Inspiring Generation () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-joong, Im Soo-hyang and Jin Se-yeon. It aired on KBS2 from 15 January to 3 April 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.
Based on the manhwa by Bang Hak-gi (published daily by Sports Seoul from June 1985 to June 1988), the drama series had a budget of and its story depicts the loves, friendships and patriotism of young Korean independence fighters in 1930s Shanghai.
Plot A story of violence, love and friendship that travels between Korea, China and Japan in the 1930s.
Shin Jung-tae (Kim Hyun-joong) loses his father at the age of 15 when a Japanese soldier shoots him during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in the 1930s. But instead of finding justice, Jung-tae is accused of his own father's death. Jung-tae finds justice only by using his fists in the back alleys of Shanghai, growing up to become the best fighter on the continent.
Cast
Main characters Kim Hyun-joong as Shin Jung-tae Kwak Dong-yeon as young Jung-tae Im Soo-hyang as Lady Gaya Deguchi Joo Da-young as young Gaya Jin Se-yeon as Yoon Ok-ryun Ji Woo as young Ok-ryun
Supporting characters
Kim Jae-wook as Kim Soo-ok Kim Kap-soo as Toyama Denkai Choi Jae-sung as Shin Young-chul Son Byong-ho as Choi Soo-ri Shin Seung-hwan as Jjang-ddol Kim Dong-hee as young Jjang-ddol Kim Ga-eun as So-so Yoon Hyun-min as Toyama Aoki Choi Cheol-ho as Shinjo Deguchi Shin Eun-jung as Kim Sung-deok Lee Cho-hee as Mal-sook Kim Min-ha as young Mal-sook Bae Noo-ri as Yang-yang Jo Dong-hyuk as Shinichi Choi Ji-ho as Aka Kwak Seung-nam as Genjo Yang Ik-june as Hwang Bong-shik Jo Dal-hwan as Poong-cha Ji Seung-hyun as Kang-gae Nuel as Kkab-sae Kim Sung-oh as Jung Jae-hwa Kim Seo-kyung as Mang-chi Yoo Tae-woong as Shin Ma-juk Seo Dong-gun as Cha Sang-ki Choi Il-hwa as Seol Doo-sung Jung Ho-bin as Wang Baek-san Song Jae-rim as Mo Il-hwa Lee Joon-seok as Won-pyung Lee Chul-min as Bul-gom Uhm Tae-goo as Do-goo Oh Soon-tae as Omogari Kim Roi-ha as Shin Ga-jum Park Chul-min as Old Man Fly Kim Se-jung as Shin Chung-ah Lee Ji-woo as young Chung-ah Kim Byung-ki as Fortune teller So Hee-jung as Mok Po-daek, Mal-sook's mother Lee Sang-hee as Kim Cheom-ji Jung Jin as Yamamoto Hagesawa Im Hyung-joon as Koichi Jo Ha-seok as Sasaki Im Se-hwan as Tamada Moon Hee-kyung as Nun director Hwang Chae-won as Ran-ran Kim Yoon-hee as Ryoko Deguchi Yeo Ho-min as Ma Dang-ga Lee Hae-in as Sun Woo-jin Han Je-in as Dan-shim Kim Jae-kyung as Meiling Tae Hang-ho as Moon-bok
Original soundtrack
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Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Ratings Episode #Original broadcast date Average audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area 1 15 January 20147.9%9.2%7.8%7.7% 2 16 January 20147.8%9.2%7.7%7.7% 3 22 January 20148.9%9.2%9.6%10.3% 4 23 January 20148.9%8.3%7.9%8.4% 5 29 January 20147.7%8.6%7.0%7.9% 6 30 January 20147.9%8.7%8.3%8.8% 7 5 February 20147.0%7.2%8.4%8.6% 8 6 February 20147.4%9.3%8.9%9.4% 9 12 February 20148.8%9.4%10.0%10.7% 10 13 February 20149.9%11.6%11.4%12.8% 11 19 February 20148.8%9.1%10.3%10.8% 12 20 February 20148.2%9.8%9.8%10.2% 13 26 February 20148.7%9.3%9.3%9.7% 14 27 February 20148.9%10.3%9.7%10.1% 15 5 March 201410.0%10.9%12.0%12.7% 16 6 March 201410.3%11.6%12.5%13.3% 17 12 March 201410.7%12.2%12.2%13.2% 18 13 March 201410.0%11.4%12.6%13.2% 19 19 March 20149.2%10.2%11.0%11.1% 20 20 March 201410.8%12.4%12.1%12.8% 21 26 March 201410.0%11.4%11.6%12.3% 22 27 March 201410.3%10.9%12.3%13.6% 23 2 April 20149.8%10.4%11.1%11.5% 24 3 April 201410.7%11.6%12.3%13.5% Average 9.0% 10.0% 10.2% 10.8%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2014 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Kim Hyun-joong Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Im Soo-hyang Best New Actor Yoon Hyun-min Best Young Actor Kwak Dong-yeon
International broadcast While it aired in Korea, the drama was simultaneously available online (with subtitles in several languages) on Singapore-based video streaming website Viki.
It aired in Japan on cable channel DATV beginning 9 August 2014.
In aired in Indonesia on cable channel RTV beginning 16 August 2014.
In Thailand aired on PPTV HD beginning 20 March 2015.
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