He was cool

Ah, youth. This film attempts to bottle its fizzy, hormonal chaos. After a sharp exchange on a school message board, a headstrong high schooler finds herself the target of a notorious bully. You could call the result a cautionary tale, or just another teen movie.

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Lee Hwan-kyung directed He was cool in 2004. See Lee Hwan-kyung's full filmography, where to start with Lee Hwan-kyung, or where to go after you've seen everything by Lee Hwan-kyung.

He was cool was released in 2004 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 113 minutes.