{{Infobox film |name = Innocent Thing |image = Innocent Thing poster.jpg |caption = Theatrical poster |director = Kim Tae-kyun |producer = Kim Tae-kyun |writer = Lee Seong-min |starring = Jang Hyuk <br/> Jo Bo-ah |music = Kim Tae-seong <br/> Jung Ji-hoon |cinematography = Jeong Han-cheol |editing = Choi Jae-geun <br/> Kim So-yeon |studio = Novus Mediacorp <br/> Invent Stone |distributor = Invent D |released = {{film date|2014|4|10}} |runtime = 117 minutes |country = South Korea |language = Korean }} '''''Innocent Thing''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^가시|rr=yes|lit=Thorn}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Looking sharp|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2987378|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2014-05-06|date=12 March 2014}}</ref>) is a 2014 South Korean romantic thriller film directed by Kim Tae-kyun, starring Jang Hyuk and Jo Bo-ah.<ref name=prickle>{{cite web|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|title=Emotions prickle, limits tested in ''Innocent Thing''|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2987378|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2014-05-06|date=4 April 2014}}</ref>
==Plot== Joon-ki (Jang Hyuk) was once a former rugby athlete and is currently a popular physical education teacher at an all-girls' high school. His pregnant wife Seo-yeon (Sunwoo Sun) is due to give birth to their first child imminently. Although he's used to playful advances from pubescent students, things take a dangerous turn when Young-eun (Jo Bo-ah) falls hard for her teacher and daringly confesses her feelings for him. Amid growing rumors, he is soon consumed with guilt and attempts to end the relationship. However Young-eun's pure crush slowly turns to obsession. She starts to regard everyone related with Joon-ki as obstacles, and the farther he keeps her away, the bolder her obsession and madness grows.<ref>{{cite web|title=Innocent Thing (2013)|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/04/11/2014041101516.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=2014-05-06|date=11 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Claire|title=''Innocent Thing'' goes mad on screen|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140407000932|work=The Korea Herald|accessdate=2014-05-06|date=7 April 2014}}</ref>
==Cast== {{colbegin}} *Jang Hyuk as Kim Joon-ki *Jo Bo-ah as Ha Young-eun *Sunwoo Sun as Seo-yeon *Lee Do-ah as Min-joo *Do Gwang-won as Seok-jin *Jang Seo-kyeong as Joo-hee *Shin Cheol-jin as school custodian *Park Jin-young as Jang-in, Joon-ki's father-in-law *Do Yong-gu as gynecologist *Wang Tae-eon as principal *Kim Kyeong-sik as Teacher Park *Han Hee-jung as housekeeper *Son Hee-seon as Joon-ki's mother-in-law *Yoo Ji-yeon as Cheo-hyeong, Joon-ki's sister-in-law *Kim Won-sik as Dong-seo *Yoon Bok-in as OB/Gyn nurse *Baek Eun-joo as student council president *Kim Ye-eun as Ye-eun *Han Seul-gi as Seul-gi *Lee Sang-mi as Sang-mi *Park Jeong-hee as Jeong-hee *Lee Sae-bom as Sae-bom *Woo Do-im as Do-im *Park Gyu-ri as Gyu-ri *Kang Do-eun as Joo-hee's mother *Jeong Joon-yeong as Teacher Jeong *Choi Won-seok as Won-seok *Heo Ji-hye as new ward nurse *Kim Mi-kyeong as neonatal nurse *Oh Ui-taek as male student *Lee Yeon-joon as "kiss" man *Park Joon-seo as man in TV drama *Kim Bo-ryeong as woman in TV drama {{colend}}
==Production== The film reunited director Kim Tae-kyun and actor Jang Hyuk for the first time in thirteen years since ''Volcano High'' (2001).<ref>{{cite web|last=Tae|first=Sang-joon|title=Innocent Thing: A Korean version of FATAL ATTRACTION|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/sub/newfilms.jsp?mode=A_VIEW&wbSeq=153|work=Korean Cinema Today|accessdate=2014-05-06|date=28 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jang Hyuk Talks About His Affinity for Melodramas|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/05/10/2014051000379.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=2014-05-10|date=10 May 2014}}</ref> Kim first encountered the screenplay in 2007 at a competition, and he was won over right away, captivated by the blurred lines between love and obsession. He called the film "an experiment" due to its eclectic mix of suspense, horror, melodrama and romance, and that his use of cinematography and camera techniques were essential in delivering the "feeling of being trapped." Wanting the schoolgirl character to embody both innocence and pure sex appeal, Kim auditioned 250 actresses, before casting Jo Bo-ah in her big screen debut.<ref name="prickle" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Starlet Hits Right Note as Love-struck Student in Movie Debut|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/04/19/2014041900291.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=2014-05-06|date=19 April 2014}}</ref>
The early working title was ''Strawberry Milk'' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^딸기우유|rr=yes}}), a drink which Jo's character has a fixation on. It was changed to ''Thorn'' because Kim said, "There is nothing sweet and soft about the movie like strawberry flavored milk. Only sharpness like a thorn exists. It represents something difficult."<ref>{{cite web|title=''Strawberry Milk'' to ''Thorn'', the reason behind it...|url=http://www.hancinema.net/strawberry-milk-to-thorn-the-reason-behind-it---67782.html|work=Hancinema|accessdate=2014-05-06|date=2 April 2014}}</ref>
Filming began on September 14, 2013, at Jijok Middle School in Daejeon.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Cory|title=Jang Hyuk's New Romance Film Cranks In|url=http://www.tenasia.com/jang-hyuks-new-romance-film-cranks-in/|work=TenAsia|date=2 October 2013|accessdate=2014-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080252/http://www.tenasia.com/jang-hyuks-new-romance-film-cranks-in/|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shooting wrapped on November 10, 2013.
==Box office== ''Innocent Thing'' was released on April 10, 2014. It drew 121,292 viewers on its opening day.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tae|first=Sang-joon|title=Box Office: April 3-16, 2014|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/reports.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=277|work=Korean Film Council|accessdate=2014-05-06|date=21 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hee-eun|title=''Captain America'' tops box office|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2987885|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2014-05-06|date=15 April 2014}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{official website|http://www.gasi2014.co.kr/}} {{in lang|ko}} *{{kmdb film|13981|Innocent Thing}} *{{IMDb title|3550748|Innocent Thing}} *{{hancinema film|Innocent_Thing|Innocent Thing}}
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