Record of Youth

Record of Youth OST
Record of Youth OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2020
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;
Label	Music&New; Pan Entertainment;

*Record of Youth*
Record of Youth
	Promotional poster
Hangul	청춘기록
Hanja	青春紀錄
Revised Romanization	Cheongchun-girok
Genre	Youth; Romance;
Created by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Ha Myung-hee
Directed by	Ahn Gil-ho
Starring	Park Bo-gum; Park So-dam; Byeon Woo-seok;
Composer	Nam Hye-seung
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kim Seon-tae
Producers	Kim Hee-yeol; Park Ji-young
Production company	Pan Entertainment
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	September 7 –; October 27, 2020

Record of Youth (Korean: 청춘기록) is a South Korean television series starring Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam, and Byeon Woo-seok.^[1]^[2] It aired on tvN from September 7 to October 27, 2020, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00 (KST), and is available for streaming worldwide on Netflix.^[3]

Synopsis

The drama follows the lives of three young people in the contemporary fashion industry. They strive to achieve their dreams and love without despair.

Cast

Main

Park Bo-gum as Sa Hye-jun
- Im Jae-ha as young Sa Hye-jun

A model from a working-class family who dreams of becoming a top actor. Despite failing several auditions, he postpones his military enlistment and eventually begins to make his dreams come true.

Park So-dam as Ahn Jeong-ha

A makeup artist, a fan-girl of Hye-jun as he models, she lives her life positively. After quitting her office job, she works at a beauty salon in Cheongdam-dong where she is often criticized by her boss. Later, she starts her own beauty salon.

Byeon Woo-seok as Won Hae-hyo
- Noh Young-min young Won Hae-hyo

A model turned actor and one of Hye-jun's best friends. He comes from a rich family where his mother controls his professional life.

Kwon Soo-hyun as Kim Jin-woo^[4]
- Baek Soo-min as young Kim Jin-woo

Bumbling friend of Hye-jun and Hae-hyo. He works as a photographer and wants to open his own studio.

Supporting

Sa Hye-jun's family

Ha Hee-ra as Han Ae-sook, Sa Hye-jun's mother
Han Jin-hee as Sa Min-gi, Sa Hye-jun's grandfather
Park Soo-young as Sa Young-nam, Sa Hye-jun's father
Lee Jae-won as Sa Kyeong-jun, Sa Hye-jun's older brother

Won Hae-hyo's family

Shin Ae-ra as Kim Yi-young,^[5] Won Hae-hyo's mother
Seo Sang-won as Won Tae-kyeong, Won Hae-hyo's father
Jo Yoo-jung as Won Hae-na, Won Hae-hyo's younger sister

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

Shin Dong-mi as Lee Min-jae, Sa Hye-jun's manager
Lee Chang-hoon as Lee Tae-soo, Hye-jun's former manager and the new director at Park Do-ha's entertainment company
Kwon Eun-soo as Gateway casting interviewer
Park Se-hyun as Choi Soo-bin, Ahn Jeong-ha's friend and co-worker at the salon
Yang So-min as hair salon director
Jo Ji-seung as Park Jin-ju, Ahn Jeong-ha senior co-worker at the salon
Lim Ki-hong as Yang Moo-jin
Kim Gun-woo as Park Do-ha, a top actor
Kim Min-chul as Chi-yeong, Hye-Jun's chauffeur

Special appearances

Kim Hye-yoon as Lee Bo-ra, a makeup artist (Ep. 1)
Lee Seung-joon as Charlie Jung, a fashion designer (Ep. 1–2, 10)
Lee Hae-woon as PD (Ep. 1, 3)
Kim Min-sang as Director Choi Se-hun (Ep. 1, 4–5, 9)
Kang So-young as Runway model (Ep. 2)
Seol In-ah as Jung Ji-ah, Hye-jun's ex-girlfriend (Ep.4, 7–15)
Seo Hyun-jin as Lee Hyun-soo, an actress (Ep. 8–9)
Bae Yoon-kyung as Kim Su-man (Ep. 8–16)
Kang Han-na as Jessica, host of OVN Drama Awards (Ep. 9)
Park Seul-gi as host at a press conference (Ep. 9)
Park Seo-joon as Song Min-soo, an actor (Ep. 9–10)
Lee Sung-kyung as Jin Seo-woo (Ep. 12)
Lee Hye-ri as Lee Hae-ji (Ep. 13)
Choi Soo-jong as Mall visitor (Ep. 14)

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Go"	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Seungkwan (Seventeen)	3:34
2.	"Go" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Surf Green		3:34
Total length:					7:08

Part 2

Released on September 15, 2020 (2020-09-15)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"You're In My Soul"	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green Jello Ann	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Chungha	3:28
2.	"You're In My Soul" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Surf Green		3:28
Total length:					6:56

Part 3

Released on September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Every Second" (나의 시간은)	Nam Hye-seung	Nam Hye-seung Honey Noise	Baekhyun (EXO)	3:33
2.	"Every Second" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Honey Noise		3:33
Total length:					7:06

Part 4

Released on September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Shine On You" (그렇게 넌 내게 빛나)	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Wheein (Mamamoo)	4:28
2.	"Shine On You" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Surf Green		4:28
Total length:					8:56

Part 5

Released on September 29, 2020 (2020-09-29)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"What If"	Nam Hye-seung Park Jin-ho	Nam Hye-seung Park Jin-ho	Kim Jae-hwan	3:45
2.	"What If" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Park Jin-ho		3:45
Total length:					7:30

Part 6

Released on October 5, 2020 (2020-10-05)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Spotlight"	Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee	Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee	Bobby (iKON)	3:36
2.	"Spotlight" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee		3:36
Total length:					7:12

Part 7

Released on October 6, 2020 (2020-10-06)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Brave Enough"	Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee	Nam Hye-seung Park Sang-hee	Lee Hi	4:05
2.	"Brave Enough" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Park Sang-hee		4:05
Total length:					8:10

Part 8

Released on October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Just You" (너로 가득해)	Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee	Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee	J Rabbit	3:51
2.	"Just You" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee		3:51
Total length:					7:42

Part 9

Released on October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"What My Heart Says" (내 마음이 그렇대)	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Sejeong (Gugudan)	3:51
2.	"What My Heart Says" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Surf Green		3:51
Total length:					7:42

Part 10

Released on October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"It's Ok, Because It's You" (넌 그래도 돼)	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Nam Hye-seung Surf Green	Xani	3:55
2.	"It's Ok, Because It's You" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Surf Green		3:55
Total length:					7:50

Part 11

Released on October 20, 2020 (2020-10-20)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Open Door"	Nam Hye-seung Jello Ann	Nam Hye-seung Park Sang-hee	Janet Suhh	3:16
2.	"Still Dreaming"	Kim Kyung-hee	Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee	Janet Suhh	3:36
3.	"Open Door" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Park Sang-hee		3:16
4.	"Still Dreaming" (Inst.)		Nam Hye-seung Kim Kyung-hee		3:36
Total length:					13:44

Chart performance

Title	Year	Peak positions	Remarks	Ref.
Title	Year	KOR	Remarks	Ref.
"Every Second" (Baekhyun)	2020	45	Part 3	^[6]
"Shine On You" (Wheein)		172	Part 4	^[7]
"What If" (Kim Jae-hwan)		120	Part 5	^[7]
"Brave Enough" (Lee Hi)		186	Part 7	^[8]

Viewership

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.^[9]^[10] Despite a hiatus of more than a month from the previous work, it started with high ratings from the first episode. It achieved the number one viewer rating for tvN's first Monday-Tuesday drama, and was also ranked in the top 10 list of tvN's first drama. Since then, it has been steadily rising without a drop in ratings, and has maintained its first place in the same time period even after two competitors began airing.^[11]

Record of Youth : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Season		Episode number																Average
Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Average
	1	1.406	1.569	1.708	1.919	1.677	1.694	1.681	1.863	1.722	1.843	1.794	1.762	1.800	1.795	1.764	1.999	1.750

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[12]

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[12]
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Nationwide	Seoul
1	September 7, 2020	6.362% (1st)	7.791% (1st)
2	September 8, 2020	6.802% (1st)	8.217% (1st)
3	September 14, 2020	7.200% (1st)	9.102% (1st)
4	September 15, 2020	7.823% (1st)	9.626% (1st)
5	September 21, 2020	7.801% (1st)	9.037% (1st)
6	September 22, 2020	6.995% (1st)	8.409% (1st)
7	September 28, 2020	7.730% (1st)	9.368% (1st)
8	September 29, 2020	7.734% (1st)	9.225% (1st)
9	October 5, 2020	7.404% (1st)	8.974% (1st)
10	October 6, 2020	8.238% (1st)	10.063% (1st)
11	October 12, 2020	8.262% (1st)	9.618% (1st)
12	October 13, 2020	7.798% (1st)	9.439% (1st)
13	October 19, 2020	7.760% (1st)	9.313% (1st)
14	October 20, 2020	7.772% (1st)	9.617% (1st)
15	October 26, 2020	7.625% (1st)	9.134% (1st)
16	October 27, 2020	8.740% (1st)	10.728% (1st)
Average		7.628%	9.229%
The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2021	57th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Screenplay (TV)	Ha Myung-hee	Nominated	^[13]

References

^ "Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam and Byeon Woo-seok Confirm "Record of Youth"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
^ Choi, Ji-won (31 July 2018). "Park So-dam, Park Bo-gum's 'Record of Youth' kicks off". Reddit. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
^ Choi, Ji-won (September 7, 2020). "Park So-dam, Park Bo-gum's 'Record of Youth' kicks off". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
^ 김, 선우 (2020-06-11). "권수현, '청춘기록' 출연 확정…박보검과 호흡[공식]". Kwon Soo-hyun in "Record of Youth" With Park Bo-gum [sportsseoul]. Archived from the original on 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
^ "Actress Shin Ae-ra to Resume Career After Long Break in U.S." The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
^ "2020 Week 39 Digital Chart". Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
^ "2020 Week 40 Digital Chart". Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
^ "2020 Week 41 Digital Chart". Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
^ Yoon, Sung-yeol (September 16, 2020). "좋아해" '브람스' 박은빈, 김민재에 눈물 고백..최고 7.2%[종합]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ Lee, Min-ji (September 16, 2020). ‘청춘기록’ 거침없는 질주, 7.823% 또 자체 최고 시청률. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ "'청춘기록' 최고 시청률 10.3%, 첫 방송부터 터졌다". 한국경제 (in Korean). 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
^ ^a ^b
"Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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^ Kim, Ji-hye. 제57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 발표..13일 생방송[공식] [The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, finalists announced in the TV·Film·Drama category.. Live broadcast on the 13th]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12 – via Naver.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
Record of Youth at Studio Dragon (in Korean)
Record of Youth at Pan Entertainment (in Korean)
Record of Youth at IMDb
Record of Youth at HanCinema
Record of Youth on Netflix

[1] "Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam and Byeon Woo-seok Confirm "Record of Youth"". HanCinema. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-08-19.

[2] Choi, Ji-won (31 July 2018). "Park So-dam, Park Bo-gum's 'Record of Youth' kicks off". Reddit. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

[3] Choi, Ji-won (September 7, 2020). "Park So-dam, Park Bo-gum's 'Record of Youth' kicks off". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[4] 김, 선우 (2020-06-11). "권수현, '청춘기록' 출연 확정…박보검과 호흡[공식]". Kwon Soo-hyun in "Record of Youth" With Park Bo-gum [sportsseoul]. Archived from the original on 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-08-19.

[5] "Actress Shin Ae-ra to Resume Career After Long Break in U.S." The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-08-19.

[6] "2020 Week 39 Digital Chart". Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

[7] "2020 Week 40 Digital Chart". Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

[8] "2020 Week 41 Digital Chart". Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

[9] Yoon, Sung-yeol (September 16, 2020). "좋아해" '브람스' 박은빈, 김민재에 눈물 고백..최고 7.2%[종합]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[10] Lee, Min-ji (September 16, 2020). ‘청춘기록’ 거침없는 질주, 7.823% 또 자체 최고 시청률. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[11] "'청춘기록' 최고 시청률 10.3%, 첫 방송부터 터졌다". 한국경제 (in Korean). 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

[rating-12] "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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[13] Kim, Ji-hye. 제57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 발표..13일 생방송[공식] [The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, finalists announced in the TV·Film·Drama category.. Live broadcast on the 13th]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12 – via Naver.

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