Yellow Hair
1999 1h 23m movie Film South Korea

Yellow Hair

노랑머리

Synopsis

노랑머리

Sang-hui has run away to Seoul from her quiet country life. She feels no regrets as she becomes nightclub hopper. In one of these clubs she meets the hard and bitter Yu-na who had suffered from many years of abuse at her father's hands. They become close friends and eventually meet a young man Yang-gu who seems to be a perfect match for Yu-na. However he is carrying a torch for a former lover. Sang-hui and Yu-na decide to hunt down and eliminate the competition…

The 1998–2000 South Korea Window

In the crowded 1998-2000 South Korea release window, Yellow Hair sits at #32 of 35. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. All About Eve
    #1

    All About Eve

    ★ 8.6 · 2000
  2. Joint Security Area
    #2

    Joint Security Area

    ★ 7.9 · 2000
  3. Christmas in August
    #3

    Christmas in August

    ★ 7.8 · 1998
  4. Autumn in My Heart
    #4

    Autumn in My Heart

    ★ 7.7 · 2000
  5. Il Mare
    #5

    Il Mare

    ★ 7.5 · 2000
  6. Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
    #6

    Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish

    ★ 7.2 · 1999
  7. The Quiet Family
    #7

    The Quiet Family

    ★ 7.1 · 1998
  8. Ditto
    #8

    Ditto

    ★ 7.1 · 2000

The 1990s South Korea Landscape

1999 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 13 titles released, including Yellow Hair. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (39 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 12 other South Korea films in 1999.

The 48th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).

Audience Engagement

11
Reviews
12th
Review-volume percentile
6th
Popularity percentile

11 audience reviews — more than 12% of South Korea films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among South Korea films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.2
TMDB Rating
11
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,336 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (4th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.7 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #844 of 868 (top 97%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesFiction Bank
Runtime1h 23m
Release DateJune 26, 1999
IMDbtt0293464