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Light Shop (KoreanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) is a 2024 South Korean mystery horror television series written by Kang Full and directed by Kim Hee-won. The series stars an ensemble cast led by Ju Ji-hoon and Park Bo-young along with Bae Seong-woo, Uhm Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Min-ha, Park Hyuk-kwon, Kim Dae-myung, Shin Eun-soo, Kim Sun-hwa (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1., and Kim Ki-hae, based on the webtoon of the same name by Kang. It was released on Disney+ from December 4 to 18, 2024.

It has become Disney+'s biggest Korean original premiere of 2024, and ranks as the second-largest Korean series debut ever on the platform globally, trailing only Moving – both series created by webtoon artist Kang Full.[4]

Synopsis

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The series follows the story of a group of strangers who are all having a hard time processing a horrible experience from their past. Each of them is going about their normal lives when they are all strangely pulled to a light shop located at the end of a dubious alleyway. A cautious shopkeeper guards the light shop, which may contain the key to the strangers' pasts, present, and futures.[5]

Cast and characters

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The owner of the light shop.
A nurse with an unusual connection to her patients.
A mysterious woman who was in a relationship with Hyun-min.
A police officer.
A man who develops an inexplicable curiosity about a mysterious woman sitting at a bus stop.
A distraught mother who sends her daughter Hyun-joo to the light shop daily for light bulbs.
A screenwriter who experiences strange things after moving into an old house.
A mysterious man who always wanders the dark alleys while wet.
A mysterious restaurant owner who becomes the main suspect in a suspected murder case.
A girl who stops by the light shop every day.
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A woman who wanders through a dark alley on a rainy night wearing red heels.
A high school student who encounters various people wandering around the light shop.
A sergeant belonging to the Gangdong Police Station's investigation team and works in the CCTV investigation team.
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A detective.
Episode 8 (cameo).

Production

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Development

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Actor Kim Hee-won was selected as the director for Kang Full's Light Shop, which was serialized on Kakao Webtoon in 2011. This marked Kim's debut as a director.[11] Mr. Romance and Moving Pictures Co. managed the production of the series.[12]

Casting

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In 2023, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Seol-hyun, Bae Seong-woo, and Park Bo-young were cast for the series.[13][14][15][16]

Ju, Kim, Bae, and Park together with Uhm Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Kim Min-ha, Park Hyuk-kwon, Kim Dae-myung, Shin Eun-soo, Kim Sun-hwa (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1., and Kim Ki-hae were officially confirmed to play various roles on January 19, 2024.[17]

Release

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Light Shop was announced to be released exclusively on Disney+ in the second half of 2024.[5] Disney+ confirmed that the release date of the series would be on December 4, 2024, where four out of eight episodes would release at once and the remaining four for the following two weeks.[18]

Accolades

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Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2025 Best Director Kim Hee-won Nominated [19]
Global OTT Awards 2025 Best Writer Kang Full Nominated [20]
Best Visual Effects Light Shop Nominated

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