The Idolmaster KR
The Idolmaster KR, styled The IDOLM@STER.KR, is a South Korean drama television series based on Bandai Namco Entertainment's The Idolmaster video game series. It aired on Amazon Prime Video on April 28, 2017[1][2] as an Amazon original series. It ran for 24 episodes.[3]
The Idolmaster KR | |
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Promotional poster | |
Genre | Drama |
Based on | The Idolmaster by Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Starring | Kim Sori Heo Youngjoo Yukika Teramoto Kwon Haseo Lee Jeewon Mint Lee Yeeun Cha Jiseul Lee Suji Chun Jane Jung Taeri Sung Hoon Park Chul-min Kang Yeseul Lee Ka-eun |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Production | |
Production company(s) | Interactive Media Mix, Inc[1] |
Release | |
Original network | SBS Plus, SBS funE, SBS MTV (pay TV) Amazon Video (streaming) |
Original release | April 28 – October 6, 2017 | (SBS Plus, SBS funE, SBS MTV)
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Website |
The series was later picked up by the SBS-owned pay TV channels SBS Plus, SBS funE, and SBS MTV. It premiered on these channels on April 28, 2017.[4]
Cast
Real Girls Project
- Lee Su-ji (이수지) as Suji/Suah
- Heo Youngjoo (허영주) as Youngjoo
- Sori (김소리) as Sori
- Yukika Teramoto (寺本來可 / 테라모토유키카) as Yukika
- Kwon Ha-seo (권하서) as Haseo
- Lee Jee-won (이지원) as Jeewon
- Jung Tae-ri (정태리) as Taeri
- Mint (민트) as Mint
- Lee Ye-eun (이예은) as Yeeun
- Cha Ji-seul (차지슬) [5] as Jiseul
- Chun Ja-ne (천재인) as Jane
Red Queen
- Jo So-jin[6] as Hyeju
- Kim Sun-young[6] as Mina
- Han Hye-ri[6] as Yeri
- Lee Ka-eun[6] as Chae Nakyung
825 Entertainment
- Sung Hoon[7] as Kang Shin-hyuk, the former Producer of Red Queen.
- Park Chul-min[6] as Shim Min-chul, CEO of 825 Entertainment.
- Kang Ye-seul as Yeseul, the girls' manager at 825 Entertainment.
Other characters
- Heo Joungjoo as Joungjoo, Youngjoo's younger sister who is a singer-songwriter.
- Lee Coco as Coco, an internet broadcast MC.
- Jin Nayoung as Nayoung, Sori's friend.
- Bae Seul-ki as Kim Dan-oh, a composer and vocal trainer.
Cameo
- Kim Jung-ah
- Jung Tae-woo
- Euna Kim
- Gowoon (Berry Good) as Bom-yi
- Jung Hee-chul (ZE:A)
Production
On October 13, 2016, The Idolmaster KR official website posted a notice of a member replacement;[5] an original member of Real Girl Project, Hanabyul,[1] had been replaced by sub-member Jiseul for the series, as Hanabyul was noted to have suffered from a leg injury. One month later, it was revealed that After School's Lee Ka-eun, Nine Muses' Sojin, Tahiti's Ari and I.B.I's Han Hye-ri would be joining the cast as members of 'Red Queen', a popular girl group at the time of Real Girl Project's debut, in the live-action series.[6]
References
- "Amazon to Stream Idolm@ster.KR Live-Action S. Korean Show to Prime Members Globally". Anime News Network. August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- kpopmap,kpop-map (2017-05-01). "[Review & Reaction] Watch "THE IDOLM@STER.KR" (2017 Drama) Episode 1 • Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media". Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
- "Live-Action IDOLM@STER.KR Show's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
- "드라마 '아이돌마스터.KR-꿈을 드림' 4월 28일 첫방 확정". sports.donga.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-21.
- "멤버교체에 대한 공지". IdolM@ster Kr. Official Notice (in Korean). October 13, 2016.
- "애프터스쿨·나인뮤지스·타히티·I.B.I, 드라마 '아이돌마스터.KR'로 뭉친다!". Ajunews (in Korean). November 11, 2016.
- "성훈, 사전제작 '아이돌마스터.KR' 캐스팅…천재 프로듀서役". Joynews (in Korean). October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Real Girls Project. |
- Official website
- The Idolmaster KR at SBS.co.kr
- The Idolmaster KR at Amazon Prime Video