South Korea 20th Century Girl sits in the top 6% of South Korea films on this catalog — ranked #83 of 1,397 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
20세기 소녀
“A first love pov story.”
Yeon-du asks her best friend Bora to collect all the information she can about Baek Hyun-jin while she is away in the U.S. for heart surgery. Bora decides to get close to Baek's best friend, Pung Woon-ho first. However, Bora's clumsy plan unfolds in an unexpected direction. In 1999, a year before the new century, Bora, who turns seventeen, falls into the fever of first love.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #83 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.4 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Romance productions specifically: #2 of 243 (top 1%).
Audience Engagement
517 audience reviews — more than 96% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 99th percentile among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 20th Century Girl. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Yong Film
Romance + Drama in South Korea
150 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 20th Century Girl itself).
The 2021–2023 South Korea Window
Among 211 South Korea films we catalog from this window, 20th Century Girl places #25 — near the top of its class.
#1TOMORROW X TOGETHER: OUR LOST SUMMER
★ 9.4 · 2023
#2Under the Queen's Umbrella
★ 9.1 · 2022
#3BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage – LA
★ 9.0 · 2022
#4BTS Permission to Dance On Stage – Seoul: Live Viewing
★ 9.0 · 2022
#5Undercover
★ 9.0 · 2021
#6The Good Bad Mother
★ 8.9 · 2023
#7The Fabulous
★ 8.8 · 2022
#8My Lovely Liar
★ 8.7 · 2023
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
2022 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 97 titles released, including 20th Century Girl. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (301 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 96 other South Korea films in 2022.
The 1339th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 20th Century Girl, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- nostalgic · 5
- watch on youtalkies · 3
- fresh city · 1
- dreaming of a girl · 1
- city life · 1
- coming out of habits · 1
- first love · 23
- teenage girl · 22
- coming of age · 78
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Yong Film |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | October 6, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt15340724 |