Spellbound (Korean Movie)

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Movie: Spellbound (International English title) / Eerie Romance (literal title)
Revised romanization: Ossakhan Yeonae
Hangul: 오싹한 연애
Director: Hwang In-Ho
Writer: Hwang In-Ho
Producer: Ahn Young-Jin, Ahn Sang-Hoon, Lee Won-Tae
Cinematographer: Lee Doo-Man
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Runtime: 114 min.
Genre: Romantic-Comedy/Supernatural
Distributor: CJ E&M
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

From a young age, Yeo-Ri (Son Ye-Jin) sees ghosts and, because of this, unexpected things occur to people around her. The woman then isolates herself from the outside world. A magician named Jo-Goo (Lee Min-Ki) attempts to reach out to her ...

Jo-Goo is a street magician. One day, while performing magic on the street, Jo-Goo notices a woman in the audience. He follows her after the show. She walks down an alleyway before stopping. A door in front of her opens. Jo-Goo then comes up with an idea. He approaches her and asks her if she wants to take part in his show.

One year later, Jo-Goo performs in big theaters. The show has an edgy horror theme which audiences seem to love. While on stage, Jo-Goo calls out to a ghost from a closet brought on stage. Yeo-Ri performs as the ghost in the show. After the show, Jo-Goo offers to take the entire staff out to an expensive dinner on the condition that Yeo-Ri accompanies them. All the staff members look at her, but Yeo-Ri replies that she already has an appointment. Since Yeo-Ri joined Jo-Goo's show she has yet to go out with them.

Back at her house, Yeo-Ri brings out a birthday cake to eat by herself. In her living room a tent is there. She talks to her mother on her cellphone. Her mom and sister moved to Norway years ago. Her mom starts to cry, feeling guilty and also worrying that Yeo-Ri will always live alone. While she sleeps, Yeo-Ri feels something strange and wakes up, facing yet another ghost.

After their next performance, Jo-Goo insists that Yeo-Ri join them for dinner and drinks. This time around, her excuses are not accepted and she is forced to go with them. During dinner Yeo-Ri becomes drunks and sits next to Jo-Goo. She starts to blabber that Jo-Goo lacks heart and then suddenly rips his shirt.

The next day, Yeo-Ri remembers what she did and calls Jo-Goo. Yeo-Ri offers to pay for the shirt. At that moment, Yeo-Ri again sees a ghost. Jo-Goo hears a strange sound over the phone. When their conversation ends, Jo-Goo becomes worried and decides to go to her house to check on her.

Jo-Goo wil now learn about the difficult world that Yeo-Ri lives in. Can Jo-Goo help her to find a way out or will he be chased away by the ghosts like all of the other people in Yeo-Ri's life?

Notes

Filming began December 27, 2010 in Ilsan, South Korea.
Filming completed on April 4, 2011. The last scene filmed was of ordinary high-school student Yeo-Ri who drowned and stopped breathing.
"Spellbound" opened #2 at the South Korean Box Office - selling 420,806 tickets on 565 screens during its opening December 2-4 weekend. The following week, "Spellbound" became #1 at the South Korean Box Office - selling 590,232 tickets on 676 screens during December 9-11 weekend.
"Spellbound" passed 3 million ticket sales mark on January 12th, 2012.

Cast



Son Ye-Jin	Lee Min-Ki	Park Cheol-Min	Kim Hyun-Suk	Lee Mi-Do
Kang Yeo-Ri	Ma Jo-Goo	Pil-Dong	Min-Jung	Yoo-Jin

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Comments

Comment #18
Lisa Says:
May 16 2012 1:23 pm

the movie is soo darn cute..i guess this is the first rom-com-horror ive seen in my life n lemme say ive seen quite a few.....its sooo so sooo adorable n id give it a full star rating...n its such an original story...loved Son Ye Jin and Lee Min Ki's chem!!!i highly recommend this movie to people whi enjoy light romcomhorrors ;)
Comment #17
monica park Says:
May 10 2012 6:21 am

the part were lee min ki and his friend was watching a movie did it came up?...i didnt notice it coz i was covering my eyes...kinda scared hehehehehe
Comment #16
Sana Sai Says:
Apr 05 2012 11:42 pm

Lovely romantic comdey thriller movie
Comment #15
Christina Says:
Apr 01 2012 10:05 pm

I love the movieee~ It soo cute and scary hahaha :DD
Comment #14
vel Says:
Mar 29 2012 2:28 pm

i love the movie so much... it is romantic comedy and horror.. it is scary but it makes me laugh and feel in love... ahaizt :)) two thumbs up...
Comment #13
Neri Says:
Mar 29 2012 12:39 pm

yah!!!!!

I LOVE THIS MOVIE

SO FUNNY

SO ROMANTIC

and

SO SCARY

:) must watch!
Comment #12
pinboo Says:
Mar 16 2012 11:11 am

just watched this.

To be honest, it lacks the usual 'spark' I often feel in Korean romance comedy, BUT everything else about this movie really makes up for it. I think the plot is fresh, the dialogues are cute, the characters are simply lovable. I love how the scenes are really sweetly surprising, so kudos to the production team. It's a really good movie
Comment #11
can Says:
Feb 24 2012 7:11 pm

you can download the movie from asiatorrents.com. there is not eng sub of it. lee min ki rocks. the first time i've watched him for the leading role and love him. she can see dead people, too but not like the boy at 'the sixth sense'. that's and horror romantic comedy and perfectly thrilling.
Comment #10
Jasmine Lee Says:
Dec 28 2011 8:34 pm

The movie is unique and full of fun. Highly recommended.
Comment #9
kiku Says:
Dec 17 2011 11:19 pm

where can i watch this??
it looked really good
Comment #8
sassygirl989 Says:
Dec 09 2011 4:16 am

i'll definitely watch this.. :)
Comment #7
Ki Says:
Dec 05 2011 3:18 am

Watched SPELLBOUND on its opening day here in Korea and came away really impressed! The movie has a lot of originality & Son Ye-Jin scored her best role in eons. Highly enjoyable!

Movie does have some flaws, like some scenes having noticeably weak cgi or the uneven "mood" of the early portions of the film or the extraneous ending scenes, but the movie's awesome premise & the all around enjoyable performances by the leads (especially Son Ye-Jin!) makes it easy to forget whatever there is to nitpick. The premise involves a woman haunted by ghosts after being involved in a high school car accident. The ghosts that haunt the woman seem to attack those who get close to the woman. Then there's a charismatic magician who attempts to help the woman and also become closer to her.

The movie has equal amounts of horror and romance, with comedy sprinkled in here and there, which gives the movie a unique feel. I think a lot of people will enjoy this film. For comparison's sake, "Hello Ghost" (another Korean sleeper hit centered around ghosts) comes to mind when comparing the commercial appeal and general likability of "Spellbound," although the story lines are completely different. Definitely worth checking out!
Comment #6
Momo Says:
Nov 22 2011 8:07 pm

cant wait for it to come out especially eng sub
Comment #5
anyeeM229 Says:
Nov 12 2011 7:06 pm

a romantic comedy with a bit of horror is rare. i look forward to the execution of this unique plot.
Comment #4
Luki Says:
Sep 08 2011 6:31 am

Interesting plot... Looking forward to watch this ^_^
Comment #3
rajes Says:
Jun 01 2011 6:57 pm

isn't this like the AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL movie 1999 ''THE SIXTH SENSE''?
Comment #2
radlene poblete Says:
Nov 29 2010 2:24 am

cant wait for this to watch
Comment #1
radlene poblete Says:
Nov 29 2010 2:24 am

cant wait for this