
We Live in Time(2024)
An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.


“Chance is a gift for those who try.”
Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance which is remarkably similar to her own circumstances.

Son Ye-jin
Ji-hye / Joo-hee

Cho Seung-woo
Joon-ha

Zo In-sung
Sang-min

Lee Ki-woo
Tae-soo

Seo Young-hee
Na-hee

Lee Joo-Eun
Soo-kyeong

Kim Byeong-ok
Homeroom Teacher

Lee Seung-cheol
Tae-soo's Father

Hyun Sook-hee
Tae-soo's Mother

Lee Mi-sook
Joo-hee's Mother
The Classic is a drama, romance film released in 2003 exploring themes of love at first sight, love letter, love, impossible love, bittersweet. Directed by Kwak Jae-yong, it stars Son Ye-jin, Cho Seung-woo, Zo In-sung. Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance which is remarkably similar to her own circumstances.
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