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Crush and Blush
Theatrical poster
Korean name
Hangul	미쓰 홍당무
Revised Romanization	Misseu Hongdangmu
McCune–Reischauer	Missŭ Hongdangmu
Directed by	Lee Kyoung-mi
Written by	Lee Kyoung-mi Park Eun-kyo Park Chan-wook
Produced by	Park Chan-wook
Starring	Gong Hyo-jin Seo Woo Lee Jong-hyuk Hwang Woo-seul-hye
Cinematography	Kim Dong-young
Edited by	Shin Min-kyung
Music by	Jang Young-gyu
Distributed by	Vantage Holdings
Release date	October 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	₩1 billion
Box office	US$2.6 million

Crush and Blush (Korean: 미쓰 홍당무; RR: Misseu Hongdangmu; lit. Miss Hongdangmu; Miss Carrot) is a 2008 South Korean comedy film. It is the feature film debut of director Lee Kyoung-mi, and also the first film to be produced by Park Chan-wook.

Crush and Blush premiered at the 13th Pusan International Film Festival, and went on general release in South Korea on October 16, 2010.

Plot

Yang Mi-sook is an unpopular and frumpy high school Russian teacher who has a habit of going red in the face. For ten years she has been harbouring a crush on Seo Jong-cheol, her former teacher and now married colleague, though he is more interested in pretty new teacher Lee Yoo-ri. Mi-sook tries to put a halt to this blossoming romance, forming an unlikely alliance with Jong-cheol's daughter, Jong-hee.

Cast

• Gong Hyo-jin as Yang Mi-sook
• Seo Woo as Seo Jong-hee
• Lee Jong-hyuk as Seo Jong-cheol
• Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Lee Yoo-ri
• Bang Eun-jin as Seong Eun-gyo
• Bong Joon-ho as teacher (cameo)

Awards and nominations

Release

Crush and Blush made its world premiere at the 13th Pusan International Film Festival, which ran from October 2–10, 2008. After its theatrical release on October 16, 2008, it attracted 532,323 admissions, and grossed a total of US$2,628,300.

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External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Crush and Blush at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• Crush and Blush at IMDb
• Crush and Blush at HanCinema

• 2008 films
• 2000s Korean-language films
• 2008 romantic comedy films
• Films about educators
• South Korean sex comedy films
• South Korean romantic comedy films
• 2008 directorial debut films
• 2000s South Korean films