Beat () is 1997 South Korean action film directed by Kim Sung-su and written by Sam Shin about a high school dropout who is forced into gang life. Jung Woo-sung played the lead Min and Ko So-young his love interest Romy. The plot is based on a bestselling graphic novel by Huh Young-man. The role solidified Jung as a leading Korean actor and was also based on his real-life experience as a high school dropout. This was the third and final film pairing Jung and Ko, but the director would later work with Jung again in Musa (2001). Plot Three friends in Korea all drop out of high school. Min is a feared brawler whose widowed mother is a drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as his best friend introduces him to life in the mob. Complicating Min's life further is his love for the volatile Romy, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college. Cast Jung Woo-sung ... Min Ko So-young ... Romy Yoo Oh-sung ... Tae-soo Im Chang-jung ... Hwan-gyu Sa Hyeon-jin Song Geum-sig Jang Dong-jik Shin Burm-sik Kim Boo-seon ... Madam Shin Lee In-ock Lee Moon-sik ... Ward Office staff References External links 1997 films 1990s crime action films 1990s teen films South Korean crime action films South Korean teen films Films about organized crime in South Korea Films based on manhwa Films based on works by Huh Young-man 1990s Korean-language films Live-action films based on comics