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Having replied to a wicked post on her school website, Ye Won keeps getting a threatening call from a boy named Ji Eun Sung. Having heard about him from her friend, she keeps running away from him. But they kissed accidentally when Ye Won was trying to escape from him. Having his lips stolen by Ye Won, Eun Sung threatens her to marry him, adding that no other girl has ever kissed him before. The only thing Ye Won can do is to obey whatever Eun Sung said. At first, Ye Won just hates him the most for his self-righteousness and unreasonableness. But she gradually finds herself starting to fall for him. Edit Translation

  • English
  • 中文(简体)
  • Русский
  • magyar / magyar nyelv
  • Country: South Korea
  • Type: Movie
  • Release Date: Jul 22, 2004
  • Duration: 1 hr. 53 min.
  • Score: 7.2 (scored by 6,870 users)
  • Ranked: #8147
  • Popularity: #1470
  • Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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jyy
42 people found this review helpful
Oct 2, 2012
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
First of all, I want to make one thing clear: "He was cool" should be treated differently from other movies. Why?
Well, first of all, you have to consider the time when it was released and the intention.
Because of my many reasons this movie will remain as my favorite one. Let me explain why:
1.The topics
Even though this movie's main target group might be young people, it also deals with very "mature"/serious topics.
The first time I watched this movie ( as a teenager) I didn't realize that this movie was kind of revolutionary or daring comparing to other Korean movies.
On the one hand, serious topics like AIDS and prejudices were shown. And on the other hand, it is also about a teenager's problems and everyday/love life.
For me, it was interesting to see how those "serious" and "ordinary topics" ( I can't think of a more appropriate word) were connected.
Apart from that, this movie was some kind of a roller-coaster ride: It was funny, sometimes sad and then it was funny again.

2. The characters
Apart from the great mix of the topics, the main characters were really...well, it is hard to describe each of them with one word.
The male lead did a great job as an actor considering the fact that it was one of his earliest work. Moreover, his character wasn't presented in a superficial way. As a viewer you could see and feel all his feelings and the changes he went through during the movie:
For instance the shyness when it comes to showing affection or even accepting it.
Actually, the movie helps one to understand his personality that seems to be a bit weird in the beginning: Sometimes he is nice to the female lead and sometimes he isn't nice. In many ways he is a immature young male and but in some ways he is more mature than his friends.

Even though the relationship between the main leads was one the weirdest one I've seen, I could feel/see the romance. You might wonder, why it was weird: The whole relationship between them was rather forced than planned at the beginning. But you could tell that it changed after some time.
For me it was kind of amusing to watch those two arguing,making up and once again arguing. It somehow reminded me of the young boys in the kindergarten who prefer to annoy the girls they like instead being nice to them.
The female lead: She acted pretty well. Even though she played the role of a rather immature student, she was able to show various emotions. I think, I will never forget certain scenes she played with all her heart like jumping up and down with weird clothes on in front of the school jard. Just the thought of it makes me laugh.

3. The plot
Movies aren't dramas with 16 eps or more. So, I guess, as a viewer I will always have the feeling that everything was a bit too rushed and ended too quickly.
Nevertheless, I liked the way everything progressed. It wasn't dragging or something like that.
Even now, I am able to divide the movie in different chapters.


To sum it up:
This movie is great! It might be a bit weird at first but you will like it the more you watch! Apart from that, a movie's intention should count as well. And this movies proves that you can make use of serious topics in a way that you don't even realize that you are learning something new.

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Rourou
20 people found this review helpful
Apr 4, 2012
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
One of the first Kmovies i've ever seen.
To say the truth i did found it a little unusual at some parts plus i didn't exactly like the lead actress and to be honest i've only watched it because i just like the lead actor but then as the movie went on i found it nice, the rich boy thing, the troubles of the past, everything was nicely done, worth watching since the story is good enough to make you waste your time on it and since the movie was cool.
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  • Movie: He Was Cool
  • Country: South Korea
  • Release Date: Jul 22, 2004
  • Duration: 1 hr. 53 min.
  • Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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  • Score: 7.2 (scored by 6,870 users)
  • Ranked: #8147
  • Popularity: #1470
  • Watchers: 10,514

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