Happiness Does Not Come in Grades
1989, Korean. Directed by Kang Woo-suk.
In a high school second grade classroom, Bonggu (Gyu Seok) and Genija (Choi Soo-hoon), whose grades are low, love each other (Yi Yeon Yeon) and Niho teacher. The hard - luck Changshu helps his mother to clean the liquor, but the Eun - joo, who grew up in a rich environment, screams without understanding him. Eunju is always attracted to the innocence of the pure mind while maintaining good grades and suffering obsession with the grades due to the obsession of the parents. She takes her parents' cold eyes when she is pushed to the seventh place by the next exam. Eunju can not endure it and suicide. In the classroom, a flower is placed on the desk of Eun-joo, and the hearse and the children are tears as the hearse runs the school.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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Cast & crew
- Kang Woo-sukDirector
- Lee Mi-yeonLee Eun-joo
- Kim Bo-sungKim Bong-koo
- Kim Min-jongSon Chang-soo
- Lee Duck-hwaPark Gil-ho
- Choi Joo-bongHomeroom Teacher
- Kim Il-wooMr. Jung
- Yang Taek-joLee Jung-suk
- Choi Soo-hoonAhn Chun-jae
- Choi Soo-jiMs. Kang
- Jun WoonPrincipal
- Jung Hye-sunEun-joo's mother
- Lee Hae-ryongEun-joo's father
Details
- Released
- 29 July 1989
- Original title
- 행복은 성적순이 아니잖아요
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Kim Sung-hong
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Happiness Does Not Come in Grades runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Happiness Does Not Come in Grades isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 July 1989. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Happiness Does Not Come in Grades?
Happiness Does Not Come in Grades (1989) was directed by Kang Woo-suk and stars Lee Mi-yeon, Kim Bo-sung, Kim Min-jong.