Perhaps Love (2021 film)

Perhaps Love is a 2021 South Korean comedy-drama film, directed by Jo Eun-ji for Next Entertainment. Starring Ryu Seung-ryong, Oh Na-ra and Kim Hee-won, the film revolves around a best selling writer named Hyeon who has been in the slumps for 7 years. Then he meets an aspiring author Yoo-jin, who brings about change in his values.

It was released theatrically on November 17, 2021. On box office it ranks 10th among the Korean films released in the year 2021 in South Korea, with gross of US$4.36 million and 514,260 cumulative admissions.

Cast

 * Ryu Seung-ryong as Kim Hyeon, a best-selling author who has fallen into a slump
 * Oh Na-ra as Mi-ae, Hyeon's ex-wife
 * Kim Hee-won as Soon-mo, Hyeon's best friend and the head of a Sunmo publishing company
 * Lee Yoo-young as Jeong-won, Hyeon's neighbor
 * Sung Yoo-bin as Kim Seong-kyeong, Hyeon and Mi-ae's son
 * Mu Jin-sung as Yoo-jin, an aspiring author
 * Cameo
 * Oh Jeong-se as Nam-jin, an ex-best friend and rival writer of best-seller Hyeon
 * Ryu Hyun-kyung as Hye-jin, Hyeon's current wife

Production
Perhaps Love is the directorial debut of actress Jo Eun-ji. On May 2, 2019, it was revealed that Ryu Seung-ryong has been cast in upcoming comedy film tentatively titled as 'Not the Lips'.

Filming began on June 4, 2019, and was wrapped up on September 13. The film was released 2 years after its completion.

Release
The film was released theatrically on November 17, 2021. In April 2022 the film was invited at the 24th edition of Far East Film Festival at Udine held from April 22 to 30 2022. In July 2022, it was invited at the 21st New York Asian Film Festival, where it was screened at Lincoln center on July 26.

Box office
The film was released on November 17, 2021, on 1192 screens. As per Korean Film Council (Kofic) integrated computer network, the film ranked first on the Korean box office in the opening weekend.

it is at 10th place among all the Korean films released in the year 2021, with gross of US$4.36 million and 514,260 admissions.

Critical response
Bae Hyo-joo reviewing for Newsen praised performances of Ryu Seung-ryong, Oh Nara and Kim Hee-won and wrote, "Perhaps Love evokes sympathy and laughter from viewers. The actors' sincere acting, witty yet realistic dialogues and scenes, and witty directing bring about 100% pure pleasure in a long time."