The Contact () is a 1997 South Korean romantic drama film directed by Chang Yoon-hyun. Starring Han Suk-kyu and Jeon Do-yeon, it was the second highest-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 receives an anonymous package containing a Velvet Underground record. Dong-hyeon hopes that the record was sent by his ex-lover 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, 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 Han Suk-kyu as Dong-hyeon Jeon Do-yeon as Soo-hyeon Chu Sang-mi as Eun-hee Park Yong-soo as Tae-ho Choi Cheol-ho as Min-yeong 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
References
External links
The Contact at Koreanfilm.org