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Teaser trailer and poster added for Netflix drama series “Aema” starring Lee Ha-Nee and Bang Hyo-Rin. The comedy drama series marks the first time for director Lee Hae-Young (“The Silenced“) to work on a drama series after directing five films. Story for “Aema” is set in the early 1980’s and around the South Korean film industry at that time. Caption on the teaser poster states “The era that is obsessed with stripping, turn it upside down completely.”
“Aema” will be available to stream from August 22, 2025.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: In the 1980’s and along Chungmuro in Seoul, a street that serves as the hub of the Korean film industry, Jung Hee-Ran (Lee Ha-Nee) reigns as the top actress in the country. She has a fiery temper, which allows her to go off on anyone and speak out whenever she senses something is wrong. She is then cast for the lead role in movie “Madame Aema,” that will be made by Gu Joog-Ho’s (Jin Sun-Kyu) production company. Gu Joog-Ho is the type of person who will do anything to survive in the film industry. He faces a situation where he can’t control Jung Hee-Ran and decides to kick her out of the movie. He then holds a big scale auction and selects Shin Joo-Ae (Bang Hyo-Rin) to play the lead role. Shin Joo-Ae wants to become an actress, but she currently works as a nightclub dancer. Jung Hee-Ran is extremely peeved at the current situation. Meanwhile, Kwak In-Woo (Cho Hyun-Chul) is a rookie director who is full of dreams, but feeble in temperament. He will direct his first film with movie “Madame Aema.”
