Be Positive
| Be Positive | |
|---|---|
 Official Poster | |
| Genre | Web series Drama Romantic comedy |
| Written by | Lee Byung-heon |
| Directed by | Lee Byung-heon |
| Starring | Do Kyung-soo Chae Seo-jin Lee David |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Choi Yoon-suk Choo Hyun-sung |
| Running time | 10 mins |
| Production companies | Samsung Cheil Worldwide |
| Original release | |
| Network | Naver TV Cast JTBC2 |
| Release | October 31 – November 5, 2016 (Naver) |
Be Positive (Korean: 긍정이 체질; RR: geungjeong-i chejil; lit. Positive Constitution) is a South Korean web series starring Do Kyung-soo, Chae Seo-jin and Lee David. The web drama is produced by Samsung, and intends to send a message of support to the younger generation. The drama was aired on October 31, 2016 at 17:00 (KST).[1][2][3][4][5][6] The web drama started airing on JTBC2 starting March 1, 2017.[7]
Plot
A story about Hwan-dong (Do Kyung-soo),a film major who is preparing for his graduation project as a movie director. His script wins a grand prize, but he faces difficulty after difficulty while trying to finalize the film. He asks his ex-girlfriend Hye-jung (Chae Seo-jin) to play the main role in his production. She is understandably surprised at his bold request but in any case, she agreed. He completes his production with success.
Cast
Main cast
- Do Kyung-soo as Kim Hwan-dong[8][9]
A film major who aspires to be a film director.
- Chae Seo-jin as Bang Hye-jung [10]
Hwan-dong's ex-girlfriend and quite a successful actress once.
Hwan-dong's best friend and dreams to become a film producer.
Supporting cast
- Kim Jong-soo as Professor Ma
- Kim Eui-sung as Hwan-dong's father
- Nam Gi-Ae as Hwan-dong's mother
- Heo Joon-suk as Noh Seung-boo
- Unknown as Kim Han-joo
Original soundtracks
| No. | Title | Artists | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Common People" | Song Yoo-bin | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Don't Let me Down" | Ryu Ji-hyun | 4:07 |
| Total length: | 7:30 | ||
Reception
It was reported that Be Positive became the second most watched web drama ever with 21.83 million views in just two weeks of its release, following Falling for Challenge, starring D.O.'s bandmate, Xiumin, which has over 24 millions views.[12][13] On November 22, it was announced that the web drama surpassed 30 million views, making it the fastest web drama to reach this amount of views within 18 days from its release, making it the most watched web drama of all time.[14][15] As of December 30, 2016, the drama's views from Naver, Daum, Facebook and YouTube surpassed 50 million views. The web drama became the most watched in 2016 on Naver.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12th Soompi Awards | Best Web Series | Be Positive | Won |
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