# Forever Young (2014 TV series)

Forever Young (Korean: 오늘도 청춘, Vietnamese: Tuổi thanh xuân) is a Vietnamese-South Korean TV series produced by Vietnam Television in cooperation with CJ E&M Pictures by Nguyen Khai Anh, Bui Tien Huy and Myung Hyun Woo as directors.
The film consists of two parts: Part 1 has 36 episodes and Part 2 has 38 episodes.

## Plot
### Part 1

Thùy Linh – a beautiful, innocent girl pampered by her parents, has realized her dream of coming to Korea to study and satisfy her passion for K-pop and Korean culture. Linh entered an independent life in South Korea with a scholarship at a university in Seoul. Incidentally sharing the inn with Khanh, Mai and Lee Jun-su – the son of the beautiful but rebellious hostess, Linh has had many difficulties when Jun-su is the popular idol who always troubles her. Many people with different personalities and preferences living under one roof would not be reconciled. Still, all four of them and their other friends overcame all disagreements and had a good time. Remember with full of happy and sad memories, so that when we look back, everyone will not regret having lived their best in their youth.
In South Korea, Linh and Jun-su gradually develop feelings for each other, and after that, they fall in love. Junsu does not realize Miso's feelings. Meanwhile, Linh did not know that Khanh was liking her. An incident occurred that caused Linh's family to go bankrupt, her home was lost, her mother was in a coma because of a brain hemorrhage, so Linh had to go back to Vietnam urgently without meeting again. Junsu was shocked but couldn't do anything because he decided to pursue his career.

### Part 2

Linh brought Junsu back to debut with her parents. At first, they were furious and opposed; however, after that, they became sympathetic towards Junsu. Turns out again when Junsu has a traffic accident and loses his memory. He is forced to go to the United States for surgery and meets Cynthia when intending to commit suicide on the rooftop of a Brooklyn bar after losing the bar fight and his memory. Referred to as Jace by Cynthia, The two begin to date each other in the pain and helplessness of Linh. She is forced to stop with Junsu because his family wants him to live well with a new identity in the present.
Linh becomes the strategy leader for a resort company, and she is transferred to Da Nang. There, she happens to meet Junsu again after 4 years and Cynthia — Junsu's previous fiancee. His indifferent attitude towards Linh made her fall into despair. Besides the love story, Linh also has trouble in her relationship with director Phong. Phong gradually falls in love with Linh, while Cynthia learns of the love story between Linh and Junsu through Khanh's story and considers Linh as her love rival. The romantic relationships become gradually dramatic, complicated and meet multiple obstacles and challenges throughout the drama's second half.

## Cast
### Main characters

* Nhã Phương as Thùy Linh: Being the only child in a well-off family, Linh was adored by her parents. She loves Korean culture and especially the music of this country. Linh wins a scholarship to study in South Korea and moves to live with Jun-su's family. She is cheerful, optimistic, and innocent. She gradually falls in love with Jun-su and always cares for him, even after Jun-su is injured and loses his memory of her. In part 2, Linh is a strategy leader in a resort corporation in Da Nang and gets into conflicts with Cynthia, who considers Linh a love rival.
* Kang Tae-oh as Lee Jun-su / Jace: is the son of the innkeeper. He has an attractive appearance with dancing skills and a good voice. He is also an idol trainee at the most popular KM entertainment company in Korea. Junsu is competitive, arrogant, and playful while occasionally being sweet and lovesick at the same time. His life has been turned upside down since the first moment Thuy Linh appeared in his life. They later fall in love with each other. In part 2, Jun-su is hit by a truck when crossing the road and loses a part of his memory. He goes to the United States to treat his brain injury and meets Cynthia in a fight at a New York bar, referred to as Jace by Cynthia. He also stops his idol career and becomes an architect for a resort company in Da Nang.
* Hồng Đăng as Khánh: He is an elite student coming to Korea to study for a Master's degree with a Government scholarship. However, Khanh's goal is to find information about his Korean father. Khanh met Linh for the first time with lots of troubles. He did not expect his fate and Linh's fate to be associated with each other since then.
* Jung Hae-na as Cynthia: The person Junsu fell in love with in America after losing his memory. She is a formidable opponent to Linh for Junsu's feelings, more than Miso was. Filled with hatred for Linh for "stealing" the love of her life, she often plots to ruin Linh and Junsu's relationship and cause trouble for Linh. Later in the series, she is revealed to be using sedatives to treat her depression and even threatens to commit suicide in front of Junsu and Linh. At the end of the series, she accepts to give up Jun-su.
* Mạnh Trường as Phong: Phong is Linh's director at a resort in Danang. Although he has crazy feelings for Linh, but instead, Linh only considers him a colleague.

### Supporting characters

* Kim Tuyến as Mai: is a teacher at an international high school in Korea. Mai helped Linh from their very first days in Korea and is someone she can share a lot about both emotions and life. Since then, she and Jiyong have also become husband and wife
* Shin Jae-ha as Ji-yong: is a rebellious high school student who acts against his teacher. Jiyong has caused Mai a headache many times, but due to Mai's tenderness and sincerity, his pupil Jiyong has gradually turned into a touch.
* Shin Hye-sun as Han Mi-so: She is an intelligent and unrequited girl with Junsu during their time on campus. However, she never dared to express her feelings and for Junsu, Miso is always just a close friend.
* Lee Kyu-bok as Sung-jae: He is best friends with Junsu and Miso, the three being a group. Sungjae lives an optimistic and happy life, but many times, he makes Junsu and Miso crazy
* Noh Haeng-ha as Jun-hee Junhee is Junsu's younger sister, goes to the same school and has a special love for Jiyong. She is also friendly with Linh and Cynthia.
* Son Jong-hak Jun-su's father
* Lee Ah-hyun as Jun-su's mother
* Trọng Trinh as Linh's father: He is a father who cares about his family.
* Minh Hòa as Linh's mother: She is a mother who cares about her family but is also very strict with Linh.

## Rating
### Part 2

| date | ep. | Hanoi | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 03/11/2016 | 1 | 31.76 | 2.81 |
| 09/11/2016 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| 10/11/2016 | 3 | 23.90 | (<2.09) |
| 16/11/2016 | 4 | 20.27 | (<2.55) |
| 17/11/2016 | 5 | 22.45 | 2.57 |
| 23/11/2016 | 6 | 16.57 | (<3.02) |
| 24/11/2016 | 7 | 30.61 | (<2.87) |
| 30/11/2016 | 8 | 19.63 | 2.95 |
| 01/12/2016 | 9 | 29.78 | (<2.59) |
| 02/12/2016 | 10 | 14.00 | (<2.17) |
| 07/12/2016 | 11 | 28.31 | (<3.46) |
| 14/12/2016 | 12 | 16.88 | (<3.09) |
| 15/12/2016 | 13 | 26.50 | (<3.15) |
| 21/12/2016 | 14 | 24.17 | (<2.94) |
| 22/12/2016 | 15 | 28.35 | 6.53 |
| 28/12/2016 | 16 | 30.10 | (<3.14) |
| 29/12/2016 | 17 | 30.61 | 3.54 |
| 04/01/2017 | 18 | 25.36 | (<2.82) |
| 05/01/2017 | 19 | 38.10 | (<2.52) |
| 11/01/2017 | 20 | 31.62 | (<2.87) |
| 12/01/2017 | 21 | 38.75 | 3.18 |
| 18/01/2017 | 22 | 34.26 | (<2.94) |
| 19/01/2017 | 23 | 36.37 | (<3.07) |
| 25/01/2017 | 24 | 26.65 | (<3.11) |
| 26/01/2017 | 25 | 40.77 | 4.31 |
| 08/02/2017 | 26 | 31.45 | (<3.61) |
| 09/02/2017 | 27 | 35.19 | (<2.90) |
| 15/02/2017 | 28 | 31.21 | (<2.92) |
| 16/02/2017 | 29 | 37.43 | 4.00 |
| 22/02/2017 | 30 | 29.20 | (<3.16) |
| 23/02/2017 | 31 | 36.91 | 4.44 |
| 01/03/2017 | 32 | 29.50 | (<3.73) |
| 02/03/2017 | 33 | 38.11 | (<3.20) |
| 08/03/2017 | 34 | 39.46 | (<3.00) |
| 09/03/2017 | 35 | 38.34 | 3.83 |
| 15/03/2017 | 36 | 28.63 | (<3.54) |
| 16/03/2017 | 37 | 37.13 | (<3.13) |
| 22/03/2017 | 38 | 31.06 | (<4.05) |

## Prize

Awards and nominations :
| Year | Prize | Categories | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2015 | VTV Awards | Most Impressive Actor | Kang Tae-oh | Won |
| 2015 | VTV Awards | Most Impressive Actress | Nhã Phương | Won |
| 2015 | VTV Awards | Most Impressive TV Series | Forever Young | Won |
| 2016 | Cánh diều vàng | Best TV Series | Forever Young | Won |
| 2016 | Cánh diều vàng | Best Actress in a TV series | Nhã Phương | Won |
| 2016 | Cánh diều vàng | Best Supporting Actress in a TV series | Kim Tuyến | Won |
| 2017 | VTV Awards | Most Impressive Drama | Forever Young 2 | Nominated |
| 2017 | VTV Awards | Most Impressive Actress | Nhã Phương | Nominated |
| 2017 | VTV Awards | Most Impressive Actor | Kang Tae-oh | Nominated |