Record of Youth | |
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Hangul | 청춘기록 |
Hanja | 青春紀錄 |
Revised Romanization | Cheongchun-girok |
Genre | |
Created by | Studio Dragon |
Written by | Ha Myung-hee |
Directed by | Ahn Gil-ho |
Starring | |
Composer | Nam Hye-seung |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Kim Seon-tae |
Producers | Kim Hee-yeol Park Ji-young |
Production company | Pan Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | tvN |
Release | September 7 October 27, 2020 | –
Record of Youth (Korean: 청춘기록) is a South Korean television series starring Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam, and Byeon Woo-seok.[1][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.[3]
Synopsis
[edit]The drama follows the lives of three young people in the contemporary fashion industry. They strive to achieve their dreams and love without despair.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- 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, she works at a beauty salon in Cheongdam-dong where she is often criticized by her boss. Later, she starts her own 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.
- Kwon Soo-hyun as Kim Jin-woo[4]
- Baek Soo-min as young Kim Jin-woo
- Bumbling friend of Hye-jun and Hae-hyo. He works as a photographer and wants to open his own studio.
Supporting
[edit]Sa Hye-jun's family
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Shin Ae-ra as Kim Yi-young,[5] 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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 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
[edit]- 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 Runway 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)
Original soundtrack
[edit]Record of Youth OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 2020 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
Label |
Part 1
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Go" |
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| Seungkwan (Seventeen) | 3:34 |
2. | "Go" (Inst.) |
| 3:34 | ||
Total length: | 7:08 |
Part 2
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "You're In My Soul" |
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| Chungha | 3:28 |
2. | "You're In My Soul" (Inst.) |
| 3:28 | ||
Total length: | 6:56 |
Part 3
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Every Second" (나의 시간은) |
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| Baekhyun (EXO) | 3:33 |
2. | "Every Second" (Inst.) |
| 3:33 | ||
Total length: | 7:06 |
Part 4
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Shine On You" (그렇게 넌 내게 빛나) |
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| Wheein (Mamamoo) | 4:28 |
2. | "Shine On You" (Inst.) |
| 4:28 | ||
Total length: | 8:56 |
Part 5
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "What If" |
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| Kim Jae-hwan | 3:45 |
2. | "What If" (Inst.) |
| 3:45 | ||
Total length: | 7:30 |
Part 6
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Spotlight" |
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| Bobby (iKON) | 3:36 |
2. | "Spotlight" (Inst.) |
| 3:36 | ||
Total length: | 7:12 |
Part 7
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Brave Enough" |
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| Lee Hi | 4:05 |
2. | "Brave Enough" (Inst.) |
| 4:05 | ||
Total length: | 8:10 |
Part 8
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Just You" (너로 가득해) |
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| J Rabbit | 3:51 |
2. | "Just You" (Inst.) |
| 3:51 | ||
Total length: | 7:42 |
Part 9
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "What My Heart Says" (내 마음이 그렇대) |
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| Sejeong (Gugudan) | 3:51 |
2. | "What My Heart Says" (Inst.) |
| 3:51 | ||
Total length: | 7:42 |
Part 10
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "It's Ok, Because It's You" (넌 그래도 돼) |
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| Xani | 3:55 |
2. | "It's Ok, Because It's You" (Inst.) |
| 3:55 | ||
Total length: | 7:50 |
Part 11
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Open Door" |
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| Janet Suhh | 3:16 |
2. | "Still Dreaming" |
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| Janet Suhh | 3:36 |
3. | "Open Door" (Inst.) |
| 3:16 | ||
4. | "Still Dreaming" (Inst.) |
| 3:36 | ||
Total length: | 13:44 |
Chart performance
[edit]Title | Year | Peak positions |
Remarks | Ref. |
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KOR | ||||
"Every Second" (Baekhyun) | 2020 | 45 | Part 3 | [6] |
"Shine On You" (Wheein) | 172 | Part 4 | [7] | |
"What If" (Kim Jae-hwan) | 120 | Part 5 | ||
"Brave Enough" (Lee Hi) | 186 | Part 7 | [8] |
Viewership
[edit]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.[9][10] 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 was also ranked in the top 10 list of tvN's first drama. Since then, it has been steadily rising without a drop in ratings, and has maintained its first place in the same time period even after two competitors began airing.[11]
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 1.406 | 1.569 | 1.708 | 1.919 | 1.677 | 1.694 | 1.681 | 1.863 | 1.722 | 1.843 | 1.794 | 1.762 | 1.800 | 1.795 | 1.764 | 1.999 | 1.750 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[12] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | September 7, 2020 | 6.362% (1st) | 7.791% (1st) |
2 | September 8, 2020 | 6.802% (1st) | 8.217% (1st) |
3 | September 14, 2020 | 7.200% (1st) | 9.102% (1st) |
4 | September 15, 2020 | 7.823% (1st) | 9.626% (1st) |
5 | September 21, 2020 | 7.801% (1st) | 9.037% (1st) |
6 | September 22, 2020 | 6.995% (1st) | 8.409% (1st) |
7 | September 28, 2020 | 7.730% (1st) | 9.368% (1st) |
8 | September 29, 2020 | 7.734% (1st) | 9.225% (1st) |
9 | October 5, 2020 | 7.404% (1st) | 8.974% (1st) |
10 | October 6, 2020 | 8.238% (1st) | 10.063% (1st) |
11 | October 12, 2020 | 8.262% (1st) | 9.618% (1st) |
12 | October 13, 2020 | 7.798% (1st) | 9.439% (1st) |
13 | October 19, 2020 | 7.760% (1st) | 9.313% (1st) |
14 | October 20, 2020 | 7.772% (1st) | 9.617% (1st) |
15 | October 26, 2020 | 7.625% (1st) | 9.134% (1st) |
16 | October 27, 2020 | 8.740% (1st) | 10.728% (1st) |
Average | 7.628% | 9.229% | |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | 57th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Screenplay (TV) | Ha Myung-hee | Nominated | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam and Byeon Woo-seok Confirm "Record of Youth"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ Choi, Ji-won (31 July 2018). "Park So-dam, Park Bo-gum's 'Record of Youth' kicks off". Reddit. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ Choi, Ji-won (September 7, 2020). "Park So-dam, Park Bo-gum's 'Record of Youth' kicks off". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ 김, 선우 (2020-06-11). "권수현, '청춘기록' 출연 확정…박보검과 호흡[공식]". Kwon Soo-hyun in "Record of Youth" With Park Bo-gum [sportsseoul]. Archived from the original on 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ "Actress Shin Ae-ra to Resume Career After Long Break in U.S." The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ^ "2020 Week 39 Digital Chart". Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Week 40 Digital Chart". Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Week 41 Digital Chart". Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Yoon, Sung-yeol (September 16, 2020). "좋아해" '브람스' 박은빈, 김민재에 눈물 고백..최고 7.2%[종합]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (September 16, 2020). ‘청춘기록’ 거침없는 질주, 7.823% 또 자체 최고 시청률. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "'청춘기록' 최고 시청률 10.3%, 첫 방송부터 터졌다". 한국경제 (in Korean). 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ a b "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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- ^ Kim, Ji-hye. 제57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 발표..13일 생방송[공식] [The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, finalists announced in the TV·Film·Drama category.. Live broadcast on the 13th]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12 – via Naver.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Korean)
- Record of Youth at Studio Dragon (in Korean)
- Record of Youth at Pan Entertainment (in Korean)
- Record of Youth at IMDb
- Record of Youth at HanCinema