Hot Young Bloods

Hot Young Bloods
Theatrical poster
Hangul
피끓는 청춘
Literal meaningBlood Boiling Youth[1]
Revised RomanizationPikkeulleun Cheongchun
Directed byLee Yeon-woo
Written byLee Yeon-woo
Produced byKim Jin-seop
StarringPark Bo-young
Lee Jong-suk
Lee Se-young
Kim Young-kwang
CinematographyKim Dong-cheon
Edited bySteve M. Choe
Music byShim Hyeon-jeong
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • 23 January 2014 (2014-01-23)
Running time
121 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$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 (Park Bo-young) is the feared leader of a female gang at Hongseong Agricultural High School. Although she is known for her toughness and foul mouth, she secretly has a crush on Joong-gil (Lee Jong-suk), the biggest playboy in school. Joong-gil is a legendary Casanova whose single glance has the ability to make girls' hearts melt, and he's attempted to woo all the girls at school, except for Young-sook. That's because Gwang-sik (Kim Young-kwang), the leader of a rival school's male gang, views Young-sook as his girl.

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

Historical context

The film is set in a southern agricultural area of Hongseong County in the early 1980s. In 1982, the Korean Ministry of Education eliminated uniforms for middle- and high-schoolers. This created a sense of freedom and individualism for the young people of the time. Uniforms were reinstated in 1986.[14]

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 Park Bo-young revealed that she had a difficult time using the southern accent, which is a mix of Jeolla and Chungcheong dialects.[14] Writer-director Lee Yeon-woo, who was a teenager in the 1980s, said he made the film because he thought it would "be fun to bring to life the experiences of his youth" spent in the countryside of Chungcheong.[14] Lee, whose previous film Running Turtle (2009) had the same setting, said he liked the dialect and the Chungcheong-specific humor and sensibility, and that the retro rom-com was his way of expressing his sentiments about the digital era.[19]

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.
2014
16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival
 Best Young Actress Park Bo-young Nominated
22nd Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
 Excellence Award, Actress in a Film Won
Best New Actor in a Film Kim Young-kwang Won

References

  1. ^ Lee, Sun-min (17 December 2013). "Blood Boiling coming soon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  2. ^ "Hot Young Bloods". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Song, Soon-jin (6 January 2014). "4 Big Releases March Into Theaters for Korean New Year". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  6. ^ "PIKKEULNEUN CHUNGCHOON (HOT YOUNG BLOODS) - 2014 - Filme em Português". www.filmesdetv.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  7. ^ Screenwriter: Daniels Calvin "Pikkeulneun chungchoon (Hot Young Bloods) (2014) - Película en Español Latino". www.fulltv.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  8. ^ Conran, Pierce (27 January 2014). "Hot Young Bloods". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
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  10. ^ Jung, Ji-won (30 January 2014). "Park Bo-young's an adult, really". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  11. ^ Yun, Chloe (16 January 2014). "Interview: Hot Blooded Youth Park Bo Young, "We fought Hard In The Restroom"". BNTNews. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
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  15. ^ "Lee, Park to star in Boiling Youth". The Korea Times. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  16. ^ 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.
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  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Song, Soon-jin (3 January 2014). "Press Conference Held for Comedy HOT YOUNG BLOODS". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  20. ^ Conran, Pierce (10 February 2014). "Box Office: January 16-February 5, 2014". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  21. ^ Conran, Pierce (30 January 2014). "HOT YOUNG BLOODS Heats Up International Sales". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  22. ^ 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.