It’s a battle for love between bitter rivals: a primary school teacher…and her twelve year-old student? From Jang Kyu Sung, director of the hit comedy My Teacher, Mr. Kim, comes Lovely Rivals, a hilarious and bittersweet comedy about an unlikely love triangle. Yeom Jung Ah (co-star of A Tale of Two Sisters, and winner of the 2004 Best Supporting Actress Award at the Dae-Jong Film Festival) is Yoe Mi-Ok, a lazy elementary school teacher who longs for a bigger and better teaching job. Thanks to her fiery and sometimes mean personality, Mi-Ok is unpopular with everyone in school. For herself, she couldn’t care less – that is, until she meets the handsome new teacher (Lee Jee Hoon) and instantly falls in love!
Mi-Ok pretends to be kind and sweet to win his heart, but romantic competition arrives in a surprisingly pint-sized package: Ko Mi-Nam (Lee Se Young), one of Mi-Ok’s students, and a romantic rival to be reckoned with! A recent transfer from another school, Mi-Nam is precocious both physically and mentally, and is determined to expose Mi-Ok’s true personality for all to see! The two “women” engage in an escalating war, but beneath their battles there are lessons to be learned. Can Mi-Ok rediscover what it truly means to be a teacher? With a top cast, winning characters, and heartfelt laughs, Lovely Rivals is a surprising and genuinely crowd-pleasing comedy that’s sure to entertain!
Also Known As: Yeoseonsaeng vs Yeojeja
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Country: Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English
Year: 2005
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Jung-ah Yum as Yeo Mi-ok
Se-yeong Lee as Ko Mi-nam
Ji-hun Lee as Kwon Sang-choon
Hie-bong Byeon as Headmaster
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