Twenty () is a 2015 South Korean coming-of-age comedy-drama film starring Kim Woo-bin, Lee Jun-ho, and Kang Ha-neul. It was written and directed by Lee Byeong-heon, his second feature after the 2012 indie Cheer Up, Mr. Lee.
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 struggling to find a job in the meantime 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 Manhwa artist, 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 Lee Jun-ho as Dong-woo Kang Ha-neul as Kyung-jae Jung So-min as So-min Lee Yu-bi as So-hee 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.
Release
South Korea Twenty was released in South Korea on March 25, 2015. It topped the box office in its opening weekend, drawing 1,136,866 viewers and earning (). As of April 19, 2015, it has grossed with nearly 3 million admissions.
International The film was released by CJ Entertainment America in 25 theaters across North America on April 17, 2015.
It received a theatrical release in other Asian countries such as Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result201551st Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Director (Film) Lee Byeong-heon Best New Actor (Film) Kang Ha-neul Korean Film Actors' Guild Awards Best New Actor Kang Ha-neul Popularity Award Kim Woo-bin 15th Korea World Youth Film Festival Favorite New Actor Kang Ha-neul 24th Buil Film Awards Best New Actor Kim Woo-bin 52nd Grand Bell Awards Best New Actor Kang Ha-neul Best New Director Lee Byeong-heon 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director Lee Byeong-heon Best New Actor Kang Ha-neul Best New Actress Lee Yu-bi The Korea Film Actors Association Awards Best New Director Award Lee Byeong-heon
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