On Air () 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. It aired on SBS TV 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.
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
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 Kim Do-yeon as Ahn Ji-soo 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) Kim Ji-young as herself (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-jun 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-jun 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.
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.
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 Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Ha-neul Top 10 Stars Kim Ha-neul Song Yoon-ah Park Yong-ha Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special Lee Hyung-chul Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special Hong Ji-min Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Park Yong-ha Top Excellence Award, Actor Lee Beom-soo Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Ha-neul Song Yoon-ah 2009 Best Screenplay (TV) Kim Eun-sook Best New Actress (TV) Han Ye-won Best Actor (TV) Park Yong-ha Best Director (TV) Shin Woo-chul Best Drama On Air
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.
References
External links On Air official SBS website