The Barefoot Youth (1998)
- Original title
- 맨발의 청춘
- Directed by
- Kim Yong Kyu
- Cast
- Bae Yong Jun, Yang Geum Suk, Kim Jung Ah, Ko So Young, Park Geun Hyung, Byun Woo Min, Kim Mu Saeng, Lee Jong Won
- Country
- South Korea
- Length
- 1 season, 16 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This 1998 South Korean miniseries is a love story that leans heavily on melodramatic coincidences and contrived situations. It follows young characters navigating romance during economic hardship but focuses more on emotional twists than realistic struggles.
melodramaticcontriveddatedsoapysentimentalerraticglossy
What happens
《맨발의 청춘》은 1998년 2월 2일부터 1998년 3월 24일까지 방영된 월화 미니시리즈인데 당시 IMF 상황이었음에도 비현실적이자 통속적인 멜로극 형식을 표방했다는 지적 외에도 방송 당일에야 첫 회분을 완성하는 등 촬영일정에 허덕거려야 했다. 한편, 높은 시청률을 기록하여 프로포즈 이후 이어진 월화 미니시리즈의 슬럼프에서 벗어났으나 작위적 상황설정과 우연의 남발, 어설픈 연기 등의 지적을 받아왔다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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My Love by My Side (1998)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.