{{Short description|2014 South Korean television series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox television | image = Inspiring Generation-p1.jpg | caption = | alt_name = Age of Feeling <br/> Grateful Generation <br/> Generation of Gratitude <br/> Generation of Youth | genre = Period drama <br/> Action <br/> Drama <br/> Romance | writer = Chae Seung-dae | director = Kim Jung-gyu <br/> Ahn Joon-yong | starring = Kim Hyun-joong <br/> Im Soo-hyang <br/> Jin Se-yeon | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_seasons = | num_episodes = 24 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Jung Hae-ryong | producer = Choi Ji-young | editor = | location = Korea | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) | company = Raymmo | channel = KBS2 | first_aired = {{start date|2014|1|15}} | last_aired = {{end date|2014|4|3}} | related = | native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name | hangul = ^감격_시대 | hanja = 感激時代 }} }}
'''''Inspiring Generation''''' ({{Korean|hangul=감격시대}}) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Kim Hyun-joong, Im Soo-hyang and Jin Se-yeon.<ref>{{cite web|last=Oh|first=Jean|title=Kim Hyun-joong's pretty boy days over? Hallyu star to play tough fighter in new gangster drama|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/26367|website=The Korea Herald|access-date=7 January 2014|date=3 December 2013|archive-date=16 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416224759/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20131203000679|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jung|first=Yeawon|title=''The Age of Feeling'' Showcase Gathers Kim Hyun Joong, Jin Se Yeon and More|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/52332/photo-the-age-of-feeling-holds-a-showcase-with-the-main-members-of-cast|work=enewsWorld|access-date=7 January 2014|date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205031254/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/52332/photo-the-age-of-feeling-holds-a-showcase-with-the-main-members-of-cast|archive-date=5 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It aired on KBS2 from 15 January to 3 April 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inspiring Generation, Overcoming Hallyu Drama's Limit|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=8008229|work=KBS Global|access-date=13 January 2014|date=13 January 2014|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805144036/https://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=8008229|url-status=live}}</ref>
Based on the manhwa by Bang Hak-gi (published daily by ''Sports Seoul'' from June 1985 to June 1988), the drama series had a budget of {{USD|14 million}} and its story depicts the loves, friendships and patriotism of young Korean independence fighters in 1930s Shanghai.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chung|first=Ah-young|title=Epic dramas to rule small screen in 2014|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/01/386_149553.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=12 January 2014|date=10 January 2014|archive-date=10 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110144422/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/01/386_149553.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Plot== A story of violence, love and friendship that travels between Korea, China and Japan in the 1930s.
Shin Jung-tae (Kim Hyun-joong) loses his father at the age of 15 when a Japanese soldier shoots him during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in the 1930s. But instead of finding justice, Jung-tae is accused of his own father's death. Jung-tae finds justice only by using his fists in the back alleys of Shanghai, growing up to become the best fighter on the continent.
==Cast==
===Main characters=== *Kim Hyun-joong as Shin Jung-tae<ref>{{cite web|last=Park|first=Jin-yong|title=Kim Hyun Joong confirmed for KBS 2TV ''Grateful Generation''|url=http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/kim-hyun-joong-confirmed-for-kbs-2tv-grateful-025600269.html|work=Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!|access-date=7 August 2013|date=5 July 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203220134/http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/kim-hyun-joong-confirmed-for-kbs-2tv-grateful-025600269.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Park|first=Ji-ryun|title=Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Plans on Enlisting in the Army Next Year|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63132/interview-kimhyunjoong-shares-his-plans-to-enlist-in-the-army|work=enewsWorld|access-date=27 April 2014|date=9 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427174248/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63132/interview-kimhyunjoong-shares-his-plans-to-enlist-in-the-army|archive-date=27 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Park|first=Ji-ryun|title=Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Talks About Facing Drama Competition with Kim Soo Hyun|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63269/interview-kimhyunjoong-talks-about-drama-war-with-viewership-rating|work=enewsWorld|access-date=27 April 2014|date=12 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417182032/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63269/interview-kimhyunjoong-talks-about-drama-war-with-viewership-rating|archive-date=17 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Park|first=Ji-ryun|title=Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Says No More to Uniforms and Flower Boy Roles|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/64051/interview-kimhyunjoong-wants-to-take-on-a-realistic-character|work=enewsWorld|access-date=27 April 2014|date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421235017/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/64051/interview-kimhyunjoong-wants-to-take-on-a-realistic-character|archive-date=21 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Park|first=Ji-ryun|title=Interview: Kim Hyun Joong Talks Love, Relationships and Marriage|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63911/interview-kimhyunjoong-talks-about-dating-and-marriage|work=enewsWorld|access-date=27 April 2014|date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421234952/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/63911/interview-kimhyunjoong-talks-about-dating-and-marriage|archive-date=21 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kim Hyun-joong Sheds Nice Guy Image in Latest Gangster Drama|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/04/26/2014042600358.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=26 April 2014|date=26 April 2014|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214062505/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/04/26/2014042600358.html|url-status=live}}</ref> **Kwak Dong-yeon as young Jung-tae *Im Soo-hyang as Lady Gaya Deguchi<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Sun-min|title=''Iris 2'' star takes lead role in new drama|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2975740|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=9 August 2013|date=8 August 2013|archive-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302144531/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2975740|url-status=live}}</ref> **Joo Da-young as young Gaya *Jin Se-yeon as Yoon Ok-ryun<ref>{{cite web|last=Kwon|first=Soo-bin|title=Jin Se Yeon to Become Kim Hyun Joong's Sweetheart in ''The Age of Feeling''|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/51840/jin-se-yeon-was-cast-to-act-opposite-kim-hyun-joong|work=enewsWorld|access-date=7 January 2014|date=26 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205195131/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/51840/jin-se-yeon-was-cast-to-act-opposite-kim-hyun-joong|archive-date=5 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> **Ji Woo as young Ok-ryun
===Supporting characters=== {{colbegin}} *Kim Jae-wook as Kim Soo-ok<ref>{{cite web|last=Jung|first=Ji-won|title=Kim Jae Wook to Act as Kim Hyun Joong's Rival in ''The Age of Feeling''|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/52301/kimjaewook-joins-cast-of-the-age-of-feeling|work=enewsWorld|access-date=7 January 2014|date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205203323/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/52301/kimjaewook-joins-cast-of-the-age-of-feeling|archive-date=5 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Kim Kap-soo as Toyama Denkai *Choi Jae-sung as Shin Young-chul *Son Byong-ho as Choi Soo-ri *Shin Seung-hwan as Jjang-ddol **Kim Dong-hee as young Jjang-ddol *Kim Ga-eun as So-so *Yoon Hyun-min as Toyama Aoki *Choi Cheol-ho as Shinjo Deguchi *Shin Eun-jung as Kim Sung-deok *Lee Cho-hee as Mal-sook **Kim Min-ha as young Mal-sook *Bae Noo-ri as Yang-yang *Jo Dong-hyuk as Shinichi *Choi Ji-ho as Aka *Kwak Seung-nam as Genjo *Yang Ik-june as Hwang Bong-shik *Jo Dal-hwan as Poong-cha *Ji Seung-hyun as Kang-gae *Nuel as Kkab-sae *Kim Sung-oh as Jung Jae-hwa *Kim Seo-kyung as Mang-chi *Yoo Tae-woong as Shin Ma-juk *Seo Dong-gun as Cha Sang-ki *Choi Il-hwa as Seol Doo-sung *Jung Ho-bin as Wang Baek-san *Song Jae-rim as Mo Il-hwa *Lee Joon-seok as Won-pyung *Lee Chul-min as Bul-gom *Uhm Tae-goo as Do-goo *Oh Soon-tae as Omogari *Kim Roi-ha as Shin Ga-jum *Park Chul-min as Old Man Fly *Kim Se-jung as Shin Chung-ah **Lee Ji-woo as young Chung-ah *Kim Byung-ki as Fortune teller *So Hee-jung as Mok Po-daek, Mal-sook's mother *Lee Sang-hee as Kim Cheom-ji *Jung Jin as Yamamoto Hagesawa *Im Hyung-joon as Koichi *Jo Ha-seok as Sasaki *Im Se-hwan as Tamada *Moon Hee-kyung as Nun director *Hwang Chae-won as Ran-ran *Kim Yoon-hee as Ryoko Deguchi *Yeo Ho-min as Ma Dang-ga *Lee Hae-in as Sun Woo-jin *Han Je-in as Dan-shim *Kim Jae-kyung as Meiling *Tae Hang-ho as Moon-bok {{colend}}
==Original soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = ''Inspiring Generation'' OST | type = Soundtrack | artist = Various artists | cover = | released = | recorded = 2014 | genre = Soundtrack | length = | language = {{hlist|Korean|English}} | label = Loen Entertainment<br>KIWI Music }}
===Part 1=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2014|01|29}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Destiny | note1 = 운명 | extra1 = Im Jae-bum | length1 = 4:04 | title2 = Destiny | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 4:04 | total_length = 8:08 }}
===Part 2=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2014|02|12}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Bruise | note1 = 멍 | extra1 = Kim Gun-mo | length1 = 3:57 | title2 = Bruise | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:57 | total_length = 7:14 }}
===Part 3=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2014|02|14}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Good day to die | note1 = 죽기좋은날 | extra1 = J2M | length1 = 3:40 | title2 = The Road | note2 = | extra2 = Rhosy | length2 = 3:31 | total_length = 7:01 }}
===Part 4=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2014|03|13}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Like a flame | note1 = 불꽇처럼 | extra1 = I. D. | length1 = 3:34 | title2 = Like a flame | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 3:34 | total_length = 6:58 }}
===Part 5=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2014|03|20}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = The Light | note1 = 빚 | extra1 = Na Yoon Kwon | length1 = 4:22 | title2 =The Light | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 4:22 | total_length = 8:44 }}
===Part 6=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2014|03|27}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = Until that day, Goodbye | note1 = 그날까지안녕 | extra1 = Zia | length1 = 4:08 | title2 = Until that day, Goodbye | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 4:08 | total_length = 8:16 }}
===Part 7=== {{track listing | headline = Released on {{start date|2014|04|2}} | extra_column = Artist | title1 = When today passes | note1 = 오늘이지나면 | extra1 = Kim Hyun-joong | length1 = 4:06 | title2 = When today passes | note2 = Inst. | length2 = 4:06 | total_length = 8:12 }}
==Ratings== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="3"|Episode # !rowspan="3"|Original broadcast date !colspan="4"| Average audience share |- !colspan="2"|TNmS Ratings<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |title=TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=TNMS Ratings |access-date=15 January 2014 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128032303/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |archive-date=28 November 2013 }}</ref> !colspan="2"|AGB Nielsen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=AGB Nielsen Media Research |access-date=15 January 2014 |language=ko |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226133248/http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |archive-date=26 December 2013 }}</ref> |- !width=100|Nationwide !width=100|Seoul National Capital Area !width=100|Nationwide !width=100|Seoul National Capital Area |- ! 1 | 15 January 2014 |7.9% |9.2% |7.8% |<span style="color:blue">'''7.7%'''</span> |- ! 2 | 16 January 2014 |7.8% |9.2% |7.7% |<span style="color:blue">'''7.7%'''</span> |- ! 3 | 22 January 2014 |8.9% |9.2% |9.6% |10.3% |- ! 4 | 23 January 2014 |8.9% |<span style="color:blue">'''8.3%'''</span> |7.9% |8.4% |- ! 5 | 29 January 2014 |<span style="color:blue">'''7.7%'''</span> |8.6% |<span style="color:blue">'''7.0%'''</span> |7.9% |- ! 6 | 30 January 2014 |7.9% |8.7% |8.3% |8.8% |- ! 7 | 5 February 2014 |7.0% |7.2% |8.4% |8.6% |- ! 8 | 6 February 2014 |7.4% |9.3% |8.9% |9.4% |- ! 9 | 12 February 2014 |8.8% |9.4% |10.0% |10.7% |- ! 10 | 13 February 2014 |9.9% |11.6% |11.4% |12.8% |- ! 11 | 19 February 2014 |8.8% |9.1% |10.3% |10.8% |- ! 12 | 20 February 2014 |8.2% |9.8% |9.8% |10.2% |- ! 13 | 26 February 2014 |8.7% |9.3% |9.3% |9.7% |- ! 14 | 27 February 2014 |8.9% |10.3% |9.7% |10.1% |- ! 15 | 5 March 2014 |10.0% |10.9% |12.0% |12.7% |- ! 16 | 6 March 2014 |10.3% |11.6% |12.5% |13.3% |- ! 17 | 12 March 2014 |10.7% |12.2% |12.2% |13.2% |- ! 18 | 13 March 2014 |10.0% |11.4% |<span style="color:red">'''12.6%'''</span> |13.2% |- ! 19 | 19 March 2014 |9.2% |10.2% |11.0% |11.1% |- ! 20 | 20 March 2014 |<span style="color:red">'''10.8%'''</span> |<span style="color:red">'''12.4%'''</span> |12.1% |12.8% |- ! 21 | 26 March 2014 |10.0% |11.4% |11.6% |12.3% |- ! 22 | 27 March 2014 |10.3% |10.9% |12.3% |<span style="color:red">'''13.6%'''</span> |- ! 23 | 2 April 2014 |9.8% |10.4% |11.1% |11.5% |- ! 24 | 3 April 2014 |10.7% |11.6% |12.3% |13.5% |- ! colspan=2 | Average || 9.0% || 10.0% || 10.2% || 10.8% |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |- | rowspan=4| 2014 | rowspan=4| KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Kim Hyun-joong | {{nom}} |- | Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Im Soo-hyang | {{nom}} |- | Best New Actor | Yoon Hyun-min | {{nom}} |- | Best Young Actor | Kwak Dong-yeon | {{won}} |- |}
==International broadcast== While it aired in Korea, the drama was simultaneously available online (with subtitles in several languages) on Singapore-based video streaming website Viki.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Parker|first1=Stephanie|title=5 Reasons to Watch ''Inspiring Generation'' on Viki|url=http://blog.viki.com/2014/01/5-reasons-to-watch-inspiring-generation.html|website=Viki Blog|access-date=16 October 2014|date=13 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017152751/http://blog.viki.com/2014/01/5-reasons-to-watch-inspiring-generation.html|archive-date=17 October 2014}}</ref>
It aired in Japan on cable channel DATV beginning 9 August 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://datv.jp/p000554/ |title=感激時代～闘神の誕生 － Datv |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505125748/http://datv.jp/p000554/ |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jin|first1=Eun-soo|title=Kim Hyun-joong meets fans in Japan|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2989968|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=8 June 2014|date=2 June 2014}}</ref>
In aired in Indonesia on cable channel RTV beginning 16 August 2014.
In Thailand aired on PPTV HD beginning 20 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inspiring Generation ยอดนักสู้สามแผ่นดิน|url=http://dara.truelife.com/drama/62250|date=19 March 2015|access-date=24 September 2016|language=th|work=dara.truelife|archive-date=25 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925020457/http://dara.truelife.com/drama/62250|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/tusin/}} {{in lang|ko}} * {{KBS World TV program|773}} * {{hancinema film|Inspiring_Generation|Inspiring Generation}} * {{IMDb title|3112622|Inspiring Generation}}
Category:2014 South Korean television series debuts Category:2014 South Korean television series endings Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Category:Korean-language television shows Category:Television shows based on manhwa Category:Television series set in Korea under Japanese rule Category:South Korean action television series Category:South Korean romance television series Category:Drama television series about the Second Sino-Japanese War