Bye June

Bye June
Film poster
Directed byChoi Ho
Written byChoi Ho
Produced byLee Woo-suk
Starring
CinematographyOh Hyun-je
Edited by
  • Choi Ho
  • Lim Tai-hyung
Music byDj A-dang
Release date
  • March 28, 1998 (1998-03-28) (South Korea)
Running time
96 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Bye June (Korean: 바이 준; RR: Bai jun) is a 1998 South Korean drama film written and directed by Choi Ho. The film follows four youngsters who struggle with sex and drugs after their friend June's death. It marked the acting debuts of Kim Ha-neul and Yoo Ji-tae.

Plot

Chae-young and Do-gi are twenty-one years old. They both carry the burden of their best friend June's death in a fire two years ago. June was their common friend and they idolized him. Chae-young and Do-gi try to fill in the mutual emptiness with sex, drugs and alcohol. But the memory of June comes between them in every way. They both love each other, but for Chae-young, June can never be fully replaced and Do-gi cannot help but feel that he is second best.

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