Not Yet 30 (Korean: 아직낫서른) is a South Korean web drama series that premiered on February 23, 2021, via the streaming platform KakaoTV. The series consists of 15 episodes and explores the personal and professional lives of three female friends navigating the complexities of their thirties.
The narrative centers on Seo Ji-Won, a successful webcomic writer. Her life takes a turn when she encounters her middle school sweetheart, Lee Seung-Yoo, who now works as an assistant manager at the webcomic publishing company she collaborates with. Simultaneously, Ji-Won becomes professionally involved with film director Cha Do-Hoon, who is adapting her work into a movie.
The story also follows the lives of Ji-Won's close friends: Lee Ran-Joo, an announcer, and Hong A-Young, a cafe owner. As they navigate their careers and romantic entanglements, they face various challenges, including the reappearance of an ex-boyfriend in A-Young's life and the romantic interest shown by Hyeong Joon-Young toward Ran-Joo.
Production
The drama is directed by Oh Ki-Hwan and written by Jung Yi-Jin. It is based on the webcomic 85nyeonsaeng, authored by Hye-Won, which was serialized on Kakao from June 25, 2015, to February 15, 2018.
Cast
Jung In-Sun as Seo Ji-WonKang Min-Hyuk as Lee Seung-YooHani as Lee Ran-JooCha Min-Jee as Hong A-YoungSong Jae-Rim as Cha Do-HoonBaek Sung-Chul as Hyeong Joon-YoungKim Ji-Sung as Lee Hye-RyungLee Chae-Won as Yoon Sun-MiKwon Dong-Ho as Psycho Bride staffOh Ji-Young as radio program staffKim Min as radio program staffKwon Jung-Eun as teenage Seo Ji-WonKwon Yong-Wook as teenage Lee Seung-YooLee Kang-Min as Kim Byeong-HoShim Tae-Young as Kim Jin-WooSeo Ji-Mi as fitness instructorRyu Yeon-Seok as announcerBae Ha-Neul as Lee Ran-Joo's dateHong I-Hyun as Park Jin-Su",
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AsianWiki. \"Not Yet 30.\"
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