ATF Spotlight: CJ E&M Corporation

SINGAPORE: Marking CJ E&M Corporation’s big comeback to daily drama production is Family Secrets, the first Chilean scripted series to be remade in Korea.

The company is hoping to secure sales in the Asia-Pacific region for this title, along with Misaeng, which is based on a popular webtoon. “Misaeng portrays the rough lifestyles of typical office workers in the city,” says Jang Ho Seo, CJ E&M’s head of international sales and acquisition. “It deviates from the usual romantic attributes of typical Korean drama.”

Also on the company’s ATF slate is Valid Love, a tvN drama staring Uhm Tae Woong, Lee Si Young, Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Yeo Jin. The 16-part production follows the scandalous romance between an indecisive married woman and a charming carpenter.