Pure Love (film)

2016 South Korean film

February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)

Running time

113 minutesCountrySouth KoreaLanguageKoreanBox officeUS$1.5 million^[1]

Pure Love (Korean: 순정; RR: Sunjeong), released internationally as Unforgettable, is a 2016 South Korean romance drama film starring Doh Kyung-soo and Kim So-hyun.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

In 2014, a radio DJ gets a letter from his first love that brings up almost-forgotten memories of the past.

23 years ago in 1991, five friends spend the summer together. One of them, shy and innocent Beom-sil falls in love with Soo-ok. Beom-sil has a noticeable crush on Soo-ok and waits by the girl's window during the summer. Soo-ok suffers from a leg injury that renders her unable to walk properly so she is always carried by Beom-sil. The love blossoms and how he always sees her as the girl he had want to marry.^[5]

Cast

Doh Kyung-soo as Beom-sil
- Park Yong-woo as Hyung-joon / adult Beom-sil
Kim So-hyun as Soo-ok
Lee David as Gae-duk
- Lee Beom-soo as Yong-chul / adult Gae-duk
Joo Da-young as Gil-ja
- Kim Ji-ho as adult Gil-ja
Yeon Joon-seok as San-dol
- Park Hae-joon as Min-ho / adult San-dol
Lee Dae-yeon as Soo-ok's father
Park Choong-sun as Bum-shil's father
Hwang Young-hee as Bum-shil's mother
Hwang Seok-jeong as Gae-duk's mother
Park Jung-min as Yong-soo
Kim Kwon as Young-il
Kim Hyun as Woman 1
Yoon Jung-ro as Writer Park

Production

Filming began on 22 June 2015 in Goheung County, South Jeolla Province.^[6]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	52nd Baeksang Arts Awards	Most Popular Actor (Film)	Do Kyung-soo	Won

References

^ http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20151021 ^{[dead link]}
^ "Interview with Doh Kyung-soo of EXO on new movie Pure Love". Get It K. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ "EXO's D.O. wants to play evil role". K-pop Herald. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ "EXO fans to open "Do Kyung-soo Theater"". The Korea Times. 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.j
^ https://www.dramafever.com/drama/4909/Pure_Love/^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Jones, Julie (22 June 2015). "Filming Has Started For D.O. and Kim So Hyun's Pure Love". KDramaStars. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.