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| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Modeon boi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Modŏn poi |
| Directed by | Jung Ji-woo |
| Produced by | Kang Woo-suk |
| Written by | Jung Ji-woo |
| Starring |
Park Hae-il Kim Hye-soo |
| Music by | Lee Jae-jin |
| Cinematography | Kim Tae-gyeong |
| Edited by | Eom Yun-ju Wang Su-an |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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121 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$3,839,780 |
Modern Boy (Hangul: 모던 보이; RR: Modeon Boi) is a 2008 South Korean film.
Seoul, 1937. Lee Hae-myeong is a rich and hedonistic playboy who cares little for the Japanese colonization of his homeland. But things change when he falls in love with bar singer Jo Nan-sil, who turns out to be a member of the Korean independence movement.
Modern Boy was released in South Korea on 2 October 2008, and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 329,956 admissions. As of 26 October, the film had received a total of 761,090 admissions, and as of 9 November had grossed a total of $3,839,780.