Template:Infobox film Beat (Template:Korean) is 1997 South Korean action crime film directed by Kim Sung-su and written by Sam Shin about a high school dropout who is forced into gang life. Jung Woo-sung played the lead Min and Ko So-young his love interest Romy. The plot is based on a bestselling graphic novel by Huh Young-man.
The role solidified Jung as a leading Korean actor and was also based on his real-life experience as a high school dropout.
Plot
Three friends in Korea drop out of high school. Min is a feared brawler whose mother is a widowed drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as his best friend Tae-soo introduces him to life in the mob. Hwan-gyu is their other friend who seems unable to hold down a job. Further complicating Min's life is the volatile Romy, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college.
Cast
- Jung Woo-sung as Min[1]
- Ko So-young as Romy
- Yoo Oh-sung as Tae-soo
- Im Chang-jung as Hwan-gyu
- Sa Hyeon-jin
- Song Geum-sig
- Jang Dong-jik
- Shin Burm-sik
- Kim Boo-seon as Madam Shin
- Lee In-ock
- Lee Moon-sik as Ward Office staff