EXCLUSIVE: Canadian prodcos Pillango Productions and Aircraft Pictures have just wrapped Gangnam Project, a new tween dramedy series set in the world of K-pop, with co-commissioning broadcasters CBC Kids and CBBC.
The 10×30’ series, which was shot in Toronto and South Korea, is a coming-of-age story, inspired by Pillango Productions producer Sarah Haasz’s personal journey.
Set in Korea, Gangnam Project tells the story of Hannah Shin (Julia Kim Caldwell) a spirited Canadian/Korean teen with dreams of becoming a K-pop star and connecting with her Korean heritage.
One summer, she accepts a job as an English tutor and flies to South Korea to work at an elite K-pop training school and ends up getting much more than she bargained for.
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