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Cheese in the Trap
2016
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 1 season
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A college student balances her studies and a part-time job with a relationship with an insecure man who manipulates others.
Details
- Director
- Lee Yoon-jung
- Created by
- Lee Yoon-jung
- Writers
- Go Sun-hee, Kim Nam-hee
- Studio
- Eight Works, Kross Pictures
- Released
- 4 January 2016
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Episodes
- 16 across 1 season
- Awards
- 4 wins, 9 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →4 wins from 13 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| 1st Asia Artist Awards 2016 | Best Artist Award, Actor | Park Hae-jin | Winner |
| 1st Asia Artist Awards 2016 | Best Entertainer Award, Actor | Seo Kang-joon | Winner |
| 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards 2016 | Best New Actress (Television) | Kim Go-eun | Winner |
| 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards 2016 | Most Popular Actress (Television) | Kim Go-eun | Nominee |
| 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards 2016 | Most Popular Actress (Television) | Lee Sung-kyung | Nominee |
| 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards 2016 | Most Popular Actor (Television) | Seo Kang-joon | Nominee |
| 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards 2016 | Most Popular Actor (Television) | Park Hae-jin | Nominee |
| 5th APAN Star Awards 2016 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Hae-jin | Nominee |
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1st Asia Artist Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Artist Award, Actor | Park Hae-jin | Winner |
| Best Entertainer Award, Actor | Seo Kang-joon | Winner |
52nd Baeksang Arts Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best New Actress (Television) | Kim Go-eun | Winner |
| Most Popular Actor (Television) | Seo Kang-joon | Nominee |
| Most Popular Actor (Television) | Park Hae-jin | Nominee |
| Most Popular Actress (Television) | Kim Go-eun | Nominee |
| Most Popular Actress (Television) | Lee Sung-kyung | Nominee |
Korean Cable TV Awards 2016
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Park Hae-jin | Winner |
5th APAN Star Awards
2 nominations
| Best New Actress | Kim Go-eun | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Hae-jin | Nominee |
9th Korea Drama Awards
2 nominations
| Best New Actress | Kim Go-eun | Nominee |
| Excellence Award, Actor | Park Hae-jin | Nominee |
tvN10 Awards
1 nomination
| Made in tvN, Actor in Drama | Seo Kang-joon | Nominee |