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Completed2010South Korea111 min

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An art professor’s search for a model brings three women together and creates the setting for a story about a love that has not been easy to leave behind. Yoon Ji-woo begins to recall her relationship with another woman who shares her name, Kang Ji-woo. Their first encounter offered an escape from lives already marked by frustration and uncertainty, but the closeness that followed carried vulnerabilities neither could easily manage. Moving between the act of remembering and the relationship itself, Kim Soo-hyun’s drama examines how desire can remain powerful even when its history resists a simple explanation. The women listening to the account bring their own needs and interpretations, making the telling another encounter with what remains unresolved.

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Drama Romance

Sapphic characters & cast

Kim Hyo-jin

as Yoon Ji-woo

Main sapphic character

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Kim Kkobbi

as Kang Ji-woo

Main sapphic character

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Details & credits

Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Premiere: 2011-12-08
Runtime: 111 minutes
Director: Kim Soo-hyun

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Last researched 2026-10-31. Editorially approved.

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