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Young Adult Matters

Young Adult Matters

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Young Adult Matters

"A gritty expose of teenage hardship."

2021

2h 7m

6.8(36 votes)

Drama

Overview

Se-jin, a high school student, becomes pregnant and gets ostracized by her family and school. While wandering the streets, she meets Joo-yeong, an experienced runaway, and tries to get an abortion with Joo-yeong's help.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Lee You-mi

Lee You-mi

Se-jin

Hani

Hani

Ju-yeong

Shin Haet-bit

Shin-ji

Lee Hwan

Lee Hwan

Jae-pil

Park Kang-seop

Park Kang-seop

Sang-seop

Bang Eun-jeong

Bang Eun-jeong

Eun-jung

Heo Joon-seok

Heo Joon-seok

Joon-seok

Han Sung-soo

Han Sung-soo

Sin-ji

Kim Kang-hyun

Kim Kang-hyun

Real Estate Agent

Lee Seung-yeon

Lee Seung-yeon

Seung-yeon

Creative team

Directed by: Lee Hwan
Written by: Lee Hwan
Produced by: Kwon Ji-won

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