Love+Sling


Love+Sling is a 2018 South Korean comedy drama film directed by Kim Dae-woong. It stars Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Sung-kyung. The film was released in South Korea on May 9, 2018.

Plot

Sung-woong devotes his life to become a national-level wrestler even though wrestling doesn't interest him one bit. But his father, Gui-bo sacrifices everything for his son's "dream". One day, Sung-woong's life is turned upside down when the girl he has a crush on confesses that she has feelings for his father instead, and thus they begin wrestling for love.

Cast

  • Yoo Hae-jin as Gui-bo
  • Kim Min-jae as Sung-woong
  • Lee Sung-kyung as Ga-young
  • Na Moon-hee as Gui-bo's mother
  • Sung Dong-il as Sung-soo
  • Jin Kyung as Mi-ra
  • Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Do-na
  • Kim Tae-hoon as Seung-hyuk
  • Park Gyu-young as So-young
  • Lee Ji-ha as Homeroom Teacher
  • Lee Soo-mi as Butcher
  • Kim Kang-hyun as Dol-sing

    Production

Filming began on July 19, 2017 and finished October 17, 2017.

Reception

The film opened at 897 local theaters, attracting 63,000 moviegoers on its opening day and finishing second behind Avengers: Infinity War. The film finished second during its first weekend with gross. However, the film suffered an 80% drop on its second weekend, and a 95% drop on its third weekend. As of August 20, 2018, the film attracted 771,141 audiences with gross.