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Drama Stage
2017 - 2021 4.0 (3 votes) 4 Seasons
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Drama Stage (드라마 스테이지)

Overview

South Korean anthology series featuring one-act dramas selected from the O'PEN Drama Storyteller Exhibition.

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2017)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Assistant Manager Park's Private Life
2017-12-02

Park Jong Hyuk works as an assistant manger at a construction company. At night, he writes romance online novels under the pen name of "Mirinae." Yet, Park Jong Hyuk has never had a girlfriend.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Chief B and the Love Letter
2017-12-09

Bang Ga Yeong works as an assistant manager in the general affairs department at a shoe company. Even though she is 34-years-old and single, she has never had a boyfriend in her life. One day, she receives a mysterious love letter.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: History of Walking Upright
2017-12-16

Mi Na is a normal high school student who skatesboards to school every day and has an unacknowledged crush on family friend slash local tennis star Jong Min, who is her fellow student.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: The Picnic Day
2017-12-23

In the past, Jae Ho tried to commit suicide. He now works at company "Picnic Day." They go to the homes of the recently deceased and pack away their possessions.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Today I Grab the Tambourine Again
2017-12-28

Oh Moon-Sook has worked at a bank for the past 2 years. She struggles to get from her current contract position to a permanent position.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Anthology
2018-01-06

16 years ago, So-Yi went to her grandparents’ home in the country from Seoul. She made biting remarks to people, but in fact, she was in pain due to the absence of parents. She wrote an anthology with her classmate Jin-Hyun which she happens to revisit after becoming an English teacher.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Not Played
2018-01-13

Na In-Sook is in her 60's and she has devoted her life to her family. To make some extra money, she begins a part-time job cleaning up a billiard hall. There, she discovers her talent for billiards.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Our Place's Tasty Soybean Paste
2018-01-20

The story tells of a brave woman who fights to recovers her rights and overall discrimination on women in society.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Fighter Choi Kang-soon
2018-01-27

Choi Kang-Soon works as an assistant manager at a company. She becomes a victim of a hidden camera which inspires her to fight against injustice.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: The Woman Who Makes the Last Meal
2018-02-03

Choi Soo-A makes the last meal for death-row convicts before they are executed. Kang Min-Joong is a death-row convict, but he is unaware of his dire circumstances due to his mental illness.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2018)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Withdrawal Person
2018-12-02

Byung-Doo is part of a voice phishing group. His job in the group is to withdraw money from the victim's account and deposit the money into bank accounts they control. One night, Byung-Doo and his partners cause big trouble. They are then chased by Boss Kong from their criminal group.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Water Scale
2018-12-09

Yoon-seul experienced something unforgettable at the age of 19. Occasionally, when she returns to her hometown, she confronts Jin-chul about his failure to apologize for a decision he made at the same time.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: All About My Rival in Love
2018-12-16

Oh Dong-Joo has dated only one man in her life and they have dated for the past 10 years. Suddenly, the man breaks up with her, leaving Oh Dong-Joo shocked and confused.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Push and Out of Prison
2018-12-23

Joo-Young works at a small office and is indifferent to the world. Wanting to separate her personal life from her wor, she buys a used cellphone with the help of which she finds out middle-school student Hee-Joo, the previous owner of the cellphone, is being bullied on social media. Joo-Young, who normally doesn't care about other people, tries to save Hee-Joo.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Jin Choo Ha Returns
2018-12-27

Im Hun-Sik has lived his life for his family. One day, he hears news that singer Jin Choo-Ha is returning to South Korea. Im Hun-Sik has liked Jin Choo-Ha since he was young. He is excited by the news but soon finds himself being pulled back by his responsibilities.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Goodbye My Life Insurance
2018-12-30

Sometime in the near future, a father is diagnosed with an incurable disease and told he doesn't have much time left to live. The man begins to build an AI clone of himself for his son, not wanting him left all alone after his passing.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Like a Dog, Like a Beggar, Beautiful
2019-01-05

Byung-Tae is a pension owner with nothing to live for, while Kyung-Soo is a pension customer who wants to die. Their lives change when mysterious woman Yoo-Rim appears in front of them carrying a lot of money.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: The Dramatization Has Begun
2019-01-13

Hong Hee-Soo used to be a popular movie director, but nowadays she is in a slump. While looking for a writer for her new movie, she is re-united with ex-boyfriend Kim Pil-Ki who after he breaking up with her, became a successful dramatization writer.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: Midnight
2019-01-20

4 years ago, Young-Hoon and Seung-Bong were friends and high school students. Due to a fateful decision they made, their friendship was changed.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Wave Height
2019-01-27

Yeon-Soo is a veteran police officer. She appears cold to others, but she actually has a warm heart. She begins work on an island, where she finds unacceptable things taking place. Yeon-Soo begins to investigate the ordinary residents there who do not seem to feel any remorse over the events.

Runtime: 60 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2019)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Ogre
2019-11-23

Han-Soo is addicted to gambling and he is chased by a loan shark. His life is in danger. Han-Soo turns to his younger brother, who works for a large company, for help, but he can't find him anywhere. His younger brother has gone missing.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: My Wife's Bed
2019-11-30

On their wedding day and right before they are to go on their honeymoon, Sim Jung-Woo's newlywed wife has a car accident and dies. Sim Jung-Woo is unable to resume his ordinary life. He begins to live with his late wife's family at their house and he encounters an unexpected situation.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Woman with a Bleeding Ear
2019-12-07

Kim Soo-Hee is an ordinary office worker. She is set to marry her boyfriend soon. Suddenly, whenever she hears something that she does not like to hear, her ear bleeds. Her ordinary life now changes.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: My Uncle is Audrey Hepburn
2019-12-18

Joon-Ho is 17 and he doesn't have any immediate family members. He gets a new guardian, who is his uncle. His uncle tells Hoon-Ho to call him Audrey Hepburn. Joon-Ho doesn't like his uncle.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Big Data Romance
2019-12-25

Kim Seo-Joon is a genius app developer. He believes blindly in big data. He looks cold-hearted, but he actually has a warm-heart. Kim Seo-Joon meets a woman who is a romanticist and he falls in love with her.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: My Husband Has Kim Hee-Seon
2020-01-01

Kim Jin-Mook and Choi So-Hae have been married for 8 years and they have a 7-year-old son. Kim Jin-Mook is a huge fan of actress Kim Hee-Seon. Kim Jin-Mook begins to receive calls from someone named Kim Hee-Seon. Choi So-Hae wonders if her husband is having an affair and even their 7-year-old son leaves home to find Kim Hee-Seon.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Blackout
2020-01-08

Yang Ik-Seung came to Seoul by himself. He started a business, but that failed. He has been working as a taxi driver for the past 3 years. One mourning, he wakes up and he cannot not remember what happened the past 8 hours of last night. One billion won in cash appeared in front of Yang Ik-Seung.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Everyone Is There
2020-01-16

Soo Yeon decides to commit suicide to end the bullying she goes through at school, when a savior appears. A woman punishes the bullies on behalf of Soo Yeon and saves her from the reality of hell.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: I Object
2020-01-23

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Out of Communication Range
2020-01-30

Runtime: 60 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2021)

tvN's annual 'Drama Stage' series returns in 2021 with total of 10 original, single-episode productions.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Mint Condition
2021-03-03

A comic but warm generation harmony comic close fantasy about an old man who turns into a young man in his 20s due to a breakdown in the MRI machine, living with young hip-hoppers and adapting to his mental breakdown.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: EP. Hi Dorothy
2021-03-10

A psychological follow-up drama between a "stigma-making" Internet reporter and a "stigma-erasing" digital undertaker, over a horrific incident caused by a hidden camera crime.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Deok-gu is Back
2021-03-15

A real-life family drama about Deok Gu, who comes back alive five years after his disappearance, and his family members who want to pretend that Deok Gu is dead because of insurance money.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Ms. Park's Deadly Revolution
2021-03-16

An indirect experience drama of an industrial revolution through Park Seong Shil, a call center counselor struggling to protect jobs from newly introduced AI counselors.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Hunger
2021-03-17

A black comedy about an influencer who became famous by lying that she is a golden spoon, getting kidnapped by a murderer.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Love Spoiler
2021-03-24

The analog love story of two wounded men and women in Dystopia where genetic testing shows the expiration date of love.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: On the Way to the OB
2021-03-31

A black comedy of blood and sweat about a pregnant woman who is slower than a zombie, fighting with a zombie heading to the gynecologist to give birth.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: The Fair
2021-04-07

A drama about the protagonist's definition of punishing a criminal who broadcasts seven murders live on the Internet through the new punishment system, the Virtual Crime Program (VCP).

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: The Substitute: Proxy Emotion
2021-04-14

A suspenseful psychological drama that takes place when a woman who has become a substitute for other people's feelings, chooses to live the life of her client.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Lucky
2021-04-21

A fantasy romantic comedy about a fairy named Genie who shows up in front of a man and a woman who struggle between reality and ideality, granting their wishes.

Runtime: 60 min

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