The Contact (1997 South Korean film)

The Contact is a 1997 South Korean romance film directed by Chang Yoon-hyun. Starring Han Suk-kyu and Jeon Do-yeon, it was the second biggest-grossing Korean film of 1997 with 674,933 admissions, and was awarded the Grand Bell Awards for best picture.

Plot
One day, radio DJ Dong-hyeon (Han Suk-kyu) receives an anonymous package containing a Velvet Underground record. Dong-hyeon hopes that the record was sent by his former lover Min young hye. He decides to play the song Pale Blue Eyes off of that record. At the same time, a home shopping telemarketer, Soo-hyeon (Jeon Do-yeon) listens to the radio program while driving her car.

The next day, Soo-hyeon makes a request through the internet for Dong-hyeon to play the song again. Dong-hyeon then contacts Soo-hyeon, hoping she is his former girlfriend or someone he knows.

Cast

 * Jeon Do-yeon as Soo-hyeon
 * Han Suk-kyu as Dong-hyeon
 * Chu Sang-mi as Eun-hee
 * Park Yong-soo
 * Choi Cheol-ho
 * Kim Tae-woo as Han Ki cheol
 * Lee Beom-soo as delivery man
 * Kim Min-kyung as female employee at convenience store

Awards
1997 Grand Bell Awards
 * Best Film
 * Best Editing - Park Gok-ji
 * Best Adapted Screenplay - Chang Yoon-hyun
 * Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

1997 Blue Dragon Film Awards
 * Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon

1998 Baeksang Arts Awards
 * Most Popular Actress (Film) - Jeon Do-yeon

1998 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
 * Best New Actress - Jeon Do-yeon