After being dumped by her boyfriend just before their 100-day anniversary, Ha-young meets a college guy named Hyung-joon when she kicks a can that accidentally hits him in the face and causes him to scratch his Lexus. He demands she pay him $3000 on the spot.
Acting
Ha Ji-won sells every humiliating prank with chaotic commitment.
Costume
Peak early-aughts fashion crimes preserved in amber.
Director
Shin Jai-ho
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film launched the 'rich jerk/poor girl contract romance' template that dominated K-dramas for the next decade, from Boys Over Flowers to What's Wrong With Secretary Kim.
Ha Ji-won performed most of her own slapstick stunts, including the infamous can-kicking scene that required 17 takes to get the ricochet timing perfect.
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