Synopsis

The Waikiki Brothers are a nightclub band traveling from one city to another. Their leader, a voice actor, returns to his hometown of Su-an and reunites with his high school girlfriend, while his bandmates face their own romantic troubles. Although they dream of continuing their music careers into adulthood, the harsh reality forces them to reflect on their future. Lim’s Waikiki Brothers struck a chord with older audiences when it was first released. As we age, we often reminisce about our youth with a sense of loss and become disheartened by life's dead ends. In that way, the members of the Waikiki Brothers serve as reflections of ourselves.

Director

Lim Soon-rye

Director Lim Soon-rye, who earned both critical and commercial acclaim with the film Forever the Moment, completed her graduate studies in Theater and Film at Hanyang University in 1987, and later earned a Master’s degree in Film from Paris 8 University in France in 1992. She began her career as an assistant director on To the Starry Island in 1993, made her directorial debut with the short film Walking in the Rain in 1994, and released her first feature film Three Friends in 1996, which won the NETPAC Award at the 1st Busan International Film Festival.