Start-Up (2020)

Set in one of the world’s most advanced tech sector, “Start Up” tells the tale of the razor-thin margins between ultimate success and abject failure. The story takes place in the fictional Sandbox Company, where the journey of four unique people is told.

Two top Hallyu stars are starring in this drama. It is none other than Suzy ("Dream High", "Gu Family Book", "Uncontrollably Fond", "While You Were Sleeping", "Vagabond") and Nam JooHyuk ("Who Are You: School 2015", "Cheese in the Trap", "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo", "Weightlifting Fairy Kim BokJoo", "The Bride of HaBaek", "Dazzling").

Kim SeonHo ("Welcome to Waikiki 2", "Catch The Ghost") and Kang HanNa ("Familiar Wife", "Designated Survivor 60 Days") are also the lead actors

Suzy as Seo DalMi

Seo DalMi entered the university however she left school because she wanted to earn more than one hundred million KRW to start a business. She has done so many part-time jobs.

She started her social life early so she has connections and good relationships.

She refuses to lose it to her older sister who is a chaebol of the second generation. So she started to dream to be like Steve Jobs.

After a revolving door of unfulfilling retail jobs, Seo Dal Mi is unsatisfied with the current trajectory of her life. Her soul longs for a grand adventure that sees her at the top and managing her own company. Although she does not have much to offer, she has big dreams, red hot ambition, and the soul of a pioneer.

Nam JooHyuk as Nam DoSan

Nam DoSan is the founder of SamSanTech.

He loves coding and knitting. He likes to boast the time when he won the Youngest Grand Prize Math Olympiad as a child.

However, 15 years later, his family is on the verge of humiliation. With his friends, he jumped onto a start-up business and it has been 2 years since the foundation but he has only been eating up the investment.

A constant source of his family's pride as a child, Nam Do San as an adult is the founder of Sam San Tech, a fledgling start-up company that is looking to transition into bigger endeavors. But a vague dream and limited ambition see his company flounder. Unknown to him, the tailwinds of fate has begun to fill up SST's sails.

Kim SeonHo as Han JiPyung.

He is paying debts back to someone who did a huge favor to him in the past.

Han Ji Pyeong, a man who does not want to owe anyone anything, owes a large debt to one special person who helped him greatly in the past. His role in the start-up world sees him as Judge, Jury, and Executioner, as his pragmatic advice sees the futures of start-ups either rise into greatness or fall into obscurity.

Tired of doing all the work, but seeing the credit go to someone else, Won In Jae yearns to prove herself in a male-dominated industry, as a capable woman who can succeed without the advantages her privileged childhood has given her.

Related

Start-Up PH (Filipino remake)

Start Up (Thai remake)

Native Title: 스타트업

Also Known As: Saendeubakseu , Sandbox , Seutateueop , seutateueob , 샌드박스 , Startup

Screenwriter: Park Hye Ryun

Director: Oh Choong Hwan

Genres: Business, Comedy, Romance, Youth

Details

Drama: Start-Up

Country: South Korea

Episodes: 16

Aired: Oct 17, 2020 - Dec 6, 2020

Aired On: Saturday, Sunday

Original Network: Netflix, tvN

Duration: 1 hr. 25 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

The writer of this drama is Park HyeRyun ("Dream High", "I Can Hear Your Voice", "Pinocchio", "While You Were Sleeping") and the director is Oh ChungHwan ("You Who Came from the Stars", "Doctors", "While You Were Sleeping", "Hotel del Luna").