Start-Up is a Korean drama that mainly talks about how there are things in life that you have to sacrifice to chase your dream.
Like with our main protagonists, she needs a huge some of the money to be able to start-up her own business. Disregarding school, she dropped out and worked jobs for her to be able to sustain herself and eventually her business.
Nam Do San (Nam Joo Hyuk) is a founder of a famous technology business called Samsan Tech. He is known to be excellent in mathematics. Although the company was able to survive after a couple of years, it has not been striving at all.
In the stills that were shown by the production team, one picture entails them being together, yet they still don't know anything about each other yet. It is on a warm, sunny day that Suzy, who plays as Seo Dal Mi in the series, is standing beside Nam Do San.
They are wearing casual clothes - Do San, who wears a plain shirt while layering a red flannel button-down, and Dal Mi, who wears a hoodie on top of a white shirt. It was like they were talking about something, and in the middle of their conversation, something caught their eyes, and they eventually stopped, and their facial expressions are smiling at each other.
Another picture is during night time, they are on top of the building, gazing at the stars. She knows that he is her first love, and she is reminded of that due to a misunderstanding that they had. But what she doesn't know is Nam Do San feels the same way. It will be a treat to the eye to see how Do San is going to confess his feelings towards Seo Dal Mi.
With the stills that were posted, you can feel how strong their chemistry is together. How much more if we are going to be able to watch the upcoming series? Some fans even commented that their chemistry is so strong yet subtle. It makes you feel that you are going to be secured and safe. Fans also added how grateful they are to whoever cast both of them and how they can't wait to be able to watch the show finally!
The series is written and directed by famous writers and directors who also received various awards for their respective dramas. The script was written by Park Hye Ryun, who also wrote "Pinocchio," which is a mixture of fantasy and action drama. And the series is directed by the same person who directed "Hotel Del Luna," Oh Choong Hwan. They also were able to work together before this series, and that is on "While You Were Sleeping."
Basing from their previous works, "Start-Up" will surely be a treat to our eyes as viewers and how diverse the films that were written and directed by them. It will be shown every Saturday and Sundays and will be replacing "Stranger 2."
