Series synopsis
THE [email protected] is a South Korean drama comedy television series that premiered on SBS funE on April 28, 2017. It ended on October 6, 2017. It stars Lee Su-ji, Lee Yeeun, Cha Ji-seul and Waranluck Phonpawiworakun.
THE [email protected], set in the world of Korean entertainment production, stars Korean idols of course, as well as other Japanese and Thai hopefuls. Like the original game, the drama follows a group of young women as they embark on a career in the entertainment industry, and depicts their sweat and tears, their hopes and dreams.
Premise
THE [email protected], set in the world of Korean entertainment production, stars Korean idols of course, as well as other Japanese and Thai hopefuls. Like the original game, the drama follows a group of young women as they embark on a career in the entertainment industry, and depicts their sweat and tears, their hopes and dreams.
Premise: Only those who survive can make their debut as a girl group! The series follows the story of 11 girls as they fiercely compete and undergo vigorous training to become idol stars.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Su-ji as Suji (Rookie Team) / Suah (Red Queen Former Member)
- Lee Yeeun as Yeeun (Rookie Team)
- Cha Ji-seul as Jiseul (Rookie Team)
- Waranluck Phonpawiworakun as Mint (Rookie Team)
- Haseo Kwon as Haseo (Rookie Team)
- Youngjoo Heo as Youngjoo (Debut Team)
- Jane Cheon as Jane (Debut Team)
- Yukika Teramoto as Yukika (Debut Team)
Supporting cast
- Lee Ji-won as Jiwon (Debut Team)
- Jeong Taeri as Taeri (Debut Team)
- Lee Ga-eun as Chae Na Kyung (Red Queen)
- Jo So-jin as Hyeju (Red Queen)
- Kim Sun-young as Mina (Red Queen)
- Sung Hoon as Kang Shin Jyuk (Staff)
- Park Cheol-min as Shin Min Chul (Staff)
- Kang Yeseul as Yeseul (Staff)
- Bae Seul-ki as Kim Danoh (Staff)
- CoCo Lee as Coco
- Jin Nayoung as Nayoung
- Heo Joungjoo as Heo Joungjoo
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | April 28, 2017 | October 6, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Suji is a marathon athlete content with spending her life in second place. But after her twin Suah, Korea's top celebrity, passes away in an accident, Suji has lost the light in her life. Just like that, a year goes by. Suji has stopped running, working part-time jobs instead. |
April 28, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Suji goes to Suah's shrine the day after the first anniversary of her death to avoid seeing anyone, only to unexpectedly run into none other than the man who created Red Queen -Korea's top producer, Shinhyuk Kang. After hearing Suji say she no longer runs, he makes a suggestion. "Become an idol," he says, telling Suji to take Sua's place and fulfill her dream. |
May 5, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The ten girls come to 825 Entertainment, ready to become idols. But Shinhyuk announces something unexpected. They will be going through a “mock test” of sorts, and the girls have just one week to prepare! They only met yesterday; how are they supposed to become a team? |
May 12, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS funE |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 28, 2017 |
| Last aired | October 6, 2017 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 18:30:00 |