My Korean Teacher

Nov 3, 2016

1h 38m

★ 7.7

LOVE BLOOMS ON THE ISLAND OF OKINAWA

Overview

Young-Ung was dumped by his girlfriend. While he is in Okinawa, Japan on a business trip, the company he works for goes bankrupt. Sakura is a single mother and works for a travel agency. She needs to learn Korean for her job. At a Korean language institute, Sakura meets Young-Ung and their romance begins.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

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Cast

Young-Ung

Yesung

Sakura

Nozomi Sasaki

Kawamoto

Masahiro Sato

Sayuri

Eri Fuse

CEO Kusunoki

Isao Takeno

Karaoke bar's master

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Yuri

Kazuha Sakiyama

Shuichi

Kensaku Nagata

Kei Yamashiro

Musei Kamichi

Tomiko Yamashiro

Kanako Fukuda

CEO Choi

Kang Dong-gyun

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7.4

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7.8

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6.5

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6.2

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6.2

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8.5

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6.5

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7.4

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8.2

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8.1

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7.3

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7.9

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7.3

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6.8

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10.0

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7.1

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0.0

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7.3

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