Soulmate () is a 2023 South Korean film directed by Min Yong-geun starring Kim Da-mi, Jeon So-nee and Byeon Woo-seok. The film, adapted from the Chinese film with the same name, deals with the essence of human relationships through 14 years of meeting and parting, friendship and love, longing and jealousy between two friends who first met at the age of 13. It was released theatrically on March 15, 2023. It was invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in 'Korean Cinema Today - Panorama' section and will be screened on October 5, 2023.
Overview
The film depicts the ups and downs of the relationship that two women born in 1988, Mi-so (Kim Da-mi) and Ha-eun (Jeon So-nee) go through as they grow up. The world between the two of them suffers a microscopic crack when Ha-eun starts her first love with her classmate Jin-woo (Byeon Woo-seok) in their late teens. The free-spirited Mi-so leaves for the city to pursue an adventurous life while Ha-eun stays in her hometown to lead a stable life, and the two gradually grow apart. The Chinese original setting, which emphasizes the physical distance between provinces and large cities, is newly implemented in Soulmate with Jeju Island as the background.