How to Be Thirty explained

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Genre:Romantic comedy
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:15
Runtime:18–20 minutes
Company:Merry Christmas
Network:KakaoTV

How to Be Thirty[1] is a South Korean streaming television series starring Jung In-sun, Kang Min-hyuk, Ahn Hee-yeon, Song Jae-rim, Cha Min-ji, Baek Sung-chul, and Kim Ji-sung. Based on the webtoon Something About 30 by Hye-won, it premiered on KakaoTV on February 23, 2021, with a new episode being released every Tuesday and Saturday at 17:00 (KST).[2] [3] The series has surpassed 13 million cumulative views as of just two weeks of airing.

Synopsis

How to Be Thirty tells the story of a group of friends in their early thirties.

Cast

Main

A 30-year-old webtoon artist who achieved success. Ran-joo and Ah-young are her best friends.

A manager who is put in charge of editing Ji-won's webtoon. Seo Ji-won's first love

A 30-year-old news presenter. Ji-won and Ah-young are her best friends.

A film director who will direct a film based on one of Ji-won's webtoon.

A 30-year-old café owner. Ji-won and Ran-joo are her best friends.

A part-time employee at Ah-young's café.

Seung-yoo's girlfriend

Supporting

Ji-won's assistant

Ran-joo's co-worker

Ah-young's ex-boyfriend

Ji-won's ex-boyfriend

Special appearances

Production

Development

In late August 2019, it was announced that the KakaoPage webtoon Born in 1985 by Hye-won would be adapted into a web series.[5]

Casting

On August 11, 2020, Jung In-sun, Kang Min-hyuk, Ahn Hee-yeon and Song Jae-rim were confirmed to star in the series.[6] Baek Sung-chul officially joined the cast on November 6,[7] followed by Cha Min-ji on November 13.[8]

Filming

Filming began in August 2020.[6]

International broadcast

The series, titled as How to be Thirty, is available with multilingual subtitles on iQIYI (iQ.com) in South East Asia, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

It is available in the UK and Europe with community-generated subtitles on Viki (Viki.com)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How to Be Thirty [Title in the URL]]. Viki. February 12, 2021.
  2. Web site: Kakao TV's 'No, Thank You' rank on Wavve top-10 drama list. Jang-won. Lim. January 26, 2021. The Korea Herald. January 27, 2021.
  3. News: Kwak. Hyun-soo. ko:정인선 →강민혁 '아직 낫서른' 대본 리딩 현장 공개. https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000887752. Sports Donga. Naver. February 1, 2021. February 12, 2021. ko.
  4. Web site: Lee Chae-won to Star in "Not Yet 30". November 5, 2020. HanCinema. February 12, 2021.
  5. Web site: Women's Reality Webtoons "Born in 1985" and "Art of Girls" Get Drama Adaptations. August 26, 2019. HanCinema. February 12, 2021.
  6. Web site: Jung In-sun, Kang Min-hyuk, Hani and Song Jae-rim in "Not Yet 30". August 11, 2020. HanCinema. February 12, 2021.
  7. Web site: Ji-eun. Choi. http://www.topdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=80341. ko:카카오TV 오리지널 드라마 '아직 낫서른' 백성철, 캐스팅 확정. November 6, 2020. Top Daily. ko. February 12, 2021.
  8. Web site: Young-eun. Shin. https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2020/11/1166611/. ko:차민지 '아직 낫서른' 주연 캐스팅...정인선과 워맨스 케미 [공식]. November 13, 2020. MK. ko. February 12, 2021.

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