Studio N
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm
FoundedAugust 1, 2018 (2018-08-01) in South Korea
Key people
Kwon Mi-kyung (CEO)
OwnerWebtoon
ParentNaver Corporation
Websitewww.studioncorp.com/en/

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]

Dramas include Hell Is Other People, broadcast on OCN; and Pegasus Market, broadcast on tvN.[6][7]

Works

TV series

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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 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]
Money Game Bae Jin-soo TBA 1 season, 8 episodes TBA [32]
Vigilante CRG, Kim Gyu-sam TBA TBA Disney+ TV serial and film adaptation [11][10]
Doona! Min Song-ah October 20, 2023 1 season, 9 episodes Netflix [33]
A Bloody Lucky Day Aporia TBA TBA 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

Title Webtoon author Premiere Format Distribution Notes Reference
Unlocked N/A[lower-alpha 3] February 17, 2022 Live action Netflix [41]
Yumi's Cells Lee Dong-gun TBA Animation TBA Co-produced with Sidus Pictures [19][20][21]
Brave Citizen Kim Jung-hyun TBA Live action Wavve [42][43][44]
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 [45]
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][46][47]
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

  1. ↑ 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]
  2. ↑ A local drama adaptation of the Japanese manga Jūhan Shuttai! by Naoko Matsuda.[26]
  3. ↑ A local movie adaptation of the Japanese novel Sumaho o Otoshita dake by Akira Teshigawara.[40]

References

  1. 1 2 Sohn, Ji-young (August 9, 2018). "Naver Webtoon forms 'Studio N' for webtoon-based film, drama production". Korea Herald.
  2. 1 2 "Naver Webtoon Establishes Webtoon IP Bridge Company". VentureSquare. August 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Web comics provide an opportunity : Naver hopes to identify potential hits, expand the local film industry". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ Lee Yong-ik; Kim Hyo-jin (September 24, 2019). "Naver Webtoon tops global online comic charts, sales to hit $502 mn this year". Pulse News. Maeil Business Newspaper.
  5. ↑ 2018 Korean Film Industry Yearly Report
  6. 1 2 "Movies, dramas become new lucrative business for S. Korean internet firms". Inquirer.net. The Korea Herald. October 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Broadcasters, IT Firms Scramble for Supremacy in Online Content Market". Korea Bizwire. September 30, 2019.
  8. ↑ Kim, Na-kyeong (July 18, 2019). "당신의 지옥은 어디입니까?'…'타인은 지옥이다' 임시완, 티저 포스터 공개". Hei Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  9. ↑ Kim, Eun-jin (August 30, 2019). "'Strangers from Hell' comes to television". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  10. 1 2 3 "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.
  11. 1 2 3 Kim Boram (September 23, 2019). "Kakao jumps into filmmaking industry". Yonhap News Agency.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "STUDIO N". studioncorp.com.
  13. ↑ "여신강림". comic.naver.com.
  14. ↑ "True Beauty". www.webtoons.com.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Go, Jae-wan (December 18, 2019). "[공식]송강X이진욱X이시영, 넷플릭스 '스위트홈' 제작 확정". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Naver Webtoon to Enter Europe After Asia and North America". Go Trading Asia. December 25, 2019.
  18. ↑ "송강, '좋알람2'→'나빌레라'→'알고있지만'...직진 대세 행보". March 18, 2021.
  19. 1 2 "유미의 세포들". comic.naver.com.
  20. 1 2 "Yumi's Cells". www.webtoons.com.
  21. 1 2 "'유미의 세포들' 애니메이션, 싸이더스 애니메이션·스튜디오N 공동 제작 확정". June 22, 2020.
  22. 1 2 "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.)
  23. ↑ 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.
  24. ↑ "내일". comic.naver.com.
  25. 1 2 "스튜디오N, '비질란테-여신강림' 등 웹툰 10편 영상화". December 20, 2018.
  26. 1 2 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.
  27. ↑ "금수저". comic.naver.com.
  28. ↑ "The Golden Spoon". webtoons.com.
  29. ↑ 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).
  30. ↑ "안동구, tvN '이번 생도 잘 부탁해' 주연". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  31. ↑ "See You in My 19th Life". Studio Finecut. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  32. ↑ "류준열·배성우, 한재림 감독 '머니게임'으로 재회 外 [위클리무비]". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). December 25, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  33. ↑ 문지연. "[공식] 수지, 타이틀롤..'이두나!' 넷플릭스 제작 확정". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  34. ↑ 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.
  35. ↑ Kim, Bo-ra (April 20, 2023). "TVING 'The Day of Misfortune', 'Queen Wu', also seen on Paramount + [Official]". OSEN. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  36. ↑ "Naver Webtoon "Rest in Peace" to Be Made Into a Drama". HanCinema. October 31, 2019.
  37. ↑ "호러와 로맨스". comic.naver.com.
  38. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 17, 2023). "Gosu Webtoon Gets Japanese-S. Korean Animated Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  39. ↑ "㈜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.
  40. ↑ 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.
  41. ↑ 기자, 김선우. "임시완·천우희 '스마트폰을 떨어뜨렸을 뿐인데' 2월 17일 넷플릭스 공개". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved February 12, 2023.
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  43. ↑ "'용감한 시민' 신혜선·이준영 캐스팅 확정…12월 크랭크인". November 15, 2021.
  44. ↑ 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.
  45. ↑ "'마음의 소리' 영화화된다..스튜디오N, 제작 라인업 발표 - 중앙일보". mnews.joins.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020.
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  47. ↑ "Your Letter". www.webtoons.com.
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