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How to Use Guys with Secret Tips is a film of genre Romantic comedy with Lee Si-young
How to Use Guys with Secret Tips (2013)
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Add to a movie listHow 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.
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For the past five years, Choi Bo-na (Lee Si-young) has been overworked and underpaid as a second assistant director for TV commercials. Sorely lacking social skills, self-confidence, fashion sense, and aesthetic polish, she is casually disregarded by her work colleagues and knows that her career is going nowhere. One night, she hits rock bottom. Stranded on a beach in the middle of nowhere after a grueling outdoor shoot, she comes across an eccentric middle-aged man selling inspirational videos. He urges her to buy his masterwork, "A Manual on How to Use Men," telling her that it will change her life and give her the skills she need to find success and happiness. She initially had doubts but buys the video eventually. After reluctantly following the step-by-step instructions of self-styled guru Dr. Swarski (Park Yeong-gyu), Bo-na's life takes a drastic turn. She begins to experience professional success and men start flocking to her (including top hallyu star, Lee Seung-jae (Oh Jung-se), who initially treated Bo-na with indifference).Actors
Lee Si-young
(Choi Bo-na)
Park Yeong-gyu
(Dr. Swarski)
Oh Jung-se
(Lee Seung-jae)
Ahn Yong-joon
(Sung-jae)
Lee Won-jong
(Yook Bong-ah, director)
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