My Little Hero

My Little Hero is a 2013 Korean film directed by Kim Sung-hoon. The film follows an amateur music director, Yoo II-Han and a group of kids pursuing a career in acting. Yoo's desire to become famous leads him to audition for the role of The King in an upcoming Broadway-bound musical film, The Great King Jung-Jo. During the audition he meets and partners with a mixed-heritage child Young Kwang and experiences the first conflict between his aspirations and public views. Plot The protagonists in this movie are a 30-year-old musical director named Yoo Il-Han and a young boy, Young Kwang. Yoo II-Han claims to have graduated from Manhattan University but, in reality, he dropped out due to lack of funds. After that, he returned to work in Korea where he produced a failed musical performance. He messed up a big investment musical. During their performance, there was almost no audience. Following that, he could only produce children's dramas. The other protagonist is Young Kwang, a mixed-race child of South Korean and Filipino heritage. His family came to Korea for a better life, but they were abandoned by his father. Because he is of mixed-race, his skin color is darker than other children's. He often suffers from unfair treatment and occasional bullying. He wants his father back. He is gifted with a spectacular voice. Young-Kwang dreams of singing on television so that his father can see him. Young Kwang signs up for a music talent show. By coincidence, Yoo II-Han is given the opportunity to participate in the same show after another music director temporarily withdraws. In the competition, the producer wants to find a child actor to play the role of King of Korea. Five music directors are invited as mentors, all of whom are famous artists except Yoo. Each of them chooses a child to train and perform with. The contestants are chosen through blind votes meaning that the music directors can only choose their team by judging voices.