Premiering in Japan! Five masterpieces from the popular Korean short series ”KBSTV Series Special” will be broadcast on STREAM!

Starcat Co Ltd will start distributing the latest group of episodes from KBS Drama Special, a popular short series from KBS, the largest Korean TV station, broadcast in autumn and winter 2023, on the 20th December 2024 (Friday) on various platforms. It is also scheduled to be broadcast in 2025.

　The KBS Drama Specials are all gems of original stories by talented staff and high-profile actors and actresses, interwoven with visual beauty. This time, five selected works will be distributed and broadcast all at once. This will be the first time the films have been distributed and broadcast in Japan.


‘Confessions of a Shadow’.
A story of love and friendship among young people in the Joseon dynasty, performed by Ren (Choi Min-gi), Park Sang-nam and Hong Seung-hee from the Korean boy group NU'EST. The film depicts the delicate relationship between love and friendship at a time when homosexuality was a taboo, with beautiful visuals.
Winner of the Drama Special TV Cinema Award and the Female Supporting Actress Award at the 2023 KBS Acting Awards.
Story.
Yun-ho, the son of a soldier sergeant who has been weak since birth, is a close friend of Jae-eun and Seol, bastards from both sides of the family. Yoon-ho becomes aware of his feelings for Jae-eun at the age of 17, a confused age when love cannot be hidden. However, at a time when homosexuality was a taboo, they maintain a delicate relationship between love and friendship, and as they approach adulthood, they are approached about a wedding...
Cast] Ren (Choi Min-gi), Park Sang-nam, Hong Seung-hee, Ham Eun-jung, Kang Kyung-hun, Cho Seung-yong.
Director: Lee Dae-kyung / Screenplay: Park Eun-soo



‘Polar Night’
Su-yeol is a top salesman but leads a difficult life as a section chief. He is offered a deal by a business partner and ends up embezzling the money collected and signing a contract, but it turns out to be a real estate scam. From there, more secrets and difficulties await him. A profound story with thrilling twists and turns.
Winner of the Drama Special TV Cinema Award (male category) at the 2023 KBS Acting Awards.
Story.
Su-yeol, a section manager at a liquor distribution company, is a top-class salesman, but his life is so difficult that he cannot even get a raise for his house deposit. One day, his business partner President Lim proposes to buy a shop with good terms, and Su-yeol, after some conflict, embezzles the money he collected and signs the contract. However, this was a real estate scam. To hide the fact of the crime, he manipulates the books to solve everything, but more secrets and difficulties await him...
Cast] Lee Jae-won, Choi Sung-won, Kim Kang-hyun, Yoon Se-eun, Jeong Woo, Lee Young-yong
Director : Jang Min-seok / Screenplay : Choi Ja-won



The True Love of a Madam.
An unprecedented ‘meat’ scandal! Who gave the servant meat?
Jung-yeol, a scholar with a promising future, has lost his job and settled down in a village. One day, he gets a chance for a promotion! But what about a secret affair between his wife and a servant? A comical romance period drama.
Story.
Jung-yeol and his wife, Seol-ae, were once promising men of the future, but after being dismissed from their posts for speaking out against the central ministers, Jung-yeol and his wife, Seol-ae, settle down in a village study house. Jong-yeol's ups and downs have kept them apart, and Seol-ae lives a lonely life. Then one day, Jung-yeol is offered a chance to be promoted to the post of director of the study centre, but he discovers that his wife Seol-ae has a relationship with the madanse (servant) of the family...
Cast] Park Ha-sung, Kim Joo-hong, Han Sang-gil, Choi Jung-ki, Kim Min-ah, Choi Gye-sik, Kang Ji-young, Kim Tae-ra, Choi Soo-yeon.
Staff] Director: Ham Young-gil / Screenplay: Wee Jae-hwa



‘Overlapping Memories’
‘You have three chances.’
Su-ho loses his mother due to his father's violence, and Yeon-hee's boyfriend, who saved her from a stalker, is in danger of death. Guided by a mysterious voice, the two slip through time to protect their loved ones. However, an inseparable tragedy awaits them.
[Story.
Su-ho faces the death of his mother by his violent father. At that moment, a mysterious voice offers to take her back in time, and Su-ho begins to time-travel to bring her mother back to life. Then there is another time traveller, Yeon-hee. Her boyfriend Jang-seok, who saved her from the hell of being chased by a stalker, is on the verge of death, and she starts time-travelling to keep him alive. As they each travel back in time to protect their loved ones, they are trapped in an inseparable tragedy.
[Cast] Kim Dong-hui, Joa Ram, Shim Yi-young, Sun Seok-tae, Seoisa.
[Staff] Director: Seo Young-soo / Screenplay: Kwon Oh-ju



‘We Were There’.
Eun-ho is only interested in her grades and has turned a blind eye to her classmates being subjected to school violence. One day, he receives an anonymous message and heads to the location, only to find himself unintentionally at the centre of the school violence...
[Story.
Eun-ho was only interested in his academic performance and had no interest in his friendships. He has never had the sincerity to pay attention to others, so he pretends not to notice that his classmate Min-joo is involved in school violence. One day, she receives an anonymous message from someone and goes to the location where it is written, and unintentionally finds herself at the centre of school violence...
[Cast.
Kim Hyun-soo, Lee Min-jae, Kang Na-on, Ko Sung-min, Jeong Jae-young, Yoo Ji-seung
Director: Ham Young-gil / Screenplay: Yoon Tae-woo




[Distribution and broadcast overview]
Title: STARCAT ‘KBS Drama Special 2023’ (5 titles in total)
Distribution partners: U-NEXT, Hulu, Rakuten TV, TELASA, Lemino, WATCHA, Videx, J:COM STREAM, Miru Plus *Other distribution plans are being added.
Distribution date: 20th December 2024 (Friday) (please check the distribution page of each platform).
Broadcast: Scheduled to be broadcast on Starcat Channel 12 and other channels from 2025.
Official X: [Official] starcat ‘KBS Drama Special 2023’ (@starcatKBSdrama)
■Official YouTube: starcat ‘KBS Drama Special 2023’ (https://www.youtube.com/@officialstarcat_KBSdramaSP2023)