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]
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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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| Network | JTBC |
| Release | November 17, 2020 – January 12, 2021 |
Synopsis
editA 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 (Jung Da-bin), 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 (Hwang Min-hyun), in order to track down the person attempting to defame her behind the keyboard.
Cast
editMain
edit- Jung Da-bin as Baek Ho-rang
- Ho-rang is a student of Class 2-1 in Seoyeon High School and an anchorwoman of SHBS. She is a social media influencer renowned for being pretty and classy, but being standoffish and cold in person earns her also a considerable number of haters. Ho-rang joins Seoyeon's broadcasting club SHBS with an ulterior motive: to find out the person who is trying to divulge her long-hidden secret linked to a traumatic episode in her past.
- Hwang Min-hyun as Ko Eun-taek
- Eun-taek is a student of Class 2-3 in Seoyeon High School and the manager of Seoyeon's broadcasting club SHBS. He lives a life that follows an exact, stringent timetable. Eun-taek 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
- Woo-jae is a student of Class 2-3 in Seoyeon High School and member of the student council. He is an often quiet person and acts rationally in any situation, complementing Eun-taek's perfectionist personality. Woo-jae has a dull face which brightens only when he sees Jae-yi.
- Yang Hye-ji as Ji So-hyun
- So-hyun is 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, she 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.
- Jae-yi is a student of Class 2-1 in Seoyeon High School; Woo-jae's girlfriend. She is an outspoken and simple-minded girl who is concerned with Woo-jae being hesitant to open up his thoughts to her.
- Choi Byung-chan as Kim Yoo-shin
- Yoo-shin is Ho-rang's friend who is in Class 2-1 of Seoyeon High School. Compared with Ho-rang, he is a bubbly and easygoing person with an appearance of innocence and a bit of ingenuity. Yoo-shin likes So-hyun very much.
Supporting
editSHBS Broadcasting Club
edit- Lee Se-hee as Jung Hee-soo[4]
- Hee-soo is a Class 2 student and member of the SHBS, who is revealed in later episodes to be the Internet troll attempting to reveal Ho-rang's tragic past to the public. She is one of Ho-rang's schoolmates back in middle school who detests her.
- Hyun Woo-seok as Kwon Sung-joon
- Sung-joon is a junior student and a member of the SHBS.
- 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 it the best club in school and enjoys the life of radio broadcasting.
- Kim Eun-soo as Shin Jin-gook
- Jin-gook is a Class 2 student and member of the SHBS.
Other students
edit- Woo-sol is Woo-jae's younger sister who acts like a love counselor between him and Jae-yi.
- 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
- Jung Soo-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
edit- 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]
- 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)
- Yeonjun as Kim Jin-woo, So-hyun’s ex-boyfriend (Ep. 8)[7]
Episodes
edit| 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 | |
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Ho-rang receives application offers from multiple clubs at Seoyeon High School, being a social media celebrity, but she 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 | |
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Ho-rang's first days at the broadcasting club are marked with rebukes from Eun-taek, who is annoyed with her being late. 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. Much to her shock, Ho-rang sees a familiar name in its friends list. | |||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | December 1, 2020 | |
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Ho-rang manages to get a reply from the troll but she is still confused 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 | |
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A straightforward Eun-taek 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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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[a] | |
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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 begins, she ensures a closure between her and Hee-soo, while her relationships with the other classmates become stronger than before. | |||||
Production
editThe first script reading took place on August 5, 2020.[9]
Original soundtrack
editAlbum
edit| Live On: Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | January 13, 2021 |
| Genre | |
| 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]
| 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
editThe 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
edit| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide average audience share[13] | |
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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[a] | 0.785% | |
| Average | 0.687% | ||
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. (As of November 2021)[14]
International broadcast
editThe series will be available with multi-languages subtitles on iQIYI in South East Asia and Taiwan.[citation needed] The series will also be available on Viki with multi-languages subtitles.[citation needed]
In other media
editBang 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.[15]
Notes
edit- ^ a b 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
edit- ^ a b c "라이브온: 프로그램 정보" [Live On: Program Information]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
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- ^ "Lee Se-hee to Star in "Live On"". HanCinema. August 31, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ 이, 정범 (November 4, 2020). "woo!ah!(우아!) 우연, JTBC 드라마 '라이브온' 출연 전격 확정". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on 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). Naver. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ Bae Hyo-joo (January 11, 2021). "'라이브온' 투모로우바이투게더 연준 특별출연‥최종회 관심↑(공식)". Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. 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"]. 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. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "라이브온 OST" [Live On OST]. Bugs! (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "Live On (Original Television Soundtrack)". Spotify. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ Park, So-yeon (November 23, 2020). 투모로우바이투게더, '라이브온' OST 첫 주자... 내일(24일) 메인 테마곡 'Your Light' 발표(공식) [(Official) Tomorrow × Together, the first runner of the OST for Live On. Tomorrow (24th) the main theme song "Your Light" will be released]. Herald POP (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ PLAYLIST ORIGINALS 플레이리스트 오리지널 (November 24, 2020). 개학 첫 날부터 선 넘네? [라이브온] - 1화(1부). Retrieved May 27, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ 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.