''Kim Is a Genius'' () is a Korean comedy, designed for an interactive phone-based experience, starring
Yoo Young-jae
Yoo Young-jae (; born January 24, 1994), also known mononymously as Youngjae, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as an idol in the six-member group B.A.P under TS Entertainment, where he served as the main vocalist from 2012 to its d ...
,
Park Soo-ah
Park Soo-ah (born Park Soo-young on July 31, 1992), previously known by the stage name Lizzy, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a new member of girl group After School (and later, its sub-unit Orange Caramel) in March 2010. A ...
, Jung Sung-ho and Choi Moon-hee. The project was announced mid-2018 and premiered May 17, 2019 via an iOS and Android App.
Synopsis
''Kim Is a Genius'' follows the peculiar happenings at Fisher-King, a viral marketing company whose (largely incompetent) employees come to depend on a number of mysterious smart-phone apps providing unusual and improbable services — from allowing users to see through photoshopped images to analyzing the content of the food they eat. Each episode is viewed as though through the phone of one character, from the hapless but handsome Chadol Chun to the ultra-competent but borderline-sociopathic Yeonseop Kim.
Cast
Main
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Yoo Young-jae
Yoo Young-jae (; born January 24, 1994), also known mononymously as Youngjae, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as an idol in the six-member group B.A.P under TS Entertainment, where he served as the main vocalist from 2012 to its d ...
as Chadol Chun
:The youngest member of Fisher-King's Black Ops marketing team. His remarkable beauty commends an online cult following, despite his being functionally illiterate.
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Park Soo-ah
Park Soo-ah (born Park Soo-young on July 31, 1992), previously known by the stage name Lizzy, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a new member of girl group After School (and later, its sub-unit Orange Caramel) in March 2010. A ...
as Gwanji Song
:Once known for providing candids of K-Pop idols to their fans, she now specialises in trolling viral ad campaigns.
* Jung Sung-ho as Seonggu Do
:The Black Ops team's boss, whose middle-aged attempts to pass for cool inspire the daily derision of those around him.
* Choi Moon-hee as Kim Yeon-seop
:In her own head, at least, the only person at Fisher-King capable of getting anything done.
References
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JTBC television dramas
Korean-language television shows
2019 South Korean television series debuts
2019 South Korean television series endings
South Korean romantic comedy television series
South Korean fantasy television series
South Korean drama web series