Live On (TV series)
Live On (Korean: 라이브온; RR: Raibeu-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,[1] 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.[2]
| Live On | |
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| Hangul | 라이브온 |
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| Written by | Bang Yoo-jung[1] |
| Directed by | Kim Sang-woo[1] |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Distributor | JTBC |
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| Original network | JTBC |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | November 17, 2020 – January 12, 2021 |
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Synopsis
High school student Baek Ho-rang (Jung Da-bin) is popular in social media for being pretty and classy, but her being standoffish and cold in person earns her also a considerable number of haters. One day, she hears a strange message from an anonymous sender being read over the school radio: the message reminds her of a traumatic episode in her past that she keeps secret from everybody. She has also been receiving messages from an anonymous account who threatens to blackmail her by revealing her secret past to the public.
Because of this, Ho-rang decides at the last minute to join the broadcasting club, led by the perfectionist and overly time-conscious Go Eun-taek (Hwang Min-hyun), in order to track down the person hiding behind the keyboard to malign and defame her. A story of love and friendship unfolds in a school where social media is a defining force and everybody is judged according to one's looks, sense of fashion and popularity.
Cast
Main
- Jung Da-bin as Baek Ho-rang
- a student of Class 2-1 in Seoyeon High School and an anchorwoman of SHBS. Ho-rang is a social media influencer renowned for being pretty and classy, albeit her being standoffish and cold in person earns her also a considerable number of haters. She joins Seoyeon's broadcasting club SHBS with an ulterior motive: to find out the person who is trying to divulge her long-hidden secret which is linked to a traumatic episode in her past.
- Hwang Min-hyun as Go Eun-taek
- a student of Class 2-3 in Seoyeon High School and the manager of Seoyeon's broadcasting club SHBS. Eun-taek lives a life that follows an exact, stringent timetable. He is known by his clubmates for being a strict, perfectionist and overly time-conscious leader who does not put even a mere second to waste.
- Noh Jong-hyun as Do Woo-jae
- a student of Class 2-3 in Seoyeon High School and member of the student council; Eun-taek's friend and Jae-yi's boyfriend. Woo-jae is a person who is often quiet and acts rationally in any situation, complementing Eun-taek's perfectionist personality. He sports a dull face which brightens only when he sees Jae-yi.
- Yang Hye-ji as Ji So-hyun
- a student of Class 2-3 in Seoyeon High School and deputy manager of SHBS; Ho-rang's former best friend. A model student with high grades, So-hyun was once more comfortable hanging out with boys until she became best friends with Ho-rang back in middle school. Her friendship with Ho-rang was severed due to misunderstandings and a tragic incident that happened to Ho-rang.
- a student of Class 2-1 in Seoyeon High School; Woo-jae's girlfriend. Jae-yi is a pretty girl with an outspoken and simple-minded personality in contrast to that of Woo-jae. She is concerned with Woo-jae being hesitant to open up his thoughts to her.
- Choi Byung-chan as Kim Yoo-shin
- a student of Class 2-1 in Seoyeon High School; Ho-rang's friend. In contrast to Ho-rang, Yoo-shin is a bubbly and easygoing person with an appearance of innocence and a bit of ingenuity. He likes So-hyun very much.
Supporting
SHBS Broadcasting Club
- Lee Se-hee as Jung Hee-soo[4]
- a senior student and member of the SHBS; the person revealed in latter episodes to be the Internet troll attempting to reveal Ho-rang's tragic past to the public. Hee-soo is one of Ho-rang's schoolmates back in middle school who hates Ho-rang very much.
- Hyun Woo-seok as Kwon Sung-joon
- a junior student and a member of the SHBS. Sung-joon joined SHBS because he thinks the club and its leader Eun-taek looks cool.
- Woo Da-bi as Kim Eun-ha
- a junior student and a member of the SHBS. Eun-ha aspires to become a great senior like So-hyun.
- Yang Jung-yeon as Kim Hee-won
- a junior student and a member of the SHBS. Hee-won is baffled by how working in SHBS is harder than what she thought.
- Jo Joon-young as Park Young-jae
- a junior student and a member of the SHBS. Young-jae considers SHBS the best among the clubs in school and enjoys the life of radio broadcasting.
- Kim Eun-soo as Shin Jin-gook
- a senior student and member of the SHBS.
Other students
- Woo-jae's younger sister. Woo-sol acts like a love counselor between Woo-jae and Jae-yi.
- Shin Yun-seop as Jung-bin
- Choi Su-jin as Soo-jin
- Kang Hae-lim as Park Hye-rim
Special appearances
- Lee Han-wi as school headmaster (Ep. 1-2)
- Ahn Se-ha as literature teacher (Ep. 1)
- Kim Hye-yoon as Seo Hyun-ah (Ep. 1)[6]
- Go Woo-ri as music teacher (Ep. 1)
- Chung Soo-young as Jae-yi's mother (Ep. 2)
- Cha Yeob as sports teacher (Ep. 2)
- Jeon No-min as Eun-taek's father (Ep. 3)
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Ho-rang's mother (Ep. 3, 5, 7 & 8)
- Kim Jung-hak as Ho-rang's father (Ep. 3 & 5)
- Song Seon-mi as Eun-taek's mother (Ep. 4 & 7)
- Kenta as actor in the film (Ep. 4)
- Lena as actress in the film (Ep. 4)
- Yeonjun as Kim Jin-woo, So-hyun’s ex-boyfriend (Ep. 8)[7]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | November 17, 2020 | |
| Ho-rang receives application offers from multiple clubs at Seoyeon High School, being a social media celebrity, but she flatly rejects them all. After hearing a strange, triggering message from an anonymous sender being read over the school radio, she makes a last-minute application at the broadcasting club. | |||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | November 24, 2020 | |
| Ho-rang's first days at the broadcasting club are marked with rebukes from Eun-taek, who is greatly annoyed with her tardiness. After gaining access to the club's official social media page, she delves into the account of the Internet troll who sent the anonymous message and, to her shock, she sees a familiar name in its friends list. | |||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | December 1, 2020 | |
| Ho-rang manages to get a reply from the troll but she is still unknowing of the account's real owner. As things get smoother between her and Eun-taek, Ho-rang receives an unexpected birthday gift from him. | |||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | December 8, 2020 | |
| Eun-taek straightforwardly confesses his feelings to Ho-rang. During the school festival, the broadcasting club's talk show, hosted by Ho-rang herself, goes trouble-free until the Internet troll makes an explosive revelation on social media. | |||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | December 15, 2020 | |
| The broadcasting accident at the festival does not stop the budding romance between Ho-rang and Eun-taek. So-hyun watches a video recording in the club's laptop and makes an appalling discovery. | |||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | December 22, 2020 | |
| At the school retreat, So-hyun manages to make Hee-soo admit her crimes to her, but the revelation comes with a painful realization to So-hyun. Ho-rang confronts Hee-soo, unaware of Hee-soo's scheme against her and So-hyun. | |||||
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | December 29, 2020 | |
| Ho-rang becomes the object of unwanted criticisms among her peers and her relationships with Eun-taek, Yu-shin and Jae-yi start to falter. Hee-soo reveals to her the reason she is blackmailing her and warns her of another blackmailing if Ho-rang does not quit the broadcasting club. | |||||
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | January 12, 2021[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Ho-rang finally opens up to her friends and to everyone at school about the truth of her past: that she is a victim of school violence two years ago. As the day of the school video festival nears, she ensures a closure between her and Hee-soo, while her relationships with Eun-taek, So-hyun, Yu-shin, Jae-yi and Woo-jae become stronger than before. | |||||
Production
The first script reading took place on August 5, 2020.[9]
Original soundtrack
Album
| Live On: Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | January 13, 2021 |
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| Length | 57:23 |
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The following is the official track list of Live On: Original Soundtrack album. The tracks with no indicated lyricists and composers are the drama's musical score; the artists indicated for these tracks are the tracks' composers themselves.[10][11]
Live On: Original Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Your Light" | Kim Ho-kyung |
| TXT | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Your Light" (Japanese ver.) | Kim Ho-kyung |
| TXT | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Naan" (난, lit. "Me") | Bibi |
| Bibi | 2:47 |
| 4. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (나의 외로움이 널 부를 때) | Cho Dong-ik | Cho Dong-ik |
| 4:18 |
| 5. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (나의 외로움이 널 부를 때) | Cho Dong-ik | Cho Dong-ik | Jung Da-bin | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Horang" (서연고 셀럽 백호랑, lit. "Baek Ho-rang, Seoyeon High School Celebrity") |
| 1:48 | ||
| 7. | "First Meeting" (첫 만남) |
| 2:22 | ||
| 8. | "Slowly" | Yang Sung-woo | 2:33 | ||
| 9. | "Sushi" |
| 2:11 | ||
| 10. | "Jei Day" (재이의 하루, lit. "Jae-yi's Day") |
| 2:02 | ||
| 11. | "Love Poem" |
| 3:30 | ||
| 12. | "Recall" |
| 2:18 | ||
| 13. | "The moment that I met you" |
| 2:47 | ||
| 14. | "Gagjaui Maeum" (각자의 마음, lit. "Each One's Heart") |
| 2:04 | ||
| 15. | "Who are you" (너 누구야) |
| 2:36 | ||
| 16. | "Start" (시작) |
| 1:52 | ||
| 17. | "Time Stopped" (멈춰버린 시간) |
| 3:02 | ||
| 18. | "Beside You" | Yang Sung-woo | 2:27 | ||
| 19. | "Remember" |
| 2:45 | ||
| 20. | "Jeongseo Bulan" (정서 불안, lit. "Feeling of Anxiousness") |
| 2:09 | ||
| 21. | "That Summer" (그 때 여름) |
| 2:21 | ||
| Total length: | 57:23 | ||||
Singles
The following is the track list of singles from Live On: Original Soundtrack.
Singles from Live On (Parts 1–4)
- Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Your Light" | Kim Ho-kyung |
| TXT | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Your Light" (Japanese ver.) | Kim Ho-kyung |
| TXT | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Your Light" (Inst.) |
| 3:38 | ||
| Total length: | 10:54 | ||||
- Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Naan" (난, lit. "Me") | Bibi |
| Bibi | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Naan" (Inst.) |
| 2:47 | ||
| Total length: | 5:34 | ||||
- Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (나의 외로움이 널 부를 때) | Cho Dong-ik | Cho Dong-ik |
| 4:18 |
| 2. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (Inst.) | Cho Dong-ik | 4:18 | ||
| Total length: | 8:36 | ||||
- Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (나의 외로움이 널 부를 때) | Cho Dong-ik | Cho Dong-ik | Jung Da-bin | 4:17 |
| 2. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (Inst.) | Cho Dong-ik | 4:17 | ||
| Total length: | 8:34 | ||||
Ratings
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide average audience share[12] | |
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| 1 | November 17, 2020 | 1.302% | |
| 2 | November 24, 2020 | 0.428% | |
| 3 | December 1, 2020 | 0.604% | |
| 4 | December 8, 2020 | 0.428% | |
| 5 | December 15, 2020 | 0.727% | |
| 6 | December 22, 2020 | 0.597% | |
| 7 | December 29, 2020 | 0.622% | |
| 8 | January 12, 2021[lower-alpha 1] | 0.785% | |
| Average | 0.687% | ||
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.
In other media
Bang Yoo-jung's screenplays for all episodes of Live On were published as one set on January 28, 2021 by Wisdom House. The screenplays are available for purchase both in print and e-book formats.[13]
Notes
- The episode was supposed to air on January 5, but was preempted to give way to the second part of JTBC News' annual New Year discussion centering on the country's future plans regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
References
- "라이브온: 프로그램 정보" [Live On: Program Information]. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- Hwang, So-young (June 26, 2020). "Hwang Minhyun (Nu'est), Jung Da Bin confirm starring in JTBC's new drama". JTBC Plus. V Live. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- "Former MOMOLAND Member, Yeonwoo to Star in "Live On"". HanCinema. August 6, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- "Lee Se-hee to Star in "Live On"". HanCinema. August 31, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- "woo!ah!(우아!) 우연, JTBC 드라마 '라이브온' 출연 전격 확정". Naver (in Korean). November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Lee, Ho-yeon (August 31, 2020). "[단독] 김혜윤, 정다빈X황민현 '라이브온' 특별출연…'어하루' 감독 지원사격". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- Bae Hyo-Joo (January 11, 2021). "라이브온' 투모로우바이투게더 연준 특별출연‥최종회 관심↑(공식)". newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- Lee, Sang-jin (January 5, 2021). "'라이브온', 5일 결방...'JTBC 신년특집 대토론' 편성" ["Live On" in 5-day postponement for the broadcast of "JTBC New Year's Special Debate"]. 아시아뉴스통신 (Asia New Agency) (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- "Jung Da-bin and Yeonwoo at the "Live On" Script Reading". HanCinema. August 5, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- "라이브온 OST" [Live On OST]. Bugs! (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- "Live On (Original Television Soundtrack)". Spotify. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- Bang, Yoo-jung (January 28, 2021). "라이브온 대본집" [Live On: Screenplay Set]. Naver Book Database (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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