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Island (South Korean TV series)

Island (Korean: 아일랜드) is a 2022–2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil, Lee Da-hee, Cha Eun-woo, and Sung Joon. Part 1 of the series aired on TVING from December 30, 2022, to January 13, 2023,[7] and later aired on tvN from February 10 to 25, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 22:10 (KST).[8] The Part 2 of the series aired from February 24 to March 10, 2023.[9] It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[10]

Island
Promotional poster
Hangul
아일랜드
Revised RomanizationAillaendeu
McCune–ReischauerAillaendŭ
Genre
Based onIsland
by Yoon In-wan and Yang Kyung-il[2]
Developed byStudio Dragon (planning)[3]
Written byOh Bo-hyun[4]
Directed byBae Jong[1]
Starring
Music byKim Sung-su[5]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Jang Jeong-do
  • Kim Seung-min (CP)
Producers
  • Baek Chung-hwa
  • Mi Tae-hee
AnimatorKwon Gwang-gu
Editors
  • Choi Min-young
  • Choi Kyung-yoon
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTVING
ReleaseDecember 30, 2022 (2022-12-30) –
March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)
NetworktvN
ReleaseFebruary 10 (2023-02-10) –
February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25)

The first episode of Island was screened at the Rendez-vous (non-competition section) of the 2023 Cannes International Series Festival on April 19, 2023.[11][12]

Synopsis edit

Based on the graphic novel, which later published as a webtoon series on Naver Webtoon, the series was set on Jeju Island where three people are fighting against evil that's trying to destroy the world.

Cast edit

Main edit

Supporting edit

Granny Haenyeo's Home edit

  • Go Doo-shim as Geum Baek-ju[17]
  • Heo Jung-hee as Boo Yeom-ji[18]
    • Kwon Ye-eun as young Boo Yeom-ji

Daehan Group edit

Jijangjong edit

Tamra High School edit

  • Kim Ki-cheon as Principal Lee San-il[13]
  • Yoo Seung-ok as Han Su-jin[21]
  • Jung Soo-bin as Lee Su-ryun[22]

Others edit

Special appearance edit

Production edit

Filming was scheduled to start in October 2021.[1]

On December 20, 2021, it was reported that actress Lee Da-hee was injured while filming.[27] Later in the day, the actress's agency confirmed that she suffered a neck injury.[28]

On May 24, 2022, actor Cha Eun-woo posted a photo on SNS saying that his part had finished filming.[29]

Release edit

The series was originally made available for streaming through TVING and Amazon Prime Video.[30] On February 10, 2023, Part 1 was premiered on tvN.[8] The Part 2 was available to stream on TVING from February 24.[9]

Viewership edit

Island : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
PartEpisode numberAverage
123456
1637281543363488280432
2TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[31]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[31]
Nationwide Seoul
Part 1
1 February 10, 2023 2.833% (1st) 3.042% (1st)
2 February 11, 2023 2.046% (5th) 2.417% (3rd)
3 February 17, 2023 2.362% (2nd) 2.723% (2nd)
4 February 18, 2023 1.515% (8th) 1.984% (3rd)
5 February 24, 2023 2.095% (2nd) 2.619% (2nd)
6 February 25, 2023 1.280% (15th) N/A
Average 2.022% —[a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating were not known.
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations edit

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Cha Eun-woo Nominated [32]
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2023 Best Original Productions By A Streamer/OTT (National Winners – Korea) Island Won [33][34]
Asian Television Awards 2024 Best Original Digital Drama Series Island Won [35]
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Best New Actor Cha Eun-woo Nominated [36]
TVING Awards 2023 Content of the Year Island Pending [37]
Scene Stealer of the Year Cha Eun-woo Pending

Notes edit

  1. ^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References edit

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  20. ^ Kang Nae-ri (October 26, 2021). "[단독] 박근형, '아일랜드' 출연 확정...김남길X이다희와 연기 호흡" [[Exclusive] Park Geun-hyung confirmed to appear in 'Ireland'... Kim Nam-gil X Da-hee and acting breathing] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Naver.
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