Curtain Call (South Korean TV series)

Curtain Call (Korean: 커튼콜; RR: Keoteunkol) is an upcoming South Korean television series starring Kang Ha-neul and Ha Ji-won. It revolves around a man who plays the role of a grandson who defected to fulfill the grandmother's last wish from the North, a woman who falls in love with that man, and the people involved in the play. It is scheduled to premiere on KBS2 in the second half of 2022.[1]

Curtain Call
Also known asA Tree Dies Standing (former)
Hangul커튼콜
Revised RomanizationKeoteunkol
Written byJo Seong-geol
Directed byYun Sang-Ho
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
Production
Production companyVictory Contents
DistributorKBS
Release
Original networkKBS2
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original release2022 (2022)

Cast
A theater actor in a local theater company. He receives a sudden offer from an old gentleman to play the defecting grandson of a certain grandmother, and he faces a major turning point in his life.
Geum-soon's granddaughter and the general manager of Hotel Paradise.
  • TBA as Geum-soon[3]
A woman born in Hamgyeong-do, North Korea in the 1930s. During the Korean War she descends south and is separated from her family. She is the founder of Hotel Paradise, a leading hotel chain in Korea. She wishes to see her grandson one last time.
The former manager of Hotel Paradise and right-hand man of Geum-soon. Even after retiring from his managerial position, he looks after and assists Geum-soon.
  • TBA as Bae Dong-jae[5]
The successor of the giant conglomerate Samwoo who owns a distribution chain.

Production

Early working title of the series was A Tree Dies Standing (Korean: 나무는 서서 죽는다; RR: Namuneun Seoseo Jukneunda) and the role of Park Se-yeon was first offered to Son Ye-jin.[6]

References
  1. Jung Ji-hyun (April 25, 2022). "하지원, '커튼콜' 출연 확정…강하늘과 호흡 [공식]" [Ha Ji-won confirmed for 'Curtain Call' Breathing with Kang Ha-neul [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Naver.
  2. Lee Yu-na (February 17, 2022). "강하늘, KBS 드라마 '나무는 서서히 죽는다' 캐스팅...무명배우 役 (공식)" [Kang Ha-neul, cast in KBS drama 'Trees Slowly Die'... as an unknown actor (official)] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Naver.
  3. "윤여정, '나무는 서서~' 대본 검토…"손예진·강하늘, 함께 호흡할까"" [Yoon Yeo-jeong, 'The Tree Stands~' script review... "Son Ye-jin and Kang Ha-neul, shall we breathe together?"] (in Korean). dispatch. September 29, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Naver.
  4. Moon Ji-yeon (December 23, 2021). "[단독] 성동일, '나무는 서서 죽는다' 합류..윤여정과 호흡" [[Exclusive] Dongil Seong joins 'Trees Stand and Dies'... Breathing with Yeojeong Yoon] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Naver.
  5. Ji-yeon Moon (March 7, 2022). "[단독] 정해인, 윤여정·강하늘과 호흡..'나무는 서서 죽는다' 합류" [[Exclusive] Jung Hae-in, Breathing with Yoon Yeo-jeong and Kang Ha-neul... Joining 'Trees Stand and Die'] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. Lee Jung-hyun (September 29, 2021). "윤여정·강하늘·손예진, '나무는 서서 죽는다' 주연 물망" [Yoon Yeo-jeong, Kang Ha-neul, Son Ye-jin to star in 'Trees Stand and Die'] (in Korean). Yunhap News. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Naver.
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