Record of Youth
2020 South Korean television series
Record of Youth Promotional poster
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 episodes16 Executive producer Kim Seon-tae Producers Kim Hee-yeol Park Ji-young Production company Pan Entertainment Network tvN Release September 7 (2020-09-07 ) – October 27, 2020 (2020-10-27 )
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
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
Main
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.
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.
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.
Bumbling friend of Hye-jun and Hae-hyo. He works as a photographer and wants to open his own studio.
Supporting
Sa Hye-jun's family
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
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
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
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
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
Part 1
Released on September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Go" Seungkwan (Seventeen )3:34 2. "Go" (Inst.) 3:34 Total length: 7:08
Part 2
Released on September 15, 2020 (2020-09-15 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "You're In My Soul" Nam Hye-seung Surf Green Jello Ann Chungha 3:28 2. "You're In My Soul" (Inst.) 3:28 Total length: 6:56
Part 3
Released on September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Every Second" (나의 시간은) Baekhyun (EXO )3:33 2. "Every Second" (Inst.) 3:33 Total length: 7:06
Part 4
Released on September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Shine On You" (그렇게 넌 내게 빛나) Wheein (Mamamoo )4:28 2. "Shine On You" (Inst.) 4:28 Total length: 8:56
Part 5
Released on September 29, 2020 (2020-09-29 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "What If" Kim Jae-hwan 3:45 2. "What If" (Inst.) 3:45 Total length: 7:30
Part 6
Released on October 5, 2020 (2020-10-05 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Spotlight" Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee Bobby (iKON )3:36 2. "Spotlight" (Inst.) Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee 3:36 Total length: 7:12
Part 7
Released on October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Brave Enough" Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee Nam Hye-seung Park Sang-hee Lee Hi 4:05 2. "Brave Enough" (Inst.) Nam Hye-seung Park Sang-hee 4:05 Total length: 8:10
Part 8
Released on October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Just You" (너로 가득해) Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee J Rabbit 3:51 2. "Just You" (Inst.) Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee 3:51 Total length: 7:42
Part 9
Released on October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "What My Heart Says" (내 마음이 그렇대) Sejeong (Gugudan )3:51 2. "What My Heart Says" (Inst.) 3:51 Total length: 7:42
Part 10
Released on October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "It's Ok, Because It's You" (넌 그래도 돼) Xani 3:55 2. "It's Ok, Because It's You" (Inst.) 3:55 Total length: 7:50
Part 11
Released on October 20, 2020 (2020-10-20 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Open Door" Nam Hye-seung Park Sang-hee Janet Suhh 3:16 2. "Still Dreaming" Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee Janet Suhh 3:36 3. "Open Door" (Inst.) Nam Hye-seung Park Sang-hee 3:16 4. "Still Dreaming" (Inst.) Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee 3:36 Total length: 13:44
Viewership
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]
Record of Youth : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Season Episode number Average 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
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea .
[ 12]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[ 12]
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%
The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS , SBS , MBC and EBS ).
Awards and nominations
References
^ "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 .
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^ 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 .
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