Level Up (2019) Full Drama | Sung Hoon, Han Bo Reum | CEO vs Game Developer | Korean RomCom
Level Up_ is a 2019 Korean business romantic comedy that aired on MBN + Dramax. 12 episodes, 60 min each. It’s set in the video game industry and follows a cold restructuring CEO forced to save a dying game company. Tagline: “Can opposites level up their company… and their hearts?” Rated 13+. Viki rating 8.8/10.
*Ahn Dan Te* Sung Hoon is the “ace director” of Yoo Seong CRC - a company that specializes in restructuring and resurrecting companies about to go bankrupt. He’s a poker-faced, cold-blooded perfectionist who hates video games.
He’s sent to *Joybuster*, a game company on the brink of bankruptcy, as their new CEO. His mission: cut losses and shut it down.
*Shin Yeon Hwa* Han Bo Reum is Joybuster’s passionate head of game development. She refuses to let the company die and teams up with Dan Te to create a new game that can save them.
Problem: They clash on EVERYTHING. He’s all numbers and efficiency. She’s all creativity and heart. She’s constantly wavering between nervous breakdown and murder as she tries to satisfy his impossible demands.
As they fight to launch an innovative new title, professional rivalry turns into romantic tension. But it’s not easy - *Bae Ya Chae* Kang Byul has a one-sided love for Dan Te and sees Yeon Hwa as competition.
Themes: office politics, startup struggles, mobile game industry, generational gap in tech, and enemies-to-lovers romance. Can a man with zero emotions and a hot-tempered game developer find love while trying to save a company?
Cast: Sung Hoon as Ahn Dan Te - Cold restructuring CEO
Han Bo Reum as Shin Yeon Hwa - Head of game development at Joybuster
Baro / Cha Sun Woo* as Kwak Han Cheol - Ambitious team member
Kang Byul as Bae Ya Chae - Dan Te’s admirer/competitor
Danny Ahn as Park Gil Woo - Dan Te’s supportive teammate
Ryu Seung Soo as Jo Tae Goo
Lee Byung Joon as Yeon Hwa’s father
Director: Kim Sang Woo
Writer: Kim Dong Kyu
Network: MBN, Dramax | *Release*: July 10 - Aug 15, 2019
Episodes: 12 | *Runtime*: 60 min each
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Genre: Romantic Comedy, Business, Workplace
Setting: Video game company + corporate restructuring
Trope: Enemies to lovers, CEO x Employee, Opposites attract
Where to watch: Viki, MBN
