Naoto Kumazawa	...	(Director)
Yukiko Manabe	...	(Writer)
Hyomin	...	Yoon Ji-ho
Kurumi Shimizu	...	Kaede Yamaguchi
Kent Yamazaki	...	Yusuke Nomura
Su-kyeong Jeon	...
Airi Matsuyama	...	Kuniko Muroi
Sanae Miyata	...	Sachie Mimura
Motoki Ochiai	...
Kazuya Takahashi	...	Kiyoharu Sato
Gorô Yasukawa	...	Composer
Masayuki Fujii	...	Cinematographer
Naoto Kumazawa	...	Editor

Comments: I can't believe this hasn't been done before.

A Korean college exchange student visiting Japan, (T'ara idol, Park Hyomin), spots a couple who are hopelessly Japanese about their feelings for one another and gives them lessons on how to be K-romantic and confess their love. Principle #1 is the Korean concept Mildang. Roughly translated it means a tug of war. From the J-girl's perspective it means playing hard to get which she doesn't like or understand. The K-girl sees it as an opportunity for the guy to show his resolve in the face of defeat, like Rocky Balboa! That's right. The Rocky franchise plays a role in this film as does Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).

Nothing new or insightful here, but it's so cute and innocent and heartwarming you're gonna want to hug this movie from start to finish.

I've seen a few movies from this director, Naoto Kumazawa:
Letters from Kanai Nirai Nirai kanai kara no tegami (2005)
Rainbow Song Niji no megami (2006)
Oto-na-ri (2009)

They had their moments but nothing like this film. It's remarkable how well the director nails the differences between Korean and Japanese. Hyomin isn't that cute but she's adorable as heck, like when she angrily tells the J-girl to smile, and then smiles. You gotta see it. The Japanese couple are overwhelmed by Hyomin's confidence and expertise. She has her heart secret which informs what she's doing, and when the film wraps up and the bubbles start flying .... wow!

Summary: Kaede (Kurumi Shimizu) and Yusuke (Kento Yamazaki) have feelings for each other, but they do not express their feeling honestly. Ji-Ho (Hyomin), who is an exchange student from South Korea, gets to know Kaede and Yusuke while attending university. Ji-Ho notices the feelings held by Kaede and Yusuke for each other, so Ji-Ho introduces a Korean style romance and leads Kaede and Yusuke to love.