The Idolmaster KR

*The Idolmaster KR*
The Idolmaster KR
	Promotional poster
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
Original release
Network	SBS Plus, SBS funE, SBS MTV (pay TV); Amazon Video (streaming)
Release	April 28 –; October 6, 2017

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 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 as Bom-yi
Jung Hee-chul 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website posted a notice of a member replacement;^[5] an original member of Real Girl Project, Hanabyul,^[1] had been replaced by sub-member Jiseul for the series, as Hanabyul was noted to have suffered from a leg injury.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

Korean releases

OST Part 1

Released on May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Kkumeul Dream" (꿈을 Dream, sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:07
2.	"One For All" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:10
3.	"Memories" (메모리즈, sung by Suji and Jeewon)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:42
4.	"Lost In The Summer" (sung by Jane and Youngjoo)	Albi Albertsson	Albi Albertsson	Albi Albertsson	03:24
Total length:					13:23

OST Part 2

Released on May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Super Girl Magic" (sung by Red Queen)	Pinch Hitter	Steven Lee Andreas Oberg Maria Marcus	Maria Marcus	03:12
2.	"Acacia" (sung by Red Queen)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:28
3.	"Attention" (sung by Red Queen)	Yung Kyoung (Jam Factory) Song Carat (Jam Factory)	Steven Lee RIKE BOOMGAARDEN	Steven Lee	03:39
Total length:					10:19

OST Part 3

Released on June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"I Must Go!^[b]" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Jam Factory Hiroyuki Onoda	Koji Nakagawa Keiki Kobayashi	Keiki Kobayashi	07:14
2.	"Growl^[c]" (으르렁, sung by Rookie Team)	Seo Ji-eum	Jordan Kyle John Major Jarah Gibson DK Hyuk Shin Master Key	Jordan Kyle John Major Hyuk Shin	03:28
3.	"2nd Confession^[d]" (두번째 고백, sung by Debut Team)	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae Lee Min-hyuk Jung Il-hoon	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae	03:55
4.	"Wanna Be Your Star" (sung by Haseo, Jane, and Yeeun)	OBROS Haseo	Master Key OBROS	Master Key OBROS	04:05
Total length:					18:42

OST Part 4

Released on October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Not End...But And!!" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:05
2.	"Let's Get Started" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:20
3.	"The World Is All One!!^[b]" (sung by Suji and Jeewon)	Jam Factory RIONA	Tashiro Tomokazu	Araki Keiroku	03:10
Total length:					09:35

Japanese releases

Episode 1

Released on April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Kkumeul Dream" (꿈을 Dream, sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:07
2.	"The Idolmaster^[b]" (sung by B-Side (Sori, Yukika, Jeewon, Yeeun, Jiseul))	Jam Factory (Korean lyric) Megumi Nakamura	Hiroto Sasaki	Hiroto Sasaki	02:56
3.	"Acacia" (sung by Red Queen)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:29
4.	"One For All" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:10
Total length:					12:42

Episode 2

Released on July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Lost In The Summer" (sung by Jane and Youngjoo)	Albi Albertsson	Albi Albertsson	Albi Albertsson	03:24
2.	"Memories" (메모리즈, sung by Suji and Jeewon)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:42
3.	"Super Girl Magic" (sung by Red Queen)	Pinch Hitter	Steven Lee Andreas Oberg Maria Marcus	Maria Marcus	03:12
4.	"Attention" (sung by Red Queen)	Yung Kyoung (Jam Factory) Song Carat (Jam Factory)	Steven Lee RIKE BOOMGAARDEN	Steven Lee	03:39
Total length:					13:57

Episode 3

Released on August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"I Must Go!^[b]" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Jam Factory Hiroyuki Onoda	Koji Nakagawa Keiki Kobayashi	Keiki Kobayashi	07:14
2.	"Wanna Be Your Star" (sung by Haseo, Jane, and Yeeun)	OBROS Haseo	Master Key OBROS	Master Key OBROS	04:05
Total length:					11:19

Episode 4

Released on August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Growl^[c]" (으르렁, sung by Rookie Team)	Seo Ji-eum	Jordan Kyle John Major Jarah Gibson DK Hyuk Shin Master Key	Jordan Kyle John Major Hyuk Shin	03:28
2.	"2nd Confession^[d]" (두번째 고백, sung by Debut Team)	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae Lee Min-hyuk Jung Il-hoon	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae	03:55
Total length:					07:23

Episode 5

Released on October 29, 2017 (2017-10-29)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Not End...But And!!" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:05
2.	"Let's Get Started" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:20
3.	"The World Is All One!!^[b]" (sung by Suji and Jeewon)	Jam Factory (music publisher) RIONA	Tashiro Tomokazu	Araki Keiroku	03:10
Total length:					09:35

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Singer(s)	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[8]	Singer(s)	Album
"Kkeumeul Dream" (꿈을 Dream)	2016	—	Real Girls Project	Kkeumeul Dream
"The Idolm@ster"^[e]	2017	—	Sori, Yukika, Jeewon, Yeeun, Jiseul	Non-album single
"Pingpong Game"	2017	—	Suji, Sori, Yukika, Jeewon, Yeeun	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes

^ SBS Plus, SBS funE, and SBS MTV
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Original song by 765 Production.
^ ^a ^b Original song by EXO.
^ ^a ^b Original song by BtoB.
^ Credited under B-Side, Real Girls Project sub-unit.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "[Review & Reaction] Watch "THE IDOLM@STER.KR" (2017 Drama) Episode 1". Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media. 2017-05-01. 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 (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-21.
^ ^a ^b "멤버교체에 대한 공지". IdolM@ster Kr. Official Notice (in Korean). October 13, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "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.

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[2] SBS Plus, SBS funE, and SBS MTV

[original1-9] Original song by 765 Production.

[exo-10] Original song by EXO.

[btob-11] Original song by BtoB.

[13] Credited under B-Side, Real Girls Project sub-unit.

[ann-1] "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.

[3] "[Review & Reaction] Watch "THE IDOLM@STER.KR" (2017 Drama) Episode 1". Kpopmap - Global Hallyu Online Media. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[4] "Live-Action IDOLM@STER.KR Show's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[5] "드라마 '아이돌마스터.KR-꿈을 드림' 4월 28일 첫방 확정". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[rep-6] "멤버교체에 대한 공지". IdolM@ster Kr. Official Notice (in Korean). October 13, 2016.

[kae-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "애프터스쿨·나인뮤지스·타히티·I.B.I, 드라마 '아이돌마스터.KR'로 뭉친다!". Ajunews (in Korean). November 11, 2016.

[8] "성훈, 사전제작 '아이돌마스터.KR' 캐스팅…천재 프로듀서役". Joynews (in Korean). October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

[gaon_digital_chart-12] "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.

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