On Air (TV series)

	Korean name
Hangul	온에어
Revised Romanization	On e-eo
McCune–Reischauer	On e-ŏ

On Air
	Promotional poster for On Air
Written by	Kim Eun-sook
Directed by	Shin Woo-chul ; Jin Hyuk
Starring	Kim Ha-neul ; Park Yong-ha ; Lee Beom-soo ; Song Yoon-ah
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	21
Production
Production location(s)	Korea, Taiwan
Running time	Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s)	K-Dream
Release
Original network	Seoul Broadcasting System
Original release	March 5 –; May 15, 2008
Chronology
Preceded by	Robber
Followed by	Iljimae
External links
	Website

On Air (Korean: 온에어) is a 2008 South Korean television series, starring Kim Ha-neul, Park Yong-ha, Lee Beom-soo and Song Yoon-ah. The series is a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional television drama, revealing details about what normally goes on behind a TV drama production.[1][2] It aired on SBS from March 5 to May 15, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 21 episodes.

Synopsis

Jang Ki-joon (Lee Beom-soo) used to be a top manager in the business but he went bankrupt as he couldn't compete with other powerful agencies. He was 'rescued' by Oh Seung-ah (Kim Ha-neul), a top star who agreed to join his agency after breaking off with her former one. Lee Kyung-min (Park Yong-ha) is a drama PD who gets his first chance at being a director. Seo Young-eun (Song Yoon-ah) is a much sought-after scriptwriter who is divorced and has a young son. On Air revolves around these four entertainment industry figures - a director, a writer, an actress, and her manager - as their personal and professional lives intertwine during the shooting of a drama. It also portrays how the whole production team and performers complete a project in a tight schedule as well as how actors, actresses, and entertainment agencies handle rumors surrounding them.[3]

Cast

Main

Kim Ha-neul as Oh Seung-ah
Park Yong-ha as Lee Kyung-min
Lee Beom-soo as Jang Ki-joon
Song Yoon-ah as Seo Young-eun[4]

Supporting

Lee Hyung-chul as Jin Sang-woo (SW Entertainment president)
Han Ye-won as Cherry
Hong Ji-min as Lee Hye-kyung
Yoo Seo-jin as Yoon Hyun-soo
Choi Sang-hoon as Kang Ho-sang
Lee Won as Kwon Oh-suk
Lee Sung-min as Song Soo-chul
Lee Dal-hyung as Park Bong-shik
Yeo Ho-min as Hong Seo-gyu
Kim Dong-gyun as Noh Yong-chul
Park Joo-ah as Park Hyung-ja
Shin Dong-woo as Kim Joon-hee
Lee Chul-min as Kim Hak-seon
Kang Joo-hyung as Ahn Da-jung
Jin Sung as Lee Won
Im Hyun-sung as Kim Beom-rae
Sung Woo-jin as Ra Seok-hyun
Ricky Kim as Aidan Lee
Lee Chae-won as Seung-ah's makeup artist
Lee Kyung-jin as Kwak Wook-shim
Min Seo-hyun as Yang So-eun
Seol Ji-yoon as Writer Kwon
Kang Rae-yeon as travel guide
Maeng Bo-hak as movie producer
Yoon Seol-hee as room salon girl
Lee Seung-hyung as advertiser
Son Hwa-ryung
Kim Sung-oh as SW manager
Yoon Gi-won as fake manager (ep 1-2)
Kim Ki-soo as Young-eun's tango teacher (ep 1)

Special appearances

Lee Sun-kyun as himself (ep 1)
Bae Jong-ok as herself (ep 1)
Park Jin-hee as herself (ep 1)
Choi Min-hwan as himself (ep 1)
Lee Hong-gi as himself (ep 1)
Lee Jae-jin as himself (ep 1)
Lee Hyo-ri as herself (ep 1)
Ji Il-joo as Lee Hyo-ri's manager (ep 1)
Jeon Do-yeon as herself (ep 2)
Park Si-yeon as herself (ep 3)
Lee Chun-hee as himself (ep 3)
Jeon Hye-bin as herself (ep 3)
Kim Min-joon as himself (ep 4)
Kang Hye-jung as herself (ep 5,12)
Uhm Ji-won as herself (ep 5)
Lee Seo-jin as himself (ep 9)
Song Chang-eui as himself (ep 11)
Lee Dong-gyu as health center employee (ep 14)
Shin Dong-wook as drama actor (ep 14)
Kim Je-dong as himself (ep 15)
Kim Jung-eun as herself (ep 16)
Yoon Se-ah as screenwriter (ep 21)
Kim Sung-min as manager (ep 21)
Hines Ward as himself (ep 21)

Production

The series features 27 cameo appearances, among them are Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Jung-eun, Lee Seo-jin, Kim Min-joon and Yoon Se-ah, who had previously worked with writer Kim Eun-sook and director Shin Woo-chul on Lovers in Paris, Lovers in Prague, and Lovers. Song Yoon-ah also asked her celebrity friends to appear on the show, namely Lee Hyori, Kang Hye-jung, Uhm Ji-won, and comedian Kim Je-dong.[2]

Parts of the series were filmed on location in Taiwan, where the character Lee Kyung-min goes in search of Seo Young-eun, who went to Taiwan on vacation.[5]

Soundtrack

Information

Title: 온에어 OST Part 2 / On Air OST Part 2
Artist: Various Artists
Language: Korean, English
Release Date: 2008-Apr-29
Number of Tracks: 11
Publisher: Unknown
Agency: Sony Music

Track Listing

No.	Song Title	Artist
1.	Island	Lee Beom-soo
2.	Sky Love	Kim Ha-neul
3.	A Person Like Me	Cyndi feat. Amen
4.	Heartbroken (Bossanova Ver.)	Choi Hoon
5.	One Word (Guitar Ver.)	Han Sung-ho
6.	Haneuleul Gareumyeo	Kim Dong-hyuk
7.	Rainbow Soap	Leenyum
8.	Duryeowoom Apeseo	Kim Bo-min
9.	Yariya (Inst.)	Park Se-joon
10.	Think About You	Kim Dong-hyuk
11.	Yariya	Han Ye-won

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2008	2nd Korea Drama Awards[6]	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Kim Ha-neul	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Top 10 Stars	Kim Ha-neul	Won
			Song Yoon-ah	Won
			Park Yong-ha	Won
		Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special	Lee Hyung-chul	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special	Hong Ji-min	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special	Park Yong-ha	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actor	Lee Beom-soo	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress	Kim Ha-neul	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actress	Song Yoon-ah	Won
2009	45th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Screenplay (TV)	Kim Eun-sook	Nominated
		Best New Actress (TV)	Han Ye-won	Nominated
		Best Actor (TV)	Park Yong-ha	Nominated
		Best Director (TV)	Shin Woo-chul	Won
		Best Drama	On Air	Nominated

International broadcast

The series aired on Mnet Japan beginning July 30, 2008. Park Yong-ha and Song Yoon-ah visited Japan to promote it in a showcase attend by 800 VIP guests at Toho Cinema in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo.[7][8]

References

Oh, Jean (26 February 2008). "New SBS drama set to be a smash". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
Kwon, Mee-yoo (27 February 2008). "On Air Looks Into Making of Dramas". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
Kwon, Mee-yoo; Han, Sang-hee (8 January 2008). "Dramas Feature Professionals, Comics". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
"Song Yoon-ah, "Don't be surprised by my drastic transformation"". Broasia via Hancinema. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
Chun, Su-jin (20 January 2009). "The man putting Taiwan on the map". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
Chung, Ah-young (2 November 2008). "Actor Kim Wins Top Prize at Korea Drama Festival Awards". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
"Song Yoona and Park Yong-ha in Japan to Promote On Air". KBS Global. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
Lee, Hyo-won (16 June 2008). "Park Yong-has On Air to Air in Japan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-06.

External links

On Air official SBS website (in Korean)
On Air at HanCinema

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[1] Oh, Jean (26 February 2008). "New SBS drama set to be a smash". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. Retrieved 2014-07-23.

[making-2] Kwon, Mee-yoo (27 February 2008). "On Air Looks Into Making of Dramas". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-06.

[3] Kwon, Mee-yoo; Han, Sang-hee (8 January 2008). "Dramas Feature Professionals, Comics". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-06.

[4] "Song Yoon-ah, "Don't be surprised by my drastic transformation"". Broasia via Hancinema. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-23.

[5] Chun, Su-jin (20 January 2009). "The man putting Taiwan on the map". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-03-06.

[6] Chung, Ah-young (2 November 2008). "Actor Kim Wins Top Prize at Korea Drama Festival Awards". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-06.

[7] "Song Yoona and Park Yong-ha in Japan to Promote On Air". KBS Global. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 2014-07-23.

[8] Lee, Hyo-won (16 June 2008). "Park Yong-has On Air to Air in Japan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-03-06.