Rising Star

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Rising Star

2019

0h 23m

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Overview

A middle-aged lady, Myung-ja becomes one of the candidates for an amateur swimming competition. Myung-ja doesn’t want to let a teenage girl, Ji-gyu get the chance.

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3 featured cast members

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Kim Ja-young

Myung-ja

Pyo Seung-yeon

Ji-gyu

Kang Gil-woo

Swimming instructor

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Directed by: Kim Sun-kyoung
Written by: Kim Sun-kyoung

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