The Idolmaster KR
The Idolmaster KR (stylized The IDOLM@STER.KR) is a South Korean television drama based on Bandai Namco Entertainment's The Idolmaster video game series. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 28, 2017[1][2] as an Amazon original series. It ran for 24 episodes.[3]
| The Idolmaster KR | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama | 
| Based on | The Idolmaster by Bandai Namco Entertainment  | 
| Starring | Kim Sori Heo Youngjoo Yukika Teramoto Kwon Haseo Lee Jeewon Mint Lee Yeeun Cha Jiseul Lee Suji Chun Jane Jung Taeri Sung Hoon Park Chul-min Kang Yeseul Lee Ka-eun  | 
| Country of origin | South Korea | 
| Original language | Korean | 
| No. of episodes | 24 | 
| Production | |
| Production companies | Interactive Media Mix, Inc[1] | 
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS Plus, SBS funE, SBS MTV (pay TV) Amazon Video (streaming)  | 
| Original release | April 28 (SBS Plus, SBS funE, SBS MTV) – October 6, 2017  | 
The series was later picked up by the SBS-owned pay TV channels SBS Plus, SBS funE, and SBS MTV. It premiered on these channels on April 28, 2017.[4]
Cast
       
Real Girls Project
- Lee Su-ji (이수지) as Suji/Suah
 - Heo Youngjoo (허영주) as Youngjoo
 - Sori (김소리) as Sori
 - Yukika Teramoto (寺本來可 / 테라모토유키카) as Yukika
 - Kwon Ha-seo (권하서) as Haseo
 - Lee Jee-won (이지원) as Jeewon
 - Jung Tae-ri (정태리) as Taeri
 - Mint (민트) as Mint
 - Lee Ye-eun (이예은) as Yeeun
 - Cha Ji-seul (차지슬) [5] as Jiseul
 - Chun Jane (천재인) as Jane
 
Red Queen
- Jo So-jin[6] as Hyeju
 - Kim Sun-young[6] as Mina
 - Han Hye-ri[6] as Yeri
 - Lee Ka-eun[6] as Chae Na-kyung
 
825 Entertainment
- Sung Hoon[7] as Kang Shin-hyuk, the former Producer of Red Queen.
 - Park Chul-min[6] as Shim Min-chul, CEO of 825 Entertainment.
 - Kang Ye-seul as Yeseul, the girls' manager at 825 Entertainment.
 
Other characters
- Heo Joungjoo as Joungjoo, Youngjoo's younger sister who is a singer-songwriter.
 - Lee Coco as Coco, an internet broadcast MC.
 - Jin Nayoung as Nayoung, Sori's friend.
 - Bae Seul-ki as Kim Dan-oh, a composer and vocal trainer.
 
Cameo
- Kim Jung-ah as vocal training judge
 - Jung Tae-woo
 - Euna Kim as a rapper
 - Gowoon (Berry Good) as Bom-yi
 - Jung Hee-chul (ZE:A) as Haseo's brother
 - Lee Moo-saeng as Chief Yang
 
Production
    
On October 13, 2016, The Idolmaster KR official website posted a notice of a member replacement;[5] an original member of Real Girl Project, Hanabyul,[1] had been replaced by sub-member Jiseul for the series, as Hanabyul was noted to have suffered from a leg injury. One month later, it was revealed that After School's Lee Ka-eun, Nine Muses' Sojin, Tahiti's Ari and I.B.I's Han Hye-ri would be joining the cast as members of 'Red Queen', a popular girl group at the time of Real Girl Project's debut, in the live-action series.[6]
Soundtrack
    
    
OST Part 1
    
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kkumeul Dream" (꿈을 Dream, sung by Real Girls Project) | 
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  | 03:07 | 
| 2. | "One For All" (sung by Real Girls Project) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:10 | 
| 3. | "Memories" (메모리즈, sung by Suji and Jeewon) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:42 | 
| 4. | "Lost In The Summer" (sung by Jane and Youngjoo) | 
  | 
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  | 03:24 | 
| Total length: | 13:23 | ||||
OST Part 2
    
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Super Girl Magic" (sung by Red Queen) | 
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  | 03:12 | 
| 2. | "Acacia" (sung by Red Queen) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:28 | 
| 3. | "Attention" (sung by Red Queen) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:39 | 
| Total length: | 10:19 | ||||
OST Part 3
    
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Must Go![upper-alpha 1]" (sung by Real Girls Project) | 
  | 
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  | 07:14 | 
| 2. | "Growl[upper-alpha 2]" (으르렁, sung by Rookie Team) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:28 | 
| 3. | "2nd Confession[upper-alpha 3]" (두번째 고백, sung by Debut Team) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:55 | 
| 4. | "Wanna Be Your Star" (sung by Haseo, Jane, and Yeeun) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 04:05 | 
| Total length: | 18:42 | ||||
OST Part 4
    
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Not End...But And!!" (sung by Real Girls Project) | 
  | 
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  | 03:05 | 
| 2. | "Let's Get Started" (sung by Real Girls Project) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:20 | 
| 3. | "The World Is All One!![upper-alpha 1]" (sung by Suji and Jeewon) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:10 | 
| Total length: | 09:35 | ||||
Episode 1
    
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kkumeul Dream" (꿈을 Dream, sung by Real Girls Project) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:07 | 
| 2. | "The Idolmaster[upper-alpha 1]" (sung by B-Side (Sori, Yukika, Jeewon, Yeeun, Jiseul)) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 02:56 | 
| 3. | "Acacia" (sung by Red Queen) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:29 | 
| 4. | "One For All" (sung by Real Girls Project) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:10 | 
| Total length: | 12:42 | ||||
Episode 2
    
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lost In The Summer" (sung by Jane and Youngjoo) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:24 | 
| 2. | "Memories" (메모리즈, sung by Suji and Jeewon) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:42 | 
| 3. | "Super Girl Magic" (sung by Red Queen) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:12 | 
| 4. | "Attention" (sung by Red Queen) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:39 | 
| Total length: | 13:57 | ||||
Episode 3
    
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Must Go![upper-alpha 1]" (sung by Real Girls Project) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 07:14 | 
| 2. | "Wanna Be Your Star" (sung by Haseo, Jane, and Yeeun) | 
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  | 
  | 04:05 | 
| Total length: | 11:19 | ||||
Episode 4
    
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Growl[upper-alpha 2]" (으르렁, sung by Rookie Team) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:28 | 
| 2. | "2nd Confession[upper-alpha 3]" (두번째 고백, sung by Debut Team) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:55 | 
| Total length: | 07:23 | ||||
Episode 5
    
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Not End...But And!!" (sung by Real Girls Project) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:05 | 
| 2. | "Let's Get Started" (sung by Real Girls Project) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:20 | 
| 3. | "The World Is All One!![upper-alpha 1]" (sung by Suji and Jeewon) | 
  | 
  | 
  | 03:10 | 
| Total length: | 09:35 | ||||
Discography
    
    Singles
    
| Title | Year | Peak chart  positions  | 
Singer(s) | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [8]  | |||||||
| "Kkeumeul Dream" (꿈을 Dream) | 2016 | — | Real Girls Project | Kkeumeul Dream | |||
| "The Idolm@ster"[upper-alpha 4] | 2017 | — | Sori, Yukika, Jeewon, Yeeun, Jiseul | Non-album single | |||
| "Pingpong Game" | — | Suji, Sori, Yukika, Jeewon, Yeeun | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||
Notes
    
    
References
    
- "Amazon to Stream Idolm@ster.KR Live-Action S. Korean Show to Prime Members Globally". Anime News Network. August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
 - kpopmap,kpop-map (2017-05-01). "[Review & Reaction] Watch "THE IDOLM@STER.KR" (2017 Drama) Episode 1 • Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media". Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
 - "Live-Action IDOLM@STER.KR Show's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
 - "드라마 '아이돌마스터.KR-꿈을 드림' 4월 28일 첫방 확정". sports.donga.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-21.
 - "멤버교체에 대한 공지". IdolM@ster Kr. Official Notice (in Korean). October 13, 2016.
 - "애프터스쿨·나인뮤지스·타히티·I.B.I, 드라마 '아이돌마스터.KR'로 뭉친다!". Ajunews (in Korean). November 11, 2016.
 - "성훈, 사전제작 '아이돌마스터.KR' 캐스팅…천재 프로듀서役". Joynews (in Korean). October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
 - "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
 
