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Studio N (company)
Studio N is a subsidiary of Webtoon Entertainment Inc. launched in August 2018 that produces drama films and television series based on stories from their Korean library of webtoons and web novels.[1][2][3][4] The subsidiary is headed by Kwon Mi-kyung, who was a former head of the film business division of CJ ENM.[1][5] Kwon describes the studio as a "IP bridge company that collaborates with existing film and drama production companies".[2]
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | August 1, 2018 in South Korea |
Key people | Kwon Mi-kyung (CEO) |
| Owner | Webtoon |
| Parent | Naver Corporation |
| Website | www |
Dramas include Hell Is Other People, broadcast on OCN; and Pegasus Market, broadcast on tvN.[6][7]
Works edit
TV series edit
| Title | Webtoon author | Premiere | Seasons | Network | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hell Is Other People (also Strangers from Hell) | Kim Yong-ki | August 31, 2019 | 1 season, 10 episodes | OCN | Co-produced with Woo Sang Film | [8][9] |
| Pegasus Market | Kim Gyu-sam | September 20, 2019 | 1 season, 12 episodes | tvN | Co-produced with CJ ENM | [10][11] |
| True Beauty | Yaongyi | December 9, 2020 | 1 season, 16 episodes | Co-produced with Studio Dragon and Bon Factory Worldwide | [12][13][14] | |
| Sweet Home | Kim Carnby, Hwang Young-chan | December 18, 2020 | 1 season, 10 episodes | Netflix | Co-produced with Studio Dragon | [15][16][17] |
| Nevertheless, | Jung Seo | June 19, 2021 | 1 season, 16 episodes | JTBC | Co-produced with JTBC Studios and Beyond J | [18] |
| Yumi's Cells | Lee Dong-gun | September 17, 2021 | 2 season, 28 episodes | tvN TVING | Co-produced with Studio Dragon, Merrycow Creative and TVING Corporation | [19][20][21] |
| Our Beloved Summer | N/A[a] | December 6, 2021 | 1 season, 16 episodes | SBS TV | Co-produced with Studio S, Super Moon Pictures and Big Ocean ENM | [22] |
| A DeadbEAT's Meal | Cheese | December 10, 2021 | 1 season, 12 episodes | TVING NaverTV YouTube | Co-produced with Playlist Studio | [23] |
| Tomorrow | Llama | April 1, 2022 | 1 season, 16 episodes | MBC TV | Co-produced with Super Moon Pictures and Big Ocean ENM | [12][24][25] |
| Today's Webtoon | N/A[b] | July 29, 2022 | 1 season, 16 episodes | SBS TV | Co-produced with Studio S | [26] |
| The Golden Spoon | HD3 | September 23, 2022 | 1 season, 16 episodes | MBC TV | Co-produced with Samhwa Networks | [27][28][25] |
| Unlock My Boss | Park Seong-hyun | December 7, 2022 | 1 season, 12 episodes | ENA | Co-produced with High Zium Studio | [6] |
| Bloodhounds | Jeong Chan | June 9, 2023 | 1 season, 8 episodes | Netflix | Co-produced with Seed Film and Seven Osix | [29] |
| See You in My 19th Life | Lee Hey | June 17, 2023 | 1 season, 12 episodes | tvN | Co-produced with Studio Finecut | [30][31] |
| The 8 Show | Bae Jin-soo | May 17, 2024 | 1 season, 8 episodes | Netflix | Co-produced with Magnum Nine and Lotte Cultureworks | [32] |
| Vigilante | CRG, Kim Gyu-sam | November 8, 2023 | 1 season, 8 episodes | Disney+ | TV serial and film adaptation | [11][10] |
| Doona! | Min Song-ah | October 20, 2023 | 1 season, 9 episodes | Netflix | Co-produced by Showrunners and Studio Dragon | [33] |
| A Bloody Lucky Day | Aporia | October 4, 2023 | 1 season, 10 episodes | TVING | Co-produced with The Great Show and Studio Dragon | [34][35] |
| This Life to the Next | Jo Joo-hee | TBA | TBA | TBA | Co-produced with Huayi Brothers Korea | [36] |
| Horror and Romance | LUCID | TBA | TBA | TBA | Co-produced with Bon Factory Worldwide | [12][37] |
| Gosu | Ryu Gi-un, Mun Jeong-hoo | TBA | TBA | TBA | Co-produced with Toei Animation | [38] |
| Nano List | MIN SONGA | TBA | TBA | TVING | Co-produced with Studio Gale | [39] |
Films edit
| Title | Webtoon author | Premiere | Format | Distribution | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlocked | N/A[c] | February 17, 2022 | Live action | Netflix | [41] | |
| Yumi’s Cells: The Movie | Lee Dong-gun | April 3, 2024 | Animation | CJ CGV, Lotte Cultureworks and Lotte Cinema | Co-produced with Locus Animation | [19][20][21][42] |
| Brave Citizen | Kim Jung-hyun | TBA | Live action | Wavve | [43][44][45] | |
| Vigilante | CRG, Kim Gyu-sam | TBA | Live action | TBA | TV serial and film adaptation | [11][10] |
| The Sound of Your Heart | Jo Seok | TBA | Live action | TBA | [46] | |
| Three | HAN | TBA | Live action | TBA | Co-produced with Curo Holdings | [12] |
| Your Letter | Cho Hyun-ah | TBA | Animation | TBA | Co-produced with sister company Life Is Comic (LICO) | [12][47][48] |
| Blood for Blood | Yeon Jae-won | TBA | Live action | TBA | Co-produced with Bidangil Pictures | [12] |
| Ghostwriter | Beom Woo | TBA | Live action | TBA | Co-produced with Oscar 10 Studio | [12] |
Notes edit
- ^ Studio N's first original. The webtoon is prequel to the series and published one month before the series premiere, tells about main leads in high school days.[22]
- ^ A local drama adaptation of the Japanese manga Jūhan Shuttai! by Naoko Matsuda.[26]
- ^ A local movie adaptation of the Japanese novel Sumaho o Otoshita dake by Akira Teshigawara.[40]
References edit
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- ^ 2018 Korean Film Industry Yearly Report
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- ^ Kim, Na-kyeong (July 18, 2019). "당신의 지옥은 어디입니까?'…'타인은 지옥이다' 임시완, 티저 포스터 공개". Hei Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ Kim, Eun-jin (August 30, 2019). "'Strangers from Hell' comes to television". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hit web comic coming to a TV screen near you: 'Pegasus Market' takes a satirical look at the world of Korean conglomerates". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c Kim Boram (September 23, 2019). "Kakao jumps into filmmaking industry". Yonhap News Agency.
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- ^ White, Peter (December 18, 2019). "'Sweet Home': 'Mr. Sunshine' Director Lee Eung-bok To Adapt Korean Horror Cartoon For Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ Go, Jae-wan (December 18, 2019). "[공식]송강X이진욱X이시영, 넷플릭스 '스위트홈' 제작 확정". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
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- ^ a b "유미의 세포들". comic.naver.com.
- ^ a b "Yumi's Cells". www.webtoons.com.
- ^ a b "'유미의 세포들' 애니메이션, 싸이더스 애니메이션·스튜디오N 공동 제작 확정". June 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Naver Webtoon subsidiary Studio N's first original drama 'Our Beloved Summer' will also be aired on SBS in the second half of the year." (Kim, Yang-soo (July 29, 2021). "'유미의세포들'→'그해 우리는'x'지금 우리학교는', 웹툰원작 드라마 봇물" ['Yumi's Cells' → 'Our Beloved Summer' x 'All of Us Are Dead', webtoon-based drama digression]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). NATE (SK Communications). Retrieved August 13, 2021.)
- ^ Hwang Chae-hyun (October 12, 2021). "하석진·고원희·임현주, 웹툰 원작 '백수세끼' 출연 [공식]" [Ha Seok-jin, Go Won-hee, and Lim Hyeon-joo to appear in the webtoon original 'A DeabEAT's Meal' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "내일". comic.naver.com.
- ^ a b "스튜디오N, '비질란테-여신강림' 등 웹툰 10편 영상화". December 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Park, Pan-seok (March 25, 2022). "'2022 대세' 김세정, '오늘의 웹툰' 주연 확정..신입사원 변신" ['2022 Trend' Kim Se-jeong confirmed as the lead in 'Today's Webtoon'... Transformed into a new employee]. OSEN via The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "금수저". comic.naver.com.
- ^ "The Golden Spoon". webtoons.com.
- ^ Kim, Na-young (November 5, 2021). "Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Kim Sae-ron, Park Seong-woong, Heo Jun-ho in the "Bloodhounds" cast". MK Sports (in Korean).
- ^ "안동구, tvN '이번 생도 잘 부탁해' 주연". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ "See You in My 19th Life". Studio Finecut. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "류준열·배성우, 한재림 감독 '머니게임'으로 재회 外 [위클리무비]". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). December 25, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ 문, 지연. "[공식] 수지, 타이틀롤..'이두나!' 넷플릭스 제작 확정". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ Kim Do-gon (February 8, 2023). "이성민X유연석X이정은, '운수 오진 날' 캐스팅[공식]" [Lee Seong-min X Yoo Yeon-seok X Lee Jung-eun cast in 'The Day of Misfortune' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Bo-ra (April 20, 2023). "TVING 'The Day of Misfortune', 'Queen Wu', also seen on Paramount + [Official]". OSEN. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
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- ^ "호러와 로맨스". comic.naver.com.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 17, 2023). "Gosu Webtoon Gets Japanese-S. Korean Animated Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "㈜스튜디오게일 광주, 네이버웹툰 원작 '나노리스트' OTT플랫폼 애니메이션으로 제작 착수" [Studio Gale Gwangju Co., Ltd. starts production with Naver Webtoon original 'Nano List' OTT platform animation]. www.raonnews.com (in Korean). September 21, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ Go, Seung-ah (June 30, 2021). "임시완·천우희 현실 스릴러…'스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데' 크랭크업" [Im Si-wan and Chun Woo-hee in a realistic thriller... Crank up 'I just dropped my smartphone']. Naver via Naver Entertain (in Korean). Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ 김, 선우. "임시완·천우희 '스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데' 2월 17일 넷플릭스 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 12, 2023.
- ^ Jeong Yu-jin (February 29, 2024). "'유미의 세포들 더 무비', 4월 3일 개봉 확정" [‘Yumi’s Cells the Movie’ confirmed to be released on April 3]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "용감한 시민". series.naver.com.
- ^ "'용감한 시민' 신혜선·이준영 캐스팅 확정…12월 크랭크인". November 15, 2021.
- ^ Baek, Sung-hun (April 25, 2023). "스튜디오N 권미경 대표 "'용감한 시민' 신혜선, 대역 없이 액션"" [Studio N CEO Kwon Mi-kyung "'Brave Citizen' Shin Hye-sun, action without double"]. iMBC. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ . mnews.joins.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020.
- ^ "연의 편지". comic.naver.com.
- ^ "Your Letter". www.webtoons.com.
External links edit
- Official website