Sugar

Directed by Choi Sin-choon
Releasing Jan 21, 2026    1h 46mDrama
A hard-working mom Mira’s 9-year-old son Dong-myung collapses out of the blue due to Type-1 diabetes. Realizing Dong-myung now has to painfully take blood tests 365 days, her heart drops. Mira desperately looks for painless blood sugar monitoring devices globally and ends up importing ‘DexCom’ device, first time ever in Korea. Feeling empathetic to other patients, she begins to help other moms to buy the devices. However, Mira faces accusations of illegal import. She decides to take on the world for those in pain. Will Mira continue this battle, not just for her son but for the greater good?
  • Choi Ji-wooMi-ra
  • Min Jin-woong
  • Ko Dong-haDong-myeong
  • Kim Young-sung
  • Kim Sun-young
  • Choi Sin-choonDirector / Writer / Executive Producer
  • Shin Chang-hwanExecutive Producer
  • Kong Ji-youngProducer
  • Lee Yun-jinProduction Design
  • Myeonggong ChangDirector Of Photography
  • Oh Se-inAssistant Director
  • Lee Jung-hwanEditor
  • Koo Bon-chunOriginal Music Composer
  • Lee Soo-yeonOriginal Music Composer
  • Kim Soo-hyunSound Supervisor

 

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Sugar Trivia

Sugar is scheduled for release on January 21, 2026.

Sugar is directed by Choi Sin-choon.

Sugar has a runtime of 1 hr 46 min.

Sugar will be produced by Kong Ji-young.

The key characters in Sugar are Mi-ra (Choi Ji-woo), Min Jin-woong, Dong-myeong (Ko Dong-ha).

Sugar is a Drama film.

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