Start-Up (South Korean TV series)
| Start-Up | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Studio Dragon |
| Written by | Park Hye-ryun |
| Directed by | Oh Choong-hwan |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Production company | HiSTORY D&C |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | October 17, 2020 |
Start-Up (Korean: 스타트업; RR: Seutateueob) is an upcoming 2020 South Korean television series starring Bae Suzy, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Seon-ho and Kang Han-na.[1] The series revolves around a woman who has dreams of becoming an entrepreneur like Steve Jobs, a man of natural science who is her first love, and another man who has to make that man look wonderful.[2] It is set to premiere on tvN on October 17, 2020, airing every Saturday and Sunday, and will be available for streaming worldwide on Netflix.[3]
Synopsis
Start-Up is set in South Korea's fictional Silicon Valley, called Sandbox, and tells the story of people in the world of startup companies.
Cast
Main
- Bae Suzy as Seo Dal-mi
- Heo Jung-eun as young Seo Dal-mi
- She dreams of becoming Korea's Steve Jobs. She's an adventurer who doesn't own much, but has a grand plan for herself. She also has experience in a wide range of part-time jobs and is a person of great vitality.
- Nam Joo-hyuk as Nam Do-san
- Kim Kang-hoon as young Nam Do-san
- Do-san is the founder of Samsan Tech. He was once the pride of his family as a math genius, but for the past two years, he's been going nowhere with his company's investments. It turns out that Seo Dal-mi remembers him as her ‘cool first love,’ and he decides to begin a startup in the hope of turning Seo Dal-mi's misunderstanding into reality.
- Kim Seon-ho as Han Ji-pyung
- Nam Da-reum as young Han Ji-pyung
- Han Ji-pyung begins a startup company to pay off his debt. A team leader at SH Venture Capital, his astonishing investment skills and sharp tongue earn him the nickname, “the Gordon Ramsay of investments.” Though he's prickly to most others, he's softer than anyone to one special person who granted him a great favor in the past.
- Kang Han-na as Won In-jae
- Lee Re as young Won In-jae
- Won In-jae has everything society respects: the educational background, beautiful appearance, and money. She considers her background as a second generation chaebol a weakness and does everything she can to create success on her own and be acknowledged for her skills. However, she ends up being used and thrown away by her father, and in order to stop being a disposable piece on her father's chess board, she throws herself into a startup.
Supporting
- Kim Hae-sook as Seo Dal-mi's mother
- Stephanie Lee[4] as Jeong Sa-ha
- Seo Yi-sook
- Yoo Su-bin[5]
- Kim Do-wan[6]
- Cho Tae-hwan
Viewership
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References
- ^ Gyu-lee, Lee (August 5, 2020). "Kang Han-na joins star-studded tvN series 'Startup'". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Start Up Drama-2020". HanCinema. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Kang, Minji (August 30, 2020). "NEW KOREAN DRAMA SERIES START-UP, STARRING BAE SUZY AND NAM JOO-HYUK, COMES TO NETFLIX IN OCTOBER". Netflix Media Center. Seoul. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Stephanie Lee to Star in "Start-Up" With Nam Joo-hyuk and Suzy". HanCinema. June 10, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Yoo Su-bin to Star in "Start-Up"". HanCinema. August 24, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Kim Do-wan Cast for "Start-Up" With Nam Joo-hyuk". HanCinema. August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.