When Romance Meets Destiny

2005 South Korean film

When Romance Meets Destiny
Theatrical poster

Korean name
Hangul	광식이 동생 광태
Hanja	광식이 同生 광태
Revised Romanization	Gwangsiki dongsaeng gwangtae
McCune–Reischauer	Kwangsiki dongsaeng kwangt‘ae

Directed by	Kim Hyun-seok^[1]
Written by	Kim Hyun-seok Park Yeon-seon
Produced by	Shim Jae-myung Lee Woo-jung
Starring	Kim Joo-hyuk Bong Tae-gyu
Cinematography	Choi Jin-woong
Edited by	Shin Mi-kyung
Music by	Lee Byung-hoon
Production companies	Myung Films KD Media
Distributed by	MK Pictures
Release date	November 23, 2005 (2005-11-23)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$14,049,623^[2]

When Romance Meets Destiny (Korean: 광식이 동생 광태; RR: Gwangsiki dongsaeng gwangtae; lit. "Gwang-sik's Younger Brother Gwang-tae") is a 2005 South Korean romantic comedy about two brothers and their different approaches to love.

Plot

Gwang-sik has never been particularly good at talking to women. While a university student, he fell hard for a woman named Yun-kyung, but circumstances and his lack of nerve prevented him from ever getting close to her, despite the fact that she seemed to be interested in him. Years later Gwang-sik, who now has a small photography studio with his assistant Il-woong, runs into Yun-kyung again. But has anything really changed in him?

Gwang-sik has a younger brother, Gwang-tae. Gwang-tae experiences none of the problems that plague his brother. For him, picking up women is almost an unconscious habit. Getting them into bed is a piece of cake. Disposing of them afterwards is no less simple, excepting the times when they track him down and throw rocks through his window. One day, however, he meets a woman named Kyung-jae who is just a little too smart, too attractive, and too mature for him to handle. Suddenly, he feels just as confused about relationships as his brother Gwang-sik.

Cast

Kim Joo-hyuk as Yu Gwang-sik
Bong Tae-gyu as Yu Gwang-tae
Lee Yo-won as Ko Yun-kyung
Kim Ah-joong as Lee Kyung-jae
Jung Kyung-ho as Kim Il-woong
Kim Hyung-min as Bae Ui-dong
Kim Il-woong as Kang Myung-chan
Park Chul-min as bartender
Lee Dae-yeon as doctor
Ha Ji-young as Supporting

References

^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 광식이 동생 광택 (When Romance Meets Destiny)". Twitch Film. 25 September 2006.
^ "Gwangshiki dongsaeng gwangtae (When Romance Meets Destiny)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 June 2012.