The Strongest Romance/The Perfect Couple (K movie 2007)

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Choi & Kang Romance(최강 로맨스) Director: Kim Jung Woo

In this movie where the title did not make sense Lee Dong Wook and Hyung Young star as a Police Detective and Newspaper Journalist respectively. One day they meet while Kang Jang Hyuk(Lee Dong Wook) character is chasing a suspect to only be stuck with a stick by Choi Soo Jin (Hyung Young) character after eating a Oden stick snack. Furthermore, a reality tv show is developed causing the pair to be together in many wacky situations.

I have to say it was not high on the smaltz and it was a bit refreshing, I could see elements of "My Sassy Girl" in it.

(YESASIA.com product film blurb:)

Romance can bloom out of the strangest events. Sometimes even very embarrassing ones.
Running after a pickpocket, Detective Kang Jae Hyuk (Lee Dong Wook, My Girl) finds out how problematic journalist Choi Soo Jin (Hyun Young, The Art of Seduction) can be when the fish skewer she's eating magically ends up impaled in his abdomen. Is it destiny, love at first sight? Not quite. But the two start to form a reluctant but formidable alliance: he's good looking, a great fighter, and a good detective. And she's determined to get her story done. Together, they make The Perfect Couple.

Understanding right from the start that what makes comedy work are gags and the actors who deliver them, Kim Jung Woo made his directorial debut in 2006 with the low-key high-returns comedy Oh! My God. Starring comic veterans Choi Sung Kook and Shin Yi, the film was a surprising success, with over 2.5 million admissions. Kim, who started his career as a screenplay writer alongside Taegukgi director Kang Je Gyu, comes back with The Perfect Couple, showing Lee Dong Wook in a new light and once again taking advantage of TV star Hyun Young's explosive comic talent.