Go Go 70s

Go Go 70s
Hangul	고고70
Revised Romanization	Gogo 70
McCune–Reischauer	Kogo 70
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	Cho 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 date	October 2, 2008;
Running time	118 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	(admissions: 581,468)

Go Go 70s (Korean: 고고70) is a 2008 South Korean musical drama 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.[1]

Cast

Cho Seung-woo as Sang-kyu, The Devils vocalist and guitarist
Shin Mina 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-cheol 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 ... 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 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 The Beatles. Lead actor Cho Seung-woo took guitar lessons to prepare for his role.

Box office

The film sold 595,156 tickets nationwide and earned $3,433,279.[2][3]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result
2008	4th University Film Festival of Korea	Best Supporting Actress	Shin Min-a	Won
	6th Korean Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Shin Min-a	Nominated
	29th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Cinematography	Kim Byeong-seo	Nominated
		Best Lighting	Shin Kyung-man	Nominated
		Best Music	Bang Jun-seok	Nominated
2009	46th Grand Bell Awards	Best New Actor	Cha Seung-woo	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kim Sang-bum, Kim Jae-bum	Nominated
		Best Music	Bang Jun-seok	Nominated
		Best Sound Effects	Park Jong-kun	Nominated
	6th Max Movie Awards	Best Actress	Shin Min-a	Won
	17th Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best Actress	Shin Min-a	Won

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References

"K-FILM PREVIEWS: 고고 70s (Go Go 70s), 모던보이 (Modern Boy), 비몽 (Dream". Twitch Film. 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
"Theatrical Releases in 2008: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
"Go Go 70s". Korean film.

External links

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

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[1] "K-FILM PREVIEWS: 고고 70s (Go Go 70s), 모던보이 (Modern Boy), 비몽 (Dream". Twitch Film. 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-27.

[2] "Theatrical Releases in 2008: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2014-04-27.

[3] "Go Go 70s". Korean film.