''How to Be Thirty'' () is a South Korean

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series starring

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, Ahn Hee-yeon,

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, 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). 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

as Seo Ji-won ** Kwon Jung-eun as young Seo Ji-won :A 30-year-old webtoon artist who achieved success. Ran-joo and Ah-young are her best friends. *

as Lee Seung-yoo ** Kwon Yong-wook as young Lee Seung-yoo :A manager who is put in charge of editing Ji-won's webtoon. Seo Ji-won’s first love * Ahn Hee-yeon as Lee Ran-joo :A 30-year-old news presenter. Ji-won and Ah-young are her best friends. *

as Cha Do-hoon :A film director who will direct a film based on one of Ji-won's webtoon. *

as Hong Ah-young :A 30-year-old café owner. Ji-won and Ran-joo are her best friends. * Baek Sung-chul as Hyung Joon-young :A part-time employee at Ah-young's café. * Kim Ji-sung as Lee Hye-ryung :Seung-yoo's girlfriend

Supporting

* Lee Chae-won as Yoon Sun-mi : Ji-won's assistant * Kim Min as Ms. Jung : Ran-joo's co-worker * Lee Kang-min as Kim Byung-ho : Ah-young's ex-boyfriend * Shim Tae-young as Kim Jin-woo : Ji-won's ex-boyfriend

Special appearances

*Kim Hyun-suk as man interested in Ran-joo #1 (Ep. 1) *Go Deok-won as man interesed in Ran-joo #2 (Ep. 1) *Yoon Deok-ki as man interesed in Ran-joo #3 (Ep. 1) *Lee Min-sung as man interesed in Ran-joo #4 (Ep. 1) *Choi Myung-ji as man interested in Ran-joo #5 (Ep. 1) *Lee Dong-won (Ep. 4) *Kwon Dong-ho as director (Ep. 3, 6, 12-13) *Hong Yi-hyun as Seung-yoo's co-worker #1 (Ep. 1-2, 12-13) *Choi Ji-won as Seung-yoo's co-worker #2 (Ep. 1, 3) *Song Gyo-hyun as Seung-yoo's co-worker #3 (Ep. 1, 3, 12) *Lee Jeong-hoon as Seung-yoo's co-worker #4 (Ep. 1, 3, 12) *Oh Tae-gon as Ran-joo co-worker #1 (Ep. 2, 6-7, 10, 13) *Oh Ji-yeong as Ran-joo co-worker #2 (Ep. 2, 6-7, 10, 13) *No Jong-sung (Ep. 3) *Jo Hye-won as announcer (Ep. 6) *Park Jeong-min (Ep. 6) *Yu Yeon-seok (Ep. 6) *Bae Ha-neul as Ran-joo's date (Ep. 7) *Seo Ji-mi as Ran-joo's personal trainer (Ep. 4, 9) *Kim Mi-na as Hye-ryeong's friend (Ep. 9, 12)

Episodes

Production

Development

In late August 2019, it was announced that the

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webtoon ''Born in 1985'' by Hye-won would be adapted into a web series.

Casting

On August 11, 2020,

, Ahn Hee-yeon and

were confirmed to star in the series. Baek Sung-chul officially joined the cast on November 6, followed by

on November 13.

Filming

Filming began in August 2020.

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

References

External links

* * * * {{Kakao M KakaoTV original programming South Korean web series 2021 web series debuts Television shows based on South Korean webtoons