Mr. Handy Mr. Hong | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 어디선가 누군가에 무슨 일이 생기면 틀림없이 나타난다 홍반장 |
Literal meaning | If something happens to someone somewhere, he'll definitely show up, Hong Banjang |
Revised Romanization | Eodiseonga Nugungae Museun Iri Saenggimyeon Teullimeopsi Natananda Hong Banjang |
McCune–Reischauer | Ŏdisŏn'ga Nugun'gae Musŭn Iri Saenggimyŏn T'ŭllimŏpshi Nat'ananda Hong Panchang |
Directed by | Kang Seok-beom |
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Screenplay by | Lee Yun-jin |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Jang Joon-young |
Edited by | Ham Seong-won |
Music by |
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Production company | Zenith Cinema |
Distributed by | Plenus Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Mr Handy Mr Hong (Korean: 어디선가 누군가에 무슨 일이 생기면 틀림없이 나타난다 홍반장; RR: eodiseonga nugunga-e museun il-i saeng-gimyeon teullim-eobs-i natananda hongbanjang; lit. "If something happens to someone somewhere, he'll definitely show up, Hong Banjang) is a 2004 South Korean romantic comedy. The movie's long title was inspired by the opening theme song of the Japanese anime Astroganger[1] and is currently the second longest title for a Korean film.[2]
Starring Kim Joo-hyeok and Uhm Jung-hwa, this film was their second project after their previous film Singles.[3] It was released on cinema on March 12, 2004.[1] This film got around 830,000 movie-goers.[3]
In August 2005, it was screened in Nagoya, Sapporo, Tokyo and Osaka, as part of Cinema Korea 2005. It was an event to introduce Korean Cinema to Japanese fans.[4]
Yoon Hye-jin is a dentist who works at a big hospital in Seoul. One day, she gives a bluff resignation to her superior to defend her rights as a dentist. However, her boss accepts her resignation on the spot. Due to a rumor created by her former boss, Hye-jin is denied hospital jobs in Seoul and forced to open her own clinic. She seeks to find a perfect location for her clinic with her limited savings, and this leads her to a small village by the sea. She meets Hong Du-sik, a banjang (neighborhood chief) who makes a living doing odd jobs for 50 bucks per day.
After securing a rental home and clinic in the village, Hye-jin persuades her best friend, nurse Oh Mi-seon, to move in with her and work at her clinic. The clinic runs into rough seas at first. Stuff happens that make Hye-jin run into Du-sik all the time and everywhere.
Most of original soundtracks of this film was executively written by music director Lee Woo-hyun. There are two remakes of the famous songs of Yoo Jae-ha and Kim Kwang-seok included in the album. Both song were sung life by Kim Jo-hyuk in the film, however for the album Kim only recorded "With the mind to forget" by Kim Kwang-seok, whist "You in my arms" by Yoo Jae-ha was sung by Sing Yoo-jeong.[7][8][9]
Hong Banjang OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
Released | March 16, 2004 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
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Label | Kingpin Entertainment Co., Ltd. |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Prologue" | Lee Woo-hyun | 3:50 |
2. | "You in my arms" (그대 내 품에) | Sing Yoo-jeong | 3:56 |
3. | "With the mind to forget" (잊어야 한다는 마음으로) | Kim Jo-hyuk | 2:53 |
4. | "Wander" | Lee Woo-hyun | 3:57 |
5. | "The Cafe" | Lee Woo-hyun | 3:54 |
6. | "One Year" | Lee Woo-hyun | 3:09 |
7. | "For farewell" (이별을 위해) | Lee Woo-hyun | 4:14 |
8. | "Piano and Cello" | Lee Woo-hyun | 3:17 |
9. | "The Happening" | Lee Woo-hyun | 3:17 |
10. | "Aria on the G String" (G선상의 아리아) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 3:13 |
11. | "The First Kiss" | Lee Woo-hyun | 3:25 |
12. | "Recollection" | Lee Woo-hyun | 4:00 |
13. | "Memory" | Lee Woo-hyun | 4:00 |
14. | "Reunion" | Lee Woo-hyun | 4:00 |
15. | "With the mind that I should forget" ((잊어야 한다는 마음으로) Jazz Version) | Lee Woo-hyun | 4:00 |
16. | "Epilogue" | Lee Woo-hyun | 4:00 |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | Korea Golden Cinematography Award Film Festival | Special Award | Uhm Jung-hwa | Won | [10] |
41st Grand Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Ga-yeon | Won | [11] |
This film was director Kang Seok-beom's debut film. Produced by Zenith Entertainment, casting was first announced on October 10, 2003.[12] Starring Kim Joo-hyeok and Uhm Jung-hwa, it was written by Kang Seok-beom and Shin Jung-goo.[13]
Plans to adapt this film into drama series were first announced on December 21, 2020 under the working title of Hong Ban-jang (홍반장). The adaptation was written by Shin Ha-eun as her comeback after co-writing the 2019 drama The Crowned Clown. It was also announced that Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a were being offered the lead roles.[13] In April 2, 2021, it was officially announced that Yoo Je-won would be directing the drama, literally translated as Seaside Village Cha-Cha-Cha (갯마을 차차차). At the same time, Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a were confirmed as main leads,[7] and Lee Sang-yi was offered a role.[14] Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (Korean: 갯마을 차차차)[15] was aired from August 28 to October 17, 2021, on tvN's Saturdays and Sundays in the 21:00 (KST).[16][17] It is also available for streaming on Netflix.[18]