Architecture 101

"Can he meet her again?"

2012 1h 58m KO

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 146

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Synopsis

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When Seung-min was on his first year at the Academy of Architecture, he met Seo-yeon. She was a musician student, and Seung-min totally fell in love with her. Years have passed, and now he meets Seo-yeon again - she asks him to rebuild her father's old house.

“Can he meet her again?”

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Cast

Uhm Tae-woong
Lee Seung-min
Han Ga-in
Yang Seo-yeon
Lee Je-hoon
Young Lee Seung-min
Suzy
Young Yang Seo-yeon
Cho Jung-seok
Nab Deuk-yi
Yoo Yeon-seok
Jae-wook
Kim Eui-sung
Professor Kang
Cho Hyun-chul
Dong-goo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Yong-ju
Writers: Lee Yoon-ho, Lee Yong-ju
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Yong-ju, shot by Cho Sang-yun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lee Ji-soo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Uhm Tae-woong and Han Ga-in and Lee Je-hoon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Can he meet her again?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2337981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Lee Yong-ju directs. Cho Sang-yun behind the camera. Lee Ji-soo scores. Kim Sang-bum cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Lee Yong-ju, shot by Cho Sang-yun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Lee Ji-soo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Uhm Tae-woong and Han Ga-in and Lee Je-hoon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Can he meet her again?".
7IMDB entry: tt2337981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Cho Sang-yun
Original score: Lee Ji-soo
Editing: Kim Sang-bum
Production design: Woo Seung-mi
Costume design: Jang Joo-hee
Makeup / hair: Lee Jin-young
VFX supervisor: Jang Seong-ho
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: KO
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Architecture 101 (2012)

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Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한2021-02-02
★ 10/10
Relive your first love ? Architecture101 is a Korean movie about first loves and making decisions. This 2012 film stars Tae Woong Uhm and Ga In Han as the adult "Seung Min Lee" and "Seo Yun Yang", and Je Hoon Lee and Suzy Bae as the younger "Seung Min" and "Seo Yun" who first met in college in Architecture 101. While this received high ratings in Korea, it was underrated abroad where Asian drama fans are always expecting deep romance and giggles. This drama is beyond that, it tackles our "first loves" when we were young, the hopes, the dreams, that feeling of having first fallen in love with someone we totally did not expect but in the end it did not work. Later in life, when we have moved on and our paths crossed again with our first love, it's all about how we handle those feelings and making adult decisions, very hard adult decisions which can make or break relationships and our future. Architecture 101 is for adults who have faced and went through life and the challenges it threw toward us. I do not recommend this to young adults and teenagers as most of them will never appreciate the beauty of the story. Yet highly recommended for anyone who wants to capture the long lost hope, beautiful smiles, and sweet memories that only a first love can ever give.

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