The Strongest K-Pop Survival
| The Strongest K-Pop Survival | |
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| Also known as | K-Pop The Ultimate Audition |
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| Written by | Moon Sun-hee |
| Directed by | Lee Jung-pyo |
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| Composer(s) | Warak |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kim Dong Joon |
| Producer(s) | Jo Yoon Jung |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Lee Kim Productions |
| Distributor | Channel A |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel A |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | March 19 – May 1, 2012 |
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The Strongest K-Pop Survival (Hangul: K-POP 최강 서바이벌; Hanja: K-POP 最強 서바이벌; RR: K-POP choegang seobaibeol) also known as K-Pop Extreme Survival is a South Korean television series starring Park Yu-hwan and Go Eun-ah, with Kwak Yong-hwan. It aired on Channel A from March 19 to May 01, 2012 for 14 episodes at 20:50 (KST) every Monday and Tuesday.
Synopsis[edit]
This drama shows the passions of young people who dream of being the best idol stars and their love story. Kang Woo-hyun (Park Yu-hwan) is the leader and most popular member of idol boy band M2. He acts like a sweet person, but he is actually mean and arrogant.
Meanwhile, Ji Seung-yeon (Go Eun-ah) plays classic piano at a music school in England. Because Seung-yeon decided to play Beethoven in her own way, the school kicked her out. On her flight back to Korea, Seung-yeon vomits on Woo-hyun, who is returning to Korea after a concert in England. Ji Seung-yeon dreams of becoming a hip-hop legend and unexpected events set her on the path to achieve just that, although there is an added obstacle - she has to dress up as a boy in order to join a male idol group. In the process, she meets Kang Woo-hyun, the leader of the popular idol group, M2, who captivates fans with a killer smile that masks his rude and selfish personality.
Back in Seoul, Seung-yeon stays at Ji-woo's (Kwak Yong-hwan) house and does not tell her parents that she is back. Seung-yeon and Ji-woo are best friends. Ji-woo is a trainee at Sunny Management Company. Their challenge and the taste thrill of the reality of Survival Audition and idol's splendid performance is highly impressive. CEO Jang manages the first entertainment company in Korea entitled Sunny Entertainment and makes up a group name M2.
Sunny Management decides to overhaul boy band M2 with new members. The present members will be "graduated," but fans of M2 oppose the idea and demonstrate outside of Sunny Management's office. Sunny Management holds an audition, in which Ji-woo takes part. Due to being nervous, Ji-woo fails his audition. His audition video is posted on the internet. This riles up fans of M2 even more, complaining how the applicants are worse. CEO Jang Hyun-suk (Hong Kyung-min), president of Sunny Management, holds a press conference and announces that they will pick new members of 2 through fan voting. A survival audition is then held.
Eight members of M2 Junior are selected in the audition and have to perform in a concert on the stage of their exclusive theater once a month in order to be the formal member of M2. They came through a competition of 6,500 to be the final 8 members of M2 and challenged the Survival Audition to become the formal members.
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Park Yu-hwan as Kang Woo-hyun (M2 leader)
- He is the leader of M2. He is a cute and sweet guy who has a dual and pretentious personality. He falls in love with Seung-yeon without knowing her real identity.
- Go Eun-ah as Ji Seung-yeon
- She is one of the M2 Junior's member. She is passionate and talented girl. She is also an easy-going and generous person in the group. Her major is in Piano. She left Royal Collage of Music to become a popular idol star in Korea.
- Kwak Yong-hwan as Kwon Ji-woo
- He is M2 Junior's main vocalist. He has a handsome look and great body figure but really nervous in front of many people. He has a crush on Seung-yeon.
Supporting[edit]
M2 Junior Members[edit]
- Song Se-hyun as Kim Hyun-seung (M2 Junior leader)
- Mino as Park Ki-bum
- Jin-hyuk as Yoon Jae-ah
- Cho Yoon-woo as Han Dong-woo
- Kevin as Kang Chang-min
- Maeng Se-chang as Jang Tae-kwon
Sunny Entertainment[edit]
- Hong Kyung-min as CEO Jang Hyun-suk
- Park Hyo-joo as Team Leader Han Jung-eun
- Lee Sang-joon as Jang Suk
- Ali as Teacher Park
- Shin Seo-kyung as Lee Soon-yeon
Other people[edit]
- Kim Eun-jung (member of the Jewelry band) as Ri Ah / Oh In-young (a great celebrity that represents the whole nation. Ex-girlfriend Kang Woo-hyun)
- Kim Young-ok as Ji-woo's grandmother
- Han Yeo-wool as nurse
- Lee Chang-yong as Director Hong
- Kim Dong-seok
- Hong Seung-hui
Special appearances[edit]
Production[edit]
- The drama is directed by Lee Jung-pyo and written by Moon Sun-hee.
- 16 episodes were originally planned, but this was later reduced to 14.
- Park Yu-hwan's father died on 14 March 2012,[1] during filming of the episode which aired on 19 March 2012
Ratings[edit]
| Episode # | Original Broadcast Date | AGB Nielsen |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 19, 2012 | 0.229% |
| 2 | March 20, 2012 | 0.200% |
| 3 | March 26, 2012 | 0.264% |
| 4 | March 27, 2012 | 0.314% |
| 5 | April 2, 2012 | 0.264% |
| 6 | April 3, 2012 | 0.286% |
| 7 | April 9, 2012 | 0.718% |
| 8 | April 10, 2012 | 0.388% |
| 9 | April 16, 2012 | 0.384% |
| 10 | April 17, 2012 | 0.368% |
| 11 | April 23, 2012 | 0.307% |
| 12 | April 24, 2012 | 0.251% |
| 13 | April 30, 2012 | 0.350% |
| 14 | May 1, 2012 | 0.217% |
Source: AGB Nielsen
Note: This drama is aired on Pay-TV channel which has fewer viewers than Free-TV channels.
References[edit]
- ↑ "박유천·박유환 형제 부친상" [Father of brothers Park Yu-hwan and Park Yu-chun passes away]. JoongAng Ilbodate=14 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
External links[edit]
- Daum movie site
- '아이돌'도 안 먹힌다...채널A <최강서바이벌> 조기 종영 《오마이뉴스》, 2012년 4월 26일
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