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 Over the Rainbow |
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| Running time |
60 min |
| Starring |
Ji Hyun-woo, Su Ji-hye  |
| Director |
Han Hee |
| Writer |
Hong Jin-a, Hong Ja-ram |
| Episode |
16 Eps |
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 Synopsis |
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| Concept: Stardom is youth’s perpetual pursuit
The bright and dark side of the world of stars is dramatically captured in
this drama by giving a realistic depiction of singer-wannabes ambition and their
dash for stardom.
A story about the painstaking work it takes to become a popular singer,
the intrigues and betrayals arising from constant meetings and partings,
and heartbreaking love that blooms amidst all that.
It presents viewers with a glimpse of a life that burns like a flame.
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Kwon Hyeok-ju (Lives and
dies for pride and loyalty. Without them, he’s nothing.) played by Ji
Hyun-woo
Very proud and clear about what he likes and what
he doesn't, Hyeok-ju is stubborn as a mule. When he decides that he wants
something, there's nothing that can stop him. To put it nicely, he's
straightforward and to put it not so nicely, he's a simpleton. He was good with
his studies until his elementary school years. However, because of his innate
personality, he couldn't help but pay back those who beat up his friends and
confront anyone who provoked him, and before he realized, he ends up becoming
the biggest bully on the block who even gets recruiting offers from "brothers"
of crime organizations. But when Hyeok-ju forcibly got on the stage for a "Youth
Dance Contest" as a punishment for some trouble he caused, he received explosive
cheers and attention for the first time in his life after having been treated as
a mere headache for so long. It was a moment that lifted his heart and made him
see that there was another way to achieve a cool, short yet impressive life
other than becoming a member of an organized crime syndicate. A few days later,
at the scheduled interview with the brothers of a crime organization, he drops a
bomb.
"Brothers! I want to become a
singer!!"
Since that day, he devotes all his
energy to nothing but dancing. And one day, he has a fateful encounter with
Lex... |
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Ma Sang-mi (Sad face, sadder
body! A dauntless girl dreaming of becoming a heroin in a TV drama) played by
Seo Ji-hye
She starts conversations with strangers and talks
at length about anything that comes to her mind. She likes to poke her nose into
other people's business but gets no thanks in return. She couldn't care less
about self-respect. She just forgets whatever that hurt her feelings. Or just
takes it as she wants... Being witty and cunning, she always keeps coming up
with a new idea and acts on it. She's so hyperactive that she can't sit still
for a minute. She tells lies with the most innocent look in the world on her
face. Don't fall for that naïve look, or you will regret it big time. Hotheaded,
she will knock the bottom out of everything and say whatever is on her mind when
she thinks she has put up with enough. She gets pretty scary at a time like
that. She turns into the Hulk. Ever since she was young, she would escape to the
world of imagination whenever she was troubled. She wanted to become the girl in
A Little Princess, and after realizing that it was impossibility, she then
dreamed of meeting Daddy Long Legs, and the same pattern ensued for virtually
every character in comic books and TV shows. And one
day, she sets her mind on something.
Be a star!! Or become a star's girl
friend!! Why can't she be one when others can?
And one day, it really
happens!
Is her dream coming true, at last? |
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Lex (A genius musician with
a fan club of nearly 100,000 members) played by Hwan-Hee
Lex
is a singer with boyish good looks and outstanding talent, and is the biggest
asset to Pride Ent., an entertainment agency. He’s got perfect pitch and is a
natural dancer, too, for he can repeat any choreography that he has seen just
once. Having a volatile personality, he is the nicest person in the whole world
when he is in good mood but no one can stop him when he gets cross. He hurts
others’ feelings with sarcastic and mean remarks, and even gets violent,
smashing everything around him. He wasn’t like that when he was an aspiring
singer but as his first album became a huge hit and the second album followed
suit, his temper has grown only worse.
He is a smooth operator, seducing girls who he thinks
meets his standards. But when the girl completely falls for him, he suddenly
loses all interest and dumps her. He is only attracted to girls who consistently
show no interest in him. And what happens if a girl does leave him? He gets hurt
in his own way, thinking that her love for him wasn’t absolute after all. In a
nutshell, he’s trapped in a vicious cycle of love.
Then one day, he meets a
girl who throws a sharp dagger at his heart by turning her back on a star who’s
got 100,000 fans as if to demonstrate her complete disinterest in him.
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name is Hee-su… And Lex is interested. |
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Jeong Hee-su (Has a
passionate soul!) played by Kim Ok-Vin
Born with stunning
looks, great talent and a passionate soul, Hee-su is cheerful and always
smiling, yet she’s got a strong charisma that makes it impossible for others to
mistreat her. A girl with huge talent and bravery, she is quite sure of herself
in everything she does and is clear about her likes and dislikes. She spent her
teenage years quarreling with her stubborn, conservative parents. She would lie
that she was going out for missionary work when she was actually going out to
dance the night away with her African-American friends on the street.
One day, after hearing that representatives from
Pride Ent, a Korean entertainment agency, were going to attend a dance festival
in search of new members of a music group, she begins practicing very hard. She
almost makes it to the stage when she gets caught by her father, and is dragged
home and gets locked up in her room. That night, she gets beaten up by her
father within an inch of her life, and is informed that she will be transferring
to a boarding school. That night that she packs her stuff and leaves home with a
calm look on her face. She has nothing left in a house that stops her from
realizing her potential. She boards a plane bound for Korea with nothing but a
business card she got from an agent in her hand. | |
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