Project Makeover

2007 South Korean film

Project Makeover

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Hangul|

언니가 간다

RR| Eonniga ganda
MR| Ŏnniga kanda
Directed by| Kim Chang-rae
Written by| Choi Mil
Hwang Jo-yoon
Kim Chang-rae
Kim Hyeon-jin
Park Ye-jeong
Produced by| Kim Tae-eun
Im Seung-yong
Starring| Ko So-young
Yoo Gun
Jo An
Cinematography| Kim Young-no
Edited by| Kim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Music by| Yoon Jong-sin
Lee Geun-ho
Distributed by| Cinema Service

Release date

* January 4, 2007 (2007-01-04)

Running time

| 112 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean
Box office| $986,264[1]

Project Makeover (Korean: 언니가 간다; RR: Eonniga ganda; also known as Operation Makeover or Go Go Sister) is a 2007 South Korean film. In an online poll conducted by web portal Daum, Korean netizens named Project Makeover as the worst film of 2007.[2]

## Plot

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Na Jung-ju is a 30-year-old woman whose life is going nowhere, and she blames her misery on a failed high school romance with Jo Ha-ni, who has since become a famous singer. Her old schoolfriend Oh Tae-hun, who used to have a big crush on her, is now a successful and wealthy businessman, and she regrets not having gone out with him. After being given the chance to travel back in time, Jung-ju goes back to 1994 where she tries to convince her younger self to date the future businessman.

## Cast

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* Ko So-young as Na Jung-ju (age 30)
* Jo An as Na Jung-ju (age 18)
* Yoo Gun as Oh Tae-hun (age 18)
* Lee Beom-soo as Oh Tae-hun
* Lee Joong-moon as Jo Ha-ni (age 18)
* Oh Mi-hee as Jung-ju's mother
* Ok Ji-yeong as Jung-ju's friend (?)
* Oh Dal-su as Jung-ju's father

## Release

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Project Makeover was released in South Korea on January 4, 2007,[3] and on its opening weekend was ranked fifth at the box office with 110,708 admissions.[4] The film received a total of 174,543 admissions nationwide,[3] and as of February 24, 2008 had grossed a total of US$986,264.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "South Korea Box Office January 22–28, 2007 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
2. ^ "Transformers Named Best Film of 2007 Archived 2023-04-02 at the Wayback Machine". Hancinema, 28 December 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
3. ^ a b "Box-Office Admission Results Archived 2019-06-22 at the Wayback Machine" (2007). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
4. ^ "Korean Box Office Archived 2023-04-02 at the Wayback Machine" (Week-end 2007.01.05 ~ 2007.01.07). Hancinema. Retrieved 19 December 2008.

## External links

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* Project Makeover at IMDb
* Project Makeover at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
* Project Makeover at HanCinema