Park Bo Gum and Male Co-Stars in "Record of Youth" Receive Vaccination

In the recent episodes of tvN "Record of Youth" Park Bo Gum and male co-stars received HPV vaccination in surprise.

In episode 4, Sa Hye Jun (Park Bo Gum), together with Won Hae Hyo (Byeon Woo Seok,) rushed to the clinic and met up with their friend Jin Woo (Kwon Soo Hyun), which both wondered what happened to him. Jin Woo contacted his friends and mentioned he is in trouble.

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Hye Jun and Hae Hyo teased him if Jin Woo is in a relationship since he wanted to get an HPV vaccine. Jin Woo denied and hid that he is currently dating and his girlfriend is Hae Hyo's sister - Won Hae Na.

Won Hae Na (Joo Yoo Jung) the night before insisted that Jin Woo should get three shots of the HPV vaccine before they intend to go deeper with their relationship as adults.

For Hae Na, it would protect her as a woman and avoid future detection of cervical cancer. Recent studies showed that HPV vaccines help to protect the spread of cervical cancer in any sexual contact.

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Hye Jun was more shocked since he is the first one to get the shot from the doctor. They are good friends - it's all for one and one for all! After everyone completed the shots, they all took pictures and posted on their SNS account, showing they had fun together in the clinic.

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The drama is trying to portray the reality of the young generation, what is the best protection for health and the right decisions when getting involved in a serious relationship.

What is more interesting is that online communities made a buzz which thought it was one of the PPL (product placement advertisements) of the drama. However, the production team of "Record of Youth" clarified that the scene in the clinic was not a part of PPL.

Netizens then complimented how the drama added scenes that will help understand the consequences and safety of taking HPV vaccines even for men and not only does women need to do so.

"Record of Youth" airs every Monday-Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. KST.