Architecture 101 (Korean Movie)
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- Movie: Architecture 101 (International English title) / Introduction of Architecture (literal title)
- Revised romanization: Geonchukhakgaeron
- Hangul: 건축학개론
- Director: Lee Yong-Ju
- Writer: Lee Yong-Ju
- Producer: Kim Kyun-Hee
- Cinematographer: Jo Sang-Yoon
- Release Date: March 22, 2012
- Runtime: 118 min.
- Production Company: Myung Films
- Distributor: Lotte Entertainment
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
35-year-old architect Seung-Min (Uhm Tae-Woong) receives a visit at his office from a woman. Seung-Min doesn't recognize the woman at first, but then realizes the woman is Seo-Yeon (Han Ga-In). Seo-Yeon is his first love, but he hasn't seen her since his freshman year in college. Seo-Yeon now has a request. She wants to hire Seung-Min to rebuild her home on Jeju Island.
15 years ago, Seung-Min (Lee Je-Hoon) is a naive young man beginning his architecture studies in college. He first meets Seo-Yeon (Bae Suzy) in his Architecture 101 class. As they work on a class project together, Seung-Min and Seo-Yeon begin to fall in love.
Back to the present day, Seung-Min is hesitant to take Seo-Yeon's job offer. Seo-Yeon persists and even goes to his boss with her wish. Seung-Min now has no choice, but to take on Seo-Yeon's home project. Old memories of love and heartbreak will soon resurface, as they find themselves at different junctions in their lives ...
Notes
- Filming began October 25, 2011. The first scene filmed took place at a cafe located in Hannam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
- Shooting locations takes place in Seoul and Jeju Island.
- Filming finished on January 8, 2012 and took 11 weeks to finish.
- Director Lee Yong-Ju majored in architecture in college and also has working experience as an architect.
- Online ticket reservations for Architecture 101 during its opening May 22 day accounted for 39.1% of all ticket reservations in Korea, pointing to a likely strong opening weekend.
- "Architecture 101" opened #1 at the South Korean box office during its March 23-25 opening weekend. The movie sold 565,020 tickets on 592 screens and accounted for 34.2% of all tickets sold that weekend.
- Movie passed 1,000,000 tickets sales on March 29, 2012 (7 days after its release) and passed 2,000,000 tickets sales on April 7 (17 days after its release). Movie held the #1 at the Korean box office for its first 3 weeks of release. "Architecture 101" passed 3,000,000 ticket sales on April 18. [1].
- After having fallen out of the #1 spot for 13 days in a row at the Korean box office "Architecture 101" rose back to the #1 spot for the day of April 24th, 2012. As of April 25th, 2012 the movie has sold 3.39 million tickets and ranks #4 for all film released in Korea during the 2012 calendar year.
Cast
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| Uhm Tae-Woong | Han Ga-In | Lee Je-Hoon | Bae Suzy |
| Seung-Min | Seo-Yeon | Seung-Min | Seo-Yeon |
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snsd4ever! Says:
Apr 13 2012 11:42 am
suzy hwaiting!!! you've done alot of acting and now you're gonna acting in a new drama called BIG! hwaiting!! i'll always support you!
mickey Says:
Apr 01 2012 8:16 pm
Suzy so pretty without make up...and i'm really sure this movie will be daebakk.. =)
Ki Says:
Mar 26 2012 10:59 pm
I haven’t watched a romance film that impressed like “Architecture 101″ in quite sometime. There’s last year’s “Late Autumn,” and then there’s quite a gap between another romance film that impressed me like this. “Architecture 101″ is also likely to pique the interest of many other Koreans here due to the casting choices of Uhm Tae-Woong, Han Ga-In, Lee Je-Hoon & Bae Suzy. All of these actors seem to be cresting at the apex of their respective entertainment careers. Uhm Tae-Woong’s popularity has been on a rise with his appearance on Korean variety/reality show “1 Night and 2 days” (even though that popularity hasn’t necessarily related to box office success – reference “Never Ending Story”). Meanwhile, Han Ga-In is fresh off her performance in MBC drama series “The Moon Embracing The Sun,” which regularly received ratings in excess of 40% in Korea. Lee Je-Hoon has reached a level of stardom with young teens that is virtually at rock star level (I nearly got trampled by his fans at his guest appearance at last year’s Busan International Film Festival). Lastly, Bae Suzy is a member of ultra-popular Kpop group “Miss A.” The movie is also directed by Lee Yong-Ju, previously directed the well received 2009 horror film “Possessed”. Unusual for a horror film, “Possessed” received frequent nominations from Korean movie award ceremonies.
“Architecture 101″ tells the story of mid-30′s architect Seung-Min (Uhm Tae-Woong) who one day receives a surprise visit from his first love. The woman’s name is Seo-Yeon (Han Ga-In) and she now wants to hire Seung-Min to rebuild her father’s home on Jeju Island. Flashbacks then occur of their budding romance during their college freshman days, while the woman’s home restoration project runs in parallel in the present day. The renovation of the home also serves as a thoughtful allegory for the two main characters’ relationship. Forgotten emotions are rekindled in the process, as they grapple with their past and future. Interesting enough, the movie unfolds a bit like a mystery where each scene reveals more about the characters and their past.
During the early portions of the film, when the use of flashbacks first occurs, I wondered to myself if the film would turn out as a clone of Kang Hyung-Chul “Sunny”. After the conclusion of “Architecture 101,” I can surmise that the success of “Sunny” probably gave inspiration to the film’s flashback techniques, but the story feels unique and, because of this, you quickly forget the comparisons with “Sunny”.
The star of the show for myself is Bae Suzy. Although, Bae Suzy’s role didn’t require a lot of dynamics, the level of charm Bae Suzy brought to her character, without having to resort cutesiness, just impresses. I have no doubt she will have a prodigious acting career if she chooses. Lee Je-Hoon also excelled in his performance as the innocent college aged version of Uhm Tae-Woong’s main character. One thing did bug me though with Lee Je-Hoon’s performance. In the movie, he often wears lipstick more colorful than what Bae Suzy wears. It’s a fad for some younger men here in South Korea today, which I have no problems with, but in the film, Lee Je-Hoon’s character exists in the 1980′s. Back in those days, guys just didn’t wear lipstick and this aspect stuck out like a sore thumb, especially when you consider they did an otherwise fantastic job recreating the style from that era. The present day actors didn’t impress as much, but they were perfectly acceptable in their roles.
At its core, “Architecture 101″ is a restrained romance film that just delivers on an emotional level. The film lacks the typical “drama” level for its genre, which is good thing for me. As the movie progresses, the story becomes more interesting, characters become intimately more personal and you become completely vested in their story. As a rough guideline for what you can expect in “Architecture 101,” think of the story structure in “Sunny” that meets the love/heartbreak found in Japanese film “Crying Out Love, In The Center of the World” (but far less dramatic). Also, certain picturesque moments in the film will undoubtably find a permanent home in your own memories.
jen Says:
Mar 21 2012 4:42 pm
the movie is supposed to come out today ! i want to see it so bad !
charmel Says:
Mar 14 2012 10:33 pm
wow I guess this is another beautiful story....can't wait to see!
Helena Says:
Mar 13 2012 9:27 pm
It's a must watch movie since Han Ga In is in it!!!! Now that's a real actress!! Suzy's not bad but hey you have a PRO like Han Ga In in the movie!!! when there's a pro you kind of forget about the newbie ;)
theguy Says:
Mar 07 2012 7:07 am
why only suzy? u shud give credits to han ga in too!!!!!!!! han ga in jjang!
friend Says:
Jan 27 2012 11:23 pm
i love you suzy,you are so pretty.I just want to be like u,and i hope i see you in TV more often.:)
sakura Says:
Jan 23 2012 9:01 pm
i cant wait to see it, especially suzys part in the story,
go suzy!
Princess Says:
Dec 20 2011 11:37 pm
OmoH!!!!! Suzy unni will be in this movie!! CAn't wait!!! I super love her in Dream High! I hope you'll have many more dramas and movies in the future! Saranghaeyo Suzy-ssi! <3 FIGHTING~!