My Tutor Friend 2 (Korean: 동갑내기 과외하기 레슨 II; lit. 'Tutoring a Friend of My Age Lesson 2') is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy film released on April 19, 2007.
It was promoted as a sequel to the 2003 movie My Tutor Friend, but the films' characters and plots are unrelated, and only share the basic premise of a boy and girl of the same age that happen to meet as student and tutor, and later fall in love.
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Plot
My Tutor Friend 2 follows Junko (Lee Chung-ah), a Japanese exchange student of Korean descent, who arrives in Seoul hoping to reconnect with a Korean guy she met in Japan. She checks into a guesthouse expecting a private room, only to find it already occupied by Jong-man (Park Ki-woong), the abrasive and lazy son of the owner. When Junko threatens to leave, the guesthouse owner persuades her to stay by offering free Korean lessons from Jong-man, who is in debt and has no choice but to agree.
Junko and Jong-man start off on the wrong foot. She’s eager to learn the language and adapt, while he’s indifferent and unwilling to help. Their tutor-student dynamic is filled with miscommunication, personality clashes, and comedic misunderstandings. However, as time passes, their tension gives way to growing affection, and the two slowly start to fall for each other.
Although marketed as a sequel to My Tutor Friend (2003), the film tells a completely separate story with new characters, sharing only the tutoring premise. Filled with humor, cultural clashes, and a sweet slow-burn romance, My Tutor Friend 2 delivers a light and heartwarming take on unexpected love and self-discovery in a foreign land.
Cast
Lee Chung-ah - Junko
Park Ki-woong - Jong-man
Lee Young-ha - Heo Ha-ryong
Yoon Young-sam - Sung Moon-ran
Julian Quintart - George
Jo Dal-hwan - Seon Poong-gi
Jang Young-ran - assistant teacher Hee-jung
Yang Geum-seok - Dong-wook's mother
Baek Seung-woo - Lee Dong-wook
Yang Jin-woo - Jung Woo-sung
Shin Cheol-jin - Professor
Choi Il-hwa - Junko's father
Ah Yong-joo - gang boss
Shin Jung-geun - film professor
Jung Jae-hoon - gunman
Jung Eun-woo - Woo-sung's friend
Shin Cheol-jin - Professor
Lee Joo-yeon - Azumi
Kim Tan-hyun - cop 1
Kim Kwang-sik - drunk man 1
Jung Dae-yong - drunk man 2
Lee Won - wine bar employee