This is a list of episodes of the South Korean TV series Drama Stage (O'PENing). The show airs on tvN.
Ep. | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Original broadcast date | Average audience share [1] [a] | Ref. |
1 | Assistant Manager Park's Private Life (박대리의 은밀한 사생활) | Yoon Seong-ho | Choi Ji-hoon | December 2, 2017 | 0.9% | [2] |
2 | Chief B and the Love Letter (B주임과 러브레터) | Yoon Hyun-gi | Shin Soo-rim | December 9, 2017 | 1.3% | [3] |
3 | History of Walking Upright (직립보행의 역사) | Jang Jeong-do | Choi Seong-wook | December 16, 2017 | 0.6% | [4] |
4 | The Picnic Day (소풍 가는 날) | Myung Hyun-woo | Lee Jung-min | December 23, 2017 | 0.6% | [5] |
5 | Today I Grab the Tambourine Again (오늘도 탬버린을 모십니다) | Choi Gyu-sik | Kim Dong-kyung | December 28, 2017 [b] | 1.5% | [7] |
6 | Anthology (문집) | Lee Yoon-jung | Shin Ha-eun | January 6, 2018 | 0.6% | [8] |
Cast: One, Shin Eun-soo, Seo Hyun-woo | ||||||
7 | Not Played (낫 플레이드) | Yoo Jong-seon | Kang Min-soo | January 13, 2018 | 1.4% | [9] |
8 | Our Place's Tasty Soybean Paste (우리 집은 맛나 된장 맛나) | Kim Sang-ho | Yoon Jo | January 20, 2018 | 1.0% | [10] |
9 | Fighter Choi Kang-soon (파이터 최강순) | Sung Yong-il | Yoo Young-joo | January 27, 2018 | 0.9% | [11] |
10 | The Woman Who Makes the Last Meal (마지막 식사를 만드는 여자) | Hwang Joon-hyuk | Park Joo-yeon | February 3, 2018 | 1.5% | [12] |
Ep. | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Original broadcast date | Average audience share [1] [a] | Ref. |
1 | Withdrawal Person (인술책) | Lee Tae-gon | Jung Soo-hoon | December 1, 2018 | 1.4% | |
2 | Water Scale (물비늘) | Shin Soo-won | Lee Ah-yeon | December 8, 2018 | 0.6% | [13] |
3 | All About My Rival in Love (내 연적의 모든 것) | Ahn Kook-jin | Kim Bo-kyum | December 15, 2018 | 0.6% | |
4 | Push and Out of Prison (밀어서 감옥 해제) | Jung Jae-eun | Hong Hye-yi | December 22, 2018 | 0.7% | [14] |
5 | Jin Choo-Ha Returns (진추하가 돌아왔다) | Sung Do-joon | Song Jin | December 27, 2018 | 1.0% | |
6 | Goodbye My Life (굿-바이 내 인생보험) | Lee Ho-jae | Choe Sung-Jun | December 29, 2018 | 1.0% | [15] |
7 | Like a Dog, Like a Beggar, Beautiful (개같다 거지같다 아름답다) | Lim Tae-woo | Kim Ji-hoon | January 5, 2019 | 1.1% | |
8 | The Dramatization Has Begun (각색은 이미 시작됐다) | Jung Hyun-geun | Kim Do-yeon | January 19, 2019 | 0.6% | [16] |
9 | Crumbling Friendship (반야) | Yoon Hyung-gi | Yoo Kyung-min | January 26, 2019 | 0.6% | |
10 | Waves of Change (파고) | Park Jung-beom | Kim Min-kyung | February 2, 2019 | 0.3% |
Ep. | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Original broadcast date | Average audience share [1] [a] | Ref. |
1 | Ogre (오우거) | Yoon Jung-ho | Chae Woo | November 23, 2019 | 1.4% | |
2 | My Wife's Bed (아내의 침대) | Min Doo-sik | Lee Hee-soo | November 30, 2019 | 1.3% | [17] |
3 | Woman with a Bleeding Ear (귀피를 흘리는 여자) | Lee Seung-hoon | Baek In-ah | December 7, 2019 | 1.0% | |
4 | My Uncle is Audrey Hepburn (삼촌은 오드리헵번) | Kim Sae-byeol | Shim Bo-young | December 18, 2019 | 1.4% | |
5 | Big Data Romance (빅데이터 연애) | Joo Sang-kyu | Jung Hee-sun | December 25, 2019 | 0.7% | |
6 | My Husband Has Kim Hee-seon (남편한테 김희선이 생겼어요) | Kim Jung-wook | Kim Joo-hoo | January 1, 2020 | 0.9% | |
7 | Blackout (블랙아웃) | Park Bong-seob | Sae Bom | January 8, 2020 | 0.6% | |
8 | Everyone Is There (모두 그곳에 있다) | Ryu Seung-jin | Son Ho-young | January 16, 2020 | 0.8% | |
9 | I Object (이의 있습니다) | Jang Yang-ho | Bae Yi-hwa | January 23, 2020 | 0.7% | |
10 | Out of Communication Range (통화권이탈) | Seo Joo-hwan | Ha Yu-rim | January 30, 2020 |
Ep. | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Original broadcast date | Average audience share [1] [a] | Ref. |
1 | Mint Condition (민트 컨디션) | Jung Hyeong-geom | Bang So-min | March 3, 2021 | 1.097% | [18] |
2 | EP, Hi Dorothy (EP, 안녕 도로시) | Kim Yoon-jin | Baek Yi-shin | March 10, 2021 | 1.125% | [19] |
3 | Deok-gu Is Back (덕구 이즈 백) | Heo Seok-won | Kim Hae-nok | March 15, 2021 | 1.973% | [20] |
4 | Park Sung-sil's Fourth Industrial Revolution (박성실씨의 사차 산업혁명) | Park Ji-hyun | Song Young-joon | March 16, 2021 | 1.847% | [21] |
5 | Attention Seeker (관종) | Lee Ye-rim | Lee Bom | March 17, 2021 | ||
6 | Love Spoiler (러브 스포일러) | Kim Gun-hong | Hong Eun-joo | March 24, 2021 | 0.746% | [22] |
7 | On the Way to the Gynecologist (산부인과로 가는길) | Kim Yang-hee | Lee Ha-ni | March 31, 2021 | 1.357% | [23] |
8 | The Fair (더 페어) | Min Jung-ah | Chu Hyun-jung | April 7, 2021 | 0.872% | [24] |
9 | Substitute Person (대리인간) | Jo Nam-hyeong | Cha Yi-han | April 14, 2021 | 0.859% | [25] |
10 | Lucky (럭키) | Kim Sae-byeol | Jin Yoon-joo | April 21, 2021 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Ratings [1] | |
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1 | "Shared Office Hookup" (Korean: 오피스에서 뭐하Share?) | Kim Kang-kyu | Choi Bo-yoon | May 2, 2022 | 2.267% | |
2 | "Shared Office Hookup" (Korean: 오피스에서 뭐하Share?) | Kim Kang-kyu | Choi Bo-yoon | May 3, 2022 | 2.018% | |
Cast : [27] Lee Hak-joo, Ha Yoon-kyung, Jung Jae-kwang | ||||||
3 | "XX+XY" | Lee So-yoon | Hong Seong-yeon | May 9, 2022 | 1.858% | |
4 | "XX+XY" | Lee So-yoon | Hong Seong-yeon | May 10, 2022 | 1.541% | |
Cast : [29] Ahn Hyun-ho, Choi Woo-sung, Kim Ji-in | ||||||
5 | "Find the 1st Prize" (Korean: 1등 당첨금 찾아가세요) | Park Hong-soo | Choi Si-eun | June 17, 2022 | 0.4% [30] | |
6 | "Don't Announce Your Husband's Death" (Korean: 남편의 죽음을 알리지 마라) | Choi Dong-sook | Lim Soo-rim | June 24, 2022 | 0.536% [33] | |
7 | "The Apartment Is Beautiful" (Korean: 아파트는 아름다워) | Jo Eun-sol | Lee Yi-young | July 1, 2022 | 0.945% [34] | |
8 | "Flavor of Your Voice" (Korean: 목소리를 구분하는 방법) | Ham Seung-hoon | Han Yeon-joo | July 8, 2022 | 0.536% [36] | |
9 | "First Glance" (Korean: 첫 눈길) | Kim Hyeon-tak | Oh Yoo-mi | July 15, 2022 | 0.374% [37] | |
10 | "Stock of High School" (Korean: 스톡 오브 하이스쿨) | Kang Hee-joo | Park Kyoung-hwa | July 22, 2022 | 0.251% [38] | |
11 | "Babel Syndrome" (Korean: 바벨 신드롬) | Chae Du-byeong | Lee Chan-young | July 29, 2022 | 0.415% [39] | |
12 | "The Underworld Rider" (Korean: 저승라이더) | Jeong Jang-hwan | Hwang Seol-heon | August 5, 2022 | 0.46% [40] | |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Ratings [1] | |
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1 | "Summer, Lovemachine, Blues" (Korean: 썸머, 러브머신 블루스) | Yoon Hye-ryeom | Lee Choong-ha | July 16, 2023 | 1.34% [41] | |
2 | "Walk" (Korean: 산책) | Yeong-seop | Cheon Se-eun | July 23, 2023 | 1.028% [43] | |
3 | "Summer Cold" (Korean: 여름감기) | Jong-Beom Jung | Seo Hyeon-Joo | July 30, 2023 | 1.244% [45] | |
4 | "One Reason We Can't Meet" (Korean: 우리가 못 만나는 이유 1가지) | Kim Dong-hui | Lee Ga-young | August 6, 2023 | 0.601% [47] | |
5 | "Don't Press the Peach" (Korean: 복숭아 누르지 마시오) | Jeong Da-hyung | Park Sun-young | August 13, 2023 | 1.084% [49] | |
6 | "2:15" (Korean: 2시 15분) | Jeong Se-ryeong | Park Yeon-ok | August 20, 2023 | 1.004% [51] | |
7 (Part 1) | "Shoot Me" (Korean: 나를쏘다) | Jo Eun-sol | Jeong Ji-hyun | August 27, 2023 | TBA | |
7 (Part 2) | "Shoot Me" (Korean: 나를쏘다) | Jo Eun-sol | Jeong Ji-hyun | September 3, 2023 | TBA | |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | APAN Star Awards | Best Short Drama | "XX+XY" | Nominated | [55] [56] |
"Shared Office Hookup" | Nominated | ||||
"Deok-gu Is Back" | Won | ||||
"Finding a Child" | Nominated |
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