The Classic
7.7
“Chance is a gift for those who try.”
Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance which is remarkably similar to her own circumstances.
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Cast
20 people
Son Ye-jin
Ji-hye / Joo-hee
Known for
Crash Landing on You
Personal Taste
Cho Seung-woo
Joon-ha
Known for
Stranger
Sisyphus
Zo In-sung
Sang-min
Known for
Moving
Hope
Lee Ki-woo
Tae-soo
Known for
18 Again
My Liberation Notes
Seo Young-hee
Na-hee
Known for
The Chaser
Bedevilled
Lee Joo-eun
Soo-kyeong
Also in
Gold Mask
Blue Sky
Kim Byeong-ok
Homeroom Teacher
Known for
Oldboy
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim
Lee Seung-cheol
Tae-soo's Father
Known for
Eve
The Judge from Hell
Hyun Sook-hee
Tae-soo's Mother
Known for
My Sassy Girl
Phone
Lee Mi-sook
Joo-hee's Mother
Known for
Queen of Tears
Temperature of Love
Choi Dae-woong
Elderly Man
Also in
Bongja
Secret Tears
Kim Jung-tae
Friend at the Countryside
Known for
Oh My Venus
Dream High
Kwak Jae-yong Director · Hwang Sun-won Author Choi Seung-hyun Composer
First release January 30, 2003 · Produced in South Korea · Production Cinema Service
Production
Egg Film
Production
Cinema Service
Production
South Korea
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Original title
클래식
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · January 30, 2003
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
August 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
January 24, 2004 · Digital
Singapore
February 3, 2003 · Theatrical
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