AStory

AStory (Korean: 에이스토리; RR: Eiseutori) is a Korean drama production company founded in 2004 by Lee Sang-baek together with his friends, drama writer Choi Wan-kyu [ko] and director You Chul-yong [ko], in Seoul.

AStory Co. Ltd.

Native name
Korean name
Hangul	(주)에이스토리
Revised Romanization	(Ju) Eiseutori
McCune–Reischauer	(Chu) Cisŭt'ori
Type	Public^[1]
Traded as	KRX: 241840
Genre	Korean drama
Founded	January 6, 2004 (2004-01-06)
Founder	Lee Sang-baek Choi Wan-kyoo Yoo Cheol-yong
Headquarters	361 (Sangam-dong), World cup buk-ro, Mapo District, Seoul , South Korea
Key people	Lee Sang-baek(CEO)
Products	TV series
Services	TV series production
Owner	As of April 2019:^[2] ES Production Co. (16.94%) Lee Sang-baek (16.23%) CJ ENM (13.50%) Tencent (8.06%) JoongAng Ilbo (6.75%) jcontentree (6.75%) WYSIWYG Studios (4.02%)^[3]
Website	astory.co.kr

List of works

See also: Category:Television series by AStory

 

One of AStory's alternative logos

As production company

Scripted

Year	Title	Original title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2006	Hyena [ko]	하이에나	tvN
2007	Air City	에어시티	MBC TV	with HB Entertainment
2008	General Hospital 2 [ko]	종합병원 2		with MOPLUS
2010	Cinderella's Stepsister	신데렐라 언니	KBS2
	I Am Legend	나는 전설이다	SBS TV
	Please Marry Me [ko]	결혼해 주세요	KBS2
2011	Baby Faced Beauty	동안미녀	KBS2
	Scent of a Woman	여인의 향기	SBS TV
	Protect the Boss	보스를 지켜라		with Protect the Boss Production Partners
2012	The King's Doctor	마의	MBC TV	with Kim Jong-hak Production
2013	You Are the Best!	최고다 이순신	KBS2
	Who Are You?	후아유	tvN
	Medical Top Team	메디컬 탑팀	MBC TV
2014	My Lovely Girl	내겐 너무 사랑스러운 그녀	SBS TV
2015	The Family is Coming	떴다 패밀리
	Last	라스트	JTBC	with JTBC Studios
	Love on a Rooftop	오늘부터 사랑해	KBS2	with Curtain Call Inc.
	Second 20s	두번째 스무살	tvN	with JS Pictures
	Because It's the First Time	처음이라서	OnStyle
2016	Signal	시그널	tvN
	Five Enough	아이가 다섯	KBS2
	Fantastic	판타스틱	JTBC
2017	Queen of Mystery	추리의 여왕	KBS2
2018	Queen of Mystery 2	추리의 여왕 2		with Queen of Mystery 2 Production Partners
	Miracle That We Met	우리가 만난 기적
	100 Days My Prince	백일의 낭군님	tvN	with Studio Dragon
	Kingdom	킹덤	Netflix		^[4]
2019	My First First Love	첫사랑은 처음이라서			^[5]
	Love with Flaws	하자있는 인간들	MBC TV		^[6]
2020	Kingdom 2	킹덤 2	Netflix		^[7]
	Cheat on Me If You Can	바람피면 죽는다	KBS2		^[8]
2021	Jirisan	지리산	tvN	with Studio Dragon and Baram Pictures
2022	Extraordinary Attorney Woo	이상한 변호사 우영우	ENA
	Big Mouth	빅 마우스	MBC TV	with Studio Dragon and A-Man Project
2023	The Day of the Kidnapping	유괴의 날	ENA		^[9]
TBA	People of the Blue House (working title)	청와대 사람들	KakaoTV	with Kakao Entertainment	^[10]^[11]
	Something Happened in Bali	발리에서 생긴 일	TBA	remake with Victory Contents	^[12]

Non-scripted

Year	Title	Original title	Network	Notes
2021	Saturday Night Live Korea	새터데이 나이트 라이브 코리아	Coupang Play	with Broadway Video and NBCUniversal Global Distribution

As script provider

Year	Title	Original title	Network	Notes
2007	Lee San, Wind of the Palace	이산	MBC TV
2008	The Kingdom of the Winds	바람의 나라	KBS2
2009	Iris	아이리스	KBS2
2010	Dong Yi	동이	MBC TV
	Athena: Goddess of War	아테나	SBS TV

As production proxy

Year	Title	Original title	Network	Notes
2011	My Princess	마이 프린세스	MBC TV

Partnerships

Soundtrack production and distribution

• kakao M (primary partner)
• Plus Media Entertainment

References

1. [신규상장] 에이스토리, 드라마 제작사
2. "'킹덤'의 에이스토리, 가파른 성장…IPO 청신호". www.thebell.co.kr.
3. "위지윅스튜디오, '스타작가 군단' 에이스토리 지분 확보 - 머니투데이". news.mt.co.kr. April 10, 2019.
4. Kim, Su-bin (October 20, 2017). "BAE Doo-na Confirmed for 6-episode Netflix Drama Series Kingdom". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
5. @miraziyo (September 18, 2018). "유가네 아홉번째#첫사랑은처음이라서#은지대신은지#날씨가좋아#싱숭생숭 @eunjiyaaa__ 아는와이프 잘 보내고 오렴👋" (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2021 – via Instagram.
6. "'킹덤' 에이스토리, 증권신고서 제출…7월 코스닥 상장". Maeil Kyungje. June 11, 2019.
7. Kil, Sonia (July 16, 2018). "Netflix Extends Unreleased Korean Series 'Kingdom' for Second Season (EXCLUSIVE)".
8. "If You Cheat, You Die (Korean Drama - 2020) - 바람피면 죽는다". HanCinema.
9. Ahn Yun-ji (October 13, 2022). "윤계상, '우영우' 제작사 만난다..'유괴의 날' 출연 확정[공식]" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
10. "필름메이커스 커뮤니티 - 그립팀원 구합니다~!".
11. [단독] '대통령 전문' 차인표, 정치풍자 시트콤 '청와대 사람들' 주인공
12. Kim, Jin-seok (December 28, 2017). [단독]'발리에서 생긴 일', 14년만 리메이크 확정. Ilgan sports (in Korean). Retrieved April 11, 2018.

Hyunseok Lee

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• AStory on Instagram (in Korean)
• AStory on Twitter (in Korean)