Inspiring Generation (Korean: 감격시대; Hanja: 感激時代; RR: Gamgyeoksidae) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-joong, Im Soo-hyang and Jin Se-yeon.[1][2] It aired on KBS2 from January 15 to April 3, 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.[3]
| Inspiring Generation | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as | Age of Feeling Grateful Generation Generation of Gratitude Generation of Youth |
| Genre | Period drama Action Drama Romance |
| Written by | Chae Seung-dae |
| Directed by | Kim Jung-gyu Ahn Joon-yong |
| Starring | Kim Hyun-joong Im Soo-hyang Jin Se-yeon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jung Hae-ryong |
| Producer | Choi Ji-young |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production company | Raymmo |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | January 15 – April 3, 2014 |
| Inspiring Generation | |
| Hangul | 감격시대 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gamgyeoksidae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kamgyŏksidae |
Based on the manhwa by Bang Hak-gi (published daily by Sports Seoul from June 1985 to June 1988), the drama series had a budget of US$14 million and its story depicts the loves, friendships and patriotism of young Korean independence fighters in 1930s Shanghai.[4]
Plot
editA story of violence, love and friendship that travels between Korea, China and Japan in the 1930s.
Shin Jung-tae (Kim Hyun-joong) loses his father at the age of 15 when a Japanese soldier shoots him during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in the 1930s. But instead of finding justice, Jung-tae is accused of his own father’s death. Jung-tae finds justice only by using his fists in the back alleys of Shanghai, growing up to become the best fighter on the continent.
Cast
editMain characters
edit- Kim Hyun-joong as Shin Jung-tae[5][6][7][8][9][10]
- Kwak Dong-yeon as young Jung-tae
- Im Soo-hyang as Lady Gaya Deguchi[11]
- Joo Da-young as young Gaya
- Jin Se-yeon as Yoon Ok-ryun[12]
- Ji Woo as young Ok-ryun
Supporting characters
edit- Kim Jae-wook as Kim Soo-ok[13]
- Kim Kap-soo as Toyama Denkai
- Choi Jae-sung as Shin Young-chul
- Son Byong-ho as Choi Soo-ri
- Shin Seung-hwan as Jjang-ddol
- Kim Dong-hee as young Jjang-ddol
- Kim Ga-eun as So-so
- Yoon Hyun-min as Toyama Aoki
- Choi Cheol-ho as Shinjo Deguchi
- Shin Eun-jung as Kim Sung-deok
- Lee Cho-hee as Mal-sook
- Kim Min-ha as young Mal-sook
- Bae Noo-ri as Yang-yang
- Jo Dong-hyuk as Shinichi
- Choi Ji-ho as Aka
- Kwak Seung-nam as Genjo
- Yang Ik-june as Hwang Bong-shik
- Jo Dal-hwan as Poong-cha
- Ji Seung-hyun as Kang-gae
- Nuel as Kkab-sae
- Kim Sung-oh as Jung Jae-hwa
- Kim Seo-kyung as Mang-chi
- Yoo Tae-woong as Shin Ma-juk
- Seo Dong-gun as Cha Sang-ki
- Choi Il-hwa as Seol Doo-sung
- Jung Ho-bin as Wang Baek-san
- Song Jae-rim as Mo Il-hwa
- Lee Joon-seok as Won-pyung
- Lee Chul-min as Bul-gom
- Uhm Tae-goo as Do-goo
- Oh Soon-tae as Omogari
- Kim Roi-ha as Shin Ga-jum
- Park Chul-min as Old Man Fly
- Kim Se-jung as Shin Chung-ah
- Lee Ji-woo as young Chung-ah
- Kim Byung-ki as Fortune teller
- So Hee-jung as Mok Po-daek, Mal-sook's mother
- Lee Sang-hee as Kim Cheom-ji
- Jung Jin as Yamamoto Hagesawa
- Im Hyung-joon as Koichi
- Jo Ha-seok as Sasaki
- Im Se-hwan as Tamada
- Moon Hee-kyung as Nun director
- Hwang Chae-won as Ran-ran
- Kim Yoon-hee as Ryoko Deguchi
- Yeo Ho-min as Ma Dang-ga
- Lee Hae-in as Sun Woo-jin
- Han Je-in as Dan-shim
- Kim Jae-kyung as Meiling
- Tae Hang-ho as Moon-bok
Original soundtrack
edit| Inspiring Generation OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2014 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Loen Entertainment KIWI Music |
Part 1
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Destiny" (운명) | Im Jae-bum | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Destiny" (Inst.) | 4:04 | |
| Total length: | 8:08 | ||
Part 2
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bruise" (멍) | Kim Gun-mo | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Bruise" (Inst.) | 3:57 | |
| Total length: | 7:14 | ||
Part 3
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good day to die" (죽기좋은날) | J2M | 3:40 |
| 2. | "The Road" | Rhosy | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 7:01 | ||
Part 4
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Like a flame" (불꽇처럼) | I. D. | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Like a flame" (Inst.) | 3:34 | |
| Total length: | 6:58 | ||
Part 5
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Light" (빚) | Na Yoon Kwon | 4:22 |
| 2. | "The Light" (Inst.) | 4:22 | |
| Total length: | 8:44 | ||
Part 6
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Until that day, Goodbye" (그날까지안녕) | Zia | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Until that day, Goodbye" (Inst.) | 4:08 | |
| Total length: | 8:16 | ||
Part 7
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When today passes" (오늘이지나면) | Kim Hyun-joong | 4:06 |
| 2. | "When today passes" (Inst.) | 4:06 | |
| Total length: | 8:12 | ||
Ratings
edit| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[14] | AGB Nielsen[15] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | 15 January 2014 | 7.9% | 9.2% | 7.8% | 7.7% |
| 2 | 16 January 2014 | 7.8% | 9.2% | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| 3 | 22 January 2014 | 8.9% | 9.2% | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| 4 | 23 January 2014 | 8.9% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.4% |
| 5 | 29 January 2014 | 7.7% | 8.6% | 7.0% | 7.9% |
| 6 | 30 January 2014 | 7.9% | 8.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| 7 | 5 February 2014 | 7.0% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 8.6% |
| 8 | 6 February 2014 | 7.4% | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.4% |
| 9 | 12 February 2014 | 8.8% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 10.7% |
| 10 | 13 February 2014 | 9.9% | 11.6% | 11.4% | 12.8% |
| 11 | 19 February 2014 | 8.8% | 9.1% | 10.3% | 10.8% |
| 12 | 20 February 2014 | 8.2% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 10.2% |
| 13 | 26 February 2014 | 8.7% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.7% |
| 14 | 27 February 2014 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 9.7% | 10.1% |
| 15 | 5 March 2014 | 10.0% | 10.9% | 12.0% | 12.7% |
| 16 | 6 March 2014 | 10.3% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 13.3% |
| 17 | 12 March 2014 | 10.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 18 | 13 March 2014 | 10.0% | 11.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 19 | 19 March 2014 | 9.2% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| 20 | 20 March 2014 | 10.8% | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.8% |
| 21 | 26 March 2014 | 10.0% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 12.3% |
| 22 | 27 March 2014 | 10.3% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 13.6% |
| 23 | 2 April 2014 | 9.8% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 11.5% |
| 24 | 3 April 2014 | 10.7% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 13.5% |
| Average | 9.0% | 10.0% | 10.2% | 10.8% | |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Kim Hyun-joong | Nominated |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Im Soo-hyang | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actor | Yoon Hyun-min | Nominated | ||
| Best Young Actor | Kwak Dong-yeon | Won |
International broadcast
editWhile it aired in Korea, the drama was simultaneously available online (with subtitles in several languages) on Singapore-based video streaming website Viki.[16]
It aired in Japan on cable channel DATV beginning August 9, 2014.[17][18]
In aired in Indonesia on cable channel RTV beginning August 16, 2014.
References
edit- ^ Oh, Jean (3 December 2013). "Kim Hyun-joong's pretty boy days over? Hallyu star to play tough fighter in new gangster drama". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ Jung, Yeawon (2 December 2013). "The Age of Feeling Showcase Gathers Kim Hyun Joong, Jin Se Yeon and More". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Inspiring Generation, Overcoming Hallyu Drama's Limit". KBS Global. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (10 January 2014). "Epic dramas to rule small screen in 2014". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ^ Park, Jin-yong (5 July 2013). "Kim Hyun Joong confirmed for KBS 2TV Grateful Generation". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- ^ Park, Ji-ryun (9 April 2014). "Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Plans on Enlisting in the Army Next Year". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ^ Park, Ji-ryun (12 April 2014). "Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Talks About Facing Drama Competition with Kim Soo Hyun". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ^ Park, Ji-ryun (19 April 2014). "Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Says No More to Uniforms and Flower Boy Roles". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ^ Park, Ji-ryun (19 April 2014). "Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Talks Love, Relationships and Marriage". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
- ^ "Kim Hyun-joong Sheds Nice Guy Image in Latest Gangster Drama". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (8 August 2013). "Iris 2 star takes lead role in new drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
- ^ Kwon, Soo-bin (26 November 2013). "Jin Se Yeon to Become Kim Hyun Joong's Sweetheart in The Age of Feeling". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ Jung, Ji-won (2 December 2013). "Kim Jae Wook to Act as Kim Hyun Joong's Rival in The Age of Feeling". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ Parker, Stephanie (13 January 2014). "5 Reasons to Watch Inspiring Generation on Viki". Viki Blog. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ "感激時代～闘神の誕生 － Datv". Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (2 June 2014). "Kim Hyun-joong meets fans in Japan". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
- ^ "Inspiring Generation ยอดนักสู้สามแผ่นดิน". dara.truelife (in Thai). 2015-03-19. Archived from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Inspiring Generation on KBS World
- Inspiring Generation at HanCinema
- Inspiring Generation at IMDb