Name: Start-Up
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2019-12-18
Rating: 9.2
Cast: Park Jung Min, Ma Dong Seok, Jung Hae In, Yum Jung Ah, Choi Sung Eun

Park Jung Min is a popular South Korean singer, dancer, DJ, actor and model. Born on April 3, 1987, he is best known as a member of the popular boy band SS501. Park Jung Min debuted with SS501 in 2005, and the group gained instant popularity, winning many rookie awards. He made his acting debut in 2005 and starred in the 2009 musical production of “Grease,” for which he won Best New Musical Talent at the Golden Ticket Awards. Park Jung Min made his debut as a solo artist in 2011. He debuted in Japane in 2012 under the stage name Romeo. In 2010, Park Jung Min also opened his own online shopping mall called Royal Avenue.

Park Jung Min

Ma Dong Seok is a South Korean actor. He was born on March 1, 1971, with the name Lee Dong Seok and also goes by the name Don Lee. Prior to his acting career, Ma Dong Seok worked as a personal trainer to mixed martial artists Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman. Ma Dong Seok made his acting debut in the 2005 film “Heaven’s Soldiers.” He has since appeared in many popular films and television dramas, including the recent “Shut Up! Flower Boy Band” (2012), “Bad Guys” (2014), “Sense8” (2015), “Squad 38” (2016) and the web drama “Tong: Memories” (2016). He won Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2012 film “The Neighbor” at the 49th Baeksang Arts Awards.

Ma Dong Seok

About Jung Hae In: 
Jung Hae In has been enjoying success the last few years, with one top performing series after another. While he is just getting started on his uphill climb, it would be interesting to see where it leads.
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Jung Hae In was born April 1, 1988. When he was in college, he showcased his outstanding vocals in various musicals and was instantly determined to become an actor. After graduating with a degree in Broadcasting Entertainment at Pyeongtaek University, he went into the military service when he was 21 years old. There, he lost 12 kilograms to support his dream of becoming an actor. Right after college, he signed a contract with his agency, FNC Entertainment, and made his first appearance in AOA Black’s music video “Moya”.
Not many people know, but Jung Hae In’s family can be traced all the way back to the late Joseon Dynasty as he is actually a descendant of Jung Yak Yong, a famous poet, philosopher and thinker from that era. He enjoys painting and traveling in his spare time, and hosts his own variety travel show “Jung Hae In’s Travel Log”. Despite many rumours about him dating his co-stars, he is not known to have a girlfriend or wife. Fans can keep up with the latest Jung Hae In news by following his Instagram, which has amassed over five million followers.
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Watch Jung Hae In Movies and TV Shows: 
His acting career officially debuted in 2014 with a supporting role in the supernatural drama “Bride of the Century”. That same year, he appeared in the indie film “The Youth”, and played Ahn Min Seo, a character based on Aramis, and in the historical drama “The Three Musketeers”. After a few years of acting in small roles and making cameo appearances, he won the New Star Award for his portrayal of the younger brother in the 2016 drama “Yeah, That’s The Way It Is” at the 24th SBS Drama Awards.
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He quickly rose to fame as a police officer that could see the future in the Korean fantasy drama “While You Were Sleeping” in 2017. During the series airing period, he was the most searched term on Naver, the second largest search engine in South Korea after Google.
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His popularity started to skyrocket, and he finally landed his first leading role opposite Son Ye Jin in the JTBC romantic drama “Something In The Rain” (2018). This series gained notoriety while taking on taboo topics in South Korea such as a younger man dating an older woman. In 2019, he plays a struggling young man that has to turn to gang activities in the hit series Start-Up (2019). His latest lead role is in the romantic comedy “A Piece Of Your Mind” (2020) with Chae Soo Bin.

Jung Hae In

Yum Jung Ah is an award-winning veteran South Korean actress. Born on July 28, 1972, she competed in the 1991 Miss Korea pageant, winning first runner-up and Miss Photogenic. She also won second runner-up in the 1992 Miss International pageant. Yum Jung Ah began her entertainment career in 1991 on the television variety show “Entertainment Weekly” and in the television drama “Our Paradise.” She has since won many Best Actress awards for her work in both film and television. Some of her recent roles include “Royal Family” (2011), “Your Neighbor’s Wife” (2013) and “Mirror of the Witch” (2016). Yum Jung Ah married Heo Il in 2006.

Yum Jung Ah

Choi Sung Eun is a South Korean actress who was born on June 17, 1996. She studied at the Korea National University of Arts and made her acting debut in the movie “Start-Up” (2019), for which she won a Chunsa Film Festival Award in the Best New Actress category. She has since gone on to appear in the sci-fi TV movie “SF8” (2020) and the drama series “Beyond Evil” (2021).

Choi Sung Eun

Kim Jong Soo

Taek Il (Park Jung Min) is 18 and unhappy with his lot. His life is going nowhere, much like the faulty motorbike he bought online and now can’t get to work. After a bitter quarrel with his nagging mother, he decides to run away from home to a town named Gunsan where he finds work at a Chinese restaurant. He has a run-in with the restaurant’s cook, the burly and ostensibly ill-tempered Geo Seok (Ma Dong Seok). Although they get off on the wrong foot, they start to develop an unorthodox friendship, which mostly involves baiting each other and threatening one another with violence. Little by little, Taek Il begins to understand that Geo Seok is hiding a mysterious and unhappy secret.
 
 Things get even more hectic for Taek Il when his best friend Sang Pil (Jung Hae In), who is trying to support his ailing grandmother, who is struggling with Alzheimer’s disease, reveals that he is to take up a job in “finance” – a position that turns out to involve little more than collecting debts for unscrupulous loan sharks. The trio embarks on a journey of discovery as they try to carve out a future for themselves in an uncertain world…

This film was based on a web-based cartoon series named “Start” by author Jo Geum San.

“Start-Up” is a 2019 South Korean movie that was written and directed by Choi Jung Yeol.

Start-Up

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