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Backstreet Rookie
2020
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 1 season
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A former troublemaker applies for a job at a convenience store owned by the same man who ran errands for her a few years ago.
Details
- Director
- Lee Myung-woo
- Created by
- Lee Myung-woo, Son Geun-joo
- Writer
- Son Geun-joo
- Studio
- Taewon Entertainment
- Released
- 19 June 2020
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 16 across 1 season
- Awards
- 2 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| 7th APAN Star Awards 2020 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Ji Chang-wook | Nominee |
| 7th APAN Star Awards 2020 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim You-jung | Nominee |
| 7th APAN Star Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Sun-young | Winner |
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Ji Chang-wook | Nominee |
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Kim You-jung | Winner |
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Han Sun-hwa | Nominee |
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Best Couple Award | Ji Chang-wook and Kim You-jung | Nominee |
| SBS Drama Awards 2020 | Best New Actress | Seo Ye-hwa | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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SBS Drama Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Kim You-jung | Winner |
| Best Couple Award | Ji Chang-wook and Kim You-jung | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Seo Ye-hwa | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Han Sun-hwa | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Fantasy/Romance Drama | Ji Chang-wook | Nominee |
7th APAN Star Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Sun-young | Winner |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Ji Chang-wook | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim You-jung | Nominee |