Series synopsis
K-POP Extreme Survival, also known as K-팝 최강 서바이벌 is a South Korean comedy television series that premiered on Channel A on March 19, 2012. It ended on May 1, 2012. It stars Go Eun-ah, Park Yu-hwan, Song Se-Hyun and Tagoon.
Ji Seung Yeon fails her audition piece for an English music college by severely modernizing it, secretly returning home to South Korea in shame. Hiding out at her painfully shy friend's house, she joins him in auditioning to replace popular members of a boy band who are getting too old. Together, she and her friend make it through to a finalized group of eight competing for the few opening spots. No one but her friend and her uncle (director of the pop music company) and his assistant know she's ...
Premise
Ji Seung Yeon fails her audition piece for an English music college by severely modernizing it, secretly returning home to South Korea in shame. Hiding out at her painfully shy friend's house, she joins him in auditioning to replace popular members of a boy band who are getting too old. Together, she and her friend make it through to a finalized group of eight competing for the few opening spots. No one but her friend and her uncle (director of the pop music company) and his assistant know she's a girl. The leader of the boy band, not in the know, starts questioning his orientation when finding himself progressively attracted to this "boy."
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Go Eun-ah as Ji Seung Yeon
- Park Yu-hwan as Kang Woo Hyun
- Song Se-Hyun as Kim Hyun Seung
- Tagoon as Park Ki Bum
- Maeng Se-chang as Jang Tae Kwon
- Jo Yoon-woo as Han Dong Woo
- Park Hyo-ju as Team Leader Han Jung Eun
- Hong Kyung-min as CEO Jang Hyun Suk
Supporting cast
- Lee Si-kang as Kwon Ji Woo
- Kevin Woo as Himself [Ukiss member]
- Kim Yeong-ok as Ji Woo's grandmother
- Kim Eun-jung as Oh In-young
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 14 | March 19, 2012 | May 1, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Failing her British college entry exam, Ji Seung Yeon returns to South Korea where she has several unfortunate run-ins with ill-tempered M2 boy band leader Kang Woo Hyun. |
March 19, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A new problem arrives in Ji Seung Yeon's bid for stardom when her uncle, CEO Jang Hyun Suk, recognizes her among the surviving boy auditionees. |
March 20, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Ji Seung Yeon agrees to be Kang Woo Hyun's slave, which will naturally conflict with demands upon her time as an auditionee. |
March 26, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel A |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 19, 2012 |
| Last aired | May 1, 2012 |
| Runtime | 59 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday at 20:50:00 |