When Romance Meets Destiny (2005): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2005, When Romance Meets Destiny is a comedy and drama film directed by Kim Hyun-suk, running about 104 minutes.

What it’s about. Two brothers, Kwang-sik and Kwang-tae, have very different attitudes toward women. Kwang-sik is extremely shy and can't say a word to a woman. But Kwang-tae is a playboy who just sleeps around. One day, Kwang-sik meets Yoon-kyung for the first time in seven years and he tries to confess his feelings to her, in his own way. Similarly, Kwang-tae meets Kyung-jae during a marathon and he tries his own ways on her. At first Kwang-sik still finds it very difficult to even talk to Yoon-Kyung and Kwang-tae thinks of Kyung-Jae as yet another temporary conquest, but in each case something changes in the brothers. Will they be able to love this time?

Who’s in it. When Romance Meets Destiny stars Kim Joo-hyuk as Yoo Gwang-sik, Bong Tae-gyu as Yu Gwang-tae, Lee Yo-won as Ko Yoon-kyung and Jung Kyung-ho as Kim Il-wung, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, When Romance Meets Destiny has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Rakuten Viki and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch When Romance Meets Destiny page.

If you liked it. Fans of When Romance Meets Destiny tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.