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Start-Up

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Start-Up

"The place where our story ignites."

2020- 2020

1 Seasons

16 Episodes

8.2(387 votes)

Ended

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry.

Where to Watch

Stream

Netflix

Links & Resources

Website IMDbView

Social & External

Production Companies

Studio Dragon

HighZium Studio

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Suzy

Suzy

Seo Dal-mi

Nam Joo-hyuk

Nam Joo-hyuk

Nam Do-san

Kim Seon-ho

Kim Seon-ho

Han Ji-pyeong

Kang Han-na

Kang Han-na

Won In-jae

Kim Hae-sook

Kim Hae-sook

Choi Won-deok

Kim Do-wan

Kim Do-wan

Kim Yong-san

Kim Won-hae

Kim Won-hae

Nam Seong-hwan

Song Seon-mi

Song Seon-mi

Cha Ah-hyun

Yoo Su-bin

Yoo Su-bin

Lee Chul-san

Seo Yi-sook

Seo Yi-sook

Yoon Seon-hak

Creative team

Created by: Park Hye-ryun

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