Castaway Diva


Castaway Diva is a 2023 South [Korean television series] directed by Oh Choong-hwan, written by Park Hye-ryun and Eun Yeol, and starring Park Eun-bin, Kim Hyo-jin, Chae Jong-hyeop, Cha Hak-yeon and Kim Joo-hun. It premiered on tvN from October 28 to December 3, 2023, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 for 12 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.

Synopsis

Seo Mok-ha is a girl who dreams of becoming a diva, or K-pop idol. She wins a UCC competition and goes to Seoul for an audition, gets stranded on an uninhabited island due to an unfortunate accident and returns to the world after 15 years. Trying to readjust to society, she gets the chance of a lifetime when her idol is performing at a local event, although she is washed up due to being washed up during those 15 years. Wanting to give back to her idol's being her reason to live, she becomes her idol's manager, helping her achieve stardom once more.
Apart from the tenacity needed to have survived alone on a desert island for 15 years, there is also a subplot or theme running through about domestic violence, escaping it and managing to live a happy life with non-toxic people.

Cast

Main

  • Park Eun-bin as Seo Mok-ha
  • * Lee A-Rin as child Seo Mok-ha
  • * Lee Re as young Seo Mok-ha
  • Kim Hyo-jin as Yoon Ran-joo
  • * Han Da-in as child Yoon Ran-joo
  • * Son Ye-rin as young Yoon Ran-joo
  • Chae Jong-hyeop as Kang Bo-geol / Jung Ki-ho
  • * Moon Woo-jin as young Kang Bo-geol / young Jung Ki-ho
  • Cha Hak-yeon as Kang Woo-hak / Jung Chae-ho
  • * Kang Tae-ung as young Kang Woo-hak / Jung Chae-ho

    Supporting

Bo-geol and Woo-hak's family

  • Seo Jeong-yeon as Song Ha-jeong / Yang Jae-kyung
  • Lee Joong-ok as Kang Sang-du / Lee Uk

    RJ Entertainment

  • Kim Joo-hun as Lee Seo-joon
  • Bae Gang-hee as Eun Mo-rae
  • Shin Joo-hyup as Park Yong-gwan

    Nth Primetime team

  • Kim Bo-jung as Hong Yeon-kyung
  • Yoon Jeong-hoon as Ahn Dong-min

    People in Chunsam Island

  • Lee Seung-joon as Jung Bong-wan
  • Kim Min-seok as Han Dae-woong
  • Oh Kyung-hwa as Moon Young-ju
  • Lee Yoo-joon as Seo Jeong-ho

    People around Yoon Ran-joo

  • Song Kyung-cheol as Hwang Byung-gak
  • * Kim Min-soo as young Hwang Byung-gak
  • Moon Sook as Go San-hee
  • * Yang Seo-yoon as 20-years-old Go San-hee
  • * Woo Hyun-zoo as 50-years-old Go San-hee
  • Kang Myung-joo as bar owner

    Extended

  • Oh Ji-hye as Dr. Kim
  • Oh Eui-sik as reporter Bong Du-hyeon
  • Park Mi-sook as Cha Mi-hye
  • Min Sung-Wook as Prosecutor Lee Ji-Gwang

    Production

Development

The series marked the third collaboration between director Oh Choong-hwan and screenwriter Park Hye-ryun after While You Were Sleeping and Start-Up. Star News reported that the drama is being discussed to release on tvN's Saturday and Sunday timeslot in the second half of 2023.

Filming

On March 9, 2023, it was reported that the series had finished its first script reading on March 8 in Seoul, and would begin filming soon. On October 30, 2023, the series finished all filming and on the afternoon of November 2, the after-party was held at a restaurant in Yeouido, Seoul.

Original soundtrack

Soundtrack album

The show's soundtrack album was released on December 5, 2023. It peaked at number thirty on the weekly Circle Album Chart as of January 6, 2024.

Viewership

Awards and nominations