Overview

• At a Seoul production briefing, the team confirmed the film will debut on Netflix this Friday, Aug. 29.
• Set in 1998 Busan, the story follows Park Se-ri, a 19-year-old determined to tame her frizzy hair before confessing to her crush.
• Shin Eun-soo stars as Se-ri, with Gong Myung as transfer student Han Yoon-seok and Cha Woo-min as school heartthrob Kim Hyun.
• The production emphasizes late-’90s detail with beepers, camcorders, retro styling and oversized school uniforms.
• Coverage places the release within Netflix’s expanded 2025 Korean feature slate, highlighting the platform’s push for locally rooted, nostalgia-led titles.