Adolescence Medley
| Adolescence Medley | |
|---|---|
| Also known as |
Puberty Medley Teenage Medley Medley of Youth |
| Genre |
School Romance Friendship Comedy Drama |
| Based on |
Adolescence Medley by Kwak In-geun |
| Written by | Kim Bo-yeon |
| Directed by | Kim Sung-yoon |
| Starring |
Kwak Dong-yeon Lee Se-young Kwak Jung-wook Choi Tae-joon Park Jung-min Bae Noo-ri Yoon Park |
| Opening theme | "Stargirl 2013" by Bulldog Mansion |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bae Kyung-soo |
| Producer(s) | Baek Sang-hoon |
| Location(s) | South Korea |
| Running time | Sundays at 23:10 (KST) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Original release | 10 July – 31 July 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Glass Bandage |
| Followed by | Night Watch |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Adolescence Medley (Hangul: 사춘기 메들리; RR: Sachungi Medeulli; also known as Puberty Medley) is a 2013 South Korean television miniseries starring Kwak Dong-yeon, Lee Se-young, Kwak Jung-wook, Choi Tae-joon, Park Jung-min, Bae Noo-ri and Yoon Park. It aired as part of the Drama Special Series anthology on KBS2 from July 10 to July 31, 2013 on Sundays at 23:10 for four episodes.[1]
A coming-of-age teen drama about students at a village high school, it was adapted from the webtoon of the same title written by Kwak In-geun, which was published on Daum WebToon from November 9, 2011 to February 29, 2012.[2]
Plot
Choi Jung-woo (Kwak Dong-yeon) is the new student at Namil High School. After transferring schools for 7 times because of his father's job, Jung-woo has learned to live like an "invisible man" and is determined not to make friends. But Yang Ah-young (Lee Se-young), the smart and seemingly aloof class president, is actually full of empathy, so she nags him into doing lots of school chores, which annoys Jung-woo. Meanwhile, his shy seatmate Im Deok-won (Kwak Jung-wook) is being bullied by the seniors. At first, Jung-woo doesn't want to get involved, but he ends up yelling and throwing a bag of snacks at the bullies, that unfortunately lands on someone else walking along the corridor. This happens to be the school legend "Brown Bear," Lee Yeok-ho (Choi Tae-joon). The Brown Bear won't let his slight go easily and challenges Jung-woo to a one-on-one fight.
Another complication occurs when Jung-woo takes revenge on Ah-young by asking her out. To his shock, she says "yes" and everyone at school goes ballistic about this happy news. When Jung-woo learns that his father will be transferred to Seoul in a few days, he volunteers to join the National Singing Contest which everyone avoids, thinking that he'll be in Seoul by the time the show films anyway. But his nightmare continues when Jung-woo's father decides not to transfer to Seoul after all and tells his family that they're staying in Namil. Instead of running away, Jung-woo now has to face all his problems.
Cast
Main characters
- Kwak Dong-yeon as Choi Jung-woo
- Baek Sung-hyun as adult Choi Jung-woo
- Kim Kyung-min as middle school student Choi Jung-woo (ep 1)
- Lee Joon-myung as elementary school student Choi Jung-woo (ep 1)
- Lee Se-young as Yang Ah-young
- Yoo Da-mi as adult Yang Ah-young (ep 4)
- Kwak Jung-wook as Im Deok-won
- Choi Tae-joon as Lee Yeok-ho
- Park Jung-min as Shin Young-bok
- Bae Noo-ri as Jang Hyun-jin
- Yoon Park as Lee Won-il
Supporting characters
- Jung In-gi as Jung-woo's father
- Go Soo-hee as Jung-woo's mother
- Oh Yoon-hong as Ah-young's mother
- Jung Soo-young as Jung-woo and Ah-young's homeroom teacher
- Kwon Mina as Yoon Jin-young, Ah-young's friend
- Yoon Joo-sang as Yeok-ho's grandfather and small store owner
- Ahn Ji-hyun as Moon Soo-jung, Ah-young's friend
- Kim Dong-hee as Park Sung-tae, Jung-woo's friend
- Woo Seung-min as Deok-hoon
- Geum Bo as Jung-woo and Ah-young's classmate
- Lee Kyu-in as Jung-woo's elementary school classmate (ep 1)
- Kim Hwan-hee as Young-bok's younger sister (ep 3)
- Song Hae as himself, MC of National Singing Contest (cameo, ep 1, 4)
- Lee Jong-hyun as Yang Young-woong, Ah-young's older brother (cameo, ep 2-3)[3]
- Lee Sung-yeol (Infinite) as student council president (cameo, ep 2)[3]
Episode Ratings
| Episode # | Episode title | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[4] | AGB Nielsen[5] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | |||
| 1 | Transfer Student | 10 July 2013 | 2.9% | <8.4% | 3.3% | <7.8% |
| 2 | It's a Secret | 17 July 2013 | 2.5% | <8.0% | 2.6% | <8.0% |
| 3 | Qualifications of a Man | 24 July 2013 | 2.2% | <8.4% | 2.6% | <7.9% |
| 4 | Your Voice Ringing in My Ears | 31 July 2013 | 2.5% | <9.2% | 2.1% | <8.0% |
| Average | 2.5% | - | 2.7% | - | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Korea Communications Standards Commission | Good Program of the Month | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | Best Drama | Nominated | |
References
- ↑ "Teenage Medley, Three Keywords for Fun Viewing". KBS Global. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ↑ 사춘기 메들리. Daum (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- 1 2 Kang, Jung-yeon (17 July 2013). "INFINITE's Sung Yeol, CNBLUE's Lee Jong-hyun to Make Cameo Appearances in Drama". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2013-06-10.
External links
- Adolescence Medley official KBS website (Korean)
- Adolescence Medley at HanCinema
- Adolescence Medley webtoon at Daum (Korean)