Comedy drama

Petty Romance (2010): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Name: Petty Romance
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Released: 2010-12-01
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Cast: Choi Kang-hee, Oh Jung-se, Lee Won-jong, Lee Sun-kyun, Choi Hee-jin

Petty Romance is a 2010 comedy drama directed by Kim Joung-hoon, starring Choi Kang-hee as Da-rim, Oh Jung-se and Lee Won-jong. It runs 1 hour 58 minutes and earned $14.2 million worldwide.

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Released: December 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 58m (118 min)
Director: Kim Joung-hoon
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Drama
Original language: Korean
Studio: Lotte Entertainment
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The story

What Is Petty Romance About?

The premise of Petty Romance without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A comic artist and an unemployed sex columnist join forces to win a high‑stakes adult‑cartoon contest offering a ₩130 million prize. Da‑Rim (Choi Gang‑Hee) works translating for an erotic magazine, yearns to write, and is repeatedly fired for her erratic creativity. Jung‑Bae (Lee Sun‑Kyun) is a gifted cartoonist whose story ideas are constantly rejected. Together they enter the competition, hoping their complementary talents will finally bring success.

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Cast & crew

Petty Romance Cast & Characters

Choi Kang-hee leads the cast as Da-rim, with Oh Jung-se as Hae-ryong and Lee Won-jong as Lee Se-yong. Directed by Kim Joung-hoon; 10 actors are credited in all.

Director Kim Joung-hoon

Choi Kang-hee as Da-rim
Oh Jung-se as Hae-ryong
Lee Won-jong as Lee Se-yong
Lee Sun-kyun as Jeong-bae

Also Starring in Petty Romance

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Choi Hee-jin Bank clerk
Cho Eun-ji Awards Ceremony Secretary
Ryu Hyun-kyung Kyeong-seon
Hwang Bo-ra Female Writer
Baek Do-bin Min-ho
Park No-shik Unemployed Man

Plot

Petty Romance Plot Summary

What happens in Petty Romance from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Seoul, the present day, opens a door to a story about debt, ambition, and the blurred lines between art and desire. Jeong Bae is a struggling manhwa artist pressed to redeem a cherished family portrait, and in a desperate bid for money he enters a publishing company’s contest for an adult manga, a prize worth ₩130 million (roughly US$100,000). With his storytelling weakness laid bare, he posts a call for a professional writer and ends up hiring the self-important Da-rim. They strike a deal: split the prize 50-50 if they win, a pact that masks a growing tension as they move from collaboration to a delicate, uneasy partnership.

Full summary

The whole story of Petty Romance, scene by scene

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