The Recorder Exam

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The Recorder Exam

"Mom... do you think I'm pretty? What's pretty about me?"

2011

0h 29m

7.1(35 votes)

Drama

Overview

Nine-year old Eunhee anxiously prepares for her recorder exam as she struggles to find a place within her own family.

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6 members

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Hwang Jeong-one

Eunhee

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박명신

Mother

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정인기

Father

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Cha Ah-reum

Sister

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Ji Hwan-jun

Brother

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Kim Eun-jung

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