Netflix lines up latest Korean drama

Global streamer Netflix will launch its latest Korean drama later this year, with the show’s cast including one of the stars of Oscar-winning Korean film Parasite.

Park So-dam

Produced by CJ ENM-owned Studio Dragon and Winter Sonata prodco Pan Entertainment, Record of Youth follows three people as they attempt to fulfil their career dreams.

Park Bo-gum (Encounter) plays an aspiring model and actor, Park So-dam (Parasite) portrays an aspiring make-up artist and Byeon Woo-seok (Dear My Friends) plays a young man determined to prove himself through hard work despite being born into a privileged family.

The series is directed by An Gil-ho (Stranger) and written by Ha Myeong-hee (Doctors). It will premiere exclusively on Netflix outside Korea, while in Korea TVN – also part of CJ ENM – has the first-window broadcast rights.