Cuteness and comic relief abound in the first teaser for Coupang Play original Boyhood, featuring a bumbling country bumpkin trying to find his footing in a new town. At a short and sweet ten episodes, this action-comedy promises a fun blend of hilarious hijinks and retro nostalgia — I’m definitely looking forward to its release.
Im Shi-wan (Summer Strike) stars as Jang Byung-tae, who’s known for being “Onyang’s Loser,” ha. Timid and weak, he’s at the bottom of the food chain in school — every boy ought to have a dream in life, he declares, and his is to avoid getting beaten up. When his family decides to leave town one night, Byung-tae is devastated. A new school means a new pecking order, which will have him smacked into submission all over again.
It’s shaping up to be a wild ride for Byung-tae, who must manage both his fluffy bowl cut and his newfound stardom at the peak of the power hierarchy. With Ji-young out to test him, and Kyung-tae presumably out to reclaim his title, Byung-tae’s journey might be as bumpy as the fields he’s learnt to till — but perhaps at the end of it all, there’ll be a bountiful harvest awaiting.
Helmed by PD Lee Myung-woo (One Ordinary Day, The Fiery Priest) with scripts written by Kim Jae-hwan, Boyhood is slated for a November 24 premiere.