Start-Up (2020): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Start-Up is a 2020 comedy drama directed by Oh Choong-hwan, starring Joo Bo-young as Shin Jeong, Stephanie Lee and Kim Won-hae. It earned $24.1 million worldwide.
- Director
- Oh Choong-hwan
- Original language
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Korean - Studio
- Studio Dragon
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Start-Up About?
The premise of Start-Up without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Set in South Korea's fierce high‑tech sector, ambitious young entrepreneurs strive to turn their virtual ideas into real businesses while navigating intense competition, personal ambitions, and romantic entanglements.
Start-Up Themes & Keywords
· 47 tags- industry
- feel good romance
- 2020s
- 21st century
- kdrama
- korean drama
- k drama
- based on manhwa
- literal minded
- deception
- image recognition
- sister sister relationship
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- debt
- business
- workplace
- pen pals
- cyrano de bergerac plot
- business adviser
- hot dog
- tech company
- love triangle
- food truck
- advisor
- ceo
- workplace relationship
- investing
- father daughter relationship
- technology company
- mother daughter relationship
- secret identity
- ambition
- going blind
- one sided love
- competition
- software engineer
- birdhouse
- plant
- startup
- investor
- pen pal
- jealousy
- pen pal relationship
- start up
- investment firm
- blindness
- orphan
- workplace drama
Start-Up Cast & Characters
Joo Bo-young leads the cast as Shin Jeong, with Stephanie Lee as Jeong Sa-ha and Kim Won-hae as Nam Seong-hwan. Directed by Oh Choong-hwan; 22 actors are credited in all.
- Director Oh Choong-hwan
- Joo Bo-young as Shin Jeong
- Stephanie Lee as Jeong Sa-ha
- Kim Won-hae as Nam Seong-hwan
- Kim Hee-jung as Park Geum-jeong
Also Starring in Start-Up
· 18 more- Kim Hae-sook Choi Won-deok
- Uhm Hyo-seop Won Doo-jung
- Yeo Jin-goo Jang Young-sil (voice)
- Kim Min-seok Park Dong-cheon
- Kang Hanna Won In-jae
- Bae Suzy Seo Dal-mi
- Seo Yi-sook Yoon Seon-hak
- Song Sun-mi Cha Ah-hyun
- Nam Joo-hyuk Nam Do-san
- Kim Seon-ho Han Ji-pyeong
- Kim Do-wan Kim Yong-san
- Kang You-seok Shin Hyeon
- Yoo Su-bin Lee Chul-san
- Moon Dong-hyeok Won Sang-su
- Cho Tae-kwan Alex Kwon
- Jang Se-hyun Nam Cheon-ho
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- Lee Min-ryung Jang Yi-soo
- Song Ho-su Lee Dae-myung
Start-Up Plot Summary
What happens in Start-Up from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Against his mother’s advice, Go Taek-il leaves home and ends up working at a Chinese restaurant run by a towering man named Geo-seok. At the same time, his friend Woo Sang-pil starts down a very different path, joining a private loan business. The two young men ride the unpredictable wave of early adulthood, facing the sharp edges of independence, responsibility, and the limits of their own choices.
Full summary
The whole story of Start-Up, scene by scene
Start-Up Box Office
Start-Up grossed $24.1 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$24.1M
- International
- $24.1M
Start-Up Also Known As
20 alternative titles, including “Start-Up: 我的初创时代” and “START-UP：我的新創時代”.
- Also known as
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- Start-Up: 我的初创时代
- START-UP：我的新創時代
- 샌드박스
- 스타트업
- 스타트 업
- شركة ناشئة
- สตาร์ทอัพ
- Start-Up KOR
- Start-Up KR
- Seutateueob
- 启动了
- Apostando Alto
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- Khởi Nghiệp
- A koreai Szilícium-völgy
- סטארט אפ / ארגז החול
- スタートアップ: 夢の扉
- Start up
- Стартап: корейская Кремниевая долина
- Start-up: Korejska Silicijska dolina
- START - UP：我的新創時代
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Start-Up FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Director
Director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Start-Up, each answered in a sentence.
Who directed Start-Up?
Start-Up was directed by Oh Choong-hwan.
More films by Oh Choong-hwan Who is in the cast of Start-Up?
Start-Up stars Joo Bo-young as Shin Jeong, Stephanie Lee as Jeong Sa-ha and Kim Won-hae as Nam Seong-hwan, among 22 credited actors.
How much did Start-Up make at the box office?
Start-Up grossed $24.1 million worldwide.
Does Start-Up have a post-credit scene?
No. Start-Up has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Start-Up in?
The original language of Start-Up is Korean.
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