18 Youth

18 Youth (2026)



열여덟 청춘

6.0 2026 102 min South Korea

Director: Eo Il-seon

Cast: Jeon So-min, Kim Do-yeon, Exy, Park Seo-yeon, Cho Ha-young

Drama
Eighteen-year-old Soon-jeong has her sights set on Australia, but her rigid homeroom teacher dashes her escape plan by refusing to let her skip mandatory night study for a job. As a string of unexplained window smashings sparks a full-blown school probe, the heat turns up. Will Soon-jeong hold it together long enough to make it to graduation?

More About This Film

18 Youth is a Korean school drama about Soon-jeong, an eighteen-year-old student who dreams of leaving for Australia after graduation. She works part-time at a convenience store, but her plans become harder to pursue when her new homeroom teacher insists that she remain in evening study sessions.

At the same time, mysterious broken classroom windows trigger a school investigation and add another layer of tension to Soon-jeong's already difficult final year. Jeon So-min plays teacher Jeong Hee-joo, with Park Seo-yeon and Lee Jun-hyeok among the supporting cast.

  • The film was released in South Korea on March 25, 2026.
  • Directed by Eo Il-seon.
  • Produced by Kim Jong-min.
  • Jeon So-min stars as Jeong Hee-joo.
  • The official Korean film database lists a runtime of 101 minutes.

Where to Watch

18 Youth has a Korean theatrical and festival distribution profile, with international digital availability depending on licensing.