Studio N (company)

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

Studio N
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryFilm
FoundedAugust 1, 2018 (2018-08-01) in South Korea
Key people
Kwon Mi-kyung (CEO)
ParentNaver Corporation
Websitewww.studioncorp.com/en/

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

Works

Serials
Title Webtoon author Premiere Seasons Network Notes Reference
Hell Is Other People
(also Strangers from Hell)		 Kim Yong-ki August 31, 2019 1 season, 10 episodes OCN Co-produced with Woo Sang Film [8][9]
Pegasus Market Kim Gyu-sam September 20, 2019 1 season, 12 episodes tvN Co-produced with CJ ENM [10][11]
True Beauty Yaongyi December 9, 2020 1 season, 16 episodes Co-produced with Studio Dragon and Bon Factory Worldwide [12][13][14][15]
Sweet Home Kim Kan-bi and Hwang Young-chan December 18, 2020 1 season, 10 episodes Netflix Co-produced with Studio Dragon [16][17][18]
Nevertheless, Jung Seo June 19, 2021 1 season, 16 episodes JTBC Co-produced with JTBC Studios and Beyond J [19]
Yumi's Cells Lee Dong-gun September 17, 2021 1 season, 14 episodes tvN
TVING		 Co-produced with Studio Dragon, Merrycow Creative and TVING Corporation [20][21][22]
Our Beloved Summer N/A[lower-alpha 1] 2021 1 season, 16 episodes SBS TV Co-produced with Studio S, Super Moon Pictures and Big Ocean ENM [23]
Tomorrow Llama 2022 1 season, 16 episodes MBC TV Co-produced with Super Moon Pictures and Big Ocean ENM [12][24][25]
Vigilante CRG, Kim Gyu-sam TBA TBA TBA TV serial and film adaptation [11][10]
Gold Spoon HD3 TBA TBA TBA Co-produced with Samhwa Networks [12][26][25]
Rest in Peace Jo Joo-hee TBA TBA TBA Co-produced with Huayi Brothers Korea [27]
Horror and Romance LUCID TBA TBA TBA Co-produced with Bon Factory Worldwide [12][28]

Films
Title Webtoon author Premiere Format Distribution Notes Reference
Yumi's Cells Lee Dong-gun 2022 Animation TBA Co-produced with Sidus Pictures [29][30][31]
Vigilante CRG, Kim Gyu-sam TBA Live action TBA TV serial and film adaptation [11][10]
The Sound of Your Heart Jo Seok TBA TBA TBA [32]
Three HAN TBA Live action TBA Co-produced with Curo Holdings [12]
Your Letter Cho Hyun-ah TBA Animation TBA Co-produced with sister company Life Is Comic (LICO) [12][33][34]
Blood for Blood Yeon Jae-won TBA Live action TBA Co-produced with Bidangil Pictures [12]
Ghostwriter Beom Woo TBA Live action TBA Co-produced with Oscar 10 Studio [12]

Notes
  1. Studio N's first original. A webtoon based on the series is currently under production.[23]

References
  1. Sohn, Ji-young (August 9, 2018). "Naver Webtoon forms 'Studio N' for webtoon-based film, drama production". Korea Herald.
  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.
  4. Lee Yong-ik; Kim Hyo-jin (September 24, 2019). "Naver Webtoon tops global online comic charts, sales to hit $502 mn this year". Pulse News. Maeil Business Newspaper.
  5. 2018 Korean Film Industry Yearly Report
  6. "Movies, dramas become new lucrative business for S. Korean internet firms". The Korea Herald. October 14, 2019 – via Inquirer.net.
  7. "Broadcasters, IT Firms Scramble for Supremacy in Online Content Market". Korea Bizwire. September 30, 2019.
  8. Kim, Na-kyeong (July 18, 2019). "당신의 지옥은 어디입니까?'…'타인은 지옥이다' 임시완, 티저 포스터 공개". Hei Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  9. Kim, Eun-jin (August 30, 2019). "'Strangers from Hell' comes to television". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  10. "Hit web comic coming to a TV screen near you: 'Pegasus Market' takes a satirical look at the world of Korean conglomerates". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 12, 2019.
  11. Kim Boram (September 23, 2019). "Kakao jumps into filmmaking industry". Yonhap News Agency.
  12. "STUDIO N". studioncorp.com.
  13. "여신강림". comic.naver.com.
  14. "True Beauty". www.webtoons.com.
  15. http://www.beffreport.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=80346
  16. White, Peter (December 18, 2019). "'Sweet Home': 'Mr. Sunshine' Director Lee Eung-bok To Adapt Korean Horror Cartoon For Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  17. Go, Jae-wan (December 18, 2019). "[공식]송강X이진욱X이시영, 넷플릭스 '스위트홈' 제작 확정". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  18. "Naver Webtoon to Enter Europe After Asia and North America". Go Trading Asia. December 25, 2019.
  19. https://www.mk.co.kr/star/broadcasting-service/view/2021/03/258274/
  20. "유미의 세포들". comic.naver.com.
  21. "Yumi's Cells". www.webtoons.com.
  22. http://m.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1288990
  23. "Naver Webtoon subsidiary Studio N's first original drama 'That Year We' will also be aired on SBS in the second half of the year." (Kim, Yang-soo (July 29, 2021). "'유미의세포들'→'그해 우리는'x'지금 우리학교는', 웹툰원작 드라마 봇물" ['Yumi's Cells' → 'That year we were' x 'Now at our school', webtoon-based drama digression]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). NATE (SK Communications). Retrieved August 13, 2021.)
  24. "내일". comic.naver.com.
  25. https://www.hankyung.com/life/article/201812206464v
  26. "금수저". comic.naver.com.
  27. "Naver Webtoon "Rest in Peace" to Be Made Into a Drama". HanCinema. October 31, 2019.
  28. "호러와 로맨스". comic.naver.com.
  29. "유미의 세포들". comic.naver.com.
  30. "Yumi's Cells". www.webtoons.com.
  31. http://m.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=1288990
  32. https://mnews.joins.com/article/23432655#home
  33. "연의 편지". comic.naver.com.
  34. "Your Letter". www.webtoons.com.
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