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Sex Is Zero 2

2007 film by Yoon Tae-yoon

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ7458397 ↗
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Sex Is Zero 2 is the 2007 sequel to the South Korean comedy film Sex Is Zero, and is the directorial debut of Yoon Tae-yoon. Starring Im Chang-jeong and Song Ji-hyo, the film reunites most of the cast from the original film, though Ha Ji-won only makes a cameo appearance. Sex Is Zero 2 was released in South Korea on 12 December 2007.

Plot

Having broken up with his girlfriend, law student Eun-sik is keen to consummate a new relationship with Kyung-ah, a popular swimming champion with a painful past. Despite help from his friends, Eun-sik begins to doubt himself when Gi-joo, a suave prosecutor, tries to compete for Kyeong-ah's affections.

It was revealed that Kyung-ah was raped in high school, then attempted suicide. She is unable to engage with Eun-sik sexually, which frustrates him.

In the end, Kyung-ah is about to leave for America with Gi-joo but then realizes that she only loves Eun-sik.

Cast

Im Chang-jung as Eun-sik

Song Ji-hyo as Kyung-ah

Choi Sung-kook as Seong-gook

Shin Yi as Kyeong-joo

Yoo Chae-yeong as Yoo-mi

Lee Hwa-seon as Yeong-chae

Lee Sang-yoon as Gi-jo

Kim Cheong as Kyeong-ah's mother

Hong Ji-yeong as Bo-ra

Seon Eun-jeong as Ji-hyeon

Bae Geon-woo as Sang-woo

Park Yeong-soo as Jong-min

Lee Si-yeon as Dae-hak

Myeong-gyu as Pervert

Park Min-ah as Nurse

Park Jae-woong as Nurse

Choi In-sook as Dean

Lee Jeong-hoon as Hall announcer

Lee Jong-rae as Doctor

Kim Hyung-il as Pervert

Ha Ji-won as Eun-hyo (cameo)

Denis Kang as himself (cameo)

Yoon Je-kyoon as (uncredited cameo)

Production

Sex Is Zero 2 was produced by Doosaboo Film with CJ Entertainment in charge of distribution. Filming commenced late July 2007 under first time director Yoon Tae-yoon, with Im Chang-jung reprising his role from the original Sex Is Zero as male protagonist Eun-sik.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Sex Is Zero 2” as 2007 film by Yoon Tae-yoon. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2007—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Zero, film and Yoon can be independently traced.
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