The Universe's Star (Korean: 우주의 별이; Hanja: 宇宙의 별이; RR: Uju-ui Byeoli) is a South Korean television drama starring Suho (EXO) and Ji Woo. The drama is one of the "Three Color Fantasy" drama trilogy by MBC and Naver. The drama's color is White and it will be followed by Romance Full of Life (Green). It is airing on Naver TV Cast every weekday at 23:59 (KST) starting from January 23 and on MBC every Thursday at 23:10 (KST) starting from January 26, 2017.[1][2][3]
| The Universe's Star | |
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 Official Poster | |
| Also known as | Star of the Universe Three Color fantasy – The Universe's Star (White) |
| Genre | Romance Fantasy Comedy |
| Written by | Kim Ji-hyun |
| Directed by | Kim Ji-hyun |
| Starring | Kim Jun-myeon Ji Woo |
| Theme music composer | Jung Ji-chan |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes |
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| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Tae-wook |
| Producer | Kim Ho-joon |
| Cinematography | Kim Sun-chul |
| Editor | Baek Kyung-hwa |
| Running time |
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| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | January 23 – February 10, 2017 |
| Related | |
| Three Color Fantasy | |
Plot
editThe Universe's Star is a love story between a gifted singer-songwriter Woo-joo (Kim Jun-myeon) and Byul (Ji Woo), a 19-year-old student who becomes the Grim Reaper after dying in an accident.[4]
Cast
editMain
edit- Kim Jun-myeon as Woo-joo
- Ji Woo as Byul[5]
Supporting
edit- Shin Hyun-soo as Koo Se-joo[6]
- Na Hae-ryung as Dr. Yoon So-ri
- Yoon Jin-sol as Gak-shi
- Go Gyu-pil as Manager Ko, Woo-joo's manager
- Lee Si-eon as grim reaper
- Lee Ji-hoon as Uhm Dae-pyong
Special appearance
edit- Joo Jin-mo as Manager Ko
- Lee Dae-yeon as Woo-joo's father
- Lady Jane as Jo Yi-na
Production
editThe drama is pre-produced as a co-production between Naver and iMBC.[7]
The drama is written and directed by Kim Ji-hyun who's known for Splash Splash Love which won an award at the 20th AsiaTV Awards as the best short drama.[8]
First script reading took place in September, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.[9]
Original soundtrack
edit| The Universe's Star OST Album | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Suho, Remi | |
| Released | February 10, 2017 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 12:54 |
| Language | Korean, English |
| Label | S.M. Entertainment, Snow Music, KT Music |
Ratings
edit- In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
| Ep. | Date | Average audience share (Nationwide) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[10] | AGB Nielsen[11] | ||
| 1 | January 26, 2017 | 2.1% (NR) | 1.4% (NR) |
| 2 | 2.1% (NR) | 1.0% (NR) | |
| 3 | February 2, 2017 | 1.7% (NR) | 2.4% (NR) |
| 4 | 1.1% (NR) | 1.5% (NR) | |
| 5 | February 9, 2017 | 1.3% (NR) | 1.2% (NR) |
| 6 | 0.8% (NR) | 1.0% (NR) | |
| Average | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
References
edit- ^ "[단독] 엑소 수호, MBC 단막극 주연 물망…'퐁당퐁당 러브' PD 신작". mk.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "Ji Woo, Shin Hyun Soon join EXO's Suho for upcoming drama 'The Universe's Star'". AsiaStarz. 2016-09-22. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "[브레이크뉴스] '우주의 별이' 엑소 수호, 촬영현장 공개..우수에 찬 눈빛+완벽 비주얼 '시선집중'". 브레이크뉴스. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ koreaportal (2016-10-03). "EXO Suho to Play an Idol Role in 'The Universe's Star'". koreaportal. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "[단독]"디오 이어 수호…" 지우, ´우주의 별이´ 주인공". Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "'청춘시대' 신현수 '우주의 별이' 캐스팅 "수호·지우와 호흡"". Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "[단독] 엑소 수호, MBC 단막극 주연 물망…'퐁당퐁당 러브' PD 신작". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "EXO's Suho To Star In A New Drama By The Producing Director Of "Splash Splash Love" ⋆ latest kpop news and music | Officially Kmusic". latest kpop news and music | Officially Kmusic. 2016-08-17. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "[세가지색 판타지] 1편 '우주의 별이' 수호(EXO)-지우-신현수-해령 첫 대본 리딩 현장 공개!". www.anewsa.com. 2016-11-02. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
External links
edit- Official website
- Star of the Universe at MBC Global Media
- The Universe's Star at HanCinema
- The Universe's Star at IMDb
