Always (Korean: 오직 그대만; RR: Ohjik Geudaeman; MR: Ochik kŭtaeman; lit. Only You) is a 2011 South Korean romantic action drama film directed by Song Il-gon and stars So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo in the lead roles. The film is about a romance between an ex-boxer, who has closed his heart to the world, and a telemarketer, who remains spirited despite slowly going blind.[2]
| Always | |
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| Hangul | 오직 그대만 |
| Revised Romanization | Ohjik geudaeman |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ochik kŭtaeman |
| Directed by | Song Il-gon |
| Written by | Song Il-gon Roh Hong-jin |
| Story by | Jang Hyun-sung |
| Produced by | Kim Jeong-hui Moon Bo-mi |
| Starring | So Ji-sub Han Hyo-joo |
| Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo |
| Edited by | Nam Na-yeong |
| Music by | Choe Cheol-su Bang Jun-seok |
Production companies | HB Entertainment 51K |
| Distributed by | Showbox/Mediaplex |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$6.9 million[1] |
It was released in theaters on October 20, 2011.[3] In South Korea, the film had a total of 1,027,614 admissions nationwide.[4] With online tickets selling out a 2,000-seat outdoor movie theater in a record seven seconds,[5] Always was the opening film of the 2011 Busan International Film Festival.[6]
Cast
- So Ji-sub as Jang Cheol-min / Jang Marcelino[7]
- Han Hyo-joo as Ha Jung-hwa[8]
- Yun Jong-hwa as Min Tae-sik
- Kang Shin-il as Choi (boxing gym manager)
- Park Chul-min as Coach Bang
- Jo Sung-ha as section chief Choi
- Jin Goo as pottery store owner
- Oh Kwang-rok as Park Chang-soo (man wanted by loan sharks)
- Shin Cheol-jin as Elder in rehab
- Kim Jeong-hak as team leader Ma
- Kim Mi-kyung as Sister Joanna
- Wie Seung-bae as martial arts champion
- Jung Jae-jin as shift old man
- Min Kyeong-jin as janitor
- Yeom Hye-ran as beauty parlor owner
- Ahn Se-ho as broker
- Choi Gyo-sik as real estate agent
Remake
The film was officially remade in 2014 in Turkish as Sadece Sen. It has also been remade in Kannada in 2015 as Boxer and in Hindi in 2016 as Do Lafzon Ki Kahani.[9] A Japanese remake, titled Your Eyes Tell, starring Ryusei Yokohama and Yuriko Yoshitaka, was released on October 23, 2020.[10] A Filipino remake, titled Always, starring Kim Chiu and Xian Lim was released on September 28, 2022.
