‘Parasite’ star and Park Bo-Gum to star in K-drama ‘Record of Youth’
Netflix has confirmed the premiere of “Record of Youth,” a new series starring Park Bo-gum, Park Sodam and Byeon Woo-seok, for the latter half of 2020.
“Record of Youth” is directed by An Gil-ho, who has a solid track record with “Stranger,” “Memories of Alhambra” and “Watcher,” and written by Ha Myeong-hee, who has penned many heart-warming stories grounded in realistic settings, including “Doctors” and “Temperature of Love.”
Park Bo-gum (“Encounter,” “Reply 1988,” “Love in the Moonlight”) will play Sa Hyejun, a pragmatic and ambitious young man, who is an aspiring model/actor juggling idealism with the reality of everyday life. He has an optimistic and amiable personality that is well balanced out by an objective and flexible sense of judgment.
Park So-dam (“Parasite,” “Cinderella with Four Knights”), with her commanding onscreen presence, will play An Jeongha, an aspiring makeup artist and a smart young woman with a strong sense of self. With inherent wit and hard work, she follows her own path and finds security in her own unwavering resolve under external pressures.
Byeon Woo-seok (“Dear My Friends,” “Search: WWW”) plays Sa Hye-jun’s best friend Won Hae-hyo who wants to prove himself through hard work. He is friendly and gentle, but competitive. Because he gives his utmost effort to the things he cares deeply about, he cannot stand being brushed off just because he was born into privilege.
“Record of
Youth,” produced by Studio Dragon and
Pan Entertainment (“Winter Sonata,”
“The Moon Embracing the Sun,” “Fight for My Way” and “When the Camellia Blooms”), will premiere exclusively on Netflix outside Korea, while in Korea, tvN has the show’s first-window broadcast rights.
Studio Dragon is Korea’s first and largest scripted television studio.
The company’s capabilities encompass all stages of the scripted television business, ranging from planning/ development to financing, production and distribution. Studio Dragon has created over 197 premium quality series through its creative team, which includes a network of the leading writers, directors, and producers in Korea. In 2020, Studio Dragon will produce more than 28 scripted television series.