# Even If This Love Disappears From the World Tonight (2025 film)
**Even If This Love Disappears From the World Tonight** (오늘 밤, 세계에서 이 사랑이 사라진다 해도) is a 2025 South Korean youth romance film directed by Kim Hye-young, starring Choo Young-woo and Shin Si-a as a boy and a girl whose relationship is shaped by her anterograde amnesia, which erases her memories each time she sleeps. It is a remake of the 2022 Japanese film of the same name, itself adapted from the novel by Ichijo Misaki (一条岬).[1](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801) • [2](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Even_if_This_Love_Disappears_from_the_World_Tonight_%28Korean_Movie%29)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Korean title | 오늘 밤, 세계에서 이 사랑이 사라진다 해도 (Oneulbam, Sesang-eseo I Sarangi Sarajindahaedo)[3](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370) |
| Release | December 24, 2025 (South Korea, theatrical); February 3, 2026 (Netflix streaming)[1](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/even_if_this_love_disappears_from_the_world_tonight_2025) |
| Director and leads | Kim Hye-young; Choo Young-woo as Kim Jae-won, Shin Si-a as Han Seo-yoon[1](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801) |
| Source | Remake of the 2022 Japanese film, based on the novel by Ichijo Misaki, which has sold over 1.3 million copies worldwide[2](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Even_if_This_Love_Disappears_from_the_World_Tonight_%28Korean_Movie%29) • [3](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370) |
| Runtime and rating | 105 minutes; rated 12 and over in South Korea[1](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801) |
| Box office | 861,317 admissions; surpassed 800,000 within 23 days and became the first Korean film of 2026 to break even (break-even point: 720,000)[1](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801) • [3](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370) |
| Production and distribution | Produced by Blue Fire Studio; distributed by BY4M Studio; co-presented by Red Ice Entertainment, O'Fan House, and KADOKAWA[1](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and cast
The story follows Han Seo-yoon (Shin Si-a), a high school student who, after an accident, loses her memories of each day when she sleeps, and Kim Jae-won (Choo Young-woo), an ordinary boy living without a clear purpose who begins to fill in her memories every day.[3](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370) • [2](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Even_if_This_Love_Disappears_from_the_World_Tonight_%28Korean_Movie%29) Seo-yoon copes with her condition by recording each day's events in a diary and reviewing it each morning, and she tries to live with playful, positive energy despite the daily reset.[2](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Even_if_This_Love_Disappears_from_the_World_Tonight_%28Korean_Movie%29) After meeting her, Jae-won gradually changes.[2](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Even_if_This_Love_Disappears_from_the_World_Tonight_%28Korean_Movie%29)
The supporting cast includes Jo Yoo-jung as Choi Ji-min, Jin Ho-eun as Jung Tae-hun, and Jo Han-chul as Kim Sang-hyeon.[1](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801) The film was written by Lee Yoo-jin and [Joe Barton](https://www.edgepedia.org/joe-barton) from Ichijo Misaki's novel, with Sim Mun-bo producing and Lee Seok-min as cinematographer.[2](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Even_if_This_Love_Disappears_from_the_World_Tonight_%28Korean_Movie%29)
## Production
Distributor BY4M Studio announced the casting of Choo Young-woo and Shin Si-a on July 2, 2025, with filming set to begin on July 5 after a script reading and traditional ceremony.[5](https://news.sbs.co.kr/amp/news.amp?news_id=N1008161294) The film marked Choo's feature film debut; he had risen to prominence through television, including Netflix's "Trauma Code: Heroes on Call" and JTBC's "The Story of Oksoo," and received Best New Actor awards at both the Baeksang Arts Awards and the Blue Dragon Series Awards.[5](https://news.sbs.co.kr/amp/news.amp?news_id=N1008161294) • [3](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370) Shin Si-a made her debut in "[The Witch: Part 2. The Other One](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-witch-part-2-the-other-one)" (2022) and returned in 2025 with tvN's "Wise Resident Life" and the film "Wicked Roots."[3](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370)
Director Kim Hye-young had served as assistant director on films including "Extreme Job" (2019) and "Twenty" (2014), and made her directorial debut with "[It's Okay!](https://www.edgepedia.org/its-okay)" (2023), also distributed by BY4M Studio; this film is her second feature.[3](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370)
## Release and box office
The film opened in South Korean theaters on December 24, 2025.[1](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801) It passed 800,000 admissions within 23 days of release, becoming the first Korean film of 2026 to break even against a break-even point of 720,000 admissions, overtaking the final tallies of "Hear Me: Our Summer" (802,000 admissions in 2024) and approaching "Secret" (824,000 admissions in 2025).[3](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370) Cine21 records a final cumulative total of 861,317 admissions.[1](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801) The Numbers lists an international box office total of $5,768,605.[6](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Even-If-This-Love-Disappears-Tonight-%282025-South-Korea%29)
Before the theatrical run ended, the film was sold to Netflix for global release, with subtitles in 31 languages and dubbing in 8 languages, launching on the platform worldwide immediately after its theatrical run concluded.[3](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370) Rotten Tomatoes lists the streaming release date as February 3, 2026, and the [British Board of Film Classification](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-board-of-film-classification) certified the film for VOD/streaming on February 2, 2026, with a running time of 107 minutes 50 seconds.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/even_if_this_love_disappears_from_the_world_tonight_2025) • [7](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/even-if-this-love-disappears-tonight-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmta5ote4) In Japan, the film began streaming on Netflix on February 4, 2026.[8](https://eiga.com/movie/105488/)
## Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film held a Tomatometer based on 3 reviews, with critics describing a slow-building romance carried by the chemistry between Shin Si-a and Choo Young-woo; Sarah Musnicky of But Why Tho? rated it 8/10, Christie Cronan of Common Sense Media 4/5, and Archi Sengupta of LeisureByte.com 3.5/5.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/even_if_this_love_disappears_from_the_world_tonight_2025) On Cine21, one professional critic gave it 5 out of 5, while the aggregate audience score stood at 6.67.[1](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801) AsianWiki users rated it 91/100 across 270 votes.[2](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Even_if_This_Love_Disappears_from_the_World_Tonight_%28Korean_Movie%29)
## Context as a Japanese IP remake
The film is part of a broader pattern of Korean remakes of Japanese intellectual property. Its distributor BY4M Studio, which began in publishing and music marketing in 2017 before entering film in 2022, has pursued a one-source multi-use strategy that includes re-releasing Japanese films and linking them with book and soundtrack sales; in 2024 it partnered with the Japanese publisher KADOKAWA to enter the Korean publishing market, and KADOKAWA is among the co-presenters of this film.[3](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370) • [1](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801) The Korean Film Council-affiliated trade coverage described the Netflix sale as a successful case of a Japanese IP Korean remake achieving both theatrical success and global streaming distribution.[3](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370)
The source novel has itself been adapted repeatedly: the 2022 Japanese film was directed by Takahiro Miki and distributed by Toho, and the novel has a sequel, "Even If These Tears Disappear Tonight."[9](https://jfdb.jp/en/title/9607)
## References
1. [오늘 밤, 세계에서 이 사랑이 사라진다 해도 상세정보, Cine21](https://cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=62801)
2. [Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight (Korean Movie), AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/index.php?title=Even_if_This_Love_Disappears_from_the_World_Tonight_%28Korean_Movie%29)
3. [Korean youth romance "Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight" sold to Netflix, Korean Film Council (KOFIC)](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/view/news.jsp?blbdComCd=601006&category=NEWS&seq=6370)
4. [Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight (2025), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/even_if_this_love_disappears_from_the_world_tonight_2025)
5. [Choo Young-woo & Shin Si-a Star in Remake of Japanese Hit, SBS Star](https://news.sbs.co.kr/amp/news.amp?news_id=N1008161294)
6. [Even If This Love Disappears Tonight (2025) box office, The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Even-If-This-Love-Disappears-Tonight-%282025-South-Korea%29)
7. [Even If This Love Disappears Tonight, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/even-if-this-love-disappears-tonight-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmta5ote4)
8. [今夜、世界からこの恋が消えても, 映画.com](https://eiga.com/movie/105488/)
9. [Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight (2022), Japanese Film Database](https://jfdb.jp/en/title/9607)
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