Friend: The Great Legacy
| Friend: The Great Legacy | |
|---|---|
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| Hangul | 친구 2 |
| Revised Romanization | Chingu 2 |
| Directed by | Kwak Kyung-taek |
| Produced by |
Nam Ji-woong Yoo Ju-young Yang Jung-gyeong |
| Written by |
Han Seung-woon Kwak Kyung-taek |
| Starring |
Yu Oh-seong Kim Woo-bin Joo Jin-mo |
| Music by | Jeong Jin-ho |
| Edited by | Park Kwang-il |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | ₩21,795,038,513 |
Friend: The Great Legacy (Hangul: 친구 2; RR: Chingu 2; lit. Friend 2) is a 2013 South Korean film about three generations of gangsters, starring Yu Oh-seong, Kim Woo-bin, and Joo Jin-mo.[1][2][3] It is the sequel to the 2001 box-office hit Friend, also directed by Kwak Kyung-taek.[4][5][6] Friend: The Great Legacy was released in theaters on 14 November 2013.[7]
Plot
Friend: The Great Legacy begins 17 years after where the previous film left off. Lee Joon-seok, who claimed responsibility for ordering his friend Dong-soo's murder (despite having nothing to do with it), has spent a lot of time behind bars and now he is released to a world that is as unfamiliar to him as the criminal organization he used to lead. With his subordinate Eun-ki now practically parading as the boss, Joon-seok, a leader by nature, secretly embarks on a mission to subvert his current position. He invites Choi Sung-hoon, whom he'd met in prison, and Sung-hoon's gang to join in his plan. Sung-hoon is the twenty-something son of one of Joon-seok's female friends in high school who now works as a bar hostess, and he had been serving a one-year sentence for beating his mother's abusive boyfriend. Having developed a respect for the charismatic Joon-seok in prison, Sung-hoon willingly takes his side. But when he discovers the truth behind his background, this creates great tension between the two. Interspersed are scenes of Joon-seok's own father, Lee Chul-joo as a gangster who founded the criminal organization in 1963 Busan.[8]
Cast
- Yu Oh-seong as Lee Joon-seok
- Kim Woo-bin as Choi Sung-hoon[9][10][11]
- Joo Jin-mo as Lee Chul-joo[12][13]
- Jang Young-nam as Hye-ji, Sung-hoon's mother
- Jung Ho-bin as Eun-ki
- Gi Ju-bong as Hyung-doo
- Lee Cheol-min as Wig
- Lee Joon-hyuk as Jjam-bo
- Seon Ho-jin as Song Ki-ho
- Jeong Soo-gyo as Hae-young
- Ahn Jeong-bin as Gook-do
- Bae Seong-jong as Yong-baek
- Kang Han-na as Ah-ram
- Lee Sang-hoon as Choo Jeop-i
- Won Woong-jae as Yoo-sik-i
- Shin Joon-beom as Bulging head
- Ji Seung-hyeon as young Hyung-doo
- Park Seong-hyeon as young Sang-gon
- Yoon Jin-ha as Bug-eye
- Choi Jeong-hyeon as Sang-min
Box office
Despite the "Restricted" rating it received from the Korea Media Rating Board, Friend: The Great Legacy opened strongly at the box office on 14 November 2013. It attracted 1.06 million admissions over its opening weekend, topping the local box office chart against competitors such as Hollywood blockbuster Thor: The Dark World and Korean film The Five.[14][15][16] It went on to sell 2,969,874 tickets during its run, with total earnings of ₩21,795,038,513.[17]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | |
Best New Actor | Kim Woo-bin | Nominated |
| Best New Actor (Film) | Nominated | |||
| Most Popular Actor (Film) | Nominated | |||
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Hana Financial Group Star Award (Popularity Award) | Won | ||
| Best New Actor | Nominated | |||
| Popular Star Award | Won |
References
- ↑ Kang, Jung-yeon (12 July 2013). "Kim Woo-bin Gained 9kg for Friend Sequel". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (8 November 2013). "12 years later, an iconic Friend returns". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ Lee, Yong-cheol (25 November 2013). "In Focus: Friend 2". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ Lee, Eun-sun (13 May 2013). "Shooting of FRIEND 2 Begins". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Kang, Jung-yeon (12 July 2013). "On the Set of Film Friend Sequel". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ "Kwak Kyung-taek: "I Made Friend 2 in the Spirit of a High School Examinee"". KBS Global. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ↑ Conran, Pierce (15 November 2013). "FRIEND 2 Scores Overseas Sales". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ Conran, Pierce (31 October 2013). "In the Name of Friendship". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (5 March 2013). "Kim Woo Bin to Star in Friend 2". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Lee, Sun-min (18 October 2013). "Kim Woo-bin leapt at sequel chance". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ "Kim Woo-bin Unfazed by Great Expectations for Sequel to Friend". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ An, So-hyoun (27 March 2013). "Ju Jin Mo to Return to Film with Friend 2". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Lee, Sun-min (28 March 2013). "Ju Jin-mo pumped for Friend sequel". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
- ↑ Lee, Sun-min (19 November 2013). "Friend 2 dominates box office in Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ Song, Soon-jin (25 November 2013). "Box Office: November 7-20, 2013". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ Friend, Sun-min (26 November 2013). "Friend sequel beats new Hunger Games". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ↑ http://www.kobis.or.kr/
External links
- Official website (Korean)
- Friend: The Great Legacy at the Korean Movie Database
- Friend 2 at the Internet Movie Database
- Friend 2 at HanCinema