Gangnam Project

Gangnam Project
GenreComedy-drama
Musical
Created bySarah Haasz
ShowrunnersRomeo Candido
Sarah Haasz
Directed byJustin Wu
Romeo Candido
Gloria Kim
StarringJulia Kim Caldwell
Taran Kim
Dale Yim
Katie Griffin
Brianna Kim
Opening theme"It's My Time"
ComposerAugust Rigo
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producersAndrew Rosen
Anthony Leo
Production locationsHamilton, Ontario, Canada
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesAircraft Pictures
Pillango Productions
Original release
NetworkCBC Gem
ReleaseMarch 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) –
present

Gangnam Project is a Canadian youth comedy-drama series, which premiered in 2024 on CBC Gem.[1] The series stars Julia Kim Caldwell as Hannah Shin, a Korean Canadian teenager with dreams of becoming a K-pop star, who gets a job in Seoul as an English tutor at a K-pop training school.[2]

The cast also includes Brianna Kim as Chan-Mi, a student at the training academy who becomes a rival to Hannah,[3] as well as Zeboria, Sean Baek, M. J. Kang, Paul Seungbin Lee, Joshua Hyunho Lee, Angela Son, Taran Kim, Kylie Haasz, Kimmy Choi, Kayleigh Shikanai, Aadin Church, Sonam Kalsang, Soo-Ram Kim, Daniel Junghuan Park, Tommy Chang, Dahyeon Hwang, Judy Min Lee and Soon-Year Lee in supporting roles.

The series was created by Sarah Haasz, based in part on her own childhood experience being treated as an outsider, rather than a Korean, when she participated in a Korean cultural exchange program.[4] It was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, principally on the campus of Mohawk College,[4] and produced by Pillango Productions and Aircraft Pictures.[5] Additional LED volume and Virtual Production shots were handled by Toronto based Dark Slope Studios. [6]

Music for the show was written by Canadian musician August Rigo.[4]

The series premiered in March 2024 on CBC Gem in Canada, and CBBC in the United Kingdom.[7] A second season went into production in the fall of 2024,[8] and was released in 2025.

Awards

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Canadian Screen Awards 2025 Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series Sarah Haasz, Romeo Candido, Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Amy Cole, Aubrey Clarke Nominated [9]
Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series Romeo Candido, "Pilot" Nominated
Canada Media Fund Kids Choice Award Sarah Haasz, Romeo Candido, Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Amy Cole, Aubrey Clarke Nominated

References

  1. ^ Ryan Tuchow, "Broadcasters bust a move for K-pop series Gangnam Project" Archived 2025-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Kidscreen, June 6, 2024.
  2. ^ John Hopewell, "Federation Kids & Family Sells K-Pop Tween Series ‘Gangnam Project’ to Key Markets" Archived 2025-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. Variety, June 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Dana Gee, "K-pop training school backdrop for new series; Gangnam Project hopefuls have fun - and some drama - in show aimed at 8-12 audience". The Province, March 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Daniel Nolan, "Making of 'Gangnam Project' in Hamilton was personal for Sarah Haasz: Mohawk College played the role of K-Pop school in South Korea". Hamilton Spectator, March 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Justin Anderson, "Pillango, Aircraft team on K-pop-inspired Gangnam Project". Playback, October 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Bharanidharan, Sadhana. "FEATURE: How Gangnam Project is raising The Volume". Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  7. ^ Hannah Abraham, "Canadian-British Kids Series ‘Gangnam Project’ Explores Universal Themes Of Cultural Belonging Via The Phenomenon That Is K-Pop" Archived 2024-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. Deadline Hollywood, April 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Nicholas Sokic, "Gangnam Project dances on for season two at CBC Kids" Archived 2025-03-22 at the Wayback Machine. Playback, October 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "Canadian Screen Awards: Television Program Categories" Archived 2025-04-13 at the Wayback Machine. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, March 26, 2025.


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