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Fashion King (2014)

Fashion King poster
Original title
패션왕
Directed by
O Ki-hwan
Genre
comedy drama, teen film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
G
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A high school student navigates teenage life and discovers his passion for fashion design. The film follows his comedic and sentimental journey as he matures into adulthood.

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What happens

Fashion King (Korean: 패션왕; RR: Paesyeonwang) is a 2014 South Korean coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Oh Ki-hwan, starring Joo Won, Choi Jin-ri, Ahn Jae-hyun, Park Se-young and Kim Sung-oh. This film that comically depicts coming of age a high school student as he matures into adulthood and discovers a passion for fashion design. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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