You're My Pet

You're My Pet 

              Is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy film based on the manga of the same name, You're My Pet by Yayoi Ogawa. It co-stars Kim Ha-neul and Jang Keun-suk and directed by Kim Byeong-kon. It is released on 10 November 2011 by Lotte and ran at 110 minutes. The film centers around a young and ambitious woman named Ji Eun-Yi (Kim Ha-neul) and her human pet (Jang Keun-suk).

            After her fiancé leaves her for his mistress and Ji Eun-Yi is demoted at work, she stumbles across a young injured homeless man in a box outside her condominium. She takes him in and becomes attached to him. As a joke, she says she wants to keep him as a pet, and to her surprise, the young man agrees. She names him Momo, after her beloved dog from her childhood. Ji Eun-Yi provides room and board, and Momo provides unconditional love and loyalty. Momo, whose name is Kang In-Ho, is a dance child prodigy who gradually brings happiness to his master's life. Despite his growing affection for her, Ji Eun-Yi says there is no romance of any sort in their relationship. However, sexual tension gradually arises as the two spend more time together. But not only does Ji Eun-Yi struggle with her feelings for the young guy, she also needs to keep him a secret from her co-workers, especially her former college classmate and new romantic interest Woo-seong.

             In Korea, the film sold 209,318 tickets in the first five days, ranked fourth and grossed ₩1.8 billion in its first week of release and grossed a total closed to ₩3.8 billion after four weeks of screening. In Japan, the film was released on 21 January 2012 by Toho. It ranked fifth and grossed ¥68 million in its first week of release and grossed a total of ¥281 million after three weeks on 92 screens.