One Fine Spring Day (Korean: 봄날은 간다) is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Hur Jin-ho (of Christmas in August). Starring Yoo Ji-tae and Lee Young-ae, the film is a portrait of a love affair—from its blossoming in spring to its decline as the years pass. The film was theatrically released in South Korea on September 29, 2001.

One Fine Spring Day
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
봄날은 간다
RRBomnareun ganda
MRPomnarŭn kanda
Directed byHur Jin-ho
Written byRyu Jang-ha
Lee Suk-yeon
Shin Joon-ho
Hur Jin-ho
Produced byNobuyoshi Otani (executive producer)
Cha Seung-jae (executive producer)Peter Chan
(producer)

Kim Sun-ah (producer)
Hideshi Miyajima (producer)
StarringYoo Ji-tae
Lee Young-ae
CinematographyKim Hyung-koo
Edited byKim Hyeon
Music byJo Seong-woo
Distributed by
Release date
  • September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29)
Running time
114 minutes
Countries
  • South Korea
  • Japan
  • Hong Kong
LanguageKorean
Box office$69,474[1]

Plot

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Sound engineer Sang-woo meets female radio DJ Eun-soo as they work together on a project capturing sounds from nature. They succeed in capturing various sounds and are attracted to one another. They start a relationship, but Sang-woo's intensifying passion reminds Eun-soo of her tragic past. She knows only too well how passion can vanish like a sound, and how love always ends.[citation needed]

Cast

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The character Eun-soo, portrayed by Lee Young-ae was the first to say the phrase "Do you want to eat ramyeon?", which later grew to exemplify a pick-up line meaning, "Do you want to sleep with me?". It was followed by a scene with broken hearted Sang-woo (Yoo Ji-tae), being offered soju with his ramyeon by his father.[2]

Accolades

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Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2002 Best Director Hur Jin-ho Won [3]
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Actress Lee Young-ae Nominated
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2001 Best Film One Fine Spring Day Won
Best Actor Yoo Ji-tae Nominated
Best Actress Lee Young-ae Nominated
Busan Film Critics Awards 2001 Best Film One Fine Spring Day Won
Best Director Hur Jin-ho Won
Best Actress Lee Young-ae Won
Grand Bell Awards 2002 Best Film One Fine Spring Day Nominated [4]
Best Actress Lee Young-ae Nominated
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2001 Best Film One Fine Spring Day Won
Best Cinematography Kim Hyung-koo Won
Tokyo International Film Festival 2001 Best Art Direction Park Il-hyun Won

References

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  1. "One Fine Spring Day (2001)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  2. Kim, Hyeong-seok (2015-03-01). "[Cine feature] Ramyeon in Korean Films". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  3. "One Fine Spring Day". Cinema SIA. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  4. "[영화] 대종상 영화제 26일 코엑스서 개막". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
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