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Record of Youth
2020 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Record of Youth (Korean: 청춘기록) is a South Korean television series starring Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam, and Byeon Woo-seok.[2] It aired on TVN from September 7 to October 27, 2020, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00 (KST), and is available for streaming worldwide on Netflix. It aired while Park Bo-gum was serving in the Republic of Korea Navy as part of his compulsory military service.
At the time of airing, the series recorded the highest premiere viewership rating for a TvN Monday-Tuesday drama of all time, and became popular outside Korea through Netflix.[3] It received praise for its depiction of millennials and Generation Z, and was nominated for Best Screenplay for Television at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards.[4] Forbes named it as one of the best Korean dramas of 2020.[5]
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Synopsis
The series revolves around the lives of three youngsters in the entertainment industry as they strive to achieve their dreams and love without despair.
Cast
Main
- Park Bo-gum as Sa Hye-jun
- Im Jae-ha as young Sa Hye-jun
- A model from a working-class family who dreams of becoming a top actor. Despite failing several auditions, he postpones his military enlistment and eventually begins to make his dreams come true.
- Park So-dam as Ahn Jeong-ha
- A makeup artist, a fan-girl of Hye-jun as he models, she lives her life positively. After quitting her office job, Jeong-ha works at a beauty salon in Cheongdam-dong, where she is often criticized by her boss. Later, Jeong-ha opens her beauty salon.
- Byeon Woo-seok as Won Hae-hyo
- Noh Young-min young Won Hae-hyo
- A model turned actor and one of Hye-jun's best friends. He comes from a rich family where his mother controls his professional life
Supporting
Sa Hye-jun's family
- Ha Hee-ra as Han Ae-sook, Sa Hye-jun's mother
- Han Jin-hee as Sa Min-gi, Sa Hye-jun's grandfather
- Park Soo-young as Sa Young-nam, Sa Hye-jun's father
- Lee Jae-won as Sa Kyeong-jun, Sa Hye-jun's older brother
Won Hae-hyo's family
- Shin Ae-ra as Kim Yi-young,[6] Won Hae-hyo's mother
- Seo Sang-won as Won Tae-kyeong, Won Hae-hyo's father
- Jo Yoo-jung as Won Hae-na, Won Hae-hyo's younger sister
Kim Jin-woo's family
- Jung Min-sung as Kim Jang-man, Kim Jin-woo's father
- Park Sung-yeon as Lee Kyung-mi, Kim Jin-woo's mother
- Jang Yi-jung as Kim Jin-ri, Kim Jin-woo's younger sister
Others
- Kwon Soo-hyun as Kim Jin-woo[7]
- Baek Soo-min as young Kim Jin-woo
- Shin Dong-mi as Lee Min-jae, Sa Hye-jun's manager
- Lee Chang-hoon as Lee Tae-soo, Hye-jun's former manager and the new director at Park Do-ha's entertainment company
- Kwon Eun-soo as Gateway casting interviewer.
- Park Se-hyun as Choi Soo-bin, Ahn Jeong-ha's friend and co-worker at the salon.
- Yang So-min as hair salon director
- Jo Ji-seung as Park Jin-ju, Ahn Jeong-ha's senior co-worker at the salon.
- Lim Ki-hong as Yang Moo-jin
- Kim Gun-woo as Park Do-ha, a top actor
- Kim Min-chul as Chi-yeong, Hye-Jun's chauffeur
Special appearances
- Kim Hye-yoon as Lee Bo-ra, a makeup artist (Ep. 1)
- Lee Seung-joon as Charlie Jung, a fashion designer (Ep. 1–2, 10)
- Lee Hae-woon as PD (Ep. 1, 3)
- Kim Min-sang as Director Choi Se-hun (Ep. 1, 4–5, 9)
- Kang So-young as Runaway model (Ep. 2)
- Seol In-ah as Jung Ji-ah, Hye-jun's ex-girlfriend (Ep.4, 7–15)
- Seo Hyun-jin as Lee Hyun-soo, an actress (Ep. 8–9)
- Bae Yoon-kyung as Kim Su-man (Ep. 8–16)
- Kang Han-na as Jessica, host of OVN Drama Awards (Ep. 9)
- Park Seul-gi as host at a press conference (Ep. 9)
- Park Seo-joon as Song Min-soo, an actor (Ep. 9–10)
- Lee Sung-kyung as Jin Seo-woo (Ep. 12)
- Lee Hye-ri as Lee Hae-ji (Ep. 13)
- Choi Soo-jong as Mall visitor (Ep. 14)
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Release
A departure from Korean drama convention, principal photography of the series was finished prior to its premiere. It aired on TVN from September 7 to October 27, 2020, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00 (KST), and is available for streaming worldwide on Netflix.[8] While the series was airing, lead actor Park Bo-gum was serving the Republic of Korea Navy as part of his compulsory military service.[9]
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Critical response
The series received praise for its depiction of millennials and Gen Z,[13][14] and was nominated for Best Screenplay for Television at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards.[4] Forbes named it as one of the best Korean dramas of 2020.[5] Park Bo-gum's performance in the drama was lauded and cemented his reputation as a "National Treasure"-level actor.[15][16]
Impact
Despite being in the military and prohibited to promote at the time of the show's airing, lead actor Park Bo-gum ranked first in overall topicality making him the "Most Buzzworthy Performer" (TV and OTT; Drama and Entertainment) for eight consecutive weeks after the series premiered per big data analytics firm Good Data Corporation.[17] The show also topped topicality indices until the end of its run.[18] In addition, Park Bo-gum ranked 2nd in Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year survey in 2020.[19]
Viewership
A 6.362% viewership rating was recorded nationwide for the series's first episode, making it one of the highest premiere ratings of the network.[20][21] Despite a hiatus of more than a month from the previous work, it started with high ratings from the first episode. It achieved the number one viewer rating for TVN's first Monday-Tuesday drama, and is also ranked in the top 10 list of TVN's first drama. Since then, it has been quickly rising without a drop rating and maintained its first place in the same time slot, even after two competitors began airing.[22]
Record of Youth : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[23]
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