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==User Rating==
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==Profile==
* '''Drama:''' Curtain Call
* '''Revised romanization:''' Curtain Call: Namuneun Seoseo Jookneunda
* '''Hangul:''' 커튼콜: 나무는 서서 죽는다
* '''Director:''' [[Yoon Sang-Ho]]
* '''Writer:''' Jo Sung-Girl
* '''Network:''' [[KBS|KBS2]]
* '''Episodes:''' 16
* '''Release Date:''' October 31 - December 27, 2022
* '''Runtime:''' Monday & Tuesday 21:50
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
Yoo Jae-Heon ([[Kang Ha-Neul]]) works as an actor for a local theater troupe. Even though he comes from a poor background, he is a bright and optimistic person with high self-esteem. His motto is to do what you want. One day, an old gentleman asks Yoo Jae-Heon to play the grandson of an old woman. The old woman's grandson defected from North Korea. This changes Yoo Jae-Heon’s life.

==Notes==
# "Curtain Call" takes over KBS2's Monday & Tuesday 21:50 time slot previously occupied by "[[The Law Cafe]]" and followed by "[[Brain Works]]" on January 2, 2023.
# Early working title was "Namuneun Seoseo Jukneunda" ("A Tree Dies Standing").
# Ep. 7, which was originally scheduled to air on Monday, November 21st, 2022, will air on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022. The delay is due to broadcasting a soccer match between England and Iran for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
# Ep. 8, which was originally scheduled to air on Monday, November 28th, 2022, will air on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022. The delay is due to broadcasting a soccer match between Korea and Ghana for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

==Cast==
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:Curtain Call-Kang Ha Neul.jpg
|1name=Kang Ha-Neul
|1charactername=Yoo Jae-Heon
|2picture=File:Curtain Call-Ha Ji Won.jpg
|2name=Ha Ji-Won
|2charactername=Park Se-Yeon
}}

===Ja Geum-Soon's Group===
{{CastPictures6-5
|1picture=File:Curtain Call-Ko Du Shim.jpg
|1name=Ko Du-Shim
|1charactername=Ja Geum-Soon
|2picture=File:Curtain Call-Ji Seung Hyun.jpg
|2name=Ji Seung-Hyun
|2charactername=Park Se-Joon
|3picture=File:Curtain Call-Choi Dae Hoon.jpg
|3name=Choi Dae-Hoon
|3charactername=Park Se-Gyu
|4picture=File:Curtain Call-Hwang Woo Seul-Hye.jpg
|4name=Hwang Woo Seul Hye
|4charactername=Hyun Ji-Won
|5picture=File:Curtain Call-Sung Dong Il.jpg
|5name=Sung Dong-Il
|5charactername=Jung Sang-Cheol
|6picture=File:Curtain Call-Bae Hae Sun.jpg
|6name=Bae Hae-Sun (1974){{!}}Bae Hae-Sun
|6charactername=Yoon Jung-Sook
}}

===Theater Group===
{{CastPictures4
|1picture=File:Curtain Call-Jung Ji-So1.jpg
|1name=Jung Ji-So
|1charactername=Seo Yoon-Hee
|2picture=File:Curtain Call-Choi Dong Goo.jpg
|2name=Choi Dong-Goo
|2charactername=director
|3picture=File:Curtain Call-Moon Jin-Seung.jpg
|3name=Moon Jin-Seung (1986){{!}}Moon Jin-Seung
|3charactername=actor
|4picture=File:Curtain Call-Woo-Hyeon.jpg
|4name=Woo Hyeon
|4charactername=Jang Ho-Gyun
}}

===The Nakwon Hotel===
{{CastPictures10
|1picture=File:Curtain Call-Kwon Sang-Woo1.jpg
|1name=Kwon Sang-Woo
|1charactername=Bae Dong-Je
|2picture=File:Curtain Call-Kim Hyun Sook.jpg
|2name=Kim Hyun-Sook (1978){{!}}Kim Hyun-Sook
|2charactername=Hong Ra-Kyung
|3picture=File:Curtain Call-Son Jong-Hak1.jpg
|3name=Son Jong-Hak
|3charactername=Kim Seung-Do
|4picture=File:Curtain Call-Lee Sun-Jung1.jpg
|4name=Lee Sun-Jung (1994){{!}}Lee Sun-Jung
|4charactername=staff
|5picture=File:Curtain Call-Kim Gyu-Yeon.jpg
|5name=Kim Gyu-Yeon (actress){{!}}Kim Gyu-Yeon
|5charactername=Cheon Joo-Young
|6picture=File:Curtain Call-Seol Woo-In.jpg
|6name=Seol Woo-In
|6charactername=Jung Ji-Seul
|7picture=File:Curtain Call-Yim Sa-Rang.jpg
|7name=Yim Sa-Rang
|7charactername=receptionist
|8picture=File:Curtain Call-Kim Sung-Yong.jpg
|8name=Kim Sung-Yong (actor){{!}}Kim Sung-Yong
|8charactername=chef (ep.1)
|9picture=File:Curtain Call-Da_Won.jpg
|9name=Da Won (SF9){{!}}Da Won
|9charactername=Jung Sang-Cheol (young) (ep.11,14)
|10picture=File:Curtain Call-Park Ji-Won.jpg
|10name=Park Ji-Won (1997){{!}}Park Ji-Won
|10charactername=Yoon Jung-Sook (young) (ep.11)
}}

===North Korea Group===
{{CastPictures11
|1picture=File:Curtain Call-Noh Sang Hyun1.jpg
|1name=Noh Sang-Hyun (1990){{!}}Noh Sang-Hyun
|1charactername=Ri Moon-Seong
|2picture=File:Curtain Call-Kang Ji-Yong.jpg
|2name=Kang Ji-Yong (2013){{!}}Kang Ji-Yong
|2charactername=Ri Moon-Seong (child)
|3picture=File:Curtain Call-Kim Young-Min.jpg
|3name=Kim Young-Min
|3charactername=Ri Yeong-Hoon
|4picture=File:Curtain Call-JGS-Ha Ji-Won.jpg
|4name=Ha Ji-Won
|4charactername=Ja Geum-Soon (young)
|5picture=File:Curtain Call-RJM-Kang Ha Neul.jpg
|5name=Kang Ha-Neul
|5charactername=Ri Jong-Mun
|6picture=File:Curtain Call-Baek Jin-Hee.jpg
|6name=Baek Jin-Hee
|6charactername=Jang Jin-Suk (ep.9,13)
|7picture=File:Curtain Call-Yun Seo-Jeong.jpg
|7name=Yun Seo-Jeong (1979){{!}}Yun Seo-Jeong
|7charactername=Cheol-Jin's mother (ep.1,10)
|8picture=File:Curtain Call-Hong Joon-Woo.jpg
|8name=Hong Joon-Woo (2017){{!}}Hong Joon-Woo
|8charactername=Cheol-Jin (child) (ep.1,10)
|9picture=File:Curtain Call-Choi Jung-Woo.jpg
|9name=Choi Jung-Woo
|9charactername=Cheol-Jin (ep.10)
|10picture=File:Curtain Call-Kang Hak Soo.jpg
|10name=Kang Hak-Soo (1973){{!}}Kang Hak-Soo
|10charactername=North Korean evacuee (ep.1)
|11picture=File:Curtain Call-Kim Deok-Ju.jpg
|11name=Kim Deok-Ju (1962){{!}}Kim Deok-Ju
|11charactername=inn manager (ep.14)
}}

===Seo Yoon-Hee's Family===
{{CastPictures1
|1picture=File:Curtain Call-Jang Hye-Jin.jpg
|1name=Jang Hye-Jin
|1charactername=Seo Yoon-Hee's mother
}}

===Mirae Hospital===
{{CastPictures1
|1picture=File:Curtain Call-Ahn Nae-Sang1.jpg
|1name=Ahn Nae-Sang
|1charactername=doctor
}}

===Jilin Province, China===
{{CastPictures3
|1picture=File:Curtain Call-Hong Ki-Joon.jpg
|1name=Hong Ki-Joon (1978){{!}}Hong Ki-Joon
|1charactername=crime boss
|2picture=File:Curtain Call-Lee So-Geum.jpg
|2name=Lee So-Geum (1989){{!}}Lee So-Geum
|2charactername=gang member
|3picture=File:Curtain Call-Lee Yoon-Sang.jpg
|3name=Lee Yoon-Sang (2012){{!}}Lee Yoon-Sang
|3charactername=restaurant boy (ep.2)
}}

===Yoo Jae-Heon's Past===
{{CastPictures1
|1picture=File:Curtain Call-Gu Hyun.jpg
|1name=Gu Hyun (2014){{!}}Gu Hyun
|1charactername=Yoo Jae-Heon (child) (ep.3)
}}

===Others===
{{CastPictures5
|1picture=File:Curtain Call-Jung Eugene.jpg
|1name=Jung Eugene
|1charactername=Song Hyo-Jin
|2picture=File:Curtain Call-Han Jae-Young1.jpg
|2name=Han Jae-Young
|2charactername=Jang Tae-Joo
|3picture=File:Curtain Call-Kim Gang-Hyun.jpg
|3name=Kim Gang-Hyun
|3charactername=reporter
|4picture=File:Curtain Call-Lee Yi-Kyung.jpg
|4name=Lee Yi-Kyung
|4charactername=Park No-Kwang
|5picture=File:Curtain Call-Kim Ji-Na.jpg
|5name=Kim Ji-Na (actress){{!}}Kim Ji-Na
|5charactername=Kwak Sang-Ji
}}
{{CastPictures9
|1picture=File:Curtain Call-Sin Sin-Beom.jpg
|1name=Sin Sin-Beom
|1charactername=diner (ep.1)
|2picture=File:Curtain Call-Choi Jung-Won.jpg
|2name=Choi Jung-Won (1981){{!}}Choi Jung-Won
|2charactername=Song Hyo-Jin's stalker (ep.2)
|3picture=File:Curtain Call-Jung Eui-Jae.jpg
|3name=Jung Eui-Jae
|3charactername=gukbap restaurant customer (ep.3,8)
|4picture=File:Curtain Call-Choi Wook.jpg
|4name=Choi Wook (1994){{!}}Choi Wook
|4charactername=nightclub waiter (ep.4-5)
|5picture=File:Curtain Call-Kang Gu-Ha.jpg
|5name=Kang Gu-Ha (actor){{!}}Kang Gu-Ha
|5charactername=police officer (ep.6)
|6picture=File:Curtain Call-Josh Newton.jpg
|6name=Joshua Newton (1988){{!}}Joshua Newton
|6charactername=hotel party attendee (ep.6-7)
|7picture=File:Curtain Call-Shin Ga-Ram.jpg
|7name=Shin Ga-Ram (2000){{!}}Shin Ga-Ram
|7charactername=woman wanting photo (ep.7)
|8picture=File:Curtain Call-Gu Seo-Jun.jpg
|8name=Gu Seo-Jun (1979){{!}}Gu Seo-Jun
|8charactername=restaurant drinking man (ep.12)
|9picture=File:Summer Strike-Jung Wook.jpg
|9name=Jung Wook (1973){{!}}Jung Wook
|9charactername=lawyer (ep.15-16)
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Yoon Ji-An (1988)|Yoon Ji-An]] - bank employee

==Trailers==
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==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Date
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | AGB
|-
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
|-align=center
| 2022-10-31 || 1 || 7.2% (3rd) || 7.2% (2nd)
|-align=center
| 2022-11-01 || 2 || 3.1% (13th) || 3.1% (14th)
|-align=center
| 2022-11-07 || 3 || 5.6% (11th) || 5.4% (12th)
|-align=center
| 2022-11-08 || 4 || 6.0% (6th) || 5.5% (7th)
|-align=center
| 2022-11-14 || 5 || 4.7% (16th) || 4.2% (16th)
|-align=center
| 2022-11-15 || 6 || 5.6% (9th) || 5.3% (6th)
|-align=center
| 2022-11-22 || 7 || 4.3% (15th) || 3.9% (16th)
|-align=center
| 2022-11-29 || 8 || 4.3% (17th) || 4.0% (17th)
|-align=center
| 2022-12-05 || 9 || 4.2% || 4.0% (19th)
|-align=center
| 2022-12-06 || 10 || 5.4% (12th) || 5.2% (13th)
|-align=center
| 2022-12-12 || 11 || 5.5% (12th) || 5.4% (13th)
|-align=center
| 2022-12-13 || 12 || 6.1% (7th) || 5.9% (6th)
|-align=center
| 2022-12-19 || 13 || 4.6% (19th) || 5.0% (17th)
|-align=center
| 2022-12-20 || 14 || 5.2% (10th) || 5.1% (9th)
|-align=center
| 2022-12-26 || 15 || 5.3% (14th) || 5.1% (14th)
|-align=center
| 2022-12-27 || 16 || 5.7% (8th) || 5.0% (11th)
|}

Source: [http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/ AGB Nielson]

* NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to AGB Nielson.

==Awards==
* [[2022 KBS Drama Awards]] - December 31, 2022
** '''Best Actor''' ([[Kang Ha-Neul]])
** '''Best Actress''' ([[Ha Ji-Won]])
** '''Best New Actress''' ([[Jung Ji-So]])
** '''Best Supporting Actor''' ([[Sung Dong-Il]])
** '''Best Couple Award''' ([[Kang Ha-Neul]]) & ([[Ha Ji-Won]])

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==External Links==
* [https://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/curtaincall/ Official Website]

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