Jeong Nyeon
Jeong Nyeon is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written by Seo Ireh and illustrated by Namon. It was serialized on Naver Corporation's webtoon platform, Naver Webtoon, from April 2019 to May 2022 – with the individual chapters collected and published into ten volumes. A live action adaptation, Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, aired in 2024 on TVN.
Jeong Nyeon
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• Hangul — %_정년%이 • Author — Seo Ireh • Illustrator — Namon • Webtoon — Naver Webtoon • First — 2019 • Firstmo — April 1, • Last — 2022 • Lastmo — May 16, • Volumes — 10
Plot
Plot
The story takes place in 1956, three years after the Korean War, and follows Yoon Jeong-nyeon, a Mokpo girl with no money or education but a talent for singing. She joins a Gukgeuk troupe with hopes of becoming a rich and famous star.
Manhwa
Manhwa
Seo Ireh and Namon launched Jeong Nyeon in Naver's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon on April 1, 2019.
Live action adaptation
Live action adaptation
A live action adaptation titled Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born was first announced in 2020 by Naver webtoon. It was directed by Jung Ji-in and written by Choi Hyo-bi, with production handled jointly by Studio N, Management MMM, and NPIO Entertainment. The show starred Kim Tae-ri as Yoon Jeong-nyeon and aired from October 12, to November 17, 2024.
Other media
Other media
The series was featured on the South Korean reality music show Webtoon Singer, premiered on the streaming service TVING on February 17, 2023, which featured K-pop artists' performances combining webtoons with extended reality technology.
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In 2019 the series was awarded with the Today's Our Manhwa Award by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
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