A korean movie "She's on duty" with the Korean version title: "Janbok-geunmu". Just watched it today! At first glimpse, the cover photo and the review caught my attention straight away, for it had a detective element. hehe.
The high school, and detective character are quite an amusing elements to blend together to come up with a light-hearted yet thrilled combo. Well, to speak of general highlights about the movie, they are given below:
Well, the beginning was really comical; and omg the dresses gave the image that the movie was set in 1990's. Ah! and i quite misjudged the lead role at that point. I thought it was the girl beside Jae-In, though it so by the attitude she was hosting. The setting was a hall room, with a set of ladies gossiping there. Basically they were on an undercover mission, disguised as ladies about to be sold to Japan by the underground gangsters. Just as those bunch of guys entered the room and invited them along, a flip of events took place, and Jae-In bumped into her heroic style posing a pistol straight at the criminal.
Hahaha, this is the photo of the comical demonstration of their encounter! (picture on the right side).
And it seemed a hard game to befriend Seung-hee because of her introverted and cold personality.
In the meanwhile she met this nice guy, named: No-Yong. Ah! how unjustifiably, she started to fall for him. He was also a new student in that school, and took the initiative to 'let be friends'. She was quite astonished.
And according to plans, she was given an apartment infront of Seung-hee's house, to keep a close eye on her 24/7. But it comes out to be that this guy was his neighbour. Whoa, what a coincidence! Or, is it?
Oh well, and the studies issues are just about to over-whelm a bit or so, for student life is returned dear. Hahaha, O dear!
And being an active respondent to gang activities in school life again, brings his uncle to pull her ear every once in a while.
To spring up the friendship between Jae-in and Seung-hee , it is planned out to go with the classic style, on her comrades recommendation. It is decided that some thugs would attack Seung-hee and Jae-in will save her. Hahaha, but to their dismay, it ended up differently, for Jae-in was delayed in her arrival at the spot because of some botheration. And to her disappointment, she was late, for No-Yong was already there. Startling all with his heroic fists and kicks and saving Seung-hee.
So, the friendship plan failed.
But then a certain rumor raised about Jae-in, and brought forth Seung-hee with friendly hand towards her. She just found out something common between the two of them. And from then on, they were the bestest friends, relying on each other.
Haha, another comical event: well, she was caught cheating in exams with an ear device. Oh! you know how bad she is in studies, and unfornutely in her records she was claimed as the topper of previous school. Bad for her!
Now is the time to reveal her identity to her teacher, or else she'll be in real trouble. Her uncle came along to settle the matters. Good for them, the teacher look upon police with respect and highest degree of esteem.
From here onwards, the movie takes a serious turn. They traced out Seung-hee's father at the airport. The rival gang who was also tracing that man chased him madly at the airport. He ran, and was aided to escape by the intervention of a mysterious rider. The guised teacher of school who was in league with the police (the same person who robbed her of reciving the honour of succeeding in previous crime scene), was also at the spot. He shot the rider but he escaped. Jae-in found a broken watch at the scene, from where the rider left. She recognised it instantly to be a possession of No-Yong. So, there she rushed to his neighbor and slamming the door. Ah! but here he comes in his casual, so-to-be style, excusing himself coming from a store. Playful, as always. But to viewers, it is soon revealed that he had a bullet shot, which turns uncertainty to certainty. But Jae-in is still in her chaotic state, trying to make sense out of it.
Another shock, but this time for Seung-hee. Jae-in tolds her the truth that she is a cop, and came to befriend her to trace her father. She feels betrayed, and ask for a conviction to never meet her again. And depressed, thus she departs.
Another irony, Jae-in's uncle got murdered. She's doomed! Oh God.
Yet one more event of betrayal! Her assistant for the sake of money for his wife's medical charges, drop Jae-in and Seung-hee at a mysterious place by deceit. The place where she is beaten, and Seung-hee is taken away. There Seung-hee met her father being violently beaten by that gang leader to death. She bursts into crying madly.
Back at the scene, the mysterious rider (No-Yong; as both knows) came to pick Jae-in, and from thence they visited where Seung-hee was.
There again starts the fists and kicks. Jae-in chases the gang leader, and No-Yong beats the other guys. There she hand-cuffed him, after a little smash and beat; but found out a gun-pistol pointed at her head.
When she turns, she found that it was the disguised teacher. But he was supposed to be in his league. But hey, its another shot of betrayal. Ah! and when that disguised teacher (the detective actually) reveals that he killed her uncle, she is over-whelmed with rage, and madly bursts on him. There begun their rivalry fight, beating each other.
Thereafter, the police troop arrived, and took all criminals into custody. Bringing the scene to a close!
No-Yong slipped away, because the police would caught him too, for he was a spy. And Seung-hee went to hospital with her father.
Now a new crime-scene opens, where Jae-in is again on an under-cover mission, disguised as nun at a christmas eve. Haha.
Soooo...., the story goes on such an such; and now No-Yong a detective too!
There there: THE END !!!
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The high school, and detective character are quite an amusing elements to blend together to come up with a light-hearted yet thrilled combo. Well, to speak of general highlights about the movie, they are given below:
| Directed by | Park Kwang-chun |
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| Produced by | Kim Ik-sang Jung Hoon-tak Im Hee-cheol |
| Written by | Jung Yong-ki |
| Starring | Kim Sun-ah Nam Sang-mi Gong Yoo |
| Music by | Choi Wan-hee |
| Cinematography | Park Hyun-cheol |
| Edited by | Lee Hyun-mi |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
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| Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Well, the beginning was really comical; and omg the dresses gave the image that the movie was set in 1990's. Ah! and i quite misjudged the lead role at that point. I thought it was the girl beside Jae-In, though it so by the attitude she was hosting. The setting was a hall room, with a set of ladies gossiping there. Basically they were on an undercover mission, disguised as ladies about to be sold to Japan by the underground gangsters. Just as those bunch of guys entered the room and invited them along, a flip of events took place, and Jae-In bumped into her heroic style posing a pistol straight at the criminal.
But what a fool, her companion was just trapped as a bait. how silly! Thence came a little smashing and, hits n beats. The action part. Hah! but not devoid of comic still.
The scene could then be elaborated in a maxim that monkey steals away, as cats yet quarreling. That monkey was man of the match. He was another under-cover cop. Aww poor girl! she didn't know it. He arrested the criminal and his gang.
Quite out-raged, at honour she was robbed of, she headed straight to meet her Boss, not consious to change her get-up. But guess what, she was welcomed with smirks bursting into laughters, by the panel. But do you know why? Well, because the panel was just pondering at how to keep the criminal's daughter under 24 hr observation, to approach his father (the criminal) throught her. And she was a high school student. Now you can guess why the officers welcomed her with amusing laughters.
She was quite reluctant at the beginning, but had to comply because of her uncle's insistence who was also a detective. She hated school life, the books part especially. Quite the contrary; she was a gang leader in her high school time.
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Aish! seems like a bad experiece is just around the corner. She is supposed to befriend the criminal's daughter Seung-hee, so as to trace when he comes to meet her daughter in secrecy. Thats the plan. But will she be able to blend in? Ah! thats totally out of question. At her very first day, she bumps into this girl (in the picture beside), and offended her. In consequence calling for trouble: the school gang. Hah! but in her combat with them, the girls end up surrendering, not being equalling her strength.
Hahaha, this is the photo of the comical demonstration of their encounter! (picture on the right side).
And it seemed a hard game to befriend Seung-hee because of her introverted and cold personality.
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| Quite a demonstration! |
In the meanwhile she met this nice guy, named: No-Yong. Ah! how unjustifiably, she started to fall for him. He was also a new student in that school, and took the initiative to 'let be friends'. She was quite astonished. And according to plans, she was given an apartment infront of Seung-hee's house, to keep a close eye on her 24/7. But it comes out to be that this guy was his neighbour. Whoa, what a coincidence! Or, is it?
Very very mysterious! This guy, and whatever is connected to him. But his pleasant and oh so charming personality conceals all such facts.
Oh well, and the studies issues are just about to over-whelm a bit or so, for student life is returned dear. Hahaha, O dear!
And being an active respondent to gang activities in school life again, brings his uncle to pull her ear every once in a while.
To spring up the friendship between Jae-in and Seung-hee , it is planned out to go with the classic style, on her comrades recommendation. It is decided that some thugs would attack Seung-hee and Jae-in will save her. Hahaha, but to their dismay, it ended up differently, for Jae-in was delayed in her arrival at the spot because of some botheration. And to her disappointment, she was late, for No-Yong was already there. Startling all with his heroic fists and kicks and saving Seung-hee.
So, the friendship plan failed.
But then a certain rumor raised about Jae-in, and brought forth Seung-hee with friendly hand towards her. She just found out something common between the two of them. And from then on, they were the bestest friends, relying on each other.
Haha, another comical event: well, she was caught cheating in exams with an ear device. Oh! you know how bad she is in studies, and unfornutely in her records she was claimed as the topper of previous school. Bad for her!
Now is the time to reveal her identity to her teacher, or else she'll be in real trouble. Her uncle came along to settle the matters. Good for them, the teacher look upon police with respect and highest degree of esteem.
From here onwards, the movie takes a serious turn. They traced out Seung-hee's father at the airport. The rival gang who was also tracing that man chased him madly at the airport. He ran, and was aided to escape by the intervention of a mysterious rider. The guised teacher of school who was in league with the police (the same person who robbed her of reciving the honour of succeeding in previous crime scene), was also at the spot. He shot the rider but he escaped. Jae-in found a broken watch at the scene, from where the rider left. She recognised it instantly to be a possession of No-Yong. So, there she rushed to his neighbor and slamming the door. Ah! but here he comes in his casual, so-to-be style, excusing himself coming from a store. Playful, as always. But to viewers, it is soon revealed that he had a bullet shot, which turns uncertainty to certainty. But Jae-in is still in her chaotic state, trying to make sense out of it.
Another shock, but this time for Seung-hee. Jae-in tolds her the truth that she is a cop, and came to befriend her to trace her father. She feels betrayed, and ask for a conviction to never meet her again. And depressed, thus she departs.
Another irony, Jae-in's uncle got murdered. She's doomed! Oh God.
Yet one more event of betrayal! Her assistant for the sake of money for his wife's medical charges, drop Jae-in and Seung-hee at a mysterious place by deceit. The place where she is beaten, and Seung-hee is taken away. There Seung-hee met her father being violently beaten by that gang leader to death. She bursts into crying madly.
Back at the scene, the mysterious rider (No-Yong; as both knows) came to pick Jae-in, and from thence they visited where Seung-hee was.
When she turns, she found that it was the disguised teacher. But he was supposed to be in his league. But hey, its another shot of betrayal. Ah! and when that disguised teacher (the detective actually) reveals that he killed her uncle, she is over-whelmed with rage, and madly bursts on him. There begun their rivalry fight, beating each other.
Thereafter, the police troop arrived, and took all criminals into custody. Bringing the scene to a close!
No-Yong slipped away, because the police would caught him too, for he was a spy. And Seung-hee went to hospital with her father.
Now a new crime-scene opens, where Jae-in is again on an under-cover mission, disguised as nun at a christmas eve. Haha.
Soooo...., the story goes on such an such; and now No-Yong a detective too!
There there: THE END !!!
