Studio N (Naver)

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Studio N
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FoundedAugust 1, 2018;2 years ago (2018-08-01) in South Korea
Key people
Kwon Mi-kyung (CEO)
Parent Naver Corporation
Website www.studioncorp.com/en/

Studio N is a subsidiary of Naver Webtoon launched in August 2018 that produces drama films and television series off of 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]

Contents

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

Works

Serials

TitleWebtoon authorPremiereSeasonsNetworkNotesReference
Hell Is Other People
(also Strangers from Hell)		Kim Yong-kiAugust 31, 20191 season, 10 episodes OCN Co-produced with Woo Sang Film [8] [9]
Pegasus Market Kim Gyu-samSeptember 20, 20191 season, 12 episodes tvN Co-produced with CJ ENM [10] [11]
Sweet Home Kim Kan-bi and Hwang Young-chan2020TBA Netflix Co-produced with Studio Dragon [12] [13] [14]
True Beauty Yaongyi2020TBAtvNCo-produced with Studio Dragon and Bon Factory Worldwide [15] [16] [17] [18]
VigilanteCRG, Kim Gyu-samTBATBATBATV serial and film adaptation [11] [10]
Gold SpoonHD3TBATBATBACo-produced with Samhwa Networks [15] [19] [20]
TomorrowLlamaTBATBATBACo-produced with Super Moon Pictures [15] [21] [20]
Rest in PeaceJo Joo-heeTBATBATBACo-produced with Huayi Brothers Korea [22]
Horror and RomanceLUCIDTBATBATBACo-produced with Bon Factory Worldwide [15] [23]

Films

TitleWebtoon authorPremiereFormatDistributionNotesReference
Yumi's CellsLee Dong-gun2022AnimationTBACo-produced with Sidus Pictures [24] [25] [26]
VigilanteCRG, Kim Gyu-samTBALive actionTBATV serial and film adaptation [11] [10]
The Sound of Your HeartJo SeokTBATBATBA [27]
ThreeHANTBALive actionTBACo-produced with Curo Holdings [15]
Your LetterCho Hyun-ahTBAAnimationTBACo-produced with sister company Life Is Comic (LICO) [15] [28] [29]
Blood for BloodYeon Jae-wonTBALive actionTBACo-produced with Bidangil Pictures [15]
GhostwriterBeom WooTBALive actionTBACo-produced with Oscar 10 Studio [15]

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  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.
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  18. ↑ http://www.beffreport.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=80346
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  22. ↑ "Naver Webtoon "Rest in Peace" to Be Made Into a Drama". HanCinema . October 31, 2019.
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  29. ↑ "Your Letter". www.webtoons.com.
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