''Potato Star 2013QR3'' () is a South Korean television

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. It aired on

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from September 23, 2013 to May 15, 2014 on Mondays to Thursdays at 20:50 for 120 episodes.

Plot

A mysterious asteroid nearly crash-lands on Earth in 2013 and causes strange things to happen, specifically to the Noh family and their neighbors. The show begins with Na Jin Ah and her mother Gil Sun-Ja living in a shabby house on the outskirts of Seoul. Jin-Ah dreams of pursuing a career in Kong Kong, a toy company, which her late father contributed to, but due to a lack of a college degree and experience, her application is rejected from the screening process. Meanwhile, the eldest son of the Noh family, Noh Min-Hyuk, prepares to inherit the role of CEO in Kong Kong. Also, the current CEO and head of the Noh family, Noh Soo-Dong is preparing to leave the company due to bladder sensitivity issues. Other members of the Noh family include; the father of Soo-Dong, Noh Song, his wife Wang Yoo-Jung, their two daughters, Noh Bo-Young and Noh Soo-Young, and their pet dog, Cheol-Min.

Cast

The Noh family

Lee Soon-jae Lee Soon-jae (; born November 16, 1934) is a South Korean actor. He has had a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning over six decades, and was given a second-class Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit for his work as an actor. Early an ...

as Noh Song *

Roh Joo-hyun Roh Joo-hyun (born Roh Un-young on August 19, 1946) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Variety/Radio Show News Show Theater Ambassadorship * Ambassador of Public Relations to Seoul (2023) Awa ...

as Noh Soo-dong *

Geum Bo-ra Geum Bo-ra (born Son Mi-ja on February 21, 1961) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1979, and won Best New Actress at the 1980 Grand Bell Awards for ''Water Spray''. She was active in Korean cinema in the 1980s, and when sh ...

as Wang Yoo-jung * Go Kyung-pyo as Noh Min-hyuk *

Seo Yea-ji Seo Ye-ji () is a South Korean actress. She began her acting career in the sitcom '' Potato Star 2013QR3'' (2013–2014). This was followed by major roles in period drama ''Diary of a Night Watchman'' (2014), thriller ''Last'' (2015), and fanta ...

as Noh Soo-young *

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as Noh Bo-young *Kim Jung-min as Kim Do-sang mama *Kim Dan-yul as Kim Kyu-young * Jung Joon-won as Kim Kyu-ho

Their neighbors

* Ha Yeon-soo as Na Jin-ah *Oh Young-shil as Gil Seon-ja *

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as Na Se-dol *

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as Hong Hye-sung / Noh Jun-hyuk *

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as Jang Yul *

Kim Kwang-kyu Kim Kwang-kyu (born January 7, 1941) is a South Korean poet and translator."김광규 " biographical PDF available at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do# Life Kim was born in Seoul and studied German language and literature at Seoul Nationa ...

as Director Oh * Julien Kang as Julien *

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as Mina Fujii *Park Eun-ji as Kim Ji-hyun *Yoon Seo-hyun as Yoon Seo-hyun * Kim Sung-eun as Kim Sung-eun *Kim Sung-min as Kim Ui-chan * Jung Hye-sung as Park Seung-hee *Park Hwi-soon as Park Hwi-soon *Na Seung-ho as Min-hyuk's friend *Yang Joo-ho as office manager of law firm

Cameos and guest appearances

Hwang Jung-eum Hwang Jung-eum is a South Korean actress and singer. She rose to stardom through the sitcom ''High Kick Through the Roof'' and received her first leading role with television series '' Listen to My Heart''. Career Hwang Jung-eum debuted with K ...

as Soo-dong's secretary (ep 1) *

Yoo In-na Yoo In-na (; born June 5, 1982) is a South Korean actress and DJ. After supporting roles in '' High Kick! Through the Roof'' (2009–10) and '' Secret Garden'' (2010), she rose to fame as the lead actress in '' Queen and I'' (2012), which led to ...

as jogging woman, Do-sang's dream girl (ep 4, 6) * Park Jung-soo as Mi-sook (ep 7) *

Yoon Kye-sang Yoon Kye-sang (; born December 20, 1978) is a South Korean actor and singer. He began his career in 1999 as part of the K-pop boy band g.o.d, then left the group in 2004 and pursued an acting career. He made his acting debut in the film '' Fly ...

as brain surgeon Kye-sang (ep 9-10) * Park Kyung-lim as Bo-young's husky voice (ep 10) *

So Yoo-jin So Yu-jin (; born August 11, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the television dramas ''Rookie'' (2000), ''Delicious Proposal'' (2001), ''Fox and Cotton Candy'' (2001), as well as in ''Rival'' (2002) and '' ...

as suspicious housekeeper (ep 11) *

Sunwoo Yong-nyeo Sunwoo Yong-nyeo (born Jung Yong-rye on August 15, 1945) is a South Korean actress. Sunwoo originally wanted to become a classical ballerina, but when she passed TBC's open recruitment in 1965, this led to her entertainment debut as a dancer on ...

as Noh Song's younger sister (ep 14) *

Lee Jong-suk Lee Jong-suk (, born 14 September 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He debuted in 2005 as a runway model, becoming the youngest male model ever to participate in Seoul Fashion Week. Lee's breakthrough role was in '' School 2013'' (2012) ...

as Jong-suk (ep 15) * Jung Woong-in as dog's voice (ep 15) *Jung Yoo-geun as a kid on the bus with Julian (ep 17) *

Lee Kwang-soo Lee Kwang-soo (, born July 14, 1985) is a South Korean actor, entertainer, and model. He made his acting debut in the sitcom ''Here He Comes'' (2008) and received further recognition for his roles in medical melodrama ''It's Okay, That's Love'' ...

as movie director, Bo-young's first love (ep 18) * Park Ha-sun as president of Jang Yul's fan club (ep 30) *

Kiha & The Faces Kiha & The Faces (Korean: 장기하와 얼굴들) was a South Korean indie rock band lead by singer Chang Kiha. The band debuted in 2008 with the single, "Cheap Coffee," and have since become one of South Korea's most popular and commercially succ ...

(ep 30) * Seo Ji-seok as basketball teammate of young Noh Song (ep 38) *Yoo Jung-hyun as interview program host (ep 38) *

Choi Woong Choi Woong (born Choi Sun-woong; December 28, 1986) is a South Korean actor and model. He starred in television series such as '' Secret Love'' (2013), and '' Descendants of the Sun'' (2016). Filmography Film Television series Awards ...

as Lee Ji-hun, Noh Soo-young's blind date (Ep. 40) *Yoon Ki-won as martial arts studio master (ep 47) *

Jeong Jun-ha Jeong Jun-ha (born March 18, 1971) is a South Korean comedian and entertainer. His well-known motto is "(Whether they) give love or not, (he) always gives love: Jeong Jun-ha" (정주나 안정주나 늘정주는 정준하). History Just after ...

as Wang Jun-ha (ep 55) *

Na Yeong-seok Na Yeong-seok (, born April 15, 1976), often known by his nickname Na PD, is a South Korean television producer and director. Na is best known for producing the popular variety- reality shows '' 2 Days & 1 Night'', ''New Journey to the West'', ...

as police officer (ep 66) *Choi Eun-kyeong as Do-sang's cousin (ep 68) *

Jang Hang-jun Jang Hang-jun (born September 17, 1969) is a South Korean film director and television director, and also screenwriter in both fields. He is also professor at the Department of Theater and Film at Digital Seoul Culture Arts University. He made ...

as professor (ep 69) *Im Sung-min as professor's wife (ep 69) *

Seo Shin-ae Seo Shin-ae (born October 20, 1998) is a South Korean actress. She made her entertainment debut in 2004 in a commercial for Seoul Milk. Seo then became known as a child actress, notably in the film ''Meet Mr. Daddy'' (2007), and the television ...

as Seo Shin-ae (ep 79) *

Choi Hong-man Choi Hong-man (Korean: 최홍만, Hanja: 崔洪萬; born October 30, 1980), often anglicised to Hongman Choi, is a South Korean kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and former ssireum wrestler. In Asia, he is called "Che Man", "Techno Goliath", "K ...

as Choi Hong-man (ep 79) *

Krystal Jung Chrystal Soo Jung (born October 24, 1994), professionally known as Krystal, Krystal Jung or Jung Soo-jung (), is a Korean-American singer and actress based in South Korea. She debuted in 2009 as a member of the South Korean girl group f(x) and ...

as Jung Soo-jung (ep 81) *

Ahn Nae-sang Ahn Nae-sang (born December 25, 1964) is a South Korean actor. He began his career on the stage, and in 1994 made his film debut in the Bong Joon-ho short film ''Baeksekin'' ("White Man" or "White-collar worker"), followed by Jang Sun-woo's ''B ...

as photographer (ep 87) *Gong Seo-young as Gong Seo-young (ep 95, 98-99) * Kim Hye-seong as delivery boy (ep 100) *Noh Hyung-ok as AWOL soldier (ep 100) *Oh Seung-eun as Min Ji-yeon's mother (ep 103) *

Jang Jung-hee Jang Jung-hee (; born June 20, 1958), is a South Korean actress. She mostly plays supporting roles in television dramas. Filmography Television drama Film References External links * * 1958 births Living people South Korean ...

as Yoo-jung's high school schoolmate (ep 109) *Yoon Gun as Soo-young's friend (ep 111) *

Yoon Yoo-sun Yoon Yoo-sun (born January 17, 1969) is a famous South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1975, and continues to be active in film and television, notably in '' The Story of Two Women'' (1994), ''Even If the Wind Blows'' ...

as bakeshop owner (ep 112) *

Lee Juck Lee Juck (; born February 28, 1974) is a South Korean singer, lyricist, composer and arranger. Biography Lee Juck was born in Seoul and attended Banpo High School. He graduated from Seoul National University with a major in sociology. ...

as ex-boyfriend of young Seon-ja (ep 114)

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

References

External links

* * * {{Works by Chorokbaem Media 2013 South Korean television series debuts 2014 South Korean television series endings TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas South Korean romance television series South Korean comedy television series Television series by Chorokbaem Media