Short Drama Adaptation of the Massive Hit Korean WEBTOON 'Free from Dreams' ~Full-Scale Expansion into the Global Video Market~
CREEK & RIVER ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd. (CRE) has launched a short drama adaptation of its original WEBTOON 'Free from Dreams'. Co-produced by Japan and Korea, it accelerates their IP business through global distribution.
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CREEK & RIVER ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd. (hereinafter CRE), a Korean group company of CREEK & RIVER Co., Ltd. (hereinafter C&R), which operates a professional agency business, has begun distributing a short drama of its original WEBTOON 'Free from Dreams' (Author/Illustrator: 2L). Through the short drama adaptation of this work, CRE will fully enter the global video market.
[Short Drama 'Free from Dreams' Viewing URLs]
▼ Short Drama App "BUMP"
https://lp.bump.studio/rZEvT80i/yumekarajiyuuni
▼ Shortime Japan (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U1YLu7HBt_U
This work is a school fantasy revenge romance. It depicts a story where a high school girl suffering from bullying meets a mysterious man in a "lucid dream" and her life begins to change when he proposes revenge. Centered around actor Yoo Seon-ho, the cast includes Chu Ji-woo of JUST B, Yeo Joo-ha, and Kwon Chae-won of DIA, with Director Hwang Dong-seok of the movie "Usury Academy (사채소년)" handling the direction and script. The tension and delicate emotional lines inherent to the original work are portrayed on screen.
The short drama adaptation of this work is a Japan-Korea joint project co-produced by Korean drama production company iWill Media and Japanese terrestrial broadcaster TV TOKYO, with the participation of CRE, which owns the original IP (Intellectual Property). Distribution has currently started on BUMP (for Japan), Shortime, ReelShort, iQIYI, and iDrama, and it is scheduled to be released sequentially on Lezhin Snacks from Monday, March 30th, and Vigloo from mid-April. Using the short drama adaptation of 'Free from Dreams' as a catalyst, CRE plans to further strengthen the virtuous cycle of its in-house IP business, starting with the development of original IP, and connecting it to WEBTOON serialization, global translated distribution, offline fan events, publishing, merchandise, video adaptation, and overseas platform distribution.
## Overview of the Short Drama 'Free from Dreams'
[Story]
Jeong-min (Yeo Joo-ha), a high school girl suffering from severe bullying, barely maintains her daily life by dreaming of revenge. One day, a mysterious man named Si-yoon (Yoo Seon-ho), who appears in her dream, proposes revenge in reality. With Si-yoon's help, Jeong-min's school life gradually begins to change, but the revenge increasingly intensifies, and Jeong-min and Si-yoon...
[Short Drama 'Free from Dreams' Viewing URLs]
▼ Short Drama App "BUMP"
https://lp.bump.studio/rZEvT80i/yumekarajiyuuni
▼ Shortime Japan (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U1YLu7HBt_U
This work is a school fantasy revenge romance. It depicts a story where a high school girl suffering from bullying meets a mysterious man in a "lucid dream" and her life begins to change when he proposes revenge. Centered around actor Yoo Seon-ho, the cast includes Chu Ji-woo of JUST B, Yeo Joo-ha, and Kwon Chae-won of DIA, with Director Hwang Dong-seok of the movie "Usury Academy (사채소년)" handling the direction and script. The tension and delicate emotional lines inherent to the original work are portrayed on screen.
The short drama adaptation of this work is a Japan-Korea joint project co-produced by Korean drama production company iWill Media and Japanese terrestrial broadcaster TV TOKYO, with the participation of CRE, which owns the original IP (Intellectual Property). Distribution has currently started on BUMP (for Japan), Shortime, ReelShort, iQIYI, and iDrama, and it is scheduled to be released sequentially on Lezhin Snacks from Monday, March 30th, and Vigloo from mid-April. Using the short drama adaptation of 'Free from Dreams' as a catalyst, CRE plans to further strengthen the virtuous cycle of its in-house IP business, starting with the development of original IP, and connecting it to WEBTOON serialization, global translated distribution, offline fan events, publishing, merchandise, video adaptation, and overseas platform distribution.
## Overview of the Short Drama 'Free from Dreams'
[Story]
Jeong-min (Yeo Joo-ha), a high school girl suffering from severe bullying, barely maintains her daily life by dreaming of revenge. One day, a mysterious man named Si-yoon (Yoo Seon-ho), who appears in her dream, proposes revenge in reality. With Si-yoon's help, Jeong-min's school life gradually begins to change, but the revenge increasingly intensifies, and Jeong-min and Si-yoon...