Fashion King (film)

This article is about the 2014 film. For the 2012 TV series, see Fashion King (TV series).
Fashion King
Poster
Directed byOh Ki-hwan
Written byYoon In-wan
Based onFashion King (manhwa) by kian84
Produced byCha Seung-jae
StarringJoo Won
Choi Jin-ri
Ahn Jae-hyun
Park Se-young
Music byLee Jun-oh
Production
companies
YLAB
Nomad Films
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06)
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Fashion King (Korean: 패션왕; RR: Paesyeonwang) is a 2014 South Korean film that comically depicts the coming of age of a high school student as he matures into adulthood and discovers a passion for fashion design.[1][2][3][4]

It is a film adaptation of the popular webtoon series Fashion King written by Kian84 (whose real name is Kim Hee-min), which was published on Naver from May 5, 2011, to June 6, 2013, and received four million hits.[5]

Plot

Woo Ki-myung, a completely ordinary high school student, has a crush on Hye-jin, the prettiest, most popular girl in class. So to win her heart, he decides to transform his image and become the coolest, best dressed person in the world. As his mentor Nam-jung introduces him to the world of fashion, Ki-myung finds himself entering into a rivalry with Won-ho, the school's toughest fighter. Meanwhile, he doesn't notice Eun-jin, who harbors a secret crush on him.

Cast

Reception

Film received mixed reviews.Imdb rated the film 5.3/10.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Joo Won eyeing movie role". Korea JoongAng Daily. 26 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  2. ^ Hong, Jung-won (27 December 2013). "Joo Won, f(x) Sulli and Kim Sung Oh to Act in Fashion King". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  3. ^ Lee, Cory (6 January 2014). "Joo Won, f(x) Sulli, Park Se-young Confirm to Join Cartoon-turned-Movie". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  4. ^ "Sulli Gets Back from Break with New Flick". The Chosun Ilbo. 4 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  5. ^ Tae, Sang-joon (6 January 2014). "JOO Won Enthroned as the FASHION KING". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  6. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (15 April 2014). "Nana to make a movie cameo". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  7. ^ "Paesyeonwang". imdb.