Following on from previous dramas, let's take a look at the production cost per episode. The drama production cost, which was 300 million won per episode in early 2010, is rising to an average of 700-800 million won per episode in 22 years, exceeding 600 million won per episode in 2020. This can be attributed to the fact that, while the supply of K-content is limited, the demand for OTT has surged due to the shared growth. In particular, as global hit films appeared one after another, the relative efficiency with American dramas was naturally highlighted, and it is natural that domestic dramas, which have proven their overwhelming superiority in cost-effectiveness, reduce the production cost gap with American dramas.
Ask the Stars, which have not yet been aired, are also known to have more than 3 billion won in production cost per episode. It is expected that a large amount of money will be spent on CG work with a space background starring Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin.
In the case of Pachinko, although it is an American drama, it is produced by Korean writers and Korean actors, and the production cost per episode is more than 10 billion won, which is very high for Korean dramas. It showed the possibility that the investment scale can be upgraded.
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