Start-Up
Start-Up Episode Ratings Heatmap
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| S1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
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About
"Ambition and old love collide in tech"
A South Korean drama set in the world of tech startups, following a young woman with a fractured family history who dreams of becoming an entrepreneur, and the two men connected to her past who become entangled in her present. It's part workplace drama about building companies from nothing, part slow-burn romance, with glossy production and earnest performances. The pace is gentle rather than gripping, leaning on charm, wish-fulfillment and emotional callbacks to childhood rather than tension. It rewards patience more than urgency, and works best if you enjoy tidy, hopeful storytelling over grit.
the charming lead performances and the underdog energy of building something from nothing.
you want a fast-paced plot rather than a gentle, romance-driven slow burn.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Start-Up | 8.5 | 499 | 84 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | F F F (Family, Friends, Fools) | 7.9 | 345 | 83 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Angel | 8.1 | 319 | 82 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Sandbox | 8.2 | 312 | 79 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Hackathon | 8.5 | 318 | 82 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Key Man | 8.2 | 277 | 81 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Burn Rate | 8.3 | 276 | 76 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Backup | 8.1 | 270 | 80 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Risk | 8.6 | 270 | 80 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Demoday | 7.8 | 277 | 84 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Exit | 8.1 | 268 | 76 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Acqhire | 7.7 | 287 | 85 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Comfort Zone | 7.3 | 306 | 72 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Elevator Speech | 7.5 | 307 | 80 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Minimum Viable Product | 6.9 | 326 | 77 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Scale-Up | 7.3 | 368 | 80 min |