My Paparotti
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My Paparotti (Korean: 파파로티; RR: Paparoti) is a 2013 South Korean biographical comedy-drama film starring Han Suk-kyu, Lee Je-hoon,Oh Dal-su, Cho Jin-woong and Kang So-ra[3][4][5] It focuses on the special relationship between a high school gangster and the music teacher who helps him pursue his dream of becoming a singer like the late tenor Luciano Pavarotti.[6][7]
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 파파로티 |
Revised Romanization | Paparoti |
McCune–Reischauer | P'ap'arot'i |
Directed by | Yoon Jong-chan |
Written by | Yoo Young-a |
Produced by | Park Mu-seung Bang Chu-sung Ryu Eun-suk Yoon Hye-ra Lee Seok-won Jo Jeong-hwa Kwon Yoo-kyeong |
Starring | Han Suk-kyu Lee Je-hoon Oh Dal-su Cho Jin-woong Kang So-ra |
Cinematography | Lee Chang-jae |
Edited by | Steve M. Choe |
Music by | Lee Jae-hak Lee Sang-hun |
Distributed by | Showbox/Mediaplex |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$10.5 million[1][2] |
Allegedly based on the real-life story of Kim Ho-joong, who first appeared on the variety show Star King in July 2009, where he talked about growing up as a thug and joining gangs, until his grandmother encouraged him to pursue singing;[8] and in 2020 became one of the seven finalists of the trot audition program Mr. Trot.