Where Stars Land () is a South Korean television series starring Lee Je-hoon and Chae Soo-bin. It aired on SBS from October 1 to November 26, 2018, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) for 32 episodes.
Synopsis It follows the lives of employees at Incheon International Airport.
Cast Main Lee Je-hoon as Lee Soo-yeon (29 years old) Nam Da-reum as young Lee Soo-yeon A first-year member of the Passenger Services team. He graduated from the prestigious KAIST and dreamed of becoming a pilot, but due to an accident he could not fulfill his dream. A mysterious man who harbors a secret that causes him to keep his distance from his coworkers. Chae Soo-bin as Han Yeo-reum (27 years old) A first-year member of the Passenger Services team. She strives to be a perfectionist but makes many mistakes due to clumsiness and a tendency to let her emotions get the better of her. Lee Dong-gun as Seo In-woo (37 years old) Team manager of Airport Planning and Operation. His father and Lee Soo-yeon's mother were remarried, making him the step-brother of Lee Soo-yeon. Kim Ji-soo as Yang Seo-koon (41 years old) Team manager of Passenger Services. She knows everything about Lee Soo-yeon from the beginning. She thinks of Lee Soo-yeon as her brother because Soo-yeon often reminds her of her younger brother Yang Ji-hoon.
Supporting Passenger Service Team Jang Hyun-sung as Kwon Hee-seung Director of Terminal 2 (T2) of Incheon International Airport. Ahn Sang-woo as Gong Seung-cheol (40 years old) Manager of Passenger Service Team. He is married and has a teenage daughter.
Security Service Team Lee Sung-wook as Choi Moo-ja Manager of Security Service Team. He is also the husband of Passenger Services team manager Yang Seo-koon. Kim Kyung-nam as Oh Dae-ki (31 years old) Head Officer at Security Service Team. He is kind and soft-hearted though he appears as rough and tough. Dae-ki has a one-sided love for his team junior, Na Young-joo. Lee Soo-kyung as Na Young-joo (28 years old) She is Oh Dae-ki's assistant. Young-joo is a former judo athlete. She is hard-working and ambitious. She and Han Yeo-Reum become roommates.
Mooring Management Team Kim Won-hae as Park Tae-hee Manager of Airport Mooring Management Team. Rowoon as Ko Eun-sub (29 years old) Han Yeo-reum's close friend. He has a one-sided love for Yeo-reum and supports her in every way. Ha Ji-eun as Si Jae-in
Staff of Incheon Airport Jeong Jae-sung as Lee Woo-taek Team Manager of Transportation Services. Hong Ji-min as Heo Young-ran Team Manager of Commercial Facilities. Kim Joon-won as Mo Jeong-hoon Team Manager of Incheon International Airport Integrated Operations (IOC).
Others Park Hyuk-kwon as Mister Zhang Owner of Fox Bride Star cafe. He is also a doctor who is trying to cure Lee Soo-yeon. Choi Won-young as Han Jae-young Han Yeo-reum's father. He is the former owner of Fox Bride Star cafe. Kim Yeo-jin as Yoon Hye-won Han Yeo-reum's mother. She used to live in Nigeria. Lee Seul-a Park Ji-il as homeless man (Seo In-woo's father)
Special appearances Yoon Kyung-ho as unreasonable customer (ep. 1) Ejay Falcon as Ian Santos (ep. 7–8) Yoon Ji-on as Security check employee Lauren Young as Mari (ep. 7–8) Im Won-hee as gift shop employee (ep. 17) Ahn Chang-hwan as husband of airport employee (ep. 22)
Production The series is the second collaboration between screenwriter Kang Eun-kyung and director Shin Woo-cheol after the 2013 series Gu Family Book. The early working title of the series is Incheon Airport People (). The lead roles were first offered to Hyun Bin and Park Shin-hye, then to Park Bo-gum and Bae Suzy, but they all declined. The first script reading took place on July 28, 2018, at SBS Ilsan Production Studios in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
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Viewership
Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareAGB NielsenTNmSNationwideSeoulNationwide 1 October 1, 2018 7.0% 5.6% 2 7.2% 8.4% 6.6% 3 October 2, 2018 6.3% 7.4% 4 8.6% 9.6% 7.7% 5 October 8, 2018 6.7% 7.5% 6.3% 6 9.1% 10.2% 7.7% 7 October 9, 2018 7.2% 7.5% 6.5% 8 9.0% 9.6% 8.2% 9 October 15, 2018 6.9% 7.7% 6.6% 10 8.0% 8.7% 8.0% 11 October 16, 2018 7.4% 8.0% 7.1% 12 9.2% 9.9% 8.7% 13 October 23, 2018 6.7% 7.5% 6.6% 14 8.6% 9.7% 8.6% 15 October 29, 2018 6.8% 6.1% 16 8.2% 8.3% 7.8% 17 October 30, 2018 6.7% 7.2% 6.4% 18 8.6% 9.2% 8.1% 19 November 5, 20187.2% 7.5% 6.7% 209.5% 10.1% 8.2% 21 November 6, 2018 7.5% 8.6% 6.5% 22 9.6% 10.4% 8.9% 23 November 12, 20187.3% 8.2% 6.5% 248.4% 9.2% 7.8% 25 November 13, 2018 7.7% 7.9% 7.8% 26 9.3% 9.5% 9.1% 27 November 19, 20187.2% 7.3% 7.2% 288.6% 9.1% 8.6% 29 November 20, 20188.3% 9.0% 8.3% 30 31 November 26, 2018 9.3% 10.4% 9.3% 32 10.6% Average
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee Result 2018SBS Drama AwardsBest DramaWhere Stars Land Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday DramaLee Je-hoonExcellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Lee Dong-gun Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday DramaChae Soo-binKim Ji-soo Best Supporting Actor Kim Kyung-nam Best New Actor Kim Ro-woon Best New Actress Lee Soo-kyung Best Couple Award Lee Je-hoon and Chae Soo-bin
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External links
Where Stars Land at Kim Jong-hak Production Where Stars Land at Samhwa Networks