Here are some of my favorite teen romantic films from different Asian countries (Japan,Korea,Taiwan,Thailand). This list only includes young-love-themed movies, those that centers about teens or high school and college students.
I made another list for Asian romantic movies with adult characters (age range 20-40).
I made another list for Asian romantic movies with adult characters (age range 20-40).
TOP 10:
1. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2010,Thailand)
Synopsis: Nam is talented and funny, but with plain looks. She falls in love with the older Shone, one of the best-looking guys in school. [source: IMDB]
Stars: Pimchanok Leuwisetpaiboon, Mario Maurer, Tangi Namonto
Tags: FIRST LOVE, HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDSHIP, ROMANCE, COMEDY, DRAMA
Stars: Pimchanok Leuwisetpaiboon, Mario Maurer, Tangi Namonto
Tags: FIRST LOVE, HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDSHIP, ROMANCE, COMEDY, DRAMA
2. Our Times (2015,Taiwan)
Synopsis: It follows Truly, an ordinary schoolgirl, on her senior year as she teams up with TaiYu, the school's notorious gang leader, to break apart growing love between rivals Ouyang, the school's most popular male student, and Minmin, the school's most popular girl. [source:IMDB]
Stars: Vivian Sung, Darren Wang, Dino Lee, Joe Chen, Jerry Yan
Tags: FIRST LOVE, HIGH SCHOOL, NOSTALGIA, ROMANCE, COMEDY, DRAMA
Stars: Vivian Sung, Darren Wang, Dino Lee, Joe Chen, Jerry Yan
Tags: FIRST LOVE, HIGH SCHOOL, NOSTALGIA, ROMANCE, COMEDY, DRAMA
3. You Are The Apple of My Eye (2011,Taiwan)
Synopsis: A Taiwanese romance film about Ko Ching-teng, a prankster and a mischievous student who eventually becomes a writer, and Shen Chia-yi, an honor student who is very popular amongst the boys in her class. [source:Wikipedia]
Stars: Ko Chen-tung, Michelle Chen
Tags: FIRST LOVE, HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDSHIP, ROMANCE, COMEDY, DRAMA
Stars: Ko Chen-tung, Michelle Chen
Tags: FIRST LOVE, HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDSHIP, ROMANCE, COMEDY, DRAMA
4. My Sassy Girl (2001,Korea)
Synopsis: It describes the meeting of Kyun-woo (Cha) and an unnamed girl. Kyun-woo is shamed into assisting the girl because the other passengers mistakenly think she is his girlfriend. Once he helps her, Kyun-woo develops a deep sense of responsibility for her which enables him to tolerate (somehow) the girl's abuses. [source: IMDB]
Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun
Tags: STRANGERS, COLLEGE, ROMANCE, COMEDY, DRAMA
Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun
Tags: STRANGERS, COLLEGE, ROMANCE, COMEDY, DRAMA
5. SuckSeed (2011,Thailand)
Synopsis: The film follows the antics of three secondary school students who form a rock band to impress girls. Despite their efforts, their band plays poorly and the members regularly end up as losers. [source: Wikipedia]
Stars: Jirayu Laongmanee, Pachara Chirathivat, Thawat Pornrattanaprasert, Nattasha Nauljam
Tags: CHILDHOOD CRUSH, HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDSHIP, MUSIC, ROMANCE, COMEDY
Stars: Jirayu Laongmanee, Pachara Chirathivat, Thawat Pornrattanaprasert, Nattasha Nauljam
Tags: CHILDHOOD CRUSH, HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDSHIP, MUSIC, ROMANCE, COMEDY
6. The Classic (2003,Korea)
Synopsis: Shy 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. [source: IMDB]
Stars: Son Ye-jin, Jo Seung-woo, Jo In-sung
Tags: FIRST LOVE, COLLEGE, NOSTALGIA, ROMANCE, DRAMA
Stars: Son Ye-jin, Jo Seung-woo, Jo In-sung
Tags: FIRST LOVE, COLLEGE, NOSTALGIA, ROMANCE, DRAMA
7. Architecture 101 (2012,Korea)
Synopsis: It tells the story of two students who meet in an introductory architecture class and fall in love. Fifteen years later, the girl tracks down her first love to seek his help in building her dream house. [source:Wikipedia]
Stars: Uhm Tae-woong, Han Ga-in, Lee Je-hoon, Suzy
Tags: FIRST LOVE, COLLEGE, NOSTALGIA, ROMANCE, DRAMA
Stars: Uhm Tae-woong, Han Ga-in, Lee Je-hoon, Suzy
Tags: FIRST LOVE, COLLEGE, NOSTALGIA, ROMANCE, DRAMA
8. From Me To You "Kimi ni todoke" (2010,Japan)
Synopsis: A girl that resemble "Sadako" of the movie Ring is being feared by her classmates. She is avoided by everyone.While everyone is avoiding her, the popular boy Shota Kazehaya befriends her, and their love begins to grow. [source: IMDB]
Stars: Mikako Tabe, Haruma Miura
Tags: FIRST LOVE, HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDSHIP, ROMANCE, DRAMA
Stars: Mikako Tabe, Haruma Miura
Tags: FIRST LOVE, HIGH SCHOOL, FRIENDSHIP, ROMANCE, DRAMA
9. Hot Young Bloods (2014,Korea)
Synopsis: Young-sook is the feared leader of a female gang. Although she is known for her toughness and foul mouth, she secretly has a crush on Joong-gil, the biggest playboy in school. Joong-gil is a legendary Casanova whose single glance has the ability to make girls' hearts melt, and he's attempted to woo all the girls at school, except for Young-sook because Gwang-sik, the leader of a rival school's male gang, views Young-sook as his girl. [source: Wikipedia]
Stars: Lee Jong-suk, Park Bo-young, Kim Young-kwang, Lee Se-young
Tags: FIRST LOVE, HIGH SCHOOL, RIVALRY, NOSTALGIA, ROMANCE, COMEDY
Stars: Lee Jong-suk, Park Bo-young, Kim Young-kwang, Lee Se-young
Tags: FIRST LOVE, HIGH SCHOOL, RIVALRY, NOSTALGIA, ROMANCE, COMEDY
10. Love of May (2004,Taiwan)
Synopsis: The film was inspired by Mayday, a famous rock band in China. It tells about the story of Ah Lei, an administrator of Mayday's fansite. He befriended with a girl named Xuan through that page. One day, he told her that he's actually Ashin, the lead vocal of Mayday. [source: Wikipedia] But everything changes when they finally met. Two lives brought together by a lie, developed into a love story.
Stars: Liu Yifei, Bo-lin Chen, Mayday
Tags: STRANGERS, COLLEGE, MUSIC, ROMANCE, DRAMA
Stars: Liu Yifei, Bo-lin Chen, Mayday
Tags: STRANGERS, COLLEGE, MUSIC, ROMANCE, DRAMA
Special Mentions:
Teen movies that I didn't include in my top 10 because there's so much fantasy on them, but are GREAT STORIES ABOUT YOUNG LOVE.
- A Werewolf Boy (2012,Korea)
Synopsis: Sun-yi, a beautiful teenage girl is sent to a country house for her health, where she discovers Chul-Su, a boy who can neither read nor speak and behaves like a wild beast. As Sun-yi attempts to civilize him, the two eventually become very close. But their relationship is fraught with difficulties, as Ji-tae begins to cause trouble.
Stars: Song Joong-ki, Park Bo-young
Tags: FIRST LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, NOSTALGIA, FANTASY, ROMANCE, DRAMA
Stars: Song Joong-ki, Park Bo-young
Tags: FIRST LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, NOSTALGIA, FANTASY, ROMANCE, DRAMA
- Secret (2007,Taiwan)
Synopsis: Ye Xiang Lun, a talented piano player is a new student at the prestigious Tamkang School. On his first day, he meets Lu Xiao Yu playing a mysterious piece of music. When he asks her about the song she was playing, she tells him that it is a secret that cannot be told. The two form a friendship that quickly evolves into a romantic relationship. However unbeknownst to Xiang Lun, there is more to Xiao Yu than initially meets the eye.
Stars: Jay Chou, Gwei Lun-mei
Tags: FIRST LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, MUSIC, FANTASY, ROMANCE, DRAMA
Stars: Jay Chou, Gwei Lun-mei
Tags: FIRST LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, MUSIC, FANTASY, ROMANCE, DRAMA
Other Mentions:
▪ Love Julinsee (2011,Thailand)
Synopsis: Four teen romance stories centered around a big music festival. [source:IMDB]
Synopsis: Four teen romance stories centered around a big music festival. [source:IMDB]
▪ Baby and Me (2008,Korea)
Synopsis: A rebellious high school student sees his life take a strange turn when he goes to the grocery store and someone leaves a baby in his shopping cart, along with a note claiming he's the father. [source:IMDB]
Synopsis: A rebellious high school student sees his life take a strange turn when he goes to the grocery store and someone leaves a baby in his shopping cart, along with a note claiming he's the father. [source:IMDB]
▪ Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do (2008,Korea)
Synopsis: A young man's (Jang Geun-seok) new girlfriend (Cha Ye-ryeon) has past ties to his best pal (Jeong Eui-cheol).
Synopsis: A young man's (Jang Geun-seok) new girlfriend (Cha Ye-ryeon) has past ties to his best pal (Jeong Eui-cheol).
▪ Paradise Kiss (2011,Japan)
Synopsis: A chance encounter leads Yukari, a burnt out high school student, to a group of dedicated fashion design students. She becomes their model for their graduating exhibition and discovers her talent for modeling. [source:IMDB]
Synopsis: A chance encounter leads Yukari, a burnt out high school student, to a group of dedicated fashion design students. She becomes their model for their graduating exhibition and discovers her talent for modeling. [source:IMDB]
▪ Jeni Juno (2005,Korea)
Synopsis: Fearing their families' disapproval, Jeni and her boyfriend Juno keep her pregnancy hidden. [source:IMDB]
Synopsis: Fearing their families' disapproval, Jeni and her boyfriend Juno keep her pregnancy hidden. [source:IMDB]
▪ Love in Disguise (2010,Taiwan)
Synopsis: Famous from an incredibly young age, DMH (Wang Lee Hom) has only ever known a celebrity pop star existence. Yet, despite all the glamour, there is still something lacking in his charmed life - true love. With the help of fellow musician and friend WZB, DMH disguised himself as a regular Joe in the hope of finding true love. [source:IMDB]
Synopsis: Famous from an incredibly young age, DMH (Wang Lee Hom) has only ever known a celebrity pop star existence. Yet, despite all the glamour, there is still something lacking in his charmed life - true love. With the help of fellow musician and friend WZB, DMH disguised himself as a regular Joe in the hope of finding true love. [source:IMDB]
▪ I Give My First Love To You (2009,Japan)
Synopsis: This story revolves around Takuma Kakinouchi, a boy who is told he will die before he is 20, and Mayu Taneda, a girl who is in love with him. [source:Wikipedia]
Synopsis: This story revolves around Takuma Kakinouchi, a boy who is told he will die before he is 20, and Mayu Taneda, a girl who is in love with him. [source:Wikipedia]
▪ Lovely Complex (2006,Japan)
Synopsis: Koizumi Risa an unusually tall high school girl, meets the "vertically challenged" young man Otani Atsushi. They find common ground in height anxieties and interests. [source:IMDB]
Synopsis: Koizumi Risa an unusually tall high school girl, meets the "vertically challenged" young man Otani Atsushi. They find common ground in height anxieties and interests. [source:IMDB]
▪ Hachimitsu to Clover (2006,Japan)
Synopsis: The lives of four art students change forever when gifted young artist Hagumi arrives at their school and befriends their group as each student experiences turbulence in love. [source:IMDB]
Synopsis: The lives of four art students change forever when gifted young artist Hagumi arrives at their school and befriends their group as each student experiences turbulence in love. [source:IMDB]
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