Twenty (film)

Twenty (Korean: 스물; RR: Seumul) is a 2015 South Korean coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Kim Woo-bin, Lee Jun-ho, and Kang Ha-neul.^[3][4][5][6] It was written and directed by Lee Byeong-heon, his second feature after the 2012 indie Cheer Up, Mr. Lee.^{[7][8][9][10][11] [12]}

Twenty
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	스물
Revised Romanization	Seumul
Directed by	Lee Byeong-heon
Written by	Lee Byeong-heon
Produced by	Jeong Hoon-tak
Starring	Kim Woo-bin Lee Jun-ho Kang Ha-neul
Cinematography	Noh Seung-bo
Edited by	Nam Na-yeong
Music by	Kim Tae-seong
Distributed by	Next Entertainment World
Release date	March 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$22.3 million[1][2]

Plot

Chi-ho, Kyung-jae and Dong-woo are best friends who've just graduated from high school and turned 20. Chi-ho is an unemployed player living in the moment and whose number one priority is dating and chasing women. Kyung-jae is a goody-two-shoes university student whose goal is to get accepted at a corporate job; he's extremely shy around girls, but completely transforms when he gets drunk. And happy-go-lucky Dong-woo dreams of becoming a cartoonist, but when his family goes bankrupt, he's forced to become the breadwinner and take on several part-time jobs.

Cast

• Kim Woo-bin as Chi-ho^{[13][14][15][16][17][18]}
• Lee Jun-ho as Dong-woo^{[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]}
• Kang Ha-neul as Kyung-jae^[26][27]
• Jung So-min as So-min
• Lee Yu-bi as So-hee^[28]
• Min Hyo-rin as Jin-joo
• Jung Joo-yeon as Eun-hye
• Kim Eui-sung as Chi-ho's father
• Yang Hyun-min as So-joong
• Choi Chamsarang as Sa-rang
• Ahn Jae-hong as In-gook
• Na In-woo as Dong-won
• Baek Soo-hee as Min-jung
• Song Ye-dam / Song Ye-joon as Twins
• Han Joon-woo as Club DJ
• Heo Joon-seok as Beom-soo
• Jung Yeo-jin as Beom-soo's wife
• Kim Jong-soo as Dong-woo's uncle
• Cha Min-ji as 20 year old woman
• Hong Wan-pyo as Assistant director
• Oh Ha-nee as Make-up team
• Kim Chan-hyeong as Head
• So Hee-jung as Kyung-jae's mother
• Park Myung-shin as Chi-ho's mother
• Park Hyuk-kwon as Film director
• Oh Hyun-kyung as Dong-woo's mother
• Kim Jae-man as Chicken house boss
• Choi Il-gu as News anchor

Music

Two singles were released as the film's "special" soundtrack. Part 1 (released on March 6, 2015) featured a duet by Lee Junho and Lee Yu-bi titled "Cupid's Arrow," and Part 2 (released on March 18, 2015) featured "Twenty" sung by boyband Sweet Sorrow with narration by Kim Woo-bin.^[29][30]

Release

South Korea

Twenty was released in South Korea on March 25, 2015.^[31] It topped the box office in its opening weekend, drawing 1,136,866 viewers and earning ₩8.74 billion (US$7.93 million).^[32][33][34] As of April 19, 2015, it has grossed US$21.3 million with nearly 3 million admissions.^[35]

International

The film was released by CJ Entertainment America in 25 theaters across North America on April 17, 2015.^[36]

It received a theatrical release in other Asian countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam.^[37]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2015	51st Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Director (Film)	Lee Byeong-heon	Nominated
		Best New Actor (Film)	Kang Ha-neul	Nominated
	Korean Film Actors' Guild Awards	Best New Actor	Kang Ha-neul	Won
		Popularity Award	Kim Woo-bin	Won
	15th Korea World Youth Film Festival	Favorite New Actor	Kang Ha-neul	Won
	24th Buil Film Awards	Best New Actor	Kim Woo-bin	Nominated
	52nd Grand Bell Awards	Best New Actor	Kang Ha-neul	Nominated
		Best New Director	Lee Byeong-heon	Nominated
	36th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Director	Lee Byeong-heon	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Kang Ha-neul	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Lee Yu-bi	Nominated
	The Korea Film Actors Association Awards	Best New Director Award	Lee Byeong-heon	Won

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External links

• Twenty at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• Twenty at IMDb
• Twenty at HanCinema