# Waikiki Brothers (2001)

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**Original title**: *와이키키 브라더스*
**Runtime**: 109 min
**Genres**: Drama, Music
**Directed by**: Yim Soon-rye
**Written by**: Yim Soon-rye
**Starring**: Lee Eol, Park Won-sang, Hwang Jung-min, Oh Kwang-rok, Oh Ji-hye, Ryoo Seung-bum

> *Take a look at the true life!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Old-school bar band limps through one-night stands until saxophonist bolts. The trio rolls into the singer’s fading ’80s hometown, hunting gigs and ghosts of glory days, youthful romance and dead-end futures. Nostalgia’s the only encore.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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