''Chicken Nugget'' () is an upcoming
South Korean web series
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directed by
Lee Byeong-heon, and starring
Ryu Seung-ryong
Ryu Seung-ryong (born November 29, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Ryu began his acting career in theater, subsequently becoming one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean film and television. In 2013, he headlined '' Miracle in Cell N ...
,
Ahn Jae-hong
Ahn Jae-hong (, December 31, 1891 – March 1, 1965) was a Korean activist, politician, and journalist who participated in the Korean independence movement.
See also
* Korea Independence Party
The Korea Independence Party (; KIP) was a p ...
and
Kim Yoo-jung
Kim Yoo-jung (; born September 22, 1999) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a model for a confectionery brand at the age of four. After her acting debut in 2003, she became one of the best known child actresses in Korea since then, aft ...
. Based on the
Naver
Naver (Hangul: 네이버) is a South Korean online platform operated by the Naver Corporation. It was launched in 1999 as the first web portal in South Korea to develop and use its own search engine. It was also the world's first operator to in ...
webtoon
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While webtoons were mostly unknown outside of Korea during their inception, there has been a surge in popularity internationally ...
of the same name, it is a comic mystery chase drama about the struggles of a father to recover his daughter who entered a mysterious machine and turned into a chicken nugget, assisted by a man who has a crush on her. It will be released on
Netflix
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in 2024.
Synopsis
Choi Min-ah (
Kim Yoo-jung
Kim Yoo-jung (; born September 22, 1999) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a model for a confectionery brand at the age of four. After her acting debut in 2003, she became one of the best known child actresses in Korea since then, aft ...
), the daughter of a company president, mistakes a new machine as a device which helps her with her fatigue, and she is accidentally turned into a chicken nugget. As her father, Choi Seon-man (
Ryu Seung-ryong
Ryu Seung-ryong (born November 29, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Ryu began his acting career in theater, subsequently becoming one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean film and television. In 2013, he headlined '' Miracle in Cell N ...
) and intern Go Baek-joong (
Ahn Jae-hong
Ahn Jae-hong (, December 31, 1891 – March 1, 1965) was a Korean activist, politician, and journalist who participated in the Korean independence movement.
See also
* Korea Independence Party
The Korea Independence Party (; KIP) was a p ...
) who has a crush on her, try to turn her back into a human, they discover unexpected secrets.
Cast
Main
*
Ryu Seung-ryong
Ryu Seung-ryong (born November 29, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Ryu began his acting career in theater, subsequently becoming one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean film and television. In 2013, he headlined '' Miracle in Cell N ...
as Choi Seon-man
: The president of All Machines, who tries to turn his daughter back into a human.
*
Ahn Jae-hong
Ahn Jae-hong (, December 31, 1891 – March 1, 1965) was a Korean activist, politician, and journalist who participated in the Korean independence movement.
See also
* Korea Independence Party
The Korea Independence Party (; KIP) was a p ...
as Baek-joong
: An intern who has a crush on his boss's daughter, Min-ah.
Special appearance
*
Kim Yoo-jung
Kim Yoo-jung (; born September 22, 1999) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a model for a confectionery brand at the age of four. After her acting debut in 2003, she became one of the best known child actresses in Korea since then, aft ...
as Choi Min-ah
: Choi Seon-man's daughter who enters a mysterious machine thinking it is a fatigue recovery machine and turns into a chicken nugget.
*
Jung Ho-yeon
Production
In November 2022, it was reported that filming is currently in progress.
In an interview, director Lee Byung-hun said, "We recently finished filming and will be released on Netflix at the earliest at the end of 2023, or early next year at the latest".
References
External links
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''Chicken Nugget''at
Naver Webtoon
Webtoon (stylized in all caps) is a South Korean webtoon platform launched in 2004 by Naver Corporation. As the name suggests, it is a platform for posting webtoons, compact digital comics in South Korea.
The platform first launched in Korea as ...
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