Rockin' on Heaven's Door
| Rockin' on Heaven's Door | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Nam Taek-soo |
| Written by | Nam Taek-soo Lee Nan-young |
| Produced by | Jung Hye-young Choi Gi-seop Kim Hong-baek Min Jin-su Nam Taek-soo Kim Ji-seok |
| Starring | Lee Hong-ki Baek Jin-hee Ma Dong-seok Im Won-hee Jeon Min-seo |
| Cinematography | Ju Seong-rim |
| Edited by | Kim Sun-min |
| Music by | Lee Jin-hee |
| Distributed by | 9ers Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$221,232[1][2] |
Rockin' on Heaven's Door (Korean: 뜨거운 안녕; RR: Ddeugeoun Annyeong; lit. "Passionate Goodbye") is a 2013 South Korean film directed by Nam Taek-soo, starring F.T. Island lead vocalist Lee Hong-ki as an idol star who learns to cope with his past and rediscovers music during community work at a hospice for terminally ill patients.[3][4]
Plot
Chung-ui is a famous Korean pop star with a temper. After he beats up a man at a night club, he is sentenced to do community service at a hospice for terminally ill patients. The reluctant young man first hates his chores and dislikes the people around him, but as he gets to know their stories, he becomes attached to them. The hospice struggles with funding, leading to a possible close-down, so the hospice in-house band, The Phoenix Band decides to apply to a talent show on television. For this, they need an original song, so they ask Chung-ui to help them. The singer refuses at first, then tries to use the opportunity to reduce his sentence days. He ends up seriously changing his mind about music, his behavior and grows to accept his mother's death, while helping the patients achieve their dreams. Even after the death of the band members, he continues to revive The Phoenix Band each time, assisting new patients.
Cast
- Lee Hong-ki as Chung-ui[5][6]
- Baek Jin-hee as Anna
- Ma Dong-seok as Mu-seong
- Im Won-hee as Bong-shik
- Jeon Min-seo as Ha-eun
- Shim Yi-young as Power Mom
- Lee Min-ah as Ha-eun's mother
- Jeon Soo-kyung as Hospice director nun
- Choi Kwon as Gwang-sam
- No Kang-min as Him-chan
- Bae Ho-geun as Cheol-soo
- Lee Jae-goo as Chung-ui's father
- Kwak Ja-hyeong as Ha-eun's father
- Jeong Joo-ri as Nurse Jeong
- Kim Yoo-in as Nurse Kim
- Kim Kwang-hyeon as producer in preliminary exhibition room
- Kim Hyeon-ah as Chung-ui's mother
- Yoo Chang-sook as Young-sik's dying mother
- Cha Jong-ho as Young-sik
- Shin An-jin as creditor 1
- Baek Ik-nam as creditor 2
- Kim Soo-bok as bathing grandfather
- Hyeon Seong as agency boss
- Yoo Jae-myung as intensive care unit doctor
Soundtrack
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jump" | Lee Hong-ki | |
| 2. | "Goodbye" | Lee Hong-ki | |
| 3. | "뜨거운 안녕" (Passionate Goodbye) | Various Artists | |
| 4. | "편지" (Letter) | Various Artists | |
| 5. | "평온한 호스피스 병동" (Happy Hospice) | Various Artists | |
| 6. | "회상" (Remember) | Various Artists |
Release
Rockin' on Heaven's Door was released in South Korea on May 30, 2013.[7][8] It received 46,310 admissions during its theatrical run and grossed a total of US$219,806.[9]
Prior to its domestic release, the film was also sold to Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia.[10] It opened in Japan (with the title Phoenix, Song of Promise) on June 7, 2013,[11][12][13] and Singapore on August 22, 2013.[14]
References
- ^ "Rocking on Heaven's Door". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ^ "Tteu-geoun ann-yeong (Rockin' on Heaven's Door)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (30 July 2012). "FTIsland Lee Hong-ki to make big screen debut". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (24 May 2013). "Not all is grim when the reaper pays a visit". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (7 May 2013). "FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Rates His Acting 5 out of 10". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ Oh, Mi-jung (21 May 2013). "FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Says He Wants to Act as a Devil in the Future". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (15 April 2013). "FT Island Lee Hong Gi's Movie Set for May Release". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ "Rockin' on Heaven's Door (2013)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
- ^ "South Korea Box Office, May 31–June 2, 2013". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (18 April 2013). "FT Island Lee Hong Gi's Movie Already Sold to Five Countries". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ Lee, Kyung-nam (1 April 2013). "FT Island Lee Hong Gi′s Film Debut to Premiere in Japan in June". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ Lee, Hye-ji (12 July 2013). "Lee Hong-gi to Rock with Movie Cast in Japan". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (26 August 2013). "Baek Jin Hee and FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Leave for Japan for Passionate Goodbye". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ Ng, Gwendolyn (20 August 2013). "FT Island's Lee Hong Ki's reel roles just like real life". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
