Ever since he was young, Bong-nam dreamed of becoming a singer and was never able to keep a real job. One day, he ends up auditioning for a national singing contest to be held in his hometown, but his wife opposes him and they have a major fall out. Will he be able to make his dire wish of becoming a singer come true and keep his love?
Acting
Kim In-kwon makes delusion weirdly dignified
Writing
The wife's rage hits different — she's not wrong
Director
Lee Jong-pil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film taps into Korea's obsession with televised singing competitions, which have launched actual careers from nowhere — making Bong-nam's delusion weirdly grounded in national fantasy.
Kim Soo-mi, who plays the sharp-tongued mother figure, was 64 during filming and had already become Korea's grandmother of comedy through decades of variety shows.
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