It's an omnibus, consists of 4 different stories each made by different directors with IU as the muse and main lead
1. Love Set (Lee Kyung Mi PD)
2. Collector (Im Pil Sung PD)
3. Kiss Burn (Jeon Go Woon PD)
4. Walking at Night (Kim Jong Kwan PD)
1. Love Set Talks about a childish girl named IU who envy of Doona (her father's girlfriend as well as IU's english teacher) but at the same time doesn't want her dad to marry Doona. Lee Kyung Mi director made new looks for actress Lee Ji Eun in this movie, diferent from the old IU. Rather than 'polite, lovely' appearance, it's 'evil/ foul' IU. I love how the director filled this movie with tennis actions between two women without any lines throughout running time. IU's father and IU's boyfriend are all excluded at that moment. Only two women's misunderstanding and antagonism as well as steps to understanding projected through out the movie. Psychological warfare. I also love how both actresses act with their facial expressions. Also that moment when Doona's finger caressed IU's hand makes me thinking about the possibility of girl x girl love in this movie. The story is too short and the way the director took the angles in very unusual ways make the viewers interpreted the movie differently (student x teacher; father x daughter; girl x girl).
2. Collector It is a grotesque fantasy genre movie. Jeong Woo (Park Hae Soo) is suspicious of Eun (IU/ Lee Ji Eun). Kim Jeong Woo thinks that Eun's carefree nature is the main problem of their relationship. Actually, Eun is not a human but she is a witch, that's why there are a lot of witch's knots symbolisms through out the episode (the tattoos on her feet and chest also the drawings on the wall when she's doing yoga). The more Jong Woo eager to posses her, the more Eun asks of him. The "White room" controlled by Eun, reveals relationship problems between lovers. Eun is a witch (not human) who kills pushover men Witches used knotted cords to 'tie up' the weather, to create circles of protection and to bind things magically. Collector was made based on the discussions between Im Pil Sung director and IU about IU's song "Jam Jam" which the lyrics said "I'll keep it preserved so it won't rot, for a long time." This movie makes me think a lot. Searched the clues here and there, then analyzed the witch's knot, Patanjali's yoga sutra, and white room. I love how the director made Eun's character to be twisted in the end. I even had goosebumps watching it for a few times.
3. Kiss Burn Hyebok (Shim Dal Gi), caught for having hickeys by her father. The scenes show signs of violence as her hair got chopped and she was trapped at house without being able to go out. Her best friend, Hana (Lee Ji Eun) can not stand Hyebok's situation anymore and decided to intervene. Hyebok who was unable to fight her father and currently trapped, was fired up by Hana's words "We can't just sit back, let's get revenge." That's how the two friends getting bolder and exciting repertories against patriarchal violence begin. Kiss Burn is literally because of the kiss, Hyebok got beaten by dad, her hair got cut of and her best friend, Hana come to rescue and revenge for her. This story was made based on Jeon Go Woon dorector's own memory in high school. Kiss Burn tells about the mischiefs of high school students. The story is very light and funny but we all can relate to it the most.
4. Walking at Night Small talks between two lovers, Ji Eun (IU/ Lee Ji Eun) and K (Jung Joon Won) during walk through the night. It seems like an ordinary lover's walk, but their conversations are somewhat suspicious. Kim Jong Kwan director said previously that this movie is about dream and death. He also said that he got the inspiration at his first meeting with IU, right after he saw IU's eyes. He said that she looks lonely. Ji Eun, who was lonely, died a while ago and appears in her lover's (K) dream, and looks back on their time spent together. The ghost that Lee Ji Eun potrays is also somewhat diferent, her character is cute and lively. This story is my favorite out of all Persona series. I love the dialogues, the light setting, even the background music and sound effects. She was lonely even though she had a lot of friends bcs the ways of them treating her made her lonely. She also doesn't want K to blame himself for not being able to save her when she was still alive. She also said that no matter how hard people try to remember her, she will eventually be forgotten and no one will remember her. I love how the director used lights to differenciate the ambiance when they talked about death and memory or dream. They talked about death when the lights went off, and they went on when the conversations changed to dreams and memories. The still figures at the background when they walked at the last part show that the time stopped and that's why Ji Eun can meet him inside of his dream and K won't remember anything once the time starts ticking.
1. Love Set Talks about a childish girl named IU who envy of Doona (her father's girlfriend as well as IU's english teacher) but at the same time doesn't want her dad to marry Doona. Lee Kyung Mi director made new looks for actress Lee Ji Eun in this movie, diferent from the old IU. Rather than 'polite, lovely' appearance, it's 'evil/ foul' IU. I love how the director filled this movie with tennis actions between two women without any lines throughout running time. IU's father and IU's boyfriend are all excluded at that moment. Only two women's misunderstanding and antagonism as well as steps to understanding projected through out the movie. Psychological warfare. I also love how both actresses act with their facial expressions. Also that moment when Doona's finger caressed IU's hand makes me thinking about the possibility of girl x girl love in this movie. The story is too short and the way the director took the angles in very unusual ways make the viewers interpreted the movie differently (student x teacher; father x daughter; girl x girl).
2. Collector It is a grotesque fantasy genre movie. Jeong Woo (Park Hae Soo) is suspicious of Eun (IU/ Lee Ji Eun). Kim Jeong Woo thinks that Eun's carefree nature is the main problem of their relationship. Actually, Eun is not a human but she is a witch, that's why there are a lot of witch's knots symbolisms through out the episode (the tattoos on her feet and chest also the drawings on the wall when she's doing yoga). The more Jong Woo eager to posses her, the more Eun asks of him. The "White room" controlled by Eun, reveals relationship problems between lovers. Eun is a witch (not human) who kills pushover men Witches used knotted cords to 'tie up' the weather, to create circles of protection and to bind things magically. Collector was made based on the discussions between Im Pil Sung director and IU about IU's song "Jam Jam" which the lyrics said "I'll keep it preserved so it won't rot, for a long time." This movie makes me think a lot. Searched the clues here and there, then analyzed the witch's knot, Patanjali's yoga sutra, and white room. I love how the director made Eun's character to be twisted in the end. I even had goosebumps watching it for a few times.
3. Kiss Burn Hyebok (Shim Dal Gi), caught for having hickeys by her father. The scenes show signs of violence as her hair got chopped and she was trapped at house without being able to go out. Her best friend, Hana (Lee Ji Eun) can not stand Hyebok's situation anymore and decided to intervene. Hyebok who was unable to fight her father and currently trapped, was fired up by Hana's words "We can't just sit back, let's get revenge." That's how the two friends getting bolder and exciting repertories against patriarchal violence begin. Kiss Burn is literally because of the kiss, Hyebok got beaten by dad, her hair got cut of and her best friend, Hana come to rescue and revenge for her. This story was made based on Jeon Go Woon dorector's own memory in high school. Kiss Burn tells about the mischiefs of high school students. The story is very light and funny but we all can relate to it the most.
4. Walking at Night Small talks between two lovers, Ji Eun (IU/ Lee Ji Eun) and K (Jung Joon Won) during walk through the night. It seems like an ordinary lover's walk, but their conversations are somewhat suspicious. Kim Jong Kwan director said previously that this movie is about dream and death. He also said that he got the inspiration at his first meeting with IU, right after he saw IU's eyes. He said that she looks lonely. Ji Eun, who was lonely, died a while ago and appears in her lover's (K) dream, and looks back on their time spent together. The ghost that Lee Ji Eun potrays is also somewhat diferent, her character is cute and lively. This story is my favorite out of all Persona series. I love the dialogues, the light setting, even the background music and sound effects. She was lonely even though she had a lot of friends bcs the ways of them treating her made her lonely. She also doesn't want K to blame himself for not being able to save her when she was still alive. She also said that no matter how hard people try to remember her, she will eventually be forgotten and no one will remember her. I love how the director used lights to differenciate the ambiance when they talked about death and memory or dream. They talked about death when the lights went off, and they went on when the conversations changed to dreams and memories. The still figures at the background when they walked at the last part show that the time stopped and that's why Ji Eun can meet him inside of his dream and K won't remember anything once the time starts ticking.