''Fashion King'' () is a 2014

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n film that comically depicts the

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of a high school student as he matures into adulthood and discovers a passion for

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. It is a

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of the popular

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series '' Fashion King'' written by

Kian84 Kim Hee-Min (born 22 October 1984), better known by his pen name Kian84 (기안84), is a South Korean manhwaga. He is best known for writing the webtoon Webtoons (), are a type of digital comic that originated in South Korea usually meant ...

(whose real name is Kim Hee-min), which was published on

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from May 5, 2011, to June 6, 2013, and received four million

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Plot

Woo Ki-myung, a completely ordinary high school student, has a crush on Hye-jin, the prettiest, most popular girl in class. So to win her heart, he decides to transform his image and become the coolest, best dressed person in the world. As his mentor Nam-jung introduces him to the world of fashion, Ki-myung finds himself entering into a rivalry with Won-ho, the school's toughest fighter. Meanwhile, he doesn't notice Eun-jin, who harbors a secret crush on him.

Cast

Joo Won Joo Won (; born Moon Jun-won on September 30, 1987) is a South Korean actor best known for his roles in '' King of Baking, Kim Takgu'' (2010), ''Ojakgyo Family'' (2011), ''Bridal Mask'' (2012), '' Good Doctor'' (2013), '' Fatal Intuition'' (2015 ...

as Woo Ki-myung * Choi Jin-ri as Kwak Eun-jin * Ahn Jae-hyun as Kim Won-ho *

Park Se-young Park Se-young (; born July 30, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2012 with supporting roles in the television dramas ''Faith'' and ''School 2013''. Park has since played leading roles in '' Sincerity Moves Heaven'' (2013) an ...

as Park Hye-jin *

Kim Sung-oh Kim Sung-oh (born September 15, 1978) is a South Korean actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as ...

as Kim Nam-jung *

Lee Il-hwa Lee Il-hwa (born February 24, 1971) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1991, and has since appeared in numerous television drama In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fict ...

as Ki-myung's mother *Shin Ju-hwan as Kim Chang-joo *Min Jin-woong as Kim Doo-chi *Kim Ian as Hyuk-soo *

Park Doo-shik Park Doo-shik (born 1 January 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his main roles in movie Gangsters (2019) and dramas such as Drama Stage Season 2: All About My Rival in Love, Heroes (2015). Park also appeared in the famous and popula ...

as Sung-chul *Woo Sang-jeon as Old monk *

Lee Geung-young Lee Geung-young (born December 12, 1960) is a South Korean actor. He graduated from the Department of Drama in Seoul. He debuted in 1977 and after completing his mandatory military service, he debuted in 1982 as the 10th public relations actor fo ...

as Won-ho's father ( cameo) * Han Hye-jin as Herself, MC (cameo) *

Hong Seok-cheon Hong Seok-cheon (born February 3, 1971) is a South Korean actor, television personality, restaurateur and member of the dissolved Democratic Labor Party. He caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000, an ...

as Himself, MC (cameo) *Kim Na-young as Herself, MC (cameo) * Horan (

Clazziquai Clazziquai Project (Hangul: ), also known as Clazziquai, is a South Korean electropop band that combines several genres including electronic music, acid jazz and house. The band's first short unofficial albums were released online in 2001, spread ...

) as Female assistant (cameo) *Lee Joo-young as ''

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'' judge (cameo) *Jung Doo-young as ''Fashion King Korea'' judge (cameo) *Oh Se-il as ''Fashion King Korea'' judge (cameo) *Ahn Sun-young as

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judge (cameo) *Lee Hyo-jae as Hanbok judge (cameo) *Hwang Byung-gook as Ki-myung's homeroom teacher (cameo) *

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as Kim Hae-na (cameo)

Reception

Film received mixed reviews.Imdb rated the film 5.3/10.

References

External links

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