▁work ▁had ▁screen ings ▁at ▁film ▁festiv als ▁in ▁other ▁regions , ▁including ▁Italy , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Japan , ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁R ating ▁controvers y ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Just ▁Fri ends ?, ▁the ▁Korea ▁Media ▁R ating ▁Board ▁r ated ▁the ▁film ' s ▁tra iler ▁as ▁being ▁" harm ful ▁to ▁youth ". ▁Furthermore , ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁ratings ▁organization ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁itself ▁a ▁" teen ager ▁restricted " ▁( 1 9 +) ▁rating , ▁cit ing ▁" sex ual ▁situations " ▁and ▁" ris k ▁of ▁im itation ". ▁This ▁decision ▁drew ▁criticism ▁from ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁New ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁sp okes man ▁Kim ▁J ong - che ol , ▁who ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁K MR B ▁was ▁review ing ▁hom osex ual - th emed ▁films ▁on ▁a ▁different ▁criteria ▁than ▁for ▁heter osex ual - th emed ▁films . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁film ' s ▁produ cers , ▁Generation ▁Blue ▁Films ▁and ▁Ch ing us ai , ▁file d ▁an ▁administrative ▁lit ig ation ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁K MR B , ▁request ing ▁the ▁Se oul ▁Administr ative ▁Court ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁film ' s ▁classification . ▁The ▁court ▁ruled ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁pla int iff ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁" prov ides ▁understanding ▁of ▁and ▁education ▁about ▁minor ities ". ▁On ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁at ▁a ▁following ▁ins