''What's Up'' () is a 2011 South Korean

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

starring

Lim Ju-hwan Lim Ju-hwan (; born May 18, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas ''Tamra, the Island'' (2009), ''Ugly Alert'' (2013), ''Uncontrollably Fond'' (2016) and ''The Bride of Habaek'' (2017). ...

, Kang Dae-sung,

Lim Ju-eun Lim Ju-eun (born January 7, 1988) is a South Korean actress. Career Lim Ju-eun is best known her roles in the horror thriller ''Soul'' (also known as ''Hon''), the campus musical drama '' What's Up'', and the quirky rom-com '' Wild Romance''. I ...

Oh Man-seok Oh Man-seok (born January 30, 1975) is a South Korean actor. Best known for playing the titular transgender singer in rock musical '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', Oh's acting career spans theater, television and film. Career Theater beginnings ...

Jang Hee-jin Jang Hee-jin (born May 9, 1983) is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a model for the fashion magazines CeCi, Marie Claire and Cindy the Perky. Jang has appeared in several television series and films, including '' Myung-wol the ...

, Kim Ji-won and

Jo Jung-suk Jo Jung-suk (born December 26, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in theater, starring in '' Spring Awakening'', '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', and the stage adaptation of ''The Harmonium in My Memory'', among many other music ...

. It aired on Saturdays to Sundays at 23:00 on MBN starting from December 3, 2011, and ended on February 5, 2012. This series is about the dreams, passions, and love of twenty-year-old youths, in a University musical department.

Synopsis

Jae-Hun (

Lim Ju-Hwan Lim Ju-hwan (; born May 18, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas ''Tamra, the Island'' (2009), ''Ugly Alert'' (2013), ''Uncontrollably Fond'' (2016) and ''The Bride of Habaek'' (2017). ...

) is a high school dropout who roams the streets at night with his two best friends. One day, his friends try steal from a drunk guy without Jae-Hun and are caught by the police. He tries to rescue his friends and gets involved in an accident that leads to the death of a stranger. A while later, he decides to go to university to study acting. Park Tae Yi ( Kim Ji-Won) comes to Seoul to take an audition for entry into in the university. She lives in the countryside with her grandfather, and inherited her musical talents from her father. Ha Do Sung (

Daesung Kang Dae-sung (Hangul: 강대성; born April 26, 1989), better known mononymously as Daesung and his Japanese stage name D-Lite, is a South Korean singer, actor and television personality who made his musical debut in 2006 as a member of the Sou ...

) is the famous rock star Hades who presents himself by hiding his identity through a mask. Because of his secret family background, Do-Sung can't reveal his real identity, so he tries to live quietly without drawing attention to himself and joins the university. Kim Byeong Gun (

) is the odd one out in his family of businessmen, wishing to pursue a career in musicals - despite his fear of performing in front of others. Eun Chae Young (

) is the experienced actress who wants to prove that she has talent and not just a pretty face. Already Oh Doo Ri (

), is an talented actress who prefers to spend her time playing first-person shooting computer games than rehearsing. These young adults end up together in the musical department of Haneul Arts University, and find themselves under the guidance of unconventional professor Sunwoo Young (

). So they get a chance to learn what it is to be a 'star,' and to prove to the people around them that they can succeed in their chosen path.

Cast

Main

as Jang Jae-hun *

as Ha Do-sung *

as Oh Doo-ri *

as Sun Woo-young *

as Eun Chae-young * Kim Ji-won as Park Tae-yi *

as Kim Byung-gun *

Yang Ji-won Yang Ji-won (born 1949) is a professor in Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) and CEO of ABC (Advanced Biomass R&D Center), which is a key research institutes for biofu ...

as Yang Ji-eun

Supporting

Kim Sung-ryung Kim Sung-ryung (born February 8, 1967) is a South Korean actress. After winning the Miss Korea beauty pageant in 1988 (she later represented her country at the Miss Universe 1989 pageant), Kim began her career as a reporter on KBS's showbiz new ...

as Ha In Young, Do Sung's mom *

Kim Chang-wan Kim Chang Wan (born February 22, 1954) is a South Korean singer, composer, musician, actor, host, radio DJ and writer. Career Sanulrim Kim Chang-wan, along with his younger brothers Kim Chang-hoon and Kim Chang-ik, began composing music d ...

as Tae Yi's dad * Lee Ho-young as Detective Cho *

Kim Ji-han Jin Yi-han () (born Kim Hyun-Joong on October 10, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in 2002 in musical theatre, notably in ''Footloose''. Jin soon branched out into television, and among his leading roles were in critica ...

as Director Kang *

Song Ok-sook Song Ok-sook (born August 14, 1960) is a South Korean actress. She has appeared in supporting roles in numerous television dramas, including ''Winter Sonata'', ''Beethoven Virus'', ''More Charming by the Day'', and '' Missing You''. Song is al ...

as Jae Hun's mom *

Kim Mi-kyung Kim Mi-kyung (born October 14, 1963) is a South Korean actress. She is most active as a supporting actress in television dramas. Kim has been a member of the ''Yeonwoo Mudae'' theater company since 1985. Filmography Television series Web ...

as Yang Soo Jung *

as Yang Ji Eun *

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 Lee Soo Bin *

Yang Hee-kyung Yang Hee-kyung (born December 3, 1954) is a South Korean actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in m ...

as Doo Ri's mom * Han Ye-won as Yeon Joo * Kim Ga-eun as Ga Young * Kwon Young-don as one of the twins * Kwon Young-deuk as one of the twins

Special appearance

* Ham Jin-sung as Policeman * Jung Young Sook as Chancellor * Baek Jae-jin as Mr. Bae * Kim Jong-moon as Student

Production

Written by

Song Ji-na Song Ji-na (born September 12, 1959) is a South Korean screenwriter. She is best known for writing ''Eyes of Dawn'' (1991) and ''Sandglass (TV series), Sandglass'' (1995), two of the most influential and highly rated Korean dramas of all time. ...

, ''What's Up'' was a pre-produced serie before airing and your filming began in July 2010. Its premiere was scheduled to air by SBS on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:00, starting March 2011 replacing ''

Paradise Ranch ''Paradise Ranch'' () is a 2011 South Korean television series that aired on SBS. It stars Lee Yeon-hee and Shim Chang-min as a divorced couple who married when they were 19, then meet six years later and rediscover their feelings for each oth ...

''. However, SBS announced the cancellation of the 21:00 time slot for dramas. On October 24, it was revealed that the filming of ''What's Up'' was completed, and it was confirmed that the title would be aired on television cable MBN, with expected date the scheduled for early December 2011 or the beginning of 2012.

References

External links

Official website
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