Twenty (film)

Twenty
Directed by Lee Byeong-heon
Produced by Jeong Hoon-tak
Written by Lee Byeong-heon
Starring Kim Woo-bin
Lee Junho
Kang Ha-neul
Music by Kim Tae-seong
Cinematography Noh Seung-bo
Edited by Nam Na-yeong
Distributed by Next Entertainment World
Release dates
  • March 25, 2015
Running time
 115 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$21.3 million (Korea)[1]

Twenty (Hangul: 스물; RR: Seumul) is a 2015 South Korean coming-of-age film starring Kim Woo-bin, Lee Junho and Kang Ha-neul.[2][3][4][5] It was written and directed by Lee Byeong-heon, his second feature after the 2012 indie Cheer Up, Mr. Lee.[6][7][8][9][10]

Plot

Chi-ho, Kyung-jae and Dong-woo are best friends who've just graduated from high school and turned 20. Chi-ho is a unemployed player living in the moment and whose number one priority is dating and chasing women. Kyung-jae is a goody-two-shoes university student whose goal is to get accepted at a corporate job; he's extremely shy around girls, but completely transforms when he gets drunk. And happy-go-lucky Dong-woo dreams of becoming a cartoonist, but when his family goes bankrupt, he's forced to become the breadwinner and take on several part-time jobs.

Cast

Music

Two singles were released as the film's "special" soundtrack. Part 1 (released on March 6, 2015) featured a duet by Lee Junho and Lee Yu-bi titled "Cupid's Arrow," and Part 2 (released on March 18, 2015) featured "Twenty" sung by boyband Sweet Sorrow with narration by Kim Woo-bin.[26][27]

Release

South Korea

Twenty was released in South Korea on March 25, 2015.[28] It topped the box office in its opening weekend, drawing 1,136,866 viewers and earning ₩8.74 billion (US$7.93 million).[29][30][31] As of April 19, 2015, it has grossed US$21.3 million with nearly 3 million admissions.[1]

International

The film was released by CJ Entertainment America in 25 theaters across North America on April 17, 2015.[32]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Director Lee Byeong-heon Pending
Best New Actor Kang Ha-neul Pending

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lee, Hyo-won (19 April 2015). "South Korea Box Office: Furious 7 Takes Pole Position for Third Straight Week". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Kim, June (16 March 2015). "In Focus: Twenty". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. ↑ An, So-hyoun (5 February 2015). "Film Twenty Releases Character Trailer Starring 2PM's Junho, Kim Woo Bin and Kang Ha Neul". enewsWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Twenty character trailer releases". K-pop Herald. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Posters of Kim Woo-bin's Twenty released". K-pop Herald. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi (25 March 2015). "Herald Review: Twenty: A sassy celebration of youth". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (11 April 2014). "Kim Woo-bin prepares for new movie". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Conran, Pierce (17 April 2014). "KIM Woo-bin Joins TWENTY". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (12 February 2015). "Twenty Director Reveals Himself to be Fan of 2PM's Junho Since His Debut". enewsWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Ha, Soo-jung (21 March 2015). "Interview: Director of Film Twenty Talks Kim Woo Bin, Bromance Between Actors and More". enewsWorld. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Lee, So-dam (10 April 2014). "Kim Woo Bin to Show Comic Actions in Film Twenty Years Old". enewsWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  12. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (12 March 2015). "Kim Woo Bin Studied the Hardest at Age 20 Unlike His Movie Character". enewsWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (29 March 2015). "Interview: Kim Woo Bin Prefers to Not Discuss His Love Life with Friends". enewsWorld. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  14. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (29 March 2015). "Interview: Kim Woo Bin Shares How He'd Feel If His Best Friend Started Dating His Ex-Girlfriend". enewsWorld. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Kim Woo-bin Tries to Grow Up Again in Buddy Movie". The Chosun Ilbo. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  16. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (12 February 2015). "2PM's Junho Reminisced on His 20-Year-Old Self as He Filmed Twenty". enewsWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  17. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (12 February 2015). "2PM's Junho Had No Money to Go to Hospital When He was Trainee". enewsWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  18. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (12 February 2015). "Kang Ha Neul Says 2PM's Junho Didn’t Spend Money During Filming to Understand His Character". enewsWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  19. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (12 March 2015). "Junho Says He Fulfilled His Dream at 20 When He Debuted with 2PM". enewsWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  20. ↑ An, So-hyoun (5 April 2015). "Interview: 2PM's Junho Shares on Twenty, Lee Yu Bi and His Future Acting Career". enewsWorld. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  21. ↑ Kim, Hyung-woo (5 April 2015). "Interview: 2PM's Junho Empathized A Lot with His Twenty Character". enewsWorld. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  22. ↑ Kim, Hyung-woo (5 April 2015). "Interview: 2PM's Junho Could Never Date His Friend's Little Sister Like His Twenty Character". enewsWorld. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  23. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (12 February 2015). "Kang Ha Neul Likes Girl Who Loves Her Dream More than Her Boyfriend". enewsWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  24. ↑ An, So-hyoun (12 March 2015). "Kang Ha Neul Advises 20-Year-Olds to Just Enjoy Being 20 Years Old". enewsWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  25. ↑ Lee, Hyung-woo (12 April 2012). "Interview: Lee Yubi Says Seduction Scene in Twenty was Ad-libbed". enewsWorld. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  26. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (2 March 2015). "Kim Woo-bin, Lee Jun-ho to release upbeat soundtrack for Twenty". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  27. ↑ Jo, Yeon-kyung (10 March 2015). "Kim Woo Bin, 2PM's Junho and More from Twenty Define What Twenty Means to Them in Teaser Music Video". enewsWorld. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  28. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (24 February 2015). "Kim Woo-bin comedy Twenty to release on March 25". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  29. ↑ Kil, Sonia (29 March 2015). "Korea Box Office: Twenty Scores Big Opening, Whiplash and Kingsman Still Strong". Variety. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  30. ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi (30 March 2015). "Comedy Twenty tops Korean box office". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  31. ↑ Jin, Eun-soo (31 March 2015). "Twenty reaches No. 1 on Korean box office". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  32. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (7 April 2015). "South Korean Comedy Twenty to Get North American Release". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

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