''Naeil's Cantabile'' () is a South Korean

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adapted from the Japanese

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Nodame Cantabile is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomoko Ninomiya. It was serialized in Japan by Kodansha in the ''josei'' manga magazine ''Kiss'' from July 2001 to October 2009 and collected in 23 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A two-v ...

'' by

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. Starring

Joo Won Joo Won (; born Moon Jun-won on September 30, 1987) is a South Korean actor best known for his roles in ''King of Baking, Kim Takgu'' (2010), ''Ojakgyo Family'' (2011), ''Bridal Mask'' (2012), '' Good Doctor'' (2013), '' Fatal Intuition'' (2015) ...

and

Shim Eun-kyung Shim Eun-kyung (born May 31, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in the box office hits '' Sunny'' (2011), ''Miss Granny'' (2014) and ''Fabricated City'' (2017), as well as television series ''Naeil's Cantabile'' (2014). In 2020, s ...

with

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and

Baek Yoon-sik Baek Yoon-sik (born 16 March 1947) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his characteristic near-expressionless facial acting. Career Baek Yoon-sik made his debut in 1970 on KBS TV. In the coming years he would appear in four films, taking ...

, it aired on

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from October 13 to December 2, 2014 for 16 episodes. It was the second co-production between American digital distribution platform

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and a Korean broadcaster after the success of ''

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'' in 2013.

Cast

Main

as Cha Yoo-jin **

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as young Yoo-jin *

as Seol Nae-il *

as Lee Yoon-hoo *

as Yoo Il-rak *

as Franz Streseman

Supporting

*Bae Min-jung as Jung Shi-won *

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as Choi Min-hee *Jang Se-hyun as Ma Soo-min *

Lee Byung-joon Lee Byung-joon (; born January 27, 1964) is a South Korean actor. Active in film, television and theater since 1985, Lee is best known for his supporting roles in ''A Bloody Aria'' (2006), '' Highway Star'' (2007), and ''Eye for an Eye'' (2008). ...

as Do Kang-jae * Kim Yu-mi as Chae Do-kyung *

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as Song Mi-na *

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as Yoo Won-sang *Namgung Yeon as Ahn Gun-sung *Lee Joo-hyung as Gu Sun-jae *Baek Seo-bin as Han Seung-oh *Ah Yeon as Son Soo-ji *

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as Lee Jae-yong *Jung Sung-ah as Lee Dan-ya *

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as Yang Sun-young *

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as Cha Dong-woo *

Bang Eun-hee Bang Eun-hee (born Bang Min-seo on May 7, 1967) is a South Korean actress. Bang made her acting debut in 1988, and rose to fame after being cast as the lead actress in Im Kwon-taek's ''General's Son'' (1990). She has starred in films and televis ...

as Nae-il's mother *Han Min as Jang Yoo-sung *Kim Ji-han as Im Jae-jung *

Moon Hee-kyung Moon Hee-kyung (born December 22, 1965) is a South Korean actress. Moon made her acting debut in musical theatre in 1995. She has also played supporting roles in films and television series, notably ''Skeletons in the Closet'' (also known as ''S ...

as Nae-il's ex teacher *

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as Sebastian Viera ( cameo, ep 1 & 16) *

Sunwoo Jae-duk Sunwoo Jae-duk (born July 23, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Awards and nominations References External links Sunwoo Jae-duk Fan Cafeat Daum * * * * http://www.sghett ...

as Yoo-jin's uncle (cameo) *Kim Ji-sook as Chairwoman (cameo)

Reception

The series suffered from low single-digit ratings and was criticized for its weak narrative development and poor acting performance by

. Despite the low ratings, it recorded viewership share as high as over 25% on ''Tving'', a mobile and internet streaming site for live television.

Ratings

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

*It began airing in Japan on

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in February 2015. *In Thailand aired on

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in October 19, 2015. *In Taiwan aired on GTV in November 5, 2015.

References

External links

* * * * {{IMDb title, 4284134 Nodame Cantabile 2014 South Korean television series debuts Korean Broadcasting System television dramas South Korean television dramas based on manga 2014 South Korean television series endings South Korean musical television series South Korean romantic comedy television series South Korean LGBT-related television shows 2010s college television series