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Struggling to find success, a former wrestling prodigy finds himself ready to quit until he reencounters an old friend who reignites his passion.



Suzy
Seo Dal-mi

Nam Joo-hyuk
Nam Do-san

Kim Seon-ho
Han Ji-pyeong

Kang Hanna
Won In-jae

Kim Hae-sook
Choi Won-deok

Kim Do-wan
Kim Yong-san

Kim Won-hae
Nam Seong-hwan

Song Sun-mi
Cha Ah-hyun

Yoo Su-bin
Lee Chul-san

Seo Yi-sook
Yoon Seon-hak
Start-Up is a drama, comedy series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of love triangle, competition, artificial intelligence (a.i.), technology, romcom, unrequited love. it stars Suzy, Nam Joo-hyuk, Kim Seon-ho. Young entrepreneurs aspiring to launch virtual dreams into reality compete for success and love in the cutthroat world of Korea's high-tech industry.
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