Chang-sik lives strictly by the freeloader's handbook, doing the rounds of free samples in department store food sections and sponging off of his older brother. Mi-young nurtures grandiose dreams of becoming a TV actress but has failed every audition because she just can't act. The two unemployed with similar schedules and living in the same neighborhood are bound to run into each other, and they do. One day, Chang-sik and Mi-young are walking around distractedly when they end up in a head-on collision. Chang-sik's coins spill out from his hands and scatter all over the ground. His precious coins! He chases after every single one but ends up 10 cents short. He viciously turns to the Mi-young but she refuses to give him 10 cents...
Acting
Kim Seon-a commits fully to being a terrible actress
Writing
Petty arguments elevated to rom-com art form
Production
Nostalgic early-aughts Seoul aesthetic
Director
Oh Sang-hun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kim Seon-a later became a massive Hallyu star in 'My Lovely Sam-soon' — the bad acting here is pure commitment.
The film satirizes Korea's 1997 IMF crisis aftermath, where 'freeloading' became darkly relatable survival humor.
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