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Big Issue 2019

Status
Ended
First Aired
March 6, 2019
Last Aired
May 2, 2019
Format
1 season · 32 eps
Total Runtime
~16 hours (30 min/ep)
Highest Rated Episode
S1E28 "Episode 28" (★ 10/10)
Network
SBS
Where to Stream
OnDemandKorea, Kocowa Amazon Channel, Kocowa
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★ TMDB users: 4.8/10 from 15 votes Drama 1 seasons · 32 eps Ended
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★ 4.8/10
Where to watch: OnDemandKoreaKocowa Amazon ChannelKocowa
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What is Big Issue?

Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the television series "Big Issue" (2019). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.

Type
TV series
Year
2019
Status
Ended
Episodes
32
Runtime
30 minutes
First aired
Mar 6, 2019
Last aired
May 2, 2019
Original language
KO
Origin
KR
Networks
SBS
Genres
Drama
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★ TMDB users: 4.8/10 from 15 votes
Format
1 season · 32 episodes
Episode runtime
~30 minutes
Status
Ended
Network
SBS
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Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the television series "Big Issue" (2019).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Constraints:
Use only verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented/guessed details (titles, names, dates, counts, etc.).
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: Big Issue (Korean: 빅이슈; RR: Bigisyu).
Year: 2019.
Type: South Korean television series / Drama.
Format: Standard Series.
Episodes: 32.
Aired: March 6 to May 2, 2019.
Network: SBS TV.
Days: Wednesday, Thursday.
Cast: Joo Jin-mo, Han Ye-seul, Shin So-yul.
Plot: Han Seok-Joo loses everything, including his job as a photographer for a top newspaper and his family, due to a photograph. Ji Soo-Hyun is the notorious chief editor of a paparazzi group. She hires Han Seok-Joo to become a paparazzi photographer.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline):
Big Issue is a 2019 South Korean drama television series.

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“A former newspaper photographer loses everything and joins a paparazzi group under a notorious chief editor.”

Reasons to watch
  • Features a central conflict involving a photograph that changes a man's life
  • Explores the professional world of a notorious paparazzi group
  • Starring Joo Jin-mo and Han Ye-seul
Keep in mind
  • The plot centers on a character who has lost his job and his family

Watch it if you are interested in South Korean dramas centered on the photography and paparazzi industries.

This drama follows the journey of a man rebuilding his life after losing his career and family.

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The series is a South Korean drama starring Joo Jin-mo and Han Ye-seul involving a paparazzi group.

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The series consists of 32 episodes.

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