''Light on Me'' () is a 2021 South Korean

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series starring Lee Sae-on, Kang Yoo-seok, Choe Chan-yi and Go Woo-jin. Two episodes were released each Tuesday and Thursday from June 29 to August 19, 2021, on the WATCHA app in South Korea and on the video streaming website Viki in western countries. The drama was based on the homonym

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Synopsis

Woo Tae-kyung is a 18-year-old Korean average boy who has no friends. One day, his teacher approached him in order to help him. He then suggests Tae-kyung to join the school's student council. The task is not easy, since one of the members is Noh Shin-woo, who resents a previous encounter with him. The president of the council, though, is very receptive and tries making Tae-kyung and Shin-woo get along. The council is also formed by Namgoong Shi-won, an extroverted humorous guy who also makes an effort so Tae-kyung properly joins them. Tae-kyung, with his new set of friends, proceeds to enjoy his new social life and starts questioning if he may or may not like one of his fellow council members.

Cast

Main

* Lee Sae-on as Woo Tae-kyung * Kang Yoo-seok as Noh Shin-woo * Choe Chan-yi as Shin Da-on * Go Woo-jin as Namgoong Shi-won

Supporting

* Lee Ki-hyun as Seo Haet-bit * Yang Seo-hyun as Lee Soo-hee

Original soundtrack

The soundtrack for the series was released by

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on August 20, 2021.

Episodes

International release

* In

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, the series was released weekly on

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. * In

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and the

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, the series was released weekly on

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. * In

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, the series was released for streaming on

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and

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dubbed versions. * In western countries, the series was released weekly on Viki.

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial website (Japan)
* * {{Hancinema drama, Light_on_me South Korean drama web series 2021 web series debuts 2021 web series endings South Korean LGBT-related television shows Viki (streaming service) original programming 2020s LGBT-related drama television series South Korean boys' love television series