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The Golden Spoon

2022 · 1 season

A thoughtful, slightly tense fantasy drama that makes you weigh family against wealth and wonder what you'd choose.

Created by
Song Hyun-wook
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Yook Sung-jae, Lee Jong-won, Jung Chae-yeon
Overview
Would you trade your poor but loving family for a life of riches? When Seung Cheon gets his hands on a magical spoon that allows him to switch lives with his rich best friend, he thinks it’s a no-brainer. But life-altering decisions are always accompanied by a sense of doubt, and with only three chances to change his mind, Seung Cheon has to decide which of his two possible futures is worth keeping.

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Created by
Song Hyun-wook
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Yook Sung-jae, Lee Jong-won, Jung Chae-yeon
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • family
  • greed
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism4
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy
Created by
Song Hyun-wook
Written by
Kim Seon-soo, Yoon Eun-kyung
Starring
Yook Sung-jae, Lee Jong-won, Jung Chae-yeon, Yeon Woo, Choi Won-young, Son Yeo-eun, Choi Dae-chul, Han Chae-a
Length
1 seasons, 16 episodes, 72 min each
Network
MBC
Country
South Korea
Languages
French, Korean

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