Inspiring Generation

Inspiring Generation (Korean: 감격시대; Hanja: 感激時代; RR: Gamgyeoksidae) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-joong, Im Soo-hyang and Jin Se-yeon.^[1][2] It aired on KBS2 from January 15 to April 3, 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.^[3]

Inspiring Generation
Also known as	Age of Feeling Grateful Generation Generation of Gratitude Generation of Youth
Genre	Period drama Action Drama Romance
Written by	Chae Seung-dae
Directed by	Kim Jung-gyu Ahn Joon-yong
Starring	Kim Hyun-joong Im Soo-hyang Jin Se-yeon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	24
Production
Executive producer	Jung Hae-ryong
Producer	Choi Ji-young
Production location	Korea
Running time	Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company	Raymmo
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	January 15 (2014-01-15) – April 3, 2014 (2014-04-03)

Inspiring Generation
Hangul	감격시대
Hanja	感激時代
Revised Romanization	Gamgyeoksidae
McCune–Reischauer	Kamgyŏksidae

Based on the manhwa by Bang Hak-gi (published daily by Sports Seoul from June 1985 to June 1988), the drama series had a budget of US$14 million and its story depicts the loves, friendships and patriotism of young Korean independence fighters in 1930s Shanghai.^[4]

Plot

A story of violence, love and friendship that travels between Korea, China and Japan in the 1930s.

Shin Jung-tae (Kim Hyun-joong) loses his father at the age of 15 when a Japanese soldier shoots him during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in the 1930s. But instead of finding justice, Jung-tae is accused of his own father’s death. Jung-tae finds justice only by using his fists in the back alleys of Shanghai, growing up to become the best fighter on the continent.

Cast

Main characters

• Kim Hyun-joong as Shin Jung-tae^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}
  • Kwak Dong-yeon as young Jung-tae
• Im Soo-hyang as Lady Gaya Deguchi^[11]
  • Joo Da-young as young Gaya
• Jin Se-yeon as Yoon Ok-ryun^[12]
  • Ji Woo as young Ok-ryun

Supporting characters

• Kim Jae-wook as Kim Soo-ok^[13]
• Kim Kap-soo as Toyama Denkai
• Choi Jae-sung as Shin Young-chul
• Son Byong-ho as Choi Soo-ri
• Shin Seung-hwan as Jjang-ddol
  • Kim Dong-hee as young Jjang-ddol
• Kim Ga-eun as So-so
• Yoon Hyun-min as Toyama Aoki
• Choi Cheol-ho as Shinjo Deguchi
• Shin Eun-jung as Kim Sung-deok
• Lee Cho-hee as Mal-sook
  • Kim Min-ha as young Mal-sook
• Bae Noo-ri as Yang-yang
• Jo Dong-hyuk as Shinichi
• Choi Ji-ho as Aka
• Kwak Seung-nam as Genjo
• Yang Ik-june as Hwang Bong-shik
• Jo Dal-hwan as Poong-cha
• Ji Seung-hyun as Kang-gae
• Nuel as Kkab-sae
• Kim Sung-oh as Jung Jae-hwa
• Kim Seo-kyung as Mang-chi
• Yoo Tae-woong as Shin Ma-juk
• Seo Dong-gun as Cha Sang-ki
• Choi Il-hwa as Seol Doo-sung
• Jung Ho-bin as Wang Baek-san
• Song Jae-rim as Mo Il-hwa
• Lee Joon-seok as Won-pyung
• Lee Chul-min as Bul-gom
• Uhm Tae-goo as Do-goo
• Oh Soon-tae as Omogari
• Kim Roi-ha as Shin Ga-jum
• Park Chul-min as Old Man Fly
• Kim Se-jung as Shin Chung-ah
  • Lee Ji-woo as young Chung-ah
• Kim Byung-ki as Fortune teller
• So Hee-jung as Mok Po-daek, Mal-sook's mother
• Lee Sang-hee as Kim Cheom-ji
• Jung Jin as Yamamoto Hagesawa
• Im Hyung-joon as Koichi
• Jo Ha-seok as Sasaki
• Im Se-hwan as Tamada
• Moon Hee-kyung as Nun director
• Hwang Chae-won as Ran-ran
• Kim Yoon-hee as Ryoko Deguchi
• Yeo Ho-min as Ma Dang-ga
• Lee Hae-in as Sun Woo-jin
• Han Je-in as Dan-shim
• Kim Jae-kyung as Meiling
• Tae Hang-ho as Moon-bok

Original soundtrack

Inspiring Generation OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded	2014
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Loen Entertainment KIWI Music

Part 1

Released on January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Destiny" (운명)	Im Jae-bum	4:04
2.	"Destiny" (Inst.)		4:04
Total length:			8:08

Part 2

Released on February 12, 2014 (2014-02-12)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Bruise" (멍)	Kim Gun-mo	3:57
2.	"Bruise" (Inst.)		3:57
Total length:			7:14

Part 3

Released on February 14, 2014 (2014-02-14)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Good day to die" (죽기좋은날)	J2M	3:40
2.	"The Road"	Rhosy	3:31
Total length:			7:01

Part 4

Released on March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Like a flame" (불꽇처럼)	I. D.	3:34
2.	"Like a flame" (Inst.)		3:34
Total length:			6:58

Part 5

Released on March 20, 2014 (2014-03-20)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"The Light" (빚)	Na Yoon Kwon	4:22
2.	"The Light" (Inst.)		4:22
Total length:			8:44

Part 6

Released on March 27, 2014 (2014-03-27)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Until that day, Goodbye" (그날까지안녕)	Zia	4:08
2.	"Until that day, Goodbye" (Inst.)		4:08
Total length:			8:16

Part 7

Released on April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"When today passes" (오늘이지나면)	Kim Hyun-joong	4:06
2.	"When today passes" (Inst.)		4:06
Total length:			8:12

Ratings

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS Ratings[14]		AGB Nielsen[15]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	15 January 2014	7.9%	9.2%	7.8%	7.7%
2	16 January 2014	7.8%	9.2%	7.7%	7.7%
3	22 January 2014	8.9%	9.2%	9.6%	10.3%
4	23 January 2014	8.9%	8.3%	7.9%	8.4%
5	29 January 2014	7.7%	8.6%	7.0%	7.9%
6	30 January 2014	7.9%	8.7%	8.3%	8.8%
7	5 February 2014	7.0%	7.2%	8.4%	8.6%
8	6 February 2014	7.4%	9.3%	8.9%	9.4%
9	12 February 2014	8.8%	9.4%	10.0%	10.7%
10	13 February 2014	9.9%	11.6%	11.4%	12.8%
11	19 February 2014	8.8%	9.1%	10.3%	10.8%
12	20 February 2014	8.2%	9.8%	9.8%	10.2%
13	26 February 2014	8.7%	9.3%	9.3%	9.7%
14	27 February 2014	8.9%	10.3%	9.7%	10.1%
15	5 March 2014	10.0%	10.9%	12.0%	12.7%
16	6 March 2014	10.3%	11.6%	12.5%	13.3%
17	12 March 2014	10.7%	12.2%	12.2%	13.2%
18	13 March 2014	10.0%	11.4%	12.6%	13.2%
19	19 March 2014	9.2%	10.2%	11.0%	11.1%
20	20 March 2014	10.8%	12.4%	12.1%	12.8%
21	26 March 2014	10.0%	11.4%	11.6%	12.3%
22	27 March 2014	10.3%	10.9%	12.3%	13.6%
23	2 April 2014	9.8%	10.4%	11.1%	11.5%
24	3 April 2014	10.7%	11.6%	12.3%	13.5%
Average		9.0%	10.0%	10.2%	10.8%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2014	KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama	Kim Hyun-joong	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama	Im Soo-hyang	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Yoon Hyun-min	Nominated
		Best Young Actor	Kwak Dong-yeon	Won

International broadcast

While it aired in Korea, the drama was simultaneously available online (with subtitles in several languages) on Singapore-based video streaming website Viki.^[16]

It aired in Japan on cable channel DATV beginning August 9, 2014.^[17][18]

In aired in Indonesia on cable channel RTV beginning August 16, 2014.

In Thailand aired on PPTV HD beginning March 20, 2015.^[19]