Young adult fiction is a literary term used in English-speaking cultures to describe literature targeted to teenagers. Often in this genre, a teenager main character experiences life in their imaginary world beyond reality and comes of age by overcoming emotional trauma and a sense of deprivation.
Established in 1984, the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) is a specialized film education institution. Here, students learn about all aspects of film through an intensive curriculum and then produce 4 films per year to gain practical experience. These films have been shown in international film festivals. The school has graduated over 700 movie talent.
Author Sohn Won-pyung’s first feature film Daughter (tentative title) is currently being filmed. It is a mystery thriller movie where a sister returns home after gone missing for 25 year and her elder brother and other family members treat their now unfamiliar sister with suspicion.
Sohn Won-pyung’s father is South Korean politician Sohn Hak-kyu. He had been involved in student and labor movements before entering politics in 1993. When she submitted her work for a film festival, there was a newspaper article that mentioned in its title that she is the second daughter of Sohn Hak-kyu. Her elder sister, Sohn Won-jeong, directs plays.
The 880,000 Won Generation metaphorically refers to Korean youth in their twenties who, even after graduating from college, have to work as irregular workers and live in fear about uncertain future. The term is similar to Japan’s Bubble Generation, Europe’s 1,000 Euro Generation, and America’s Generation Broke.
