''Go Go 70s'' () is a 2008 South Korean

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directed by Choi Ho starring

Cho Seung-woo Cho Seung-woo (; born March 28, 1980) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his leading roles in the films ''The Classic (2003 film), The Classic'' (2003), ''Marathon (2005 film), Marathon'' (2005), ''Tazza: The High Rollers'' ...

and Shin Mina. This film tell about situation South Korea in the 1970s was in the Dark Ages of

Park Chung Hee Park Chung Hee (; ; November14, 1917October26, 1979) was a South Korean politician and army officer who served as the third president of South Korea from 1962 after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961 until Assassination of Park Chung ...

's military dictatorship, but it was also an era of revolutionary upheaval with regards to culture.

Plot

South Korea in the 1970s was in the Dark Ages of

's military dictatorship, but it was also an era of revolutionary upheaval with regards to culture. After wandering the shabby clubs of a U.S. military base, vocalist Sang-kyu and guitarist Man-sik form the indie rock band The Devils with four other members. After entering a rock band contest and making a strong impression with their shocking yet entertaining performance, The Devils achieve stardom and begin playing at a club called Nirvana. Mimi, a

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who follows the Devils from town to town, also becomes an icon with her dance moves and fashion sense. However, their heyday doesn't last long as one of the band members gets killed in a fire at the club. To make matters worse, many clubs are being forced to shut down due to military oppression, which would fundamentally take away the opportunity for bands to perform. Despite their despair and looming disbandment, Sang-kyu plans one last concert for The Devils.

Cast

as Sang-kyu, The Devils vocalist and guitarist *

Shin Min-a Yang Min-a (; born 5 April 1984), better known by the stage name Shin Min-a (), is a South Korean model and actress best known for starring in television dramas '' A Love to Kill'' (2005), '' My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho'' (2010), '' Arang and th ...

as Mimi, leader of Wild Girls * Cha Seung-woo as Man-sik, The Devils guitarist * Song Kyung-ho as Dong-geun, The Devils drummer * Choi Min-chul as Dong-soo, The Devils trumpet player * Kim Min-kyu as Kyung-goo, The Devils bassist * Hong Kwang-ho as Joon-yeob, The Devils saxophonist * Lee Sung-min as Lee Byeong-wook * Im Yeong-sik as Byeong-tae * Kim Soo-jeong as Young-ja * Yoon Chae-yeon as Ki-bok * Min Bok-gi as boss of club Nirvana * Yoo Chang-sook as Dong-soo's mother * Lee Sang-yong as Nam-dae criminal investigator * Hong Seok-bin as Criminal investigator of The Devils 1 * Jo Deok-jae as Criminal investigator of The Devils 2 * Kwon Jeong-min as Jailhouse police * Jin Yong-gook as Folk song singer Teacher Kim * Kim Jae-rok as Recording engineer * Kwon Hyeok-poong as Music salon owner * Hwang Yeon-hee as President of American club * Yoon Jeong-yeon as Mimi's backup dancer * Jang Mi-yeon as Mimi's backup dancer *

Oh Ji-eun Oh Ji-eun (; born December 30, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the weekend drama ''Three Brothers (TV series), Three Brothers'', the daily drama ''Smile Again (2010 TV series), Smile Again'', the sitcom ''Livi ...

as Fighting prostitute * Lee Jong-yoon as Gambling band * Geum Gi-jong as Gambling band * Park Soo-jo as Jailhouse detective * Kim Jong-eon as Bat group * Lee Ha-neul as Bat group * Kim Hyeong-jin as Bat group * Lee Si-eun as Criminal investigator of Lee Byeong-wook * Im Hyeong-tae as Young-ja's father * Kim Moon-yeong as Lee Byeong-wook's fan * Lee Malg-eum as Lee Byeong-wook's fan * Hong Sang-jin as Scottman * Choi Pyeong-woong as Daehan news announcer

Production

The screenplay was co-written by director Choi Ho, composer Bang Jun-seok and Baek Bae-jeong, based on Bang's experiences as a child listening to

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. Lead actor

took guitar lessons to prepare for his role.

Box office

The film sold 595,156 tickets nationwide and earned $3,433,279.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * {{Hancinema film, Go_Go_70s, Go Go 70s South Korean musical drama films Films set in the 1970s 2000s Korean-language films 2000s musical drama films Showbox films Films directed by Choi Ho 2008 drama films 2008 films 2000s South Korean films 2008 musical films