''Vampire Idol'' () is a 2011

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n youth

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that ran on MBN from 2011 to 2012.

Synopsis

A naïve vampire prince from Vampire planet visits Earth to see a live performance of his favorite idol contender. He remains stuck on Earth with his three trusted and loyal servants. He then decides to join the competition himself and struggles to become a global pop idol.

Cast

Main characters

Lee Jung Lee Jung-hee (, born October 24, 1981), better known by his stage name Lee Jung or J. Lee, is a South Korean singer and actor. He made his debut as a member of 7 Dayz; Lee has since become a solo singer. Although his last album has underperfo ...

as Prince (''Wang-ja'') : He gets everything perfect: appearance, character, talent, and attitude. But only when he is the prince of Vampire planet, on Earth he is considered the exact opposite and hated on for being "unattractive." *

Kang Min-kyung Kang Min-kyung (born August 3, 1990) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is one half of the duo Davichi, who rose to fame upon the release of their debut album '' Amaranth'' in 2008. Davichi has since released 3 studio albums, 6 EPs and ...

as Min-Kyung : 19 years old. She works as a

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in the talent agency. Later she becomes the vocalist in a

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. * Shin Dong-yup as Dong-yup : Manager of a talent agency. He's in charge of Vampire Voice. Everything he says is a lie and he's very good at it. *

Kim Soo-mi Kim Soo-mi (born Kim Young-ok on September 3, 1949) is a South Korean actress. She has had a prolific career in film and television. Kim debuted in a talent contest in 1970, then shot to fame in ''Country Diaries''. The landmark TV series aired f ...

as Soo-mi : 61 years old. She works for the talent agency and is in charge of providing meals in the boarding house for the members of Vampire Voice. *

Lee Soo-hyuk Lee Soo-hyuk (; born Lee Hyuk-soo on May 31, 1988) is a South Korean model and actor. Life and career Born Lee Hyuk-soo, he debuted as a model in designer Jung Wook-jun's ''Lone Costume'' fashion show in 2006. He walked down the runways of th ...

as Soo-hyuk/Mukadil Paejua : 22 years old. He is one of Prince's servants. He is the vocalist of Vampire Voice and also plays the guitar and drums. He has a serious personality and is very vampire-like, always craving blood. *

Kim Woo-bin Kim Woo-bin (born Kim Hyun-joong on July 16, 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career as a runway model and made his acting debut in the television drama '' White Christmas''. He subsequently gained attention in '' A Gentlema ...

as Woo-bin/Gabri Rates : 22 years old. He is one of Prince's servants. He has super-sharp hearing. *

Hong Jong-hyun Hong Jong-hyun (born February 2, 1990) is a South Korean actor and model. Career Hong began his entertainment career in 2007 as a professional model. He made his acting debut in 2008, and has appeared in the romantic comedy ''Oh! My Lady'' (201 ...

as Jong-hyun/Yariru Genius : He is a genius with an IQ of 790. He is also very socially awkward.

Supporting characters

Hwang Kwanghee Hwang Kwang-hee (Hangul: 황광희; Hanja: 黃光熙; born August 25, 1988), also known mononymously as Kwanghee, is South Korean singer, actor, and TV personality. He debuted in 2010 as a member of the boy band ZE:A. He is also known for his a ...

as Kwang-hee *

Bang Min-ah Bang Min-ah (; born May 13, 1993), better known by the mononym Minah, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of the girl group Girl's Day in 2010 and released her first solo album, ''I Am a Woman Too,'' in 2015. She has a ...

as Minah *

Chun Woo-hee Chun Woo-hee (born April 20, 1987) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2004, but first drew attention with her supporting role as a rebellious teenager in the 2011 box-office hit '' Sunny''. In 2014, Chun received critical ac ...

as Woo-hee * Kim Soo-yeon as Soo-Yeon *

Lee Yu-bi Lee Yu-bi (; born November 22, 1990) is a South Korean actress. Early life Yu-bi is the daughter of the actors Kyeon Mi-ri and Im Young-gyu. Her parents divorced in 1993. When her mother remarried in 1998 their stepfather, Lee Hong-heon legally ...

as Yu-bi *

Oh Kwang-rok Oh Kwang-rok (born August 28, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Theater References External links Oh Kwang-rokat SidusHQ iHQ Inc., doing business as SidusHQ () is one of the leading talen ...

as Kwang-rok * Kim Dong-soo as Dong-soo * Kim Sook as Oh Sook/Jenny *

Don Spike Kim Min-su (; born January 24, 1977), better known by his stage name Don Spike () is a South Korean singer, composer and entertainer. Personal life Relationships In May 2022, it was reported that Don Spike would hold a wedding with his non-c ...

as Teacher Don * Song Soo-hyun as young Soo-mi *

Oh Hee-joon Oh Hee-joon is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as ''Gangnam Beauty'', ''How to Buy a Friend'', '' 365: Repeat the Year'', ''Cheese in the Trap'' and '' All of Us Are Dead''. He also appeared in movies '' The Accid ...

as Kwang-hee's manager * Lee Hae-in as Hae-in * Kim Sung-hoon

Cameo appearances

* Kim Wan-sun as Do Woo-mi *

Jay Park Jay Park ( Korean name: Park Jae-beom (Hangul: 박재범; Hanja: 朴載範); born April 25, 1987) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and entrepreneur of based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based ...

as J * Lee Eui-jung * Jung Heechul as himself (ep.07) * Moon Joon-young as himself (ep. 07)

International broadcast

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aired on MCOT Family beginning July 18, 2015.

References

External links

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