From the core casting of Korean television, it seems like brighter, happier people have dropped into Startup (Netflix, series 1 now streaming). Wealthy, high-flying, and high-tech, they radiate success and ambition, at least on the surface.
But if you look closely, you’ll see that some of your heels are frayed, that success is the light at the end of a long tunnel, and that ambition is a pipe dream, not a nightmare.
Seo Dal-mi, played by K-pop goddess Bae Suzy, is an ambitious technology entrepreneur who finds herself in difficult situations and opposition. Her nemesis is her younger sister, Won In-jae (Kang Han-na), who is already the president of her own technology company, Sandbox, which clearly shows where the audience’s sympathies lie.
Separated at a young age due to her parents’ divorce, In-jae grew up to be cruel, arrogant, and ruthless. Being close to her grandmother, Dal-mi has developed a humane character that sees her trampled on many times. These are qualities in In-jae that Dal-mi intends to match her in the business world and is more than happy to take advantage of again, just as she did on the rare occasions when the sisters met after their divorce. .
This is a Korean drama, so Ai can’t escape troublesome problems for a long time, but interestingly, the story revolves around the virtual relationship between young Dal-mi and homeless orphan and math genius Nam Do-san (Nam Joo-hyuk). It begins as love. , taken in by Dal-mi’s grandmother.
