How to Use Guys with Secret Tips
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| Hangul | 남자사용설명서 |
| Revised Romanization | Namja Sayongseolmyungseo |
| Directed by | Lee Won-suk |
| Produced by | Kim Hyun-shin Eo Ji-yeon Yoon Chang-sook |
| Written by | Lee Won-suk Noh Hye-young Ha Su-jin |
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Lee Si-young Oh Jung-se Park Yeong-gyu |
| Music by | Mowg |
| Cinematography | Kim Sun-ryung |
| Edited by | Kim Chang-ju Kim Woo-hyeon |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
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116 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | ₩4 billion |
| Box office | US$2,956,304 |
How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (Hangul: 남자사용설명서; RR: Namja Sayongseolmyungseo; lit. "A Manual on How to Use Men") is a 2013 South Korean romantic comedy film starring Lee Si-young and Oh Jung-se, and directed by Lee Won-suk.
This was the feature directorial debut of Lee Won-suk, a graduate of the American Film Institute. Lee said the film was initially a black comedy, but during its seven-year pre-production, he made compromises in order to make the film more appealing commercially. Nevertheless, he retained the satirical bent and issues he wanted to highlight, such as gender inequality, and the societal practice where shrewd people are more likely to succeed than those who simply work hard. Though classified as a romantic comedy, Lee called it more of a "fantasy," saying, "In the end, she gets everything she wanted. But that does not happen in real life no matter how earnestly people live their lives."
Lee's background in advertising was also apparent in his incorporation of manga-like screen graphics and animation in the film's backgrounds and visual patterns.
How to Use Guys with Secret Tips was released on February 14, 2013. The film produced strong word-of-mouth among viewers, though not enough to make it a hit in a month when it was sharing screens with box office behemoths The Berlin File, New World and Miracle in Cell No. 7.
Koreanfilm.org praised the film's "great comic timing," the "charismatic" performances by its lead actors and its "multitude of gags that are genuinely funny." The review said it felt "fresh and new, but it is also simply a very well executed film. In a genre that looks easy, but is actually quite challenging, this is a significant accomplishment."
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