Rockin' on Heaven's Door

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Rockin' on Heaven's Door
Korean name
Hangul
뜨거운안녕
Revised RomanizationDdeugeoun Annyeong
McCune–ReischauerTtǔgǒun annyǒng
Directed byNam Taek-soo
Written byNam Taek-soo
Lee Nan-young
Produced byJung Hye-young
Choi Gi-seop
Kim Hong-baek
Min Jin-su
Nam Taek-soo
Kim Ji-seok
StarringLee Hong-ki
Baek Jin-hee
Ma Dong-seok
Im Won-hee
Jeon Min-seo
CinematographyJu Seong-rim
Edited byKim Sun-min
Music byLee Jin-hee
Distributed by9ers Entertainment
Release date
  • May 30, 2013 (2013-05-30)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$221,232[1][2]

Rockin' on Heaven's Door (Korean뜨거운 안녕; RRDdeugeoun 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[edit]

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[edit]

  • Lee Hong-gi 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[edit]

Rockin' on Heaven's Door:
Original Sound Track
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedMay 15, 2013
GenrePop, K-pop, soundtrack, R&B
LabelCJ E&M Music
ProducerFNC Entertainment
No.TitleArtistLength
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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Rocking on Heaven's Door". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  2. ^ "Tteu-geoun ann-yeong (Rockin' on Heaven's Door)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  3. ^ Hong, Lucia (30 July 2012). "FTIsland Lee Hong-ki to make big screen debut". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  4. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (24 May 2013). "Not all is grim when the reaper pays a visit". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  5. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (7 May 2013). "FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Rates His Acting 5 out of 10". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  6. ^ Oh, Mi-jung (21 May 2013). "FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Says He Wants to Act as a Devil in the Future". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  7. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (15 April 2013). "FT Island Lee Hong Gi's Movie Set for May Release". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  8. ^ "Rockin' on Heaven's Door (2013)". Korean Film Council. Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  9. ^ "South Korea Box Office, May 31–June 2, 2013". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  10. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (18 April 2013). "FT Island Lee Hong Gi's Movie Already Sold to Five Countries". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  11. ^ Lee, Kyung-nam (1 April 2013). "FT Island Lee Hong Gi′s Film Debut to Premiere in Japan in June". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  12. ^ Lee, Hye-ji (12 July 2013). "Lee Hong-gi to Rock with Movie Cast in Japan". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  13. ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (26 August 2013). "Baek Jin Hee and FT Island's Lee Hong Gi Leave for Japan for Passionate Goodbye". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  14. ^ Ng, Gwendolyn (20 August 2013). "FT Island's Lee Hong Ki's reel roles just like real life". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-05.

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