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Noriko Goes to Seoul

Noriko Goes to Seoul

3.5 / 1020111h 30m

Synopsis

Mori Noriko is a Japanese housewife with a taciturn husband, Hiroshi, and a teenage daughter, Miyuki, neither of whom can understand her interest in the Hallyu star Kim Hyun Jae. When Noriko receives the news one day that she has lung cancer, she decides to gather her courage to travel to Seoul and see Hyun Jae, who's judging a music audition. There, she meets Kim Min Ha, a young man who continually fails auditions despite his talent and passion for music. The two develop a friendship, with Noriko helping Min Ha overcome obstacles to achieve his dream.

Genre: Music, Drama

Status: Released

Director: Lee Gyo-wook

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Main Cast

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Lee Hong-gi

Lee Hong-gi

Masanobu Katsumura

Masanobu Katsumura

Kim Ji-young

Kim Ji-young

Manami Ikura

Manami Ikura

User Reviews

ParkMin

Terrible pacing and build up, it took 2/3 of its run before it started rolling. The story was decent enough but it didn't deliver any real impactful moments despite the subject it was handling.