Movie: Noriko Goes to Seoul

Top 5 Billed Cast

Reiko Takashima
高島礼子

Lee Hong-gi
이홍기

Masanobu Katsumura
勝村政信

Kim Ji-young
김지영

Manami Ikura
伊倉愛美

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    Mori Noriko is a Japanese housewife with a taciturn husband, Hiroshi, and a teenage daughter, Miyuki, neither of whom can understand her interest in the Hallyu star Kim Hyun Jae. When Noriko receives the news one day that she has lung cancer, she decides to gather her courage to travel to Seoul and see Hyun Jae, who's judging a music audition. There, she meets Kim Min Ha, a young man who continually fails auditions despite his talent and passion for music. The two develop a friendship, with Noriko helping Min Ha overcome obstacles to achieve his dream.

  • Release Date

    2011-09-10

  • Average

    3.5

  • Rating:

    1.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    한국어/조선말日本語
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