TV series

BEGINS ≠ YOUTH

2024 · 1 season

A quiet, aching coming-of-age story where seven lonely boys slowly find each other, heavy with sadness but warmed by fragile hope.

Overview: The drama follows the lives of seven boys navigating their school years and personal growth, each grappling with family obligations, loss, poverty, abandonment, violence, and rejection.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, coming-of-age, trauma, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
trauma
isolation
found family
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, sci-fi & fantasy, mystery
Starring: Seo Ji-hoon, Ro Jong-hyun, Ahn Ji-ho, Seo Young-joo, Kim Yoon-woo, Jung Woo-jin, Jeon Jin-seo, Jung Sung-il
Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes, 70 min each
Network: Xclusive
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean