So this is where Juno (2007) got it's idea

I think the general idea probably come from "Jeni, Juno": Teen Pregnancy. I thought the same thing when I first read the synopsis of "Juno". However, I don't think the storyline would be similar, because the cultural differences would make "Juno" too awkward.

"uno will obviously put more of a western mentality to the whole 'teen pregnancy thing' (ostracism, guilt), "


Think before you say stuff like that. You do realize that any teen that is pregnant in any part of the world sometimes goes thru ostracism and guilt, especially in strict korean families. Wow I didn't realize things like that were a "western" thing.

Oh shut the hell up. Have you seen a lot of foreign films? It's not just Hollywood. After the Matrix came out, every Asian country has tried to make their own Matrix film. Charlie's Angels is another idea that a lot of countries have tried to copy off. And there plenty more ideas out there that people have tried doing their own movie based off of. People need to shut up about Hollywood "ruining" their films. The only parts in either films that are similar are the teen pregnancy idea and that isn't something new, genius. The characters in either film deal with the situation and with life in general much differently anyway.

Well actually, the director of Juno never even heard of this movie until somebody else had pointed out to her way after they finished filming.

So yeah, don't jump to conclusions till you get your facts right.

Def not touche considering Juno was a really really stupid movie. You have no taste if you liked it or are just a numbskull running with the sheep.

"Unbeknownst to me, we had another spiritual cousin out there, a Korean movie called "Jenny, Juno", This time, the cousinry goes one step further and the movie is about--seriously--a pregnant teenager and her cute, sweet boyfriend. (The guy character is named Juno, not the girl.) There's no adoption subplot and apparently the film is otherwise dissimilar to mine, but how *beep* up is that? I bring this up because a journalist drilled me about it recently--awkward!--and also because I saw someone on our IMDb board wondering if Juno was a remake of the K-flick. So for the record, 1.) it isn't a remake 2.) I haven't seen 'Jenny, Juno,' though I want to now, and 3.) I don't think anyone would even bat an eye about this if my film was called Jenny. The name Juno is just so darned distinctive that confusion is inevitable." - Director Jason Reitman

That clear things up?

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More like jeni, juno is a copy of a j-drama about teen pregnancy. And that j-drama was the copy of some other movie/tv show about the same topic. They all copied, but put their own unique spin on things. That korean movie is not the original.

I have no doubt that "Juno" (USA) was inspired by "Jeni, Juno" (Korea.) There are too many similarities to pretend otherwise. It is an adaptation for certain, but likely enough was changed that the producers were not legally bound to credit "Jeni, Juno" as a source. It makes perfect sense to not credit it, as there would be costs involved. And it made perfect sense to Americanize it, changing the plot and characters as needed to make it resonate with the audience.

The only tragedy here is that the script of "Juno" may very well win Best Original Screenplay, when in fairness it should have been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Or perhaps it falls into neither category, as it was obviously inspired by another source even if it did not follow it so closely as to be an adaptation.