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You're My Pet (film)
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Wikipedia article
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| caption = Promotion poster for 'You're My Pet'
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| director = Kim Byeong-kon
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| distributor = Lotte Entertainment
Toho (Japan)
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| runtime = 110 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
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| gross = [https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fNEONEUNPETYOUAR01 "Box office by Country: 'You're My Pet'"]. 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved 2012-06-04
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'You're My Pet' is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy film based on the manga 'Tramps Like Us' (known in Japanese as 'You're My Pet') by . It co-stars Kim Ha-neul and Jang Keun-suk[http://news.nate.com/view/20111010n24984?mid=e0102 " , [Jang Geun Suk talks about being a pet in 'Youre My Pet']"] 'Nate News'. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-19 and directed by Kim Byeong-kon.[http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2011100511455705785 " , "] 'Star News' (Naver). 5 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-19 It is released on 10 November 2011 by Lotte and ran at 110 minutes.[http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?mode=INDEX_FILMS_LIST&searchKeyword=you&peopleCd=&strMenuId=010401&pageIndex=1&searchType=MOVIE_NM&movieCd=20111928&s_genre=220520&pageRowSize=10 "'You're My Pet' (2011)"] 'Korea Film Biz Zone' (Korean Film Council) Retrieved 2012-04-20
Cast
* Kim Ha-neul - Ji Eun-yi
* Jang Keun-suk - Kang In-ho
* Ryu Tae-joon - Cha Woo-seong
* Jeong Yu-mi - Lee Young-eun
* Kang Ha-neul - Young-soo
* Choi Jong-hoon - Ji Eun-soo
* Kang Hae-in - Kim Mi-sung
* Ko Woo-ri as Lee Min Sun
Plot
The film centers around a young and ambitious woman named Ji Eun-yi (Kim Ha-neul) and her human pet (Jang Keun-suk).
After her fianc leaves her for his mistress and Ji Eun-yi is demoted at work, she stumbles across a young injured homeless man in a box outside her condominium. She takes him in and becomes attached to him. As a joke, she says she wants to keep him as a pet, and to her surprise, the young man agrees. She names him Momo, after her beloved dog from her childhood. Ji Eun-yi provides room and board, and Momo provides unconditional love and loyalty. Momo, whose name is Kang In-ho, is a dance child prodigy who gradually brings happiness to his master's life.
Despite his growing affection for her, Ji Eun-yi says there is no romance of any sort in their relationship. However, sexual tension gradually arises as the two spend more time together. But not only does Ji Eun-yi struggle with her feelings for the young guy, she also needs to keep him a secret from her co-workers, especially her former college classmate and new romantic interest Woo-seong.
Reception
In Korea, the film sold 209,318 tickets in the first five days,Paquet, Darcy [http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&seq=1655&mode=VIEW "Box office, November 2 - 15"] 'Korea Film Biz Zone' (Korean Film Council) 18 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-20 ranked fourth and grossed in its first week of release[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2011&wk=45¤cy=local&p=.htm "South Korea Box Office: November 1113, 2011"] 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved 2012-04-19 and grossed a total closed to after four weeks of screening.[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2011&wk=48¤cy=local&p=.htm "South Korea Box Office: December 24, 2011"] 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved 2012-04-19
In Japan, the film was released on 21 January 2012 by Toho. It ranked fifth and grossed in its first week of release[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/?yr=2012&wk=3¤cy=local&p=.htm "Japan Box Office: January 2122, 2012"] 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved 2012-04-19 and grossed a total of after three weeks on 92 screens.[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/?yr=2012&wk=5¤cy=local&p=.htm "Japan Box Office: February 45, 2012"] 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved 2012-04-19
References
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