Review on K-Movie: My Annoying Brother 형

My Annoying Brother 형 is a heart warming story about two step brothers who grew up together since they were kids. However after a neighbour’s tell-tale story to the elder brother- Gu Du Shik decided to leave the home at a very young age. The younger brother Gu Du Young is alone after his parents passed away and worked his way up as a national Judo athlete.

As for Du Shik, he continues living his free life but ended up in prison for few years. After discovering the news that Du Young was seriously injured in a competition, he asked for a parole to look after his younger brother. With his great acting skills and crying, he managed to scoot off from prison to return home. It was shocking to see Du Young has lost his eye sight and remained a hermit at home.  Luckily his persistent coach So Hyun is there to help him and buy for him food.

It was indeed annoying for Du Young to endure sharing the house with Du Shik who has been away for 10 over years. He even swindled Du Young’s bank seal to get a new car but couldn’t care less for his well-being until been told off by So Hyun and welfare workers.  Du Young could barely adjust to his life being disabled and now he had to handle another pest in his life. 

Slowly the two brothers start to know more about each other and why Du Young ran away from home even his step mother was treating him well. Du Shik even coached his brother how to court girls and dress properly to impress. So Hyun noticed that Du Young starts to smile and comfortable with people around him, Du Shik then discovered that he had cancer at a terminal stage. His time is running up and he had to ensure Du Young joins the Paralympics national team to win a gold medal in Rio. So Hyun was surprised when Du Shik told her about his health and wants her to be at Du Young’s future is bright if he wins a gold medal for the country.

Of course Du Young won the gold medal and cried bitterly for his brother. Du Shik has sold off the car for extra cash, renovated the interior of the house and replaced plastic house wares so that Du Young will not hurt himself.  

It is a comical story at the start, however it turns out to be a sad and touching movie at the end when Du Shik sacrifices a lot for Du Young’s future. Du Young realizes that he is now alone and has to look after himself.  I have to say the OST for the movie was great since it was a duet sung by both Jo Jung Suk and Do Kyung Soo. They are both singers and of course the harmony blended well. 

We might have heard the original song and other version sung by Lee Juck, Ha Hyun Woo and Roy Kim. This is another version of both brothers singing to the song- Don’t Worry About Me.. 걱정 말아요 그대.