KBS2’s Curtain Call (2022) follows an old woman from North Korea who has a final wish, a theater actor who acts as her grandson to fulfill her wish, and a manager at a hotel owned by the grandmother. During the Korean war, a grandmother got separated from her family, defected from the North, and established a hotel in South Korea, which is being managed by her skilled granddaughter. As the grandmother’s time is slowly fading away, she hopes to see her wish fulfilled through the help of a theater actor who will play her grandson.
Genre: Family, Drama
Also known as: Trees Die on Their Feet; A Tree Dies Standing
No of episodes: 16
Writer: Jo Seong-geol
Director: Yun Sang-ho
Network: KBS2
Streaming platform: Amazon Prime Video
Date: October 31, 2022 (Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:50 KST)
Cast:
- Kang Ha-neul as Yoo Jae-heon
- Ha Ji-won as Park Se-yeon
- Go Doo-shim as Geum-soon
- Sung Dong-il as Jeong Sang-cheol
Nielsen Korea: Nationwide TV Viewership Rating
| Rating | South Korean viewers in millions | Episode | 2022 |
| 7.2% | 1.272 | 1 | October 31 |
| 3.1% | 0.392 | 2 | November 1 |
| 5.6% | 0.954 | 3 | November 7 |
| 4.7% | 0.856 | 5 | November 14 |
| 5.6% | 0.966 | 6 | November 15 |
| 4.3% | 0.739 | 7 | November 22 |
| 4.3% | 0.752 | 8 | November 29 |
| 4.2% | 0.733 | 9 | December 5 |
| 5.4% | 0.898 | 10 | December 6 |
| 5.5% | 0.980 | 11 | December 12 |
| 6.1% | 1.093 | 12 | December 13 |
| 4.6% | – | 13 | December 19 |
| 5.2% | 0.829 | 14 | December 20 |
| 5.3% | 0.869 | 15 | December 26 |
| 5.7% | 0.969 | 16 | December 27 |
Good Data: Drama Buzzworthy Rankings
| 2022 | Curtain Call | Kang Ha-neul |
| November Week 1 | 5th | 10th |
| November Week 2 | 10th | – |
| November Week 3 | 8th | – |
| November Week 4 | 10th | – |
| December Week 2 | 9th | – |
| December Week 3 | 9th | – |
| December Week 5 | 8th | 9th |
Official posters from KBS Drama
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