like you've seen it before?: Box office hits like 'My Sassy Girl' coming to the small screen". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
- ^ Bhushan, Nyay (16 November 2011). "Korean Blockbuster 'My Girlfriend Is An Agent' to Get Bollywood Remake". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean) [dead link]
- My Girlfriend Is an Agent at IMDb