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| music = [[Mowg (composer)|Mowg]]

| cinematography = Kim Sun-ryung

| editing = [[Kim Chang-ju (film editor)|Kim Chang-ju]] <br/> Kim Woo-hyeon

| distributor = [[Showbox]]

| released = {{film date|2013|2|14}}

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| budget = {{SK won|4 billion}}

| gross = {{USD|2,956,304}}<ref>[https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2013W7&id=_fHOWTOUSEGUYSWITH01 "How to Use Guys with Secret Tips"]. ''[[Box Office Mojo]]''. Retrieved 2014-01-10.</ref>

| native_name = {{FilmInfobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^남자사용설명서}}

| hangul = 남자사용설명서

| hanja =

| rr = Namja Sayongseolmyungseo

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'''''How to Use Guys with Secret Tips''''' ({{ko-hhrmKorean/auto|hangul=^남자사용설명서|rr=yes|Namja Sayongseolmyungseo}}; lit. "=A Manual on How to Use Men"}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Elley|first=Derek|title=How to Use Guys with Secret Tips|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/how-to-use-guys-with-secret-tips|work=[[Film Business Asia]]|accessdate=2013-07-23|date=12 April 2013}}</ref>) is a 2013 South Korean [[romantic comedy]] film starring [[Lee Si-young]] and [[Oh Jung-se]], and directed by [[Lee Won-suk]].

==Cast==

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This was the feature directorial debut of Lee Won-suk, a graduate of the [[American Film Institute]]. Lee said the film was initially a [[black comedy]], but during its seven-year pre-production, he made compromises in order to make the film more appealing commercially. Nevertheless, he retained the [[satirical]] bent and issues he wanted to highlight, such as [[gender inequality]], and the societal practice where shrewd people are more likely to succeed than those who simply work hard. Though classified as a romantic comedy, Lee called it more of a "fantasy," saying, "In the end, she gets everything she wanted. But that does not happen in real life no matter how earnestly people live their lives."<ref>{{cite web|last=Jung|first=Min-ho|title=Lee Won-suk's debut film touches on winning heart|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/people/2013/03/178_131967.html|work=[[The Korea Times]]|accessdate=2013-07-23|date=12 March 2013}}</ref>

Lee's background in advertising was also apparent in his incorporation of [[manga]]-like [[computer graphics|screen graphics]] and [[animation]] in the film's backgrounds and visual patterns.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Eun-sun|title=Unusual Love Stories: For 100% Success in Love Affair - ''HOW TO USE GUYS WITH SECRET TIPS''|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2300|work=[[Korean Film Council]]|accessdate=2013-07-23|date=8 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Young|first=Deborah|title=How to Use Guys With Secret Tips: Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/how-use-guys-secret-tips-429699|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=2013-07-23|date=20 March 2013}}</ref>

==Reception==

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''[[Twitch Film]]'' particularly noted the film's "unique, vibrant and endlessly creative aesthetic," and director Lee's "keen sense of style." It also said "one of the film's great strengths is its excellent [[soundtrack]], which runs the gamut of indie music, pop and club beats, not to mention [[Maurice Ravel|Ravel]]."<ref>{{cite web|last=Conran|first=Pierce|title=Udine 2013 Review: Despite Lame Title, HOW TO USE GUYS WITH SECRET TIPS Is a Minor Revelation|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/04/udine-2013-review-despite-lame-title-how-to-use-guys-with-secret-tips-is-a-minor-revelation.html|work=[[Twitch Film]]|accessdate=2013-07-23|date=25 April 2013}}</ref>

In April 2013, the film won the Audience Award at the 15th Far East Film Festival in [[Udine]], [[Italy]], and director Lee Won-suk also received the Golden Mulberry Award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Secret Tips wins at Udine|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/secret-tips-wins-at-udine|work=[[Film Business Asia]]|accessdate=2013-07-23|date=28 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ji|first=Yong-jin|title=HOW TO USE A GUY WITH SECRET TIPS Wins Audience Award at Udine Far East Film Festival|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2451|work=[[Korean Film Council]]|accessdate=2013-07-23|date=30 April 2013}}</ref> In August 2013, it won the Bronze Prize for Best Asian Feature at the [[Fantasia Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Conran|first=Pierce|title=Trio of Awards for Korean Films at Fantasia|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2630|work=[[Korean Film Council]]|accessdate=2013-08-14|date=12 August 2013}}</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:South Korean romantic comedy films]]

[[Category:South Korean films]]

[[Category:2013 films]]

[[Category:Films directed by Lee Won-suk]]

[[Category:2010s South Korean films]]