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A woman accidentally calls a stranger, instead of her boyfriend, and has phone sex with the unknown man. I usually dislike sex comedies due to their juvenile, gross-out humor. Even the South Koreans - who have an excellent track record of contemporary romantic comedies - have occasionally faltered down this path with crap like "Sex Is Zero" (2002).

Most fortunately, "My PS Partner" (aka "Watcha Wearin'?") (2012) balances the raciness of sex with genuinely funny humor and endearing, well-developed characters and relationships. The performances are impressive and I laughed out-loud a number of times at the surprisingly charming jokes. The ending feels clichéd but the execution is a bit different than usual. The theme song is also very good and has a few different versions, one of which is quite funny.

Not accustomed to Ji sung in sexual film. Keep skipping the scenes until it finishs.

Unacceptable role to a beloved actor.

I began to watch Korean dramas some months ago, and I got addicted. But the platonic romances are nice, but it was time to finally find some action :) I saw Seong Ji in some of them and in 'Kill me, heal me' one of his personalities is super sexy... and I thought then it could be great to see him freeing completely his sexiness. So, my wish was granted with this movie! And of course, we have here his great timing for comedy. And surprise: he sings! So, as you are getting from this review, I had much fun. I laughed a lot, and I smiled a lot. Ah-jung Kim is great and the supporting cast too. I don't understand the low ratings, for me it is a perfect Rom-Sexy-Com! Just relax... and enjoy!

I was running into this movie by mistake, but I did not regret it. Well, if you like shy Korean romantic stories in which the leads are just staring, blushing, teasing, and having the first kiss in episode 6 or after one hour, this one is not like that!

The start is very strong and not hold back later as well. It is honest, it is cheeky and shameless and says it out loud. Life is cruel, life is beautiful, life sucks, life is full of happiness. There is everything in this story and tells it in a funny way. Well, if you like shy Korean romantic stories in which the leads are just staring, blushing, teasing, and having the first kiss in episode 6 or after one hour, this one is not like that! It is honest, it is cheeky and shameless and says it out loud. Life is cruel, life is beautiful, life sucks, life is full of happiness. There is everything in this story and tells it in a funny way. I don't say the story is perfect, but almost real life. (I was relieved when I saw there is no beautiful/handsome CEO/Boss in it. ) The ending is far from perfect, but at least we got the deserved happy ending.

I agree with Odessa Jones' 2015 Top Review of this delightful film. I recommend reading her review, as all her points about story structure, superb acting and pacing are worth noting.

I also agree with Jones that rom-coms are too often wrongly dismissed or under-rated as a genre. In unusually good films like this one, they are depictions of the human condition.

Jones mentions that the engaging co-leads are trying to be cool but can't escape being what they actually are, "bruised" real people.

I think that goes to the core of what makes almost every memorably good romance film work. I like these characters, I want things to work out for them, and at film's end I'm sad that I can't see more of them.

That is, like good movies of all genres, the tellers of this tale leave us wanting more.

So, I'll do as Jones does, and give this one a 10 despite it not being a Serious Story about a Serious Subject (her words, as I recall). Whatcha Wearin (2012) succeeds marvelously at what it's trying to do, and that's a 10.