You're My Pet (film)

You're My Pet
You're My Pet
	Promotion poster for You're My Pet
Korean name
Hangul	너는 펫
Revised Romanization	Neoneun Pet
McCune–Reischauer	Nŏ-nŭn P‘et
Directed by	Kim Byeong-kon
Based on	Kimi wa Petto; by Yayoi Ogawa
Starring	Kim Ha-neul; Jang Keun-suk; Ryu Tae-joon; Jeong Yu-mi; Kang Ha-neul; Choi Jong-hoon; Ko Woo-ri;
Distributed by	Lotte Entertainment; Toho (Japan)
Release date	10 November 2011;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$7,039,663

You're My Pet (Korean: 너는 펫; RR: Neoneun Pet) is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy film based on the manga Tramps Like Us (known in Japanese as You're My Pet) by Yayoi Ogawa [ja]. It co-stars Kim Ha-neul and Jang Keun-suk^[2] and directed by Kim Byeong-kon.^[3] It is released on 10 November 2011 by Lotte and ran at 110 minutes.^[4]

Cast

Kim Ha-neul - Ji Eun-yi
Jang Keun-suk - Kang In-ho
Ryu Tae-joon - Cha Woo-seong
Jeong Yu-mi - Lee Young-eun
Kang Ha-neul - Young-soo
Choi Jong-hoon - Ji Eun-soo
Kang Hae-in - Kim Mi-sung
Ko Woo-ri as Lee Min Sun

Plot

The film centers around a young and ambitious woman named Ji Eun-yi (Kim Ha-neul) and her human pet (Jang Keun-suk).

After her fiancé leaves her for his mistress and Ji Eun-yi is demoted at work, she stumbles across a young injured homeless man in a box outside her condominium. She takes him in and becomes attached to him. As a joke, she says she wants to keep him as a pet, and to her surprise, the young man agrees. She names him Momo, after her beloved dog from her childhood. Ji Eun-yi provides room and board, and Momo provides unconditional love and loyalty. Momo, whose name is Kang In-ho, is a dance child prodigy who gradually brings happiness to his master's life.

Despite his growing affection for her, Ji Eun-yi says there is no romance of any sort in their relationship. However, sexual tension gradually arises as the two spend more time together. But not only does Ji Eun-yi struggle with her feelings for the young guy, she also needs to keep him a secret from her co-workers, especially her former college classmate and new romantic interest Woo-seong.

Reception

In Korea, the film sold 209,318 tickets in the first five days,^[5] ranked fourth and grossed ₩1.8 billion in its first week of release^[6] and grossed a total closed to ₩3.8 billion after four weeks of screening.^[7]

In Japan, the film was released on 21 January 2012 by Toho. It ranked fifth and grossed ¥68 million in its first week of release^[8] and grossed a total of ¥281 million after three weeks on 92 screens.^[9]