Boyhood (Korean: 소년시대) is a 2023 South Korean streaming television series starring Yim Si-wan, Lee Sun-bin, Lee Si-woo and Kang Hye-won. It aired on Coupang Play in South Korea from November 24 to December 22, 2023, and released two episodes every Friday at 20:00 (KST).
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Synopsis
Set in the backdrop of the mid-to-late 1980s, the drama tells the story of students at an agricultural high school in Chungcheong Province. Jang Byung Tae is a small and weak boy living in Onyang in South Chungcheong Province. He is at the bottom of the school's social ladder so he transfers to the neighboring Buyeo Agricultural High School. There, he faces an unexpected incident that becomes a turning point in his life.
Cast
Main
Yim Si-wan as Jang Byeong-tae
A loner who was misunderstood as a "Jeong Gyeong Tae" on the first day of school transfer.
Lee Sun-bin as Park Ji-young
A black spider of Buyeo.
Lee Si-woo as Jeong Gyeong-tae
The Asan white tiger who conquered the local schools.
Kang Hye-won as Kang Seon-hwa
A high school girl who shakes the hearts of Gyeong-tae and all the male students, raising curiosity.
Supporting
Joo In-young as Kim Mi-yeong
Byeong-tae's mother.
Seo Dong-gyu as Yu Seung-ho
Byeong-tae's classmate and a member of Buyeo Agricultural High School gang.
Seo Hyun-chul as Jang Hak-su
Byeong-tae's father who ran an illegal dance class and made his family suffer for the fifth time.
Kim Jung-jin as Yang Cheol-hong
leader of Buyeo Agricultural High School gang.
Lee Sang-jin as Jo Ho-seok
Byeong-tae's friend and is in conflict with Gyeong-tae.