Hotblooded Youth
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| Hangul | 피끓는청춘 |
| Revised Romanization | Pikkeulneun Chungchoon |
| Directed by | Lee Yeon-woo |
| Written by | Lee Yeon-woo |
| Starring |
Park Bo-young Lee Jong-suk Lee Se-young Kim Young-kwang Park Jung-min |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
| Release dates |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Hotblooded Youth (Hangul: 피끓는 청춘; RR: Pikkeulneun Chungchoon; lit. "Blood Boiling Youth") is a 2014 South Korean romantic comedy film about the last generation of youths and their passionate romance based in Hongseong County, Chungcheong Namdo in the 1980's.[1]
Historical context
This movie is set in a southern agricultural area of Hongseong County in the early 1980's. In 1982, the Korean Ministry of Education eliminated uniforms for middle- and high-schoolers. This created a sense of freedom and individualism for the young people of the time. Uniforms were reinstated in 1986.[2]
Plot
"Hot Young Bloods" is set within the early 1980's in Heongseong, South Korea. The movie depicts the rivalries, friendships and secret crushes held by students at a high school in Heongseong. Young-Sook (Park Bo-young) is the feared leader of a female gang at the high school. Although she is known for her toughness, she has a secret crush on Joong-Gil (Lee Jong-suk). Meanwhile, Joong-Gil is the school's playboy. He attempts to woo all the girls at his high school except for Young-Sook. That's because Gwang-Sik (Kim Young-Kwang), the feared leader of a rival school's male gang, views Young-Sook as his woman. A new female transfer student (Lee Se-young) from Seoul arrives at their high school. She's different from the other girls and beautiful. Joong-Gil falls for her instantly, while Young-Sook attempts to prevent the new girl from encroaching on her secret crush. Trouble also brews for Joong-Gil as Gwang-Sik becomes aware of Young-Sook stepping in between Joong-Gil and the new transfer student.
Cast
- Park Bo-young...as Young-sook, a female fighter/gangster who takes over Hongseong[3] and has several 'little ones' alongside her
- Lee Jong-suk...as Joong-gil, the legendary Casanova/playboy of Hong Seong High School, whom all girls just die for with a blink of his eye
- Lee Se-young...as So-hee, a transferee from Seoul
- Kim Young-kwang...as Gwang-sik, the leader of an immortal gang[4]
- Park Jung-min as Hwang-kyu
- Kwon Hae-hyo...as Dae-pan, Joong-gil's father
- Ra Mi-ran...as Nan-yeong, a teacher
- Kim Hee-won...as Jong-pal, a teacher
- Jeon Soo-jin...as Yeon-hwa, Young-sook's henchwoman [1][2]
Production
Filming began on 1 August 2013 in Sunchang, South Jeolla Province.[5] The press conference was held on 30 December 2013 in Lotte Cinema in Seoul Gundae.[6]
During the press conference, actress Park Bo-young revealed that she had a difficult time using the southern accent,[3] which is a mix of Jeolla and Chungcheong dialects.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Boiling Youth (Movie - 2013)". Hancinema. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sunwoo, Carla (3 January 2014). "'Youth' aims to bring back the past with a punch". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Park Bo-yeong confesses her stress". Hancinema. 30 December 2013.
- ↑ "Park Bo-yeong, Lee Jong-suk, Lee Se-yeong, Kim Yeong-kwang, start filming "Boiling Youth"". Hancinema. 6 August 2013.
- ↑ "Blood Boiling Youth". AsianWiki. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ "Photos: Production showcase for the upcoming Korean movie "Boiling Youth"". Hancinema. January 1, 2014.