Forever Young (2014 TV series)

Forever Young (Korean: 오늘도 청춘) is a TV series produced by the Vietnam Television Film Production Center – Vietnam Television in cooperation with CJ E&M Pictures[1]South Korea by Nguyen Khai Anh, Bui Tien Huy and Myung Hyun Woo as directors.[2]

Forever Young
GenreDrama
Directed byNguyễn Khải Anh
Bùi Tiến Huy
Myung Hyun Woo
StarringNhã Phương
Kang Tae-oh
Theme music composerXuân Phương
Opening themeTuổi thanh xuân
Cứ thế
Ending themeCứ thế
Đến bên em
Country of originVietnam
South Korea
Original languagesVietnamese
Korean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodesPart 1: 36
Part 2: 38
Production
Executive producersĐỗ Thanh Hải
Lee Chan-ho
Production locationsHà Nội
Seoul
Đà Nẵng
Hội An
Hạ Long
CinematographyVũ Trung Kiên
EditorDiệu Hương
Running time45 min / episode
Production companyVFC [vi]
Original release
NetworkVTV3, MBC
Story On
Channel M
Release
  • Vietnam (Part 1):
    17 December 2014 (2014-12-17) – 23 April 2015 (2015-04-23)
  • South Korea (Part 1):
    23 June 2015 (2015-06-23) – 30 July 2015 (2015-07-30)
  • Vietnam (Part 2):
    3 November 2016 (2016-11-03) – 22 March 2017 (2017-03-22)

The film consists of two parts: Part one is 36 episodes[3] and Season Two is 38 episodes.

Plot

edit

Part 1

edit

Thuy Linh – a beautiful, innocent girl that is pampered by her parents has realized her dream of coming to Korea to study and satisfy her passion for K-pop and Korean culture. Linh entered an independent life in a foreign country starting with winning a scholarship at a university in Seoul. Incidentally sharing the inn with Khanh, Mai and Junsu – the son of the beautiful but rebellious hostess, Linh has had many difficulties when Junsu is the star who always brings trouble for her. It was thought that as many people with different personalities and preferences living under one roof would not be reconciled, but all four of them and other friends overcame all disagreements and had a good time. Remember with full of happy and sad memories, so that when we look back, everyone will not regret having lived their best in their youth.

In Korea, Linh and Junsu gradually develop feelings for each other and after that, they fall in love. Junsu does not realize Miso's feelings. Meanwhile, Linh did not know that Khanh was liking her. An incident occurred that caused Linh's family to go bankrupt, her home was lost, her mother was in a coma because of a brain hemorrhage, so Linh had to go back to Vietnam urgently without meeting again. Junsu was shocked but couldn't do anything because he decided to pursue his career.

Part 2

edit

Linh brought Junsu back to debut with her parents. At first, they were very angry and strongly opposed; however, after that, they become sympathetic towards Junsu. Turns out again when Junsu has a traffic accident and loses his memory. He was forced to go to America for surgery and there, he met Cynthia. The two began to date each other in the pain and helplessness of Linh. She was forced to stop with Junsu because she wanted him to live well in the present.

Linh got into work and she was transferred to Danang. There, she happens to meet Junsu again after 4 years and Cynthia — Junsu's previous fiancee. His indifferent attitude towards Linh made Linh very suffering. Besides the love story, Linh also has trouble in her relationship with director Phong. Phong gradually fell in love with Linh while Cythina learned of the love story between Linh and Junsu through Khanh's story, and started to "be alert" to Linh. Private romantic relationships become more complicated.

Character

edit

Main characters

edit
  • Thùy Linh (played by Nhã Phương):[4] Being the only child in a well-off family, Linh was loved by her parents. She loves Korean culture and especially the music of this country. Linh won a scholarship to study in the country of kimchi and here, she has extremely memorable memories of a beautiful youth.[5]
  • Lee Jun-su (played by Kang Tae-oh): is the son of the innkeeper. This guy has an attractive appearance with dancing skills and a good voice. He is also a trainee at the most popular KM entertainment company in Korea. Junsu's life has been turned upside down since the first moment Thuy Linh appeared in his life[5]
  • Khánh (played by Hồng Đăng): is an elite student coming to Korea to study for a Master's degree with a Government scholarship. However, Khanh's goal is to find information about his Korean father. Khanh met Linh for the first time with lots of troubles. He himself did not expect his fate and Linh's fate associated with each other since then[5]
  • Cynthia (played by Jung Hae-na): The person Junsu fell in love with in America after losing his memory. She is a formidable opponent to Linh for Junsu's feelings, more than Miso was.
  • Phong (played by Mạnh Trường): Phong is Linh's director at a resort in Danang. Although he has feelings for Linh, but instead, Linh only considers him a colleague.

Supporting character

edit
  • Mai (played by Kim Tuyến): is a teacher at an international high school in Korea. Mai helped Linh from the very first days to Korea and is someone she can share a lot about both emotions and life. Since then, she and Jiyong have also become husband and wife[5]
  • Ji-yong (played by Shin Jae-ha): is a rebellious high school student who acts against his teacher. Jiyong has caused Mai a headache many times, but due to Mai's tenderness and sincerity, his pupil Jiyong has gradually turned into a touch.[5]
  • Mi-so (played by Shin Hye-sun): She is a personality, smart and unrequited girl with Junsu during the time sitting on the lecture hall. However, she never dared to express her feelings and for Junsu, Miso is always just a close friend.[5]
  • Sung-jae (played by Lee Kyu-bok): He is best friends with Junsu and Miso, the three being a group. Sungjae lives an optimistic and happy life, but many times he makes Junsu and Miso crazy[5]
  • Jun-hee (played by Noh Haeng-ha): Junhee is Junsu's younger sister, goes to the same school and has a special love for Jiyong[5]
  • Jun-su's father (played by Son Jong-hak)
  • Jun-su's mother (played by Lee Ah-hyun)
  • Linh's father (played by Trọng Trinh): He is both a father-in-law and a person who cares about his family.
  • Linh's mother (played by Minh Hoa): She is a mother who cares about her family, but sometimes has a hoarse voice, scolds Linh and is the one who takes care of the

Rating

edit

Part 2

edit

[6]

date ep. Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City
03/11/2016 1 31.76 2.81
09/11/2016 2 N/A N/A
10/11/2016 3 23.90 (<2.09)
16/11/2016 4 20.27 (<2.55)
17/11/2016 5 22.45 2.57
23/11/2016 6 16.57 (<3.02)
24/11/2016 7 30.61 (<2.87)
30/11/2016 8 19.63 2.95
01/12/2016 9 29.78 (<2.59)
02/12/2016 10 14.00 (<2.17)
07/12/2016 11 28.31 (<3.46)
14/12/2016 12 16.88 (<3.09)
15/12/2016 13 26.50 (<3.15)
21/12/2016 14 24.17 (<2.94)
22/12/2016 15 28.35 6.53
28/12/2016 16 30.10 (<3.14)
29/12/2016 17 30.61 3.54
04/01/2017 18 25.36 (<2.82)
05/01/2017 19 38.10 (<2.52)
11/01/2017 20 31.62 (<2.87)
12/01/2017 21 38.75 3.18
18/01/2017 22 34.26 (<2.94)
19/01/2017 23 36.37 (<3.07)
25/01/2017 24 26.65 (<3.11)
26/01/2017 25 40.77 4.31
08/02/2017 26 31.45 (<3.61)
09/02/2017 27 35.19 (<2.90)
15/02/2017 28 31.21 (<2.92)
16/02/2017 29 37.43 4.00
22/02/2017 30 29.20 (<3.16)
23/02/2017 31 36.91 4.44
01/03/2017 32 29.50 (<3.73)
02/03/2017 33 38.11 (<3.20)
08/03/2017 34 39.46 (<3.00)
09/03/2017 35 38.34 3.83
15/03/2017 36 28.63 (<3.54)
16/03/2017 37 37.13 (<3.13)
22/03/2017 38 31.06 (<4.05)

Prize

edit
Awards and nominations
Year Prize Categories cast result Ref.
2015 VTV Awards Impressive Actor Kang Tae-oh Won [7]
Impressive Actress Nhã Phương Won [8]
TV series Impressions Forever Young Won [9]
2016 Cánh diều vàng Best TV series Forever Young Won
Best actress in a TV series Nhã Phương Won
Best supporting actress in a TV series Kim Tuyến Won
2017 VTV Awards Impressive Drama Forever Young 2 Nominations [10]
Impressive Actress Nhã Phương Nominations [11]
Impressive Actor Kang Tae-oh Nominations [12]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Đạo diễn 'Iris 2' làm phim 'Tuổi thanh xuân'". Thể thao và văn hóa.
  2. ^ "Phim hợp tác Việt – Hàn "Tuổi thanh xuân" bấm máy". An ninh thủ đô. 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Ra mắt phim truyền hình "Tuổi thanh xuân"". VTV.VN. 5 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Phim Tuổi thanh xuân dù bị "chê" vẫn đáng xem". VTV.VN. 19 December 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Hé lộ tính cách các vai diễn trong "Tuổi thanh xuân"". VTV.VN. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11.
  6. ^ "VIETNAM-TAM". Archived from the original on 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  7. ^ "VTV Awards 2015: Tuổi thanh xuân càn quét các giải thưởng". VTV.VN. 6 September 2015.
  8. ^ "'Tuổi thanh xuân' đại thắng ở VTV Awards". Zing.vn. 6 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018.
  9. ^ "'Tuổi thanh xuân' giành ba giải tại VTV Award 2015". Thể thao và văn hóa.
  10. ^ "VTV Awards 2017: Tuổi thanh xuân 2, Người phán xử, Sống chung với mẹ chồng – "Cuộc đua" khó phân thắng bại?". VTV.VN. 27 July 2017.
  11. ^ "VTV Awards 2017: Nhã Phương hy vọng giành giải lần 3". VTV.VN. 31 July 2017.
  12. ^ "VTV Awards 2017: Kang Tae Oh – một mình chống lại dàn sao nam phim Người phán xử". VTV.VN. 18 July 2017.