Hot Young Bloods
Hot Young Bloods | |
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Hangul | 피끓는 청춘 |
Literal meaning | Blood Boiling Youth[1] |
Revised Romanization | Pikkeulleun Cheongchun |
Directed by | Lee Yeon-woo |
Written by | Lee Yeon-woo |
Produced by | Kim Jin-seop |
Starring | Park Bo-young Lee Jong-suk Lee Se-young Kim Young-kwang |
Cinematography | Kim Dong-cheon |
Edited by | Steve M. Choe |
Music by | Shim Hyeon-jeong |
Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$10.6 million[2][3] |
Hot Young Bloods (Korean: 피끓는 청춘) is a 2014 South Korean teen romantic comedy film that depicts the loves, rivalries, and friendships between four high school students in Hongseong County, South Chungcheong Province in the 1980s.[4][5] Hot Young Bloods was inspired by the short film That's What I Told Her (2013, Daniels Calvin).[6][7]
Plot
Set in a rural town in 1982, Young-sook (
Then a new female transfer student, So-hee (Lee Se-young) from Seoul arrives at their high school. So-hee is beautiful, innocent-looking and different from the other girls, and Joong-gil falls for her instantly. The jealous Young-sook picks a fight with So-hee to prevent her new rival from encroaching on her secret crush. Trouble brews as Gwang-sik, suspicious of the ties between Young-sook and Joong-gil, also harasses So-hee to instigate Joong-gil.[8]
Cast
- Park Bo-young as Young-sook[9][10][11]
- Lee Jong-suk as Joong-gil[12][13]
- Lee Se-young as So-hee
- Kim Young-kwang as Gwang-sik
- Ra Mi-ran as Na-young, a teacher
- Kim Hee-won as Jong-pal, a teacher
- Park Jung-minas Hwang-kyu
- Jin So-yeon as Hwa-seon
- Shin Hyun-tak as Man-chul
- Jeon Soo-jin as Song Yeon-hwa, Young-sook's henchwoman
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Dae-pan, Joong-gil's father
- Kim Ji-eun as Young-sook's classmate
- Lee Chae-eun as young Young-sook
- Han Da-sol as Bicyclist
Historical context
The film is set in a southern agricultural area of
Production
Filming began on 1 August 2013 in Sunchang, North Jeolla Province.[15][16][17] After three months of filming in Sunchang, the seaside town of Hongseong, and the metropolitan city of Gwangju, the film wrapped on 4 November 2013.[18]
The press conference was held on 30 December 2013, during which actress
Release
Hot Young Bloods opened in theaters on 23 January 2014. Two weeks after its release, it had recorded 1,570,609 admissions, which was attributed to the film's appeal to younger viewers given its premise and lead stars.[20]
The film's distribution rights to Hong Kong were sold at the American Film Market, followed by Singapore and Malaysia.[21][22]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Best Young Actress | Park Bo-young | Nominated | ||
22nd Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
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Excellence Award, Actress in a Film | Won | |||
Best New Actor in a Film | Kim Young-kwang | Won |
References
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (17 December 2013). "Blood Boiling coming soon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "Hot Young Bloods". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Hot Young Bloods (Box Office)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- ^ Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Lee Jong-suk's New School-set Movie to Open This Month". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Song, Soon-jin (6 January 2014). "4 Big Releases March Into Theaters for Korean New Year". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ "PIKKEULNEUN CHUNGCHOON (HOT YOUNG BLOODS) - 2014 - Filme em Português". www.filmesdetv.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Screenwriter: Daniels Calvin "Pikkeulneun chungchoon (Hot Young Bloods) (2014) - Película en Español Latino". www.fulltv.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (27 January 2014). "Hot Young Bloods". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Lee, Eun-ah (19 June 2013). "Park Bo-young Cast in New Teen Film". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Jung, Ji-won (30 January 2014). "Park Bo-young's an adult, really". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Yun, Chloe (16 January 2014). "Interview: Hot Blooded Youth Park Bo Young, "We fought Hard In The Restroom"". BNTNews. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ "Lee Jong-suk Sets Hearts Racing as Country Bumpkin in New Comedy". The Chosun Ilbo. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Yun, Chloe (16 January 2014). "Interview: Hot Blooded Youth Lee Jong Suk, "Being Cute is My Strongest Weapon"". BNTNews. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ a b c Sunwoo, Carla (3 January 2014). "Youth aims to bring back the past with a punch". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ^ "Lee, Park to star in Boiling Youth". The Korea Times. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Lee, Hye-ji (6 August 2013). "Lee Jong-suk, Park Bo-young's New Film Cranks In". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (13 August 2013). "New Romcom BLOOD BOILING YOUTH Kicks Off Production". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Lee, Cory (5 November 2013). "Lee Jong-suk, Park Bo-young's Movie Crank Up". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Song, Soon-jin (3 January 2014). "Press Conference Held for Comedy HOT YOUNG BLOODS". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (10 February 2014). "Box Office: January 16-February 5, 2014". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (30 January 2014). "HOT YOUNG BLOODS Heats Up International Sales". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
- ^ Kim, Jessica (22 January 2014). "New Lee Jong-suk Film Pre-Sold to 3 Countries". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Hot Young Bloods at HanCinema
- Hot Young Bloods at the Korean Movie Database
- Hot Young Bloods at IMDb