Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry.
The place where our story ignites.
Creator: Park Hye-ryun
Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry.
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Suzy
Seo Dal-mi
Nam Joo-hyuk
Nam Do-san
Kim Seon-ho
Han Ji-pyeong
Kang Han-na
Won In-jae
Kim Hae-sook
Choi Won-deok
Kim Do-wan
Kim Yong-san
Kim Won-hae
Nam Seong-hwan
Song Seon-mi
Cha Ah-hyun
Yoo Su-bin
Lee Chul-san
Seo Yi-sook
Yoon Seon-hak
Kim Hee-jung
Park Geum-jeong
Stephanie Lee
Jeong Sa-ha **_A great watch … worth it!_** _**WARNING**: Contains information others might consider as a spoiler._ **I. Story** _a. Episode stories_: The stories per episode were mostly good. Out of 16 episodes, I like the story of 9 episodes. _b. Series story_: From the title, "Start-Up" (or "Sandbox"), it gives the impression that it is primarily about starting up a business or about joining a, well, sandbox program. However, overarching story is more about [1] a love triangle and [2] sibling rivalry. The impression from the series title only takes tertiary importance. It would have been better if the importance was as follows: [1] sibling rivalry; [2] start-up/sandbox/business; and [3] love triangle. Regardless… the way the overarching stories were delivered and the choice of story per episode were enough to pull up the score for this rating. However, avoid introducing import…
Start-Up is a 2020 drama and comedy TV series from South Korea created by Park Hye-ryun, starring Suzy, Nam Joo-hyuk and Kim Seon-ho. It first aired on October 17, 2020. The series has 1 season and 16 episodes on tvN. Episodes run about 1 h 12 min, in English. Audiences rate it 8.2/10 from 392 votes — very well received.
“The place where our story ignites.”
Start-Up premiered on October 17, 2020.
Start-Up was created by Park Hye-ryun.
The main cast includes Suzy, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Seon-ho, Kang Han-na and Kim Hae-sook.
Start-Up has 1 season (16 episodes). Status: Ended.
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It holds an audience score of 8.2/10 from 392 ratings, so fans of drama and comedy titles are its best audience. Read member reviews below or add your own.
🏆 Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
Every episode's audience rating at a glance — find the best (and worst) episodes before you binge.
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| S1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | – | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
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