On Air (2008)
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Details
- Title: 온에어 / On Air
- Genre: Romance
- Episodes: 21
- Broadcast network: SBS
- Broadcast period: 2008-Mar-05 to 2008-May-15
- Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
- Original Soundtrack: On Air OST
Synopsis
This drama is about the behind the scene in TV drama productions. It also portrays how the whole production team and performers complete a project in a tight schedule as well as how actors, actresses, and entertainment agencies handle rumors surrounding them. Jang Ki Joon (Lee Bum Soo) used to be a top manager in the business but he went bankrupt as he couldn't compete with other powerful agencies. He was 'rescued' by Oh seung Ah (Kim Ha Neul) a top star who agreed to join his agency after breaking off with her former one. Lee Kyung Min (Park Yong Ha) was a drama PD who got his first chance at being a director. Seo Young Eun (Song Yoon Ah) is a much sought after script writer who was divorced and has a young son.
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Cast
- Lee Bum Soo as Jang Ki Joon
- Kim Ha Neul as Oh Seung Ah
- Park Yong Ha as Lee Kyung Min
- Song Yoon Ah as Seo Young Eun
Extended Cast
- Ricky Lee Neely as Aidan Lee (Seung Ah's friend)
- Yu Seo Jin as Yoon Hyun Soo
- Sung Woo Jin as Ra Seok Hyun (Hyun Soo's husband)
- Lee Kyung Jin as Kwak Wook Shim (Kyung Min's mother)
- Hong Ji Min as Lee Hye Kyung
- Choi Sang Hoon as Kang Ho Sang
- Yeo Ho Min as Hong Sung Hwa
- Han Ye Won as Cherry
- Kang Joo Hyung as Ahn Da Jung
- Lee Chae Won as Seung Ah's assistant
- Park Joo Ah as Park Hyung Ja (Young Eun's mother)
- Lee Hyung Chul as Jin Sang Woo (SW Entertainment President)
- Shin Dong Woo as Kim Joon Hee (Young Eun's son)
- Kim Dong Gyoon as Noh Yong Chul
- Im Hyun Sung as Kim Beom Rae
- Min Seo Hyun as Yang So Eun
- Lee Dal Hyung as Park Bong Sik
- Lee Won (이원) as Kwon Oh Suk
- Lee Sung Min as Song Soo Chul (SBC Drama Director)
- Lee Chul Min as Kim Hak Seon
- Jin Sung as Lee Won
- Seol Ji Yoon as Writer Kwon
- Kang Rae Yun as travel guide
- Maeng Bong Hak as movie producer
- Yoon Gi Won as fake manager (ep1-2)
- Lee Seung Hyung
- Kim Sung Oh
- Ban Min Jung as Eun Hyung (cameo)
- Kim Sung Min as manager (cameo, ep21)
- Yoon Se Ah as screenwriter (cameo, ep21)
- Kim Jung Eun as herself (cameo, ep16)
- Kim Jae Dong (김재동) as himself (cameo, ep15)
- Shin Dong Wook as drama actor (cameo, ep14)
- Lee Dong Gyu as health center employee (cameo, ep14)
- Song Chang Ui as himself (cameo, ep11)
- Lee Seo Jin as himself (cameo, ep9)
- Uhm Ji Won as herself (cameo, ep5)
- Kang Hye Jung as herself (cameo, ep5,12)
- Kim Min Joon as himself (cameo, ep4)
- Lee Chun Hee as himself (cameo, ep3)
- Jun Hye Bin as herself (cameo, ep3)
- Park Si Yeon as herself (cameo, ep3)
- Jun Do Yun as herself (cameo, ep2)
- Kim Gi Soo (김기수) as Young Eun's tango teacher (cameo, ep1)
- Lee Hyo Ri as herself (cameo, ep1)
- F.T. Island as themselves
- Lee Jae Jin as himself (cameo, ep1)
- Lee Hong Ki as himself (cameo, ep1)
- Choi Min Hwan as himself (cameo, ep1)
- Choi Jong Hoon (최종훈) as himself (cameo, ep1)
- Oh Won Bin as himself (cameo, ep 1)
- Park Jin Hee as herself (cameo, ep1)
- Bae Jong Ok as herself (cameo, ep1)
- Lee Sun Gyun as himself (cameo, ep1)
- Song Seung Yong
- Gi Yun Ho
- Hong Seung Bum
- Jung Mi Ae
- Kim Min Jwa
- Son Hwa Ryung
- Lee Seung Hoon
- Jung Jong Hyun
- Na Jae Kyun
- Min Byung Ae
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | TNmS (%) | AGB Nielsen (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2008-03-05 | 1 | 13.4 (8th) | 15.2 (7th) | 11.4 (11th) | 12.5 (10th) |
| 2008-03-06 | 2 | 15.2 (8th) | 16.1 (7th) | 14.4 (8th) | 14.9 (9th) |
| 2008-03-12 | 3 | 14.7 (5th) | 15.9 (5th) | 14.1 (6th) | 15.2 (6th) |
| 2008-03-13 | 4 | 18.9 (6th) | 20.5 (5th) | 16.6 (7th) | 17.6 (6th) |
| 2008-03-19 | 5 | 16.7 (5th) | 17.9 (5th) | 15.8 (5th) | 16.9 (5th) |
| 2008-03-20 | 6 | 18.1 (6th) | 18.5 (6th) | 16.9 (6th) | 16.5 (6th) |
| 2008-03-26 | 7 | 20.1 (4th) | 20.9 (4th) | 18.3 (4th) | 19.9 (4th) |
| 2008-03-27 | 8 | 21.2 (4th) | 22.1 (3rd) | 20.2 (4th) | 20.4 (3rd) |
| 2008-04-02 | 9 | 21.6 (3rd) | 22.9 (2nd) | 20.5 (4th) | 22.0 (3rd) |
| 2008-04-03 | 10 | 22.8 (2nd) | 24.4 (2nd) | 21.1 (3rd) | 21.7 (3rd) |
| 2008-04-10 | 11 | 19.4 (6th) | 20.1 (4th) | 19.5 (4th) | 20.3 (5th) |
| 2008-04-16 | 12 | 21.1 (2nd) | 21.9 (2nd) | 20.7 (3rd) | 22.4 (2nd) |
| 2008-04-17 | 13 | 22.2 (2nd) | 23.7 (2nd) | 20.9 (2nd) | 22.5 (2nd) |
| 2008-04-23 | 14 | 22.9 (2nd) | 23.7 (2nd) | 21.0 (3rd) | 22.3 (2nd) |
| 2008-04-24 | 15 | 23.3 (2nd) | 24.1 (3rd) | 21.3 (3rd) | 22.2 (2nd) |
| 2008-04-30 | 16 | 21.4 (2nd) | 21.9 (3rd) | 20.4 (3rd) | 21.5 (3rd) |
| 2008-05-01 | 17 | 24.0 (2nd) | 25.6 (2nd) | 22.0 (2nd) | 23.0 (2nd) |
| 2008-05-07 | 18 | 23.5 (1st) | 24.1 (1st) | 20.2 (2nd) | 20.6 (2nd) |
| 2008-05-08 | 19 | 25.6 (1st) | 26.2 (1st) | 23.4 (1st) | 24.4 (1st) |
| 2008-05-14 | 20 | 23.5 (1st) | 24.9 (1st) | 21.9 (2nd) | 23.6 (1st) |
| 2008-05-15 | 21 | 25.8 (1st) | 27.4 (1st) | 25.4 (1st) | 26.2 (1st) |
| Average | 20.7% | 21.8% | 19.3% | 20.3% | |
Sources: TNS Media Korea, AGB Nielsen Korea
Recognitions
- 2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Director in TV (Shin Woo Chul)
- 2008 2nd Korea Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award - Actress (Kim Ha Neul)
- 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award - Actress (Kim Ha Neul, Song Yoon Ah)
- 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Special Acting Award, Actor (Park Yong Ha)
- 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Top 10 Stars (Park Yong Ha, Kim Ha Neul, Song Yoon Ah)
Production Credits
- Director: Shin Woo Chul
- Screenwriter: Kim Eun Sook
Notes
- This drama is not to be confused with the drama On Air that was broadcasted in 2001 and also aired on SBS.
- Actress Jun Do Yun made a cameo appearance as herself because of her relationship with the director and writer. They worked together on the drama, Lovers in Prague.
- This drama shot some scenes in Taiwan.
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