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Record of Youth OST
Record of Youth OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2020
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;
Label	Music&New; Pan Entertainment;

*Record of Youth*
Record of Youth
	Promotional poster
Hangul	청춘기록
Hanja	青春紀錄
Revised Romanization	Cheongchun-girok
Genre	Youth; Romance;
Created by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Ha Myung-hee
Directed by	Ahn Gil-ho
Starring	Park Bo-gum; Park So-dam; Byeon Woo-seok;
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

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.

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

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)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Go"	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Seungkwan (Seventeen)	3:34
2.	"Go" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Surf Green		3:34
Total length:					7:08

Part 2

Released on September 15, 2020 (2020-09-15)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"You're In My Soul"	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green Jello Ann	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Chungha	3:28
2.	"You're In My Soul" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Surf Green		3:28
Total length:					6:56

Part 3

Released on September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Every Second" (나의 시간은)	Nam Hye-seung	Nam Hye-seung Honey Noise	Baekhyun (EXO)	3:33
2.	"Every Second" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Honey Noise		3:33
Total length:					7:06

Part 4

Released on September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Shine On You" (그렇게 넌 내게 빛나)	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Wheein (Mamamoo)	4:28
2.	"Shine On You" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Surf Green		4:28
Total length:					8:56

Part 5

Released on September 29, 2020 (2020-09-29)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"What If"	Nam Hye-seung Park Jin-ho	Nam Hye-seung Park Jin-ho	Kim Jae-hwan	3:45
2.	"What If" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Park Jin-ho		3:45
Total length:					7:30

Part 6

Released on October 5, 2020 (2020-10-05)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
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)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
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)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
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)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"What My Heart Says" (내 마음이 그렇대)	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Sejeong (Gugudan)	3:51
2.	"What My Heart Says" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Surf Green		3:51
Total length:					7:42

Part 10

Released on October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"It's Ok, Because It's You" (넌 그래도 돼)	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Xani	3:55
2.	"It's Ok, Because It's You" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Surf Green		3:55
Total length:					7:50

Part 11

Released on October 20, 2020 (2020-10-20)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Open Door"	Nam Hye-seung Jello Ann	Nam Hye-seung Park Sang-hee	Janet Suhh	3:16
2.	"Still Dreaming"	Kim Kyung-hee	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

Chart performance

Title	Year	Peak positions	Remarks	Ref.
Title	Year	KOR	Remarks	Ref.
"Every Second" (Baekhyun)	2020	45	Part 3	^[6]
"Shine On You" (Wheein)		172	Part 4	^[7]
"What If" (Kim Jae-hwan)		120	Part 5	^[7]
"Brave Enough" (Lee Hi)		186	Part 7	^[8]

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
Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Average
	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]
Ep.	Original broadcast date	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

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2021	57th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Screenplay (TV)	Ha Myung-hee	Nominated	^[13]

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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.
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^ "'청춘기록' 최고 시청률 10.3%, 첫 방송부터 터졌다". 한국경제 (in Korean). 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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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.