Go Go 70s

Go Go 70s
Directed by	Choi Ho
Produced by	Shim Bo-kyeong Lee Jong-ho Park Jae-hyun
Written by	Choi Ho Bang Jun-seok Baek Bae-jeong
Starring	Jo Seung-woo Shin Mina
Music by	Bang Jun-seok
Cinematography	Kim Byeong-seo
Edited by	Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum
Distributed by	Showbox/Mediaplex
Release dates	October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Go Go 70s (Hangul: 고고70) is a 2008 South Korean drama/musical film set in the 1970s.

Plot

South Korea in the 1970s was in the Dark Ages of Park Chung-hee'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 groupie 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

• Jo Seung-woo ... Sang-kyu, The Devils vocalist and guitarist
• Shin Mina ... Mimi, leader of Wild Girls
• Cha Seung-woo ... Man-sik, The Devils guitarist
• Song Kyung-ho ... Dong-geun, The Devils drummer
• Choi Min-cheol ... Dong-soo, The Devils trumpet player
• Kim Min-kyu ... Kyung-goo, The Devils bassist
• Hong Kwang-ho ... Joon-yeob, The Devils saxophonist
• Lee Sung-min ... Lee Byeong-wook
• Im Yeong-sik ... Byeong-tae
• Kim Soo-jeong ... Young-ja
• Yoon Chae-yeon ... Ki-bok
• Min Bok-gi ... boss of club Nirvana
• Yoo Chang-sook ... Dong-soo's mother
• Lee Sang-yong ... Nam-dae criminal investigator
• Hong Seok-bin ... Criminal investigator of The Devils 1
• Jo Deok-jae ... Criminal investigator of The Devils 2
• Kwon Jeong-min ... Jailhouse police
• Jin Yong-gook ... Folk song singer Teacher Kim
• Kim Jae-rok ... Recording engineer
• Kwon Hyeok-poong ... Music salon owner
• Hwang Yeon-hee ... President of American club
• Yoon Jeong-yeon ... Mimi's backup dancer
• Jang Mi-yeon ... Mimi's backup dancer
• Oh Ji-eun ... Fighting prostitute
• Lee Jong-yoon ... Gambling band
• Geum Gi-jong ... Gambling band
• Park Soo-jo ... Jailhouse detective
• Kim Jong-eon ... Bat group
• Lee Ha-neul ... Bat group
• Kim Hyeong-jin ... Bat group
• Lee Si-eun ... Criminal investigator of Lee Byeong-wook
• Im Hyeong-tae ... Young-ja's father
• Kim Moon-yeong ... Lee Byeong-wook's fan
• Lee Malg-eum ... Lee Byeong-wook's fan
• Hong Sang-jin ... Scottman
• Choi Pyeong-woong ... 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 The Beatles. Lead actor Jo Seung-woo took guitar lessons to prepare for his role.

Box office

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

External links

• Official website (Korean)
• Go Go 70s at the Korean Movie Database
• Go Go 70s at IMDb
• Go Go 70s at HanCinema