Record of Youth () is a South Korean television series starring Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam, Byeon Woo-seok, and Kwon Soo-hyun. 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.
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, 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. Im Jae-ha as young Sa Hye-jun 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, 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. Noh Young-min young Won Hae-hyo Kwon Soo-hyun as Kim Jin-woo, bumbling friend of Hye-jun and Hae-hyo. He works as a photographer and wants to open his own studio. Baek Soo-min as young Kim Jin-woo
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, 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) Seol In-ah as Jung Ji-ah, Hye-jun's ex-girlfriend (Ep.4, 7–15) Kim Min-sang as Director Choi Se-hun (Ep. 1, 4–5, 9) Kang So-young as Runway model (Ep. 2) Bae Yoon-kyung as Kim Su-man (Ep. 8–16) Seo Hyun-jin as Lee Hyun-soo, an actress (Ep. 8–9) Park Seul-gi as host at a press conference (Ep. 9) Park Seo-joon as Song Min-soo, an actor (Ep. 9–10) Kang Han-na as Jessica, host of OVN Drama Awards (Ep. 9) 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
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Chart performance
Viewership
A 6.362% viewership rating was recorded nationwide for the series first episode, making it one of the highest premiere ratings of the network.