Idol: The Coup

Idol: The Coup is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by No Jong-chan and starring an ensemble cast featuring Ahn Hee-yeon, Ahn Sol-bin, Han So-eun, Chu So-jung, Kim Ji-won, Kwak Si-yang and Kim Min-kyu. Written by Jung Yoon-jung, it tells the story of a "failed" K-pop idol girl group who need just one shot at success for them to disband. It aired from November 8 to December 14, 2021 on JTBC's Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00. It is also available simultaneously with Korea on iQIYI for streaming worldwide.

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Synopsis

After losing support from their parent company Starpeace Entertainment, the members of the K-pop idol girl group Cotton Candy—Jenna, Hyun-ji, Stella, El, and Chae-ah—face the inescapable prospect of disbanding. The company has neglected them while a follow-up boy group, Mars, has taken center stage and become top idols. Cotton Candy's six years of trying to make a comeback seems futile, as they suffer heavily from the harshness of the entertainment industry, and the contempt of the general public who tag them as "failed idols". Eventually, Cotton Candy resolves to fight against the people and forces that try to drag them down, striving with all their might for even just one shot at success: they aim to win the No. 1 spot in a music show before disbanding for good.

Cast

Main

Ahn Hee-yeon as Kim Je-na
Ahn Sol-bin as Oh Hyun-ji
Han So-eun as Jang Stella
Chu So-jung as Kang Yu-ri
Kim Ji-won as Park Chae-ah
Kwak Si-yang as Cha Jae-hyuk
Kim Min-kyu as Seo Ji-han

Supporting

People around Cotton Candy

Kang Jae-joon as Jin Doo-ho
Kim Ji-in as Choi So-yeon
Park Si-hyun as Ae-rin

Mars

Cho Jun-young as Han Seon-woo
Baek Seo-hoo as Park Tae-young
Hong Eun-ki as Kim Yul
Lee Eun-sang as Park Eun-dan

Starpeace Entertainment

Jung Woong-in as Ma Jin-woo.
Lee You-jin as Bong Chung-bong
Ahn Se-ha as Yoon Se-yeol

Others

Cha Sun-woo as Troy
Son Byong-ho as Kim Ho-yong
Shin Jae-hoon as Mo Ga-jin
Yoon Bok-in as Dr. Cha Mi-yeon
Oh Yoon-hong as Jang Stella's mother

Special appearances

Kim Byung-chun as manager of the management department
Jang Sung-kyu as radio DJ
Big Naughty as himself
Narsha as music talk show MC
Raiden as himself
Lia Kim as herself
Oh Jeong-yeon as Interview MC
Eunseo as Music Tank MC
Kang Min-hee as Music Tank MC
Son Sook as Hyun-ji's grandma

Episodes

The following table contains the episodes of the series:

Production

It is a joint Korean-American drama in which Take-Two Media Group and JTBC Studios collaborated with the American company Transparent Arts, to which Tiffany Hwang belongs.