Chapter 14 3. "My Girlfriend and Me": Who is it imitating?

In 2005, Song Hye Kyo, who became popular in Asia, made her big-screen debut "My Girlfriend and Me".The film was released in South Korea on December 22, 2005. Why did Song Hye Kyo think of making a movie? In the end, Song Hye Kyo did not pursue the victory.It set off a climax of manga adaptation TV series and romantic light comedy.Afterwards, romantic comedies like "I Love Kim Sam-soon" and the comic-adapted TV series "Gong" all had good ratings, but Song Hye-kyo changed to a new battlefield to fight - she went to make a movie. Speaking of Song Hye Kyo's exposure to the big screen, the official statement is that she has been invited by many people in the film industry.But this time, the script sent to her moved her. She was moved by the pure first love in the script, and finally decided to star in "My Girlfriend and Me".

This reason is too simple and weak. With Song Hye Kyo's status and time cost, she would never accept a script impulsively.Not to mention the first movie in my life. "My Girlfriend and Me" is a movie worth making, and Song Hye Kyo's management team has fully considered it. First of all, "Me and My Girlfriend" was inspired by "Shouting Love in the Center of the World".Japanese writer Kyoichi Katayama's novel "Shouting Love at the Center of the World" has been ranked first in the Korean Ministry of Literature and Art for 35 consecutive weeks since June 2003. In 2004, the movie of the same name caused a storm of first love in Japan.Judging from the successful TV series Song Hye Kyo took over before, whether it is "Blue Life and Death" or "Love in Blue", her books and works have sold well.Therefore, if the book sells well, it means that the story is recognized by people, so people will watch the TV series.This logic has always flowed unimpeded.Compared with the monotonous and abstract characters in the original work, the story of "My Girlfriend and Me" is set in 1995, and the characters are performed by specific actors, making the movie closer to reality.

Secondly, the co-actor Cha Tae-hyun is very reliable.Cha Tae-hyun once conquered the audience through the movie "My Sassy Girlfriend", and his other movie "Love Story" (also translated "Go Left, Love Right") also touched many people.As the first student of the KBS Super Performing Arts Class, he has filmed many popular TV dramas over the years. The movie "My Sassy Girl" also made him famous, and he climbed to the throne of the most valuable comedian in Korea in one fell swoop.Although Cha Tae-hyun is not small and is the most valuable comedian in Korea, but he has a characteristic, he does not steal the show.Especially when working with female stars, he is a very powerful green leaf.The actresses he has worked with are easy to play and impressive.Song Hye Kyo's first movie with Cha Tae Hyun is undoubtedly a good start.

Of course, "My Girlfriend and Me" itself has many factors that guarantee Song Hye Kyo's success, which is seen by the management team: For example, the first love theme of the film.The previous "My Sassy Girlfriend", "Love Novel", "If Love Has God's Will" and so on have achieved great success. There is also the tear offensive of the film.Song Hye Kyo played a terminally ill character before and tasted the sweetness of tear gas.Some people say: "A male star will be popular when he smiles, and a female star will win if he cries."Son Ye Jin, Choi Ji Woo, Kim Tae Hee...all of them became popular with tears, crying out a future.Song Hye Kyo herself achieved the status of "drama star" only after crying to death in "Blue Life and Death".Therefore, for the debut film, the chances of crying and crying are great.

In 2002, one of the hottest topics in the entertainment industry in South Korea, the entire Asian region, and even the United States was Jun Ji-hyun and the movie "My Sassy Girl".Accompanied by this, there is a "savage trend" sweeping across Asia. Many men and even women have changed their past views on choosing friends and love, and began to like and imitate "savage" girlfriends.Barbarism has become a fashion, and it has also made the name Jun Ji Hyun a trend, becoming an idol in the minds of many men and women.She completely subverted the image of traditional girls who used Song Hye Kyo as a template in the past.Jun Ji Hyun has long hair, tall figure, and a little baby fat, which is enough to challenge Song Hye Kyo's status in terms of appearance.A two-hour "My Sassy Girlfriend" has reached the popularity of Song Hye Kyo's many TV dramas.After that, Jeon Ji-hyun participated in "Daisy" directed by Hong Kong director Liu Weiqiang, and easily achieved greater results than Song Hye Kyo.With so many turmoil, such loud noises, and Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmaster" has no results, Song Hye Kyo finally understands a truth, there is an essential difference between movie stars and TV drama stars.

Although Song Hye Kyo has successfully changed her image, her slightly mischievous image is much less powerful than Jun Ji Hyun's brutal tenderness.Even Jang Nara has successfully made her debut with "The Success of the Bright Girl" and "The Love of the Red Bean Girl".The savage, domineering yet kind-hearted female image has moved from the fringe to the mainstream. Song Hye Kyo has judged the situation and figured it out, she wants to make a movie. "My Girlfriend and Me" is a masterpiece of Korean romance films.Basically, after listening to the synopsis and knowing that the leading actor is Cha Tae-hyun, I know what kind of movie this is.

The film has several common types of Korean romance films: the hero is a doormat, the heroine is terminally ill, first love, and the scenery is beautiful.According to psychological analysis, actors like Cha Tae-hyun were born for otaku movies. A boy who looks unattractive and has no merits other than honesty can be favored by such a beautiful woman.The movie is a dream, fulfilling the fantasy for the lazy otaku. And it would be perfect for Song Hye Kyo to act in such a movie.Isn't there an online vote, is she the otaku's favorite?In fact, as a winner of various online awards, it can be seen that Mei Qiao is a goddess in the minds of otaku.

Song Hye Kyo's company thought that a movie like "My Girlfriend and Me" was so good that it was easy to shoot, and Song Hye Kyo's role was a replica of her famous TV series "Blue Life and Death". Such a movie, judging from historical experience, will not be watched by anyone. It's a pity that Song Hye Kyo, who has always been called "the darling of the TV circle", made her debut in "My Girlfriend and Me" but failed.The movie theater that was originally scheduled was closed ahead of time, and walked out of people's sight in disgrace.The head of the Jade Girl School encountered the worst cold snap since she first entered the film industry.The total number of viewers in the first week of the film's release was only 190,000, and it dropped to about 5,000 in the second week.Although in the film, both Song Hye Kyo and Cha Tae Hyun worked hard to perform, and publicized that in the film Song Hye Kyo "shows her first kiss and dances", which is also Song Hye Kyo's first kiss on the big screen, unfortunately, it is difficult to stop the decline of the film.

Regarding the failure of the film, some people compare "My Sassy Girl".From the actor's point of view, although Cha Tae-hyun plays a doormat in both films, compared to the enjoyable plot of being bullied and beaten by Jun Ji-hyun in "My Sassy Girlfriend", Song Hye-kyo in "My Girlfriend and Me" is It seems too gentle and not strong enough. Some people also commented that "My Girlfriend and Me" is the Korean version of "Crying Out for Love in the Center of the World", and the filming technique is not as good as the Japanese version of "Crying Out for Love in the Center of the World". "My Girlfriend and Me" is said to be a movie, but in fact the overall structure is like a TV series.Many plots and plots of the movie are modeled after "Crying Out for Love in the Center of the World", but the pearls and jades come first, and the audience will not be very interested in another movie like this.

Some comments are very pertinent, saying that if "My Girlfriend and Me" was filmed five years earlier, it would not have failed. Of course, some people criticized that Song Hye Kyo did not have enough publicity when he filmed this movie.For example, in the past when making TV dramas, there were always gossip and hype.Although Song Hye Kyo and Cha Tae Hyun performed affectionately in the film, they never showed themselves in this regard.Cha Tae-hyun and the well-known lyricist Cui Xi-eun were childhood sweethearts. In 2006, after 13 years of love marathon, they entered the marriage hall.So Cha Tae Hyun is basically a scandal insulator.When Song Hye Kyo was filming a jeans commercial, she talked about the circle of friends she had the most contact with: "They are all older sisters who are seven or eight years older." Because of work, Song Hye Kyo admitted that she had few friends of the same age, and a group of people went to work abroad , the biggest leisure is to sit and drink together in the hotel room.Speaking of heart-to-heart, Song Hye Kyo's name surprised all the reporters - Cha Tae Hyun.Song Hye Kyo talked about her friend Cha Tae Hyun: "He is like a brother! Fortunately, he is married and has a son, so there is no need to worry about rumors." At this point, Song Hye Kyo blinked mischievously, "In the play I will talk to him about my troubles, what a good man!"

The reporter asked Cha Tae Hyun and Song Hye Kyo how they felt when filming the kiss scene. Cha Tae Hyun generously joked: "The lips are fuller than I imagined." The most direct and naked answer about the kiss scene is the least scandalous couple on screen lovers. Of course, what cannot be avoided is the previous collaboration with Jun Ji-hyun on "My Sassy Girlfriend".This time his girlfriend became Song Hye Kyo, Cha Tae Hyun was repeatedly asked about his feelings, he said he didn't know how to answer, but he likes both heroines very much.Was asked if the character this time is similar to the character in "My Sassy Girl"?He couldn't help laughing that it was actually similar, basically the roles in the movies he filmed were similar. For Song Hye Kyo, the sense of crisis is getting worse.In online voting, she is always in front of Jun Ji Hyun, and she is also equally divided in various endorsement fields.Although Song Hye Kyo's position in the TV industry cannot be shaken, even the rising stars Jang Nara and Yoon Eun Hye are far behind, but if she really wants to develop internationally and develop in the direction of bigger names, in the film industry, Song Hye Kyo has never been able to look down on Jun Ji Hyun. And this "My Girlfriend and Me" gave Song Hye Kyo a bad start on the big screen. Basic information of the movie "My Girlfriend and Me": Title: My Girl And I Translated title: Me and My Girlfriend / Blue Alert Director: Jeon Yoon Soo Screenwriter: Huang Chengjiu Starring: Cha Tae Hyun, Song Hye Kyo, Lee Soon Jae, Kim Hae Sook Genre: Love/Romance Level: 12 years old and above can watch Length: 104 minutes Produced by: IFILM Release date: March 9, 2006 (Hong Kong)