Synopsis

Joon-soo enjoys playing the songs he writes on the ukulele at the zoo. Hee-jung wanders around at the zoo after breaking up with Gi-seok, who was also a session guitarist in her band. One bright spring day, these two lonely musicians encounter each other in front of some monkeys at the zoo, feeling like they’ve known each other a long time. Joon-soo, who came to Seoul to be a musician, joins Hee-jung’s band, playing guitar, and they slowly fall in love with each other. They move in together, share their own memories, do gigs at a live club, and listen to music at their regular record shop. They seem to be together forever, but the relationship slowly starts to fall apart as Joon-soo gets dissatisfied with only being a session guitarist in Hee-jung’s band and is more eager to do his own music. One night at the club, Joon-soo plays on his own without Hee-jung’s accord, which hurts her feelings badly. Back at home they fight severely over dinner and Joon-soo moves out of Hee-jung’s house. Six months of living together ends abruptly due to one evening’s fight.

Director

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  • Kim Hyo-jung
  • Born in 1978, Kim Hyo-jung started directing short films while studying at Hanyang University. She later majored in directing at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. Her short film Rabbit and Bear (2005) was shown at many international film festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, São Paulo, Mise-en-Scène, and the London Film Festival, and received several awards.

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  • Park Seong-yong
  • Born in 1979, Park Seong-yong graduated from the Department of Theater and Film at Hanyang University. He began his career as an assistant director with director Im Kwon-taek on Cheonnyeonhak. He has worked as an assistant director on various TV dramas and films. Since 1999, he has directed multiple short films, including Strange Spring. Animal Zoo Dancing is the first feature film directed by both Park and Kim.