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Company History

Introducing new attempts and
achievements of Studio Dragon.

  • 2023
    • Sep.
      • <Twenty Five Twenty One>, <Yumi's Cells S2> receive the Excellence Award at the Korea Communications Commission Awards​
    • Jul.

      • <Celebrity> takes first place in Netflix's Top 10 non-English series

      • Released a Sustainability Report, being first among Korean drama production companies
    • Jun.

      • <Yumi's Cells S2> won the Excellence Award for Animation Story Telling at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting+ Awards 2023

    • Apr.
      • <The Big Door Prize> has been officially renewed for Season 2
      • <The Glory> receives the Best Drama Award at the Baeksang Arts Awards

      • <Island> receives a formal invitation to screen in the Rendez-vous section of the Canneseries

    • Mar.

      • Studio Dragon's first American TV series <The Big Door Prize> released on Apple TV+

      • <Duty After School> receives a formal invitation to special screening at 'Series Mania' in France

    • Jan.

      • <The Glory> takes first place in Netflix's Top 10 non-english series

  • 2022
    • Dec.

      • <Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha>'s writer, Shin Ha-eun earns a Minister Award at the 2022 Korea Content Award

      • <Twenty-five, Twenty-one> is titled Best Drama Series, <Our Blues> is titled Best Screenplay, and <Yumi's Cells> is titled Best Original Programme by streamer/OTT in Singapore's Asian Academy Creative Awards(AACA)
    • Oct.

      • Signed a districution agreement with Amazon Prime Video

      • <Our Blues> receives the Great Program Award at the 2022 KAA Awards​

    • Sep.

      • <Deok-gu is Back> receives the Short-Form Drama Award at the APAN Star Awards

      • The company acquires 'Gill Pictures', the production company of <Stove League>, <One the Woman>, and <Juvenile Justice>
      • The company receives the Excellence Award at the Korea IR Awards for four consecutive years
    • Jul.
      • <The King of Pigs> receives an invitation to screen at Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal.
    • Jun.
      • <Hometown Cha Cha Cha> won the Excellence Award in Hallyu Expansion at the “2022 Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards”
    • May
      • Studio Dragon, CJ ENM, and Naver Webtoon announces the launch of joint venture in Japan, ‘Studio Dragon Japan’.
    • Apr.
      • <Monstrous> receives an invitation to screen in the non-competitive category of Canneseries.
    • Mar.
      • <A Superior Day> receives a formal invitation to screen at ‘Series Mania’ in France.
      • The company acquires shares of a production company ’Next Scene,’ owned and represented by director Park Shin-woo and Oh Choong-hwan.
  • 2021
    • Dec.
      • The company is honored with the “$1 billion Export Tower Award” and the K-service Special Tower Award in celebration of the Annual Trade Day
      • Presidential Award with its program <Record of Youth> in the category of Broadcasting and Media Industry Development Contribution at the 2021 Korea Content Award, along with the Minister Award with <Vincenzo> and <The Uncanny Counter>
      • The company is granted with Presidential Award in the category of Contribution to the Foreign Market Entrance at the 2021 Korea Content Award.
    • Oct.

      • <Vincenzo> receives the Excellent Korean Drama Prize at the 2021 Seoul Drama Awards in the category of K-dramas

      • <Vincenzo> receives Special Award for Foreign Drama at the 2021 International Drama Festival in Tokyo.
      • <Start-up> receives the Award at the 2021 Seoul Drama Awards in the category of K-dramas.
    • Sep.
      • <It’s Okay to Not Be Okay> is nominated in the TV Movie/Mini-Series category at the 49th International Emmy Awards.
    • Aug.

      • <Proxy Emotion> receives the Best Feature Film Award at the Stockholm Film & TV Festival and the Best Drama and Best VFX Award at the Paris Film Festival.

    • Jun.
      • The company announces co-production with Skydance of <The Big Door Prize> for Apple TV+
  • 2020
    • Dec.

      • <It’s Okay to Not Be Okay> is named one of ‘The Best International Shows of 2020’ by the New York Times

      • <Crashing Landing On You> is named one of ‘The Best International TV Series of 2020’ by Variety
      • <Crashing Landing On You> and <The Cursed> receives the Singapore Asian Academy Creative Award in ‘Best Drama’ and ‘Best Original Screenplay’, respectively
    • Nov.
      • The Netflix Original Series <My Holo Love> receives the Video Content Excellent Award from the Science Future Award
    • Oct.
      • The company receives the Grand Prize at the Korea IR Awards
    • Sep.

      • <Hotel del Luna> receives the Best Program Award from the Korea Communications Standards Commission

      • <Crashing Landing On You> receives the Outstanding Korean Drama Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards
    • Apr.
      • The company announces co-production with Skydance of the American remake of <Hotel del Luna>
    • Feb.

      • The final episode of <Crash Landing On You> reaches the national rating of 21.7%, the highest ever recorded in tvN history

  • 2019
    • Dec.
      • <Designated Survivor: 60 Days> receives the Singapore Asian Academy Creative Award in ‘Best Adaptation of a Existing Format’
      • The company acquires the author Song Jae-jung's Merrycow company
    • Nov.
      • <Search: WWW> receives the Good TV Program Award from the YWCA
      • CEO Jinnie Choi receives the CEO Leadership Award at the Media Management Awards held by the Media & Future Institute
    • Oct.
      • The company receives the Excellence Award at the Korea IR Awards
    • Sep.
      • The company acquires the film production company Movie Rock
    • May
      • <My Mister> receives the Best Drama Award at the Baeksang Arts Awards
      • <Mr. Sunshine> receives the Excellence Award at the Korea Communications Commission Awards
    • Apr.
      • The company acquires GTist, a production company with the author No Hee-kyung
  • 2018
    • Dec.

      • <Mr. Sunshine> receives the Viewer's Choice Drama Award among other awards

      • <My Mister> receives the Best Drama Award at the Korean Broadcast Writers Award Ceremony
    • Nov.
      • <Mr. Sunshine> receives the Drama of the Year Award at APAN Star Awards
    • Sep.
      • <Mother> receives the Best Mini-Series Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards
    • May
      • <Mother> receives the Best Drama award at the Baeksang Arts Awards
    • Mar.
      • <Mother> competes in the Cannes Series Festival's Official Competition
  • 2017
    • Dec.
      • <Stranger> is selected as one of the Best TV Shows of 2017 by the New York Times
    • Nov.
      • Studio Dragon listed on the KOSDAQ
    • Oct.
      • <Stranger> receives Best Drama Award at 1st Seoul Drama Awards
    • Jul.
      • <Stranger> reaches the national rating of 7%
    • May
      • <Guardian : The Lonely and Great God> receives award 2017 CableTV Awards
      • <Tunnel> reaches the national rating of 7%
    • Mar.
      • <Guardian : The Lonely and Great God> receives award at 2017 KCC Awards
      • <Signal> receives award at 2017 KCC Awards
      • <Voice> reaches the national rating of 5%
  • 2016
    • Dec.
      • <The K2> received the Grand Prize of 2016 Korea UHD Awards.

      • <Guardian: The Lonely and Great God> recorded nationwide viewership ratings of 20%, the all-time highest rating cable television show.

    • Nov.
      • <Dear My Friends> received ‘the Prize for Excellence in Cultural Content’ from National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.
      • <Forever Young 2> co-produced by Studio Dragon and VTV achieved 10% viewership ratings - the highest drama rating in Vietnam of the year.
    • Jun.
      • <Signal> received the best TV drama award at 2016 Baeksang Arts Awards.
      • OCN <38 Revenue Collection Unit> achieved 6% viewership ratings.
    • May
      • Studio Dragon was established.
    • Jan.

      • tvN <Signal> achieved 12% viewership ratings.

  • 2015
    • Sep.
      • <Misaeng - Incomplete Life> won the Best Drama Award at 2015 Seoul International Drama Awards, host by Korean Broadcasters Association.
    • Jul.

      • <Oh My Ghost> achieved 7% viewership ratings.

    • Mar.
      • <Misaeng - Incomplete Life> won the Grand Prize at the 2015 Cable TV Awards.
    • Feb.
      • <Love Weaves Through a Millennium 1> is aired in China.
    • Jan.
      • <Misaeng - Incomplete Life> received “the Content of the Year” prize from the National Assembly of Republic of Korea.
  • 2014
    • Dec.
      • <It's Okay, That's Love> received the Grand Prize of 2014 Korea UHD Awards.
      • <Forever Young 1> co-produced by Studio Dragon and VTV achieved 9% viewership ratings - the highest drama viewership ratings of the year in Vietnam.
    • Oct.

      • <Misaeng - Incomplete Life> achieved 8% viewership ratings.

      • <Bad Boys> achieved 4% viewership ratings.
  • 2013
    • Jul.
      • <9: Nine Time Travels> received the “Best Program of the Month” award from the Korea Communications Standards Commission.
  • 2012
    • May
      • <TEN> received the Grand Prize at 2012 Korea Cable TV Awards.
  • 2011
    • Dec.
      • <Quiz From God 2> received the Grand Prize for Cable TV Programs at 2011 Media Awards.
    • Jan.

      • Started free-to-air drama production business - MBC <Royal Family>, KBS <Dream High 1>

  • 2010
    • Mar.
      • CJ E&M implemented its drama business in full scale.