South Korea Synopsis
어른들은 몰라요
“A gritty expose of teenage hardship.”
Se-jin, a high school student, becomes pregnant and gets ostracized by her family and school. While wandering the streets, she meets Joo-yeong, an experienced runaway, and tries to get an abortion with Joo-yeong's help.
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The 2020–2022 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2020-2022 South Korea release window, Young Adult Matters sits at #246 of 269. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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★ 8.6 · 2020
The 2020s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in South Korea, 301 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Young Adult Matters premiered alongside 81 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 81 other South Korea films in 2021.
The 1205th 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
16 audience reviews — more than 32% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity (68th percentile) outruns review volume (32th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Young Adult Matters, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- juvenile delinquent · 5
- troubled teen · 2
- pregnant teen · 1
- homeless teenager · 1
- abortion · 7
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,102 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (21st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #728 of 868 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Little Big Pictures, Don Quixote Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 7m |
| Release Date | April 15, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt14440390 |