Start-Up
스타트업
“Founders, first loves and a fake-letter secret in Korea's Silicon Valley”
Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry.
Suzy
as Seo Dal-mi · LEAD
Suzy
Seo Dal-mi
Nam Joo-hyuk
as Nam Do-san · LEAD
Nam Joo-hyuk
Nam Do-san
Kim Seon-ho
as Han Ji-pyeong · SUPPORTING
Kim Seon-ho
Han Ji-pyeong
Kang Hanna
as Won In-jae · SUPPORTING
Kang Hanna
Won In-jae
Kim Hae-sook
as Choi Won-deok · SUPPORTING
Kim Hae-sook
Choi Won-deok
Kim Do-wan
as Kim Yong-san · SUPPORTING
Kim Do-wan
Kim Yong-san
Kim Won-hae
as Nam Seong-hwan · SUPPORTING
Kim Won-hae
Nam Seong-hwan
Song Sun-mi
as Cha Ah-hyun · SUPPORTING
Song Sun-mi
Cha Ah-hyun
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Should you watch?
A glossy, divisive startup romance with a famous second lead.
✓Fans of youth romance, startup ambition stories, and intense love triangles
✗You dislike love-triangle discourse or want realistic tech drama
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What is it really about
Aspiring entrepreneurs chase startup dreams in a Korean tech incubator, while a years-old white lie about a pen-pal love tangles a quartet of young hearts. A glossy youth romance with a tech-world backdrop.
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