Live On (TV series)
Live On is a South Korean television series starring Jung Da-bin, Hwang Min-hyun, Noh Jong-hyun, Yang Hye-ji, Yeonwoo and Choi Byung-chan. Written by Bang Yoo-jung and directed by Kim Sang-woo, the series centers on a high school girl who joins her school's broadcasting club in order to catch the person trying to reveal her secret. It aired on JTBC from November 17, 2020, to January 12, 2021.
Synopsis
A story of love and friendship unfolds in a school where social media is a defining force and everybody is judged according to the person's looks, fashion sense and popularity.Baek Ho-rang, a high school student, is popular on social media for being pretty and classy, but her standoffish and cold behaviour in person earns her a considerable number of haters. One day, a strange message from an anonymous sender is read over the school radio. The message reminds Ho-rang of a traumatic episode from her past. An anonymous account has also been threatening to blackmail her by exposing her secret. Due to this, Ho-rang decides to join the broadcasting club, led by the perfectionist and overly time-conscious Go Eun-taek, in order to track down the person attempting to defame her behind the keyboard.
Cast
Main
- Jung Da-bin as Baek Ho-rang
- Hwang Min-hyun as Ko Eun-taek
- Noh Jong-hyun as Do Woo-jae
- Yang Hye-ji as Ji So-hyun
- Yeonwoo as Kang Jae-yi
- Choi Byung-chan as Kim Yoo-shin
Supporting
SHBS Broadcasting Club
- Lee Se-hee as Jung Hee-soo
- Hyun Woo-seok as Kwon Sung-joon
- Woo Da-bi as Kim Eun-ha
- Yang Jung-yeon as Kim Hee-won
- Cho Jun-young as Park Young-jae
- Kim Eun-soo as Shin Jin-gook
Other students
- Wooyeon as Do Woo-sol
- Lee Won-jung as Lee Hun-jo, Jae-yi's boyfriend
- Shin Yun-seop as Jung-bin
- Choi Su-jin as Soo-jin
- Kang Hae-lim as Park Hye-rim
- Chung Su-bin as Lee Sun-Joo, a girl from Ho-rang's earlier life who beat her up in a key incident that Ho-rang tries to hide
Special appearances
- Lee Han-wi as school headmaster
- Ahn Se-ha as literature teacher
- Kim Hye-yoon as Seo Hyun-ah
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Ho-rang's mother
- Kim Jung-hak as Ho-rang's father
- Song Seon-mi as Eun-taek's mother
- Yeonjun as Kim Jin-woo, So-hyun's ex-boyfriend
Production
The first script reading took place on August 5, 2020.Original soundtrack
Singles
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Ratings
The popularity index of a drama is unusually high for a drama that is aired once a week. The popularity of the drama has been on the list of the previous episodes, and Hwang Min-hyun, who plays the role of the male protagonist Ko Eun-taek, has also been on the list of the cast members of the first and eighth episodes, respectively. The Lacoy index is also high, and the number of views of the first episode of YouTube, which was released only in Korea, has reached 2.5 million, showing a steady rise.International broadcast
The series will be available with multi-languages subtitles on iQIYI in South East Asia and Taiwan.The series will also be available on Viki with multi-languages subtitles.