Inspiring Generation
{{Short description|2014 South Korean television series}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Inspiring Generation-p1.jpg
| image_upright = 1.15
| caption =
| alt_name = Age of Feeling
Grateful Generation
Generation of Gratitude
Generation of Youth
| genre = Period drama
Action
Drama
Romance
| writer = Chae Seung-dae
| director = Kim Jung-gyu
Ahn Joon-yong
| starring = Kim Hyun-joong
Im Soo-hyang
Jin Se-yeon
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer =
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_seasons =
| num_episodes = 24
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Jung Hae-ryong
| producer = Choi Ji-young
| editor =
| location = Korea
| cinematography =
| camera =
| runtime = Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
| company = Raymmo
| channel = KBS2
| first_aired = {{start date|2014|1|15}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2014|4|3}}
| related =
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 감격시대
| hanja = {{linktext|感|激|時|代}}
| mr = Kamgyŏksidae
| rr = Gamgyeoksidae
}}
Inspiring Generation ({{ko-hhrm|감격시대|感激時代|Gamgyeoksidae}}) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-joong, Im Soo-hyang and Jin Se-yeon.{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jean|title=Kim Hyun-joong's pretty boy days over? Hallyu star to play tough fighter in new gangster drama|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131203000679|website=The Korea Herald|access-date=2014-01-07|date=3 December 2013}}{{cite web|last=Jung|first=Yeawon|title=The Age of Feeling Showcase Gathers Kim Hyun Joong, Jin Se Yeon and More|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/52332/photo-the-age-of-feeling-holds-a-showcase-with-the-main-members-of-cast|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-01-07|date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205031254/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/52332/photo-the-age-of-feeling-holds-a-showcase-with-the-main-members-of-cast|archive-date=5 February 2014|url-status=dead}} It aired on KBS2 from January 15 to April 3, 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.{{cite web|title=Inspiring Generation, Overcoming Hallyu Drama's Limit|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=8008229|work=KBS Global|access-date=2014-01-13|date=13 January 2014}}
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 {{USD|14 million}} and its story depicts the loves, friendships and patriotism of young Korean independence fighters in 1930s Shanghai.{{cite web|last=Chung|first=Ah-young|title=Epic dramas to rule small screen in 2014|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/01/386_149553.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2014-01-12|date=10 January 2014}}
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{{cite web|last=Park|first=Jin-yong|title=Kim Hyun Joong confirmed for KBS 2TV Grateful Generation|url=http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/kim-hyun-joong-confirmed-for-kbs-2tv-grateful-025600269.html|work=Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!|access-date=2013-08-07|date=5 July 2013|archive-date=2013-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203220134/http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/kim-hyun-joong-confirmed-for-kbs-2tv-grateful-025600269.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Park|first=Ji-ryun|title=Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Plans on Enlisting in the Army Next Year|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63132/interview-kimhyunjoong-shares-his-plans-to-enlist-in-the-army|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-04-27|date=9 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427174248/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63132/interview-kimhyunjoong-shares-his-plans-to-enlist-in-the-army|archive-date=27 April 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Park|first=Ji-ryun|title=Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Talks About Facing Drama Competition with Kim Soo Hyun|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63269/interview-kimhyunjoong-talks-about-drama-war-with-viewership-rating|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-04-27|date=12 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417182032/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63269/interview-kimhyunjoong-talks-about-drama-war-with-viewership-rating|archive-date=17 April 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Park|first=Ji-ryun|title=Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Says No More to Uniforms and Flower Boy Roles|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/64051/interview-kimhyunjoong-wants-to-take-on-a-realistic-character|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-04-27|date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421235017/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/64051/interview-kimhyunjoong-wants-to-take-on-a-realistic-character|archive-date=21 April 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Park|first=Ji-ryun|title=Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Talks Love, Relationships and Marriage|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63911/interview-kimhyunjoong-talks-about-dating-and-marriage|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-04-27|date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421234952/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63911/interview-kimhyunjoong-talks-about-dating-and-marriage|archive-date=21 April 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Kim Hyun-joong Sheds Nice Guy Image in Latest Gangster Drama|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/04/26/2014042600358.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=2014-04-26|date=26 April 2014}}
- Kwak Dong-yeon as young Jung-tae
- Im Soo-hyang as Lady Gaya Deguchi{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|title=Iris 2 star takes lead role in new drama|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2975740|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2013-08-09|date=8 August 2013}}
- Joo Da-young as young Gaya
- Jin Se-yeon as Yoon Ok-ryun{{cite web|last=Kwon|first=Soo-bin|title=Jin Se Yeon to Become Kim Hyun Joong's Sweetheart in The Age of Feeling|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/51840/jin-se-yeon-was-cast-to-act-opposite-kim-hyun-joong|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-01-07|date=26 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205195131/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/51840/jin-se-yeon-was-cast-to-act-opposite-kim-hyun-joong|archive-date=5 February 2014|url-status=dead}}
- Ji Woo as young Ok-ryun
=Supporting characters=
{{colbegin}}
- Kim Jae-wook as Kim Soo-ok{{cite web|last=Jung|first=Ji-won|title=Kim Jae Wook to Act as Kim Hyun Joong's Rival in The Age of Feeling|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/52301/kimjaewook-joins-cast-of-the-age-of-feeling|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2014-01-07|date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205203323/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/52301/kimjaewook-joins-cast-of-the-age-of-feeling|archive-date=5 February 2014|url-status=dead}}
- 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
{{colend}}
Original soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Inspiring Generation OST
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Various artists
| cover =
| released =
| recorded = 2014
| genre = Soundtrack
| length =
| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}
| label = Loen Entertainment
KIWI Music
}}
=Part 1=
{{track listing
| headline = Released on {{start date|2014|01|29}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = Destiny
| note1 = 운명
| extra1 = Im Jae-bum
| length1 = 4:04
| title2 = Destiny
| note2 = Inst.
| length2 = 4:04
| total_length = 8:08
}}
=Part 2=
{{track listing
| headline = Released on {{start date|2014|02|12}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = Bruise
| note1 = 멍
| extra1 = Kim Gun-mo
| length1 = 3:57
| title2 = Bruise
| note2 = Inst.
| length2 = 3:57
| total_length = 7:14
}}
=Part 3=
{{track listing
| headline = Released on {{start date|2014|02|14}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = Good day to die
| note1 = 죽기좋은날
| extra1 = J2M
| length1 = 3:40
| title2 = The Road
| note2 =
| extra2 = Rhosy
| length2 = 3:31
| total_length = 7:01
}}
=Part 4=
{{track listing
| headline = Released on {{start date|2014|03|13}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = Like a flame
| note1 = 불꽇처럼
| extra1 = I. D.
| length1 = 3:34
| title2 = Like a flame
| note2 = Inst.
| length2 = 3:34
| total_length = 6:58
}}
=Part 5=
{{track listing
| headline = Released on {{start date|2014|03|20}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = The Light
| note1 = 빚
| extra1 = Na Yoon Kwon
| length1 = 4:22
| title2 =The Light
| note2 = Inst.
| length2 = 4:22
| total_length = 8:44
}}
=Part 6=
{{track listing
| headline = Released on {{start date|2014|03|27}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = Until that day, Goodbye
| note1 = 그날까지안녕
| extra1 = Zia
| length1 = 4:08
| title2 = Until that day, Goodbye
| note2 = Inst.
| length2 = 4:08
| total_length = 8:16
}}
=Part 7=
{{track listing
| headline = Released on {{start date|2014|04|2}}
| extra_column = Artist
| title1 = When today passes
| note1 = 오늘이지나면
| extra1 = Kim Hyun-joong
| length1 = 4:06
| title2 = When today passes
| note2 = Inst.
| length2 = 4:06
| total_length = 8:12
}}
Ratings
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="3"|Episode #
!rowspan="3"|Original broadcast date !colspan="4"| Average audience share |
|---|
| colspan="2"|TNmS Ratings{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |title=TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=TNMS Ratings |access-date=2014-01-15 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128032303/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |archive-date=2013-11-28 }} |
| width=100|Nationwide
!width=100|Seoul National Capital Area !width=100|Nationwide !width=100|Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1
| 15 January 2014 |7.9% |9.2% |7.8% |7.7% |
| 2
| 16 January 2014 |7.8% |9.2% |7.7% |7.7% |
| 3
| 22 January 2014 |8.9% |9.2% |9.6% |10.3% |
| 4
| 23 January 2014 |8.9% |8.3% |7.9% |8.4% |
| 5
| 29 January 2014 |7.7% |8.6% |7.0% |7.9% |
| 6
| 30 January 2014 |7.9% |8.7% |8.3% |8.8% |
| 7
| 5 February 2014 |7.0% |7.2% |8.4% |8.6% |
| 8
| 6 February 2014 |7.4% |9.3% |8.9% |9.4% |
| 9
| 12 February 2014 |8.8% |9.4% |10.0% |10.7% |
| 10
| 13 February 2014 |9.9% |11.6% |11.4% |12.8% |
| 11
| 19 February 2014 |8.8% |9.1% |10.3% |10.8% |
| 12
| 20 February 2014 |8.2% |9.8% |9.8% |10.2% |
| 13
| 26 February 2014 |8.7% |9.3% |9.3% |9.7% |
| 14
| 27 February 2014 |8.9% |10.3% |9.7% |10.1% |
| 15
| 5 March 2014 |10.0% |10.9% |12.0% |12.7% |
| 16
| 6 March 2014 |10.3% |11.6% |12.5% |13.3% |
| 17
| 12 March 2014 |10.7% |12.2% |12.2% |13.2% |
| 18
| 13 March 2014 |10.0% |11.4% |12.6% |13.2% |
| 19
| 19 March 2014 |9.2% |10.2% |11.0% |11.1% |
| 20
| 20 March 2014 |10.8% |12.4% |12.1% |12.8% |
| 21
| 26 March 2014 |10.0% |11.4% |11.6% |12.3% |
| 22
| 27 March 2014 |10.3% |10.9% |12.3% |13.6% |
| 23
| 2 April 2014 |9.8% |10.4% |11.1% |11.5% |
| 24
| 3 April 2014 |10.7% |11.6% |12.3% |13.5% |
| colspan=2 | Average || 9.0% || 10.0% || 10.2% || 10.8% |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan=4| 2014
| rowspan=4| KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | {{nom}} |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama
| {{nom}} |
| Best New Actor
| {{nom}} |
| Best Young Actor
| {{won}} |
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.{{cite web|last1=Parker|first1=Stephanie|title=5 Reasons to Watch Inspiring Generation on Viki|url=http://blog.viki.com/2014/01/5-reasons-to-watch-inspiring-generation.html|website=Viki Blog|access-date=2014-10-16|date=13 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017152751/http://blog.viki.com/2014/01/5-reasons-to-watch-inspiring-generation.html|archive-date=17 October 2014}}
It aired in Japan on cable channel DATV beginning August 9, 2014.{{Cite web |url=http://datv.jp/p000554/ |title=感激時代～闘神の誕生 － Datv |access-date=2014-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505125748/http://datv.jp/p000554/ |archive-date=2014-05-05 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|last1=Jin|first1=Eun-soo|title=Kim Hyun-joong meets fans in Japan|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2989968|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2014-06-08|date=2 June 2014}}
In aired in Indonesia on cable channel RTV beginning August 16, 2014.
In Thailand aired on PPTV HD beginning March 20, 2015.{{cite web|title=Inspiring Generation ยอดนักสู้สามแผ่นดิน|url=http://dara.truelife.com/drama/62250|date=2015-03-19|access-date=2016-09-24|language=th|work=dara.truelife|archive-date=2016-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925020457/http://dara.truelife.com/drama/62250|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/tusin/}} {{in lang|ko}}
- {{KBS World TV program|773}}
- {{hancinema film|Inspiring_Generation|Inspiring Generation}}
- {{IMDb title|3112622|Inspiring Generation}}
Category:2014 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2014 South Korean television series endings
Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas
Category:Korean-language television shows
Category:Television shows based on manhwa
Category:Television series set in Korea under Japanese rule
Category:South Korean action television series