Two teaser posters added for tvN drama series “Jeong-Nyeon: The Star is Born” starring Kim Tae-Ri, Shin Ye-Eun, & Ra Mi-Ran. The upcoming drama series is based on webcomic “Jeongnyeonyi” and is set in the 1950’s. Kim Tae-Ri plays title character Yoon Jeong-Nyeon, who tries to become a star. in the drama series. Caption on the first teaser poster states “The story of a brilliant singing performer who had endured a difficult world” and caption on the second teaser poster states “In the theater, which is an entirely different world, I want to become a star!”
“Jeong-Nyeon: The Star is Born” first airs October 12, 2024 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9:20 PM time slot after “Love Next Door“).
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: In the 1950’s, right after the Korean War, Yoon Jeong-Nyeon (Kim Tae-Ri) barely makes a living by selling clams with her mother Seo Yong-Rye (Moon So-Ri) in Mokpo. Her dream is to go to Seoul and work as an actress for a woman’s gukguek theater company, while becoming rich. One day, Yoon Jeong-Nyeon watches a performance by the Maeran Woman’s Gukguek Theater Company, which is led by Director Kang So-Bok (Ra Mi-Ran). The theater company came to Mokpo from Seoul during their nationwide tour. Seeing their performance, Yoon Jeong-Nyeon is inspired to turn her dream into reality. She secretly gets into the luggage compartment of the Maeran Woman’s Gukguek Theater Company and soon becomes a trainee for the theater company in Seoul. There, she meets Heo Young-Seo (Shin Ye-Eun). Heo Young-Seo is also a trainee and excellent at singing, dancing, and acting. As time passes, Yoon Jeong-Nyeon and Heo Young-Seo become rivals with each other.
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