Record of Youth


Record of Youth is a South Korean television series starring Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam, and Byeon Woo-seok.It aired on TVN from September 7 to October 27, 2020, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00, and is available for streaming worldwide on Netflix. It aired while Park Bo-gum was serving in the Republic of Korea Navy as part of his compulsory military service.
At the time of airing, the series recorded the highest premiere viewership rating for a TvN Monday-Tuesday drama of all time, and became popular outside Korea through Netflix. It received praise for its depiction of millennials and Generation Z, and was nominated for Best Screenplay for Television at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards. Forbes named it as one of the best Korean dramas of 2020.
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Synopsis

The series revolves around the lives of three young people in the entertainment industry as they strive to achieve their dreams and love without despair.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Sa Hye-jun's family

Won Hae-hyo's family

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

Special appearances

Production

Casting

In April 2020, Park Bo-gum confirmed his appearance in the drama directed by Ahn Gil-ho and produced by Pan Entertainment. Park So-dam and Byeon Woo-seok were also confirmed to star. The first script reading of the series took place in July 2020.

Filming

Despite restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Park Bo-gum's on-going application to fulfill his mandatory military service, principal photography proceeded without delays. A departure from Korean drama convention, filming of the series was finished prior to its premiere. BMW Korea sponsored the vehicles in the drama. Filming locations of the series became popular among viewers including the Starfield Library inside Starfield COEX Mall and Baegot Hanul Park.

Release

A scheduled online press conference attended by the cast on August 27, 2020 was cancelled due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
Record of Youth aired on TvN from September 7 to October 27, 2020, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00. It was made available for streaming in 190 countries around the world through Netflix. While the series was airing, lead actor Park Bo-gum was serving the Republic of Korea Navy as part of his compulsory military service.

Original soundtrack

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Reception

Critical response

The series received praise for its depiction of millennials and Gen Z, and was nominated for Best Screenplay for Television at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards. Forbes named it as one of the best Korean dramas of 2020. Park Bo-gum's performance in the drama was lauded and cemented his reputation as a "National Treasure"-level actor.

Impact

Despite being in the military and prohibited to promote at the time of the show's airing, lead actor Park Bo-gum ranked first in overall topicality making him the "Most Buzzworthy Performer" for eight consecutive weeks after the series premiered per big data analytics firm Good Data Corporation. The show also topped topicality indices until the end of its run. In addition, Park Bo-gum ranked 2nd in Gallup Korea's Television Actor of the Year survey in 2020. The success of the series drove the production company Pan Entertainment's stock up to 42%.

Viewership

On Netflix, it topped viewership rankings in several territories.
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. It achieved the number one viewer rating for TVN's first Monday-Tuesday drama. Since then, it has been quickly rising without a drop rating and maintained its first place in the same time slot, even after two competitors began airing.