My Little Bride

Director: Kim Ho Jun Cast: Mun Geun Yeong, Kim Rae Won Genre: Drama Rating: 12+

In this romantic comedy, Sangmin (played by Kim Raewon) is a 24-year-old college boy who keeps drooling over cute ladies on campus. He, however, is forced to marry Boeun (Mun Gunyeong), a 16-year-old high school girl who he has known since childhood. They are easily cheated by Boeun’s grandfather who wants to keep a promise he made to his former friend – Sangmin’s deceased grandfather – who makes a dying wish on his hospital bed to see them marry. After their undesired marriage to each other, Boeun still has a crush on a handsome baseball player at her school and dates him secretly, compelling Sangmin to win her back home. For Sangmin, he has lost his identity as a “playboy” after marriage. He has to also fend off Boeun’s spinster teacher who tries to win his love without ever knowing that he and her student are married. Director Kim Hojun serves up a happy ending with the married couple finding and reaffirming real love between them. Actress Mun shows her potential as a promising teen movie star in this film.