One Fine Spring Day () is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Hur Jin-ho (of Christmas in August). Starring Yoo Ji-tae and Lee Young-ae, the film is a portrait of a love affair—from its blossoming in spring to its decline as the years pass. The film was theatrically released in South Korea on September 29, 2001.

Plot

Sound engineer Sang-woo meets female radio DJ Eun-soo as they work together on a project capturing sounds from nature. They succeed in capturing various sounds and are attracted to one another. They start a relationship, but Sang-woo's intensifying passion reminds Eun-soo of her tragic past. She knows only too well how passion can vanish like a sound, and how love always ends.

Cast

  • Yoo Ji-tae as Sang-woo
  • Lee Young-ae as Eun-soo
  • Baek Seong-hee
  • Park In-hwan
  • Shin Shin-ae as aunt
  • Baek Jong-hak
  • Son Young-soon
  • Lee Moon-sik as recording studio senior
  • Park Seon-woo
  • Gang Hwa-sun

The character Eun-soo, portrayed by Lee Young-ae was the first to say the phrase "Do you want to eat ramyeon?", which later grew to exemplify a pick-up line meaning, "Do you want to sleep with me?". It was followed by a scene with broken hearted Sang-woo (Yoo Ji-tae), being offered soju with his ramyeon by his father.

Accolades

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! scope="row" rowspan="3"| Baeksang Arts Awards

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 2002

|Best Director

| rowspan="2" | Hur Jin-ho

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|Best Screenplay

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|Best Actress

|Lee Young-ae

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! scope="row" rowspan="3"| Blue Dragon Film Awards

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 2001

| Best Film

| One Fine Spring Day

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| Best Actor

| Yoo Ji-tae

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| Best Actress

|Lee Young-ae

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! scope="row" rowspan="3"| Busan Film Critics Awards

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 2001

| Best Film

| One Fine Spring Day

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| Best Director

| Hur Jin-ho

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| Best Actress

|Lee Young-ae

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! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Grand Bell Awards

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 2002

| Best Film

| One Fine Spring Day

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| Best Actress

|Lee Young-ae

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! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 2001

| Best Film

| One Fine Spring Day

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| Best Cinematography

| Kim Hyung-koo

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! scope="row" | Tokyo International Film Festival

| style="text-align:center" | 2001

| Best Art Direction

| Park Il-hyun

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References

  • One Fine Spring Day at Applause Films (co-production company)