'Yourself and Yours': Meet the cast of South Korean rom-com that examines relationship like never before
Hong Sang-soo's most delightful surreal comedy 'Yourself and Yours' is releasing on June 5, 2020. The South Korean director and screenwriter Hong Sang-soo embarks on an engaging foray into the uncanny with 'Yourself and Yours'. The movie was first screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and is an artistic spin on Luis Buñuel’s final masterpiece 'That Obscure Object of Desire', which was based on the 1898 novel 'The Woman and the Puppet' by Pierre Louÿs. Written and directed by Hong Sang-soo, the movie stars Kim Joo-hyuk as Kim Young-soo and Lee Yoo-young as So Min-jung. The 86 minute-long movie examines their relationship like never before, offering a fresh perspective to romance and dating.
Before the movie premieres on June 5, 2020, meet the cast.
Kim Joo-hyuk as Kim Young-soo
As Kim Young-soo, Kim Joo-hyuk plays the role of a painter who gets into an argument with his girlfriend about her drinking one night. The next morning, his girlfriend So Min-jung disappears and is nowhere to be found. He starts seeing girls who look like Min-jung and are going around meeting men looking for 'Mr Right'.
In October 2017, Kim was involved in a fatal car accident that occurred in Seoul and was pronounced dead two hours after the arrival. He was not under any influence and the police investigation revealed no vehicle defects either. The South Korean actor was best known for his work on 'My Wife Got Married', 'The Servant', 'Confidential Assignment' and 'Believer'. He was also known for 'Lovers in Prague', 'God of War', 'Hur Jun', 'The Original Story' and 'Argon'.
Lee Yoo-young as So Min-jung
The South Korean actress plays the role of Kim Young-soo's girlfriend So Min-Jung. In her debut performance on 'Late Spring', she won Best Actress at the 14th Milan International Film Festival, making her the first Korean to receive the honor. For her performance in 'Yourself and Yours', she was nominated for the Best Actress at the 4th Wildflower Film Awards. In 2019, for her performance of Kim Mi-young on 'My Fellow Citizens!', she was nominated for four accolades at the KBS Drama Awards including Best New Actress and Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama. She won the SBS Drama Award for Best New Actress for her role in 'Your Honour'.
Interestingly, both the actors of the movie had announced in December 2016 that they had started dating until Kim's unfortunate demise in 2017.
You can watch the trailer here: