Beastie Boys (film)

This article is about the Korean film. For the music documentary, see Beastie Boys Story. For the hip-hop group, see Beastie Boys.

Beastie Boys
Hangul	비스티 보이즈
Revised Romanization	Biseuti Boijeu
McCune–Reischauer	Pisŭt'i Poijŭ
Directed by	Yoon Jong-bin
Written by	Yoon Jong-bin
Based on	The Moonlight of Seoul – Part Zero by Kim Seung-wook
Produced by	Kim Young Jang Won-seok Yoo Jae-hyeok
Starring	Yoon Kye-sang Ha Jung-woo Yoon Jin-seo
Cinematography	Go Nak-seon
Edited by	Kim Woo-il
Music by	Kim Hong-jib
Production company	Wire to Wire Films
Distributed by	Lotte Entertainment
Release date	April 30, 2008 (2008-04-30)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$4.7 million[1]

Beastie Boys (Korean: 비스티 보이즈) is a 2008 South Korean film about male hosts who serve female clients in discreet salons tucked into the affluent fashion districts of southern Seoul.^[2]

Its international English title The Moonlight of Seoul is taken from a 1970s short novel by Kim Seung-wook, 서울의 달빛 0장 ("The Moonlight of Seoul – Part Zero"), which explores the aura of Seoul's nightlife.^[3]

In director Yoon Jong-bin's own words, the film "depicts youths living in the exotic, affluent backdrop of Gangnam and those kicking and screaming to survive in the superficial, capitalistic society."^[4]

Cast

• Yoon Kye-sang as Seung-woo
• Ha Jung-woo as Jae-hyun^[5]
• Yoon Jin-seo as Ji-won
• Lee Seung-min as Han-byul
• Ma Dong-seok as Chang-woo
• Yoo Ha-joon as Won-tae
• Kwon Yul as Ji-hoon
• Yoon Ah-jeong as Mi-seon
• Bae Jin-ah as Seon-joo
• Hong Yi-joo as Joo-hee
• Jang Ji-won as Myung-ah
• Jung Bo-hoon as Soon-hee
• Kim Young-hoon as Tae-woo (uncredited)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result
2008	17th Buil Film Awards	Best Actor	Ha Jung-woo	Nominated

References

1. "Box office by Country: Beastie Boys". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
2. D'Sa, Nigel (22 April 2008). "YOON's Moonlight of Seoul to open May 1st". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
3. "K-FILM REVIEWS: 비스티 보이즈 (The Moonlight of Seoul)". Twitch Film. 30 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
4. Lee, Hyo-won (28 April 2008). "Moonlight Shines on Seoul's Nightlife". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
5. "Actor Goes From Killer to Professional Casanova". The Dong-A Ilbo. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-18.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Beastie Boys at IMDb
• The Moonlight of Seoul at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• The Moonlight of Seoul at HanCinema