''Where Stars Land'' () is a South Korean television series starring

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and

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. It aired on SBS from October 1 to November 26, 2018 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST) for 32 episodes.

Synopsis

It follows the lives of employees at

Incheon International Airport Incheon International Airport (IIA; ) (sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea. It is the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area and one of the largest and busiest airports ...

Cast

Main

as Lee Soo-yeon (29 years old) **

Nam Da-reum Nam Da-reum (born June 13, 2002) is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor, having played young versions of the leading characters in several popular Korean dramas, and best known for his lead role in '' Beautiful World'' (2 ...

as young Lee Soo-yeon : A first-year member of the Passenger Services team. He graduated from the prestigious

KAIST The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is a national research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first public, resear ...

and dreamed of becoming a pilot, but due to an accident he could not fulfill his dream. A mysterious man who harbors a secret that causes him to keep his distance from his coworkers. *

as Han Yeo-reum (27 years old) : A first-year member of the Passenger Services team. She strives to be a perfectionist but makes many mistakes due to clumsiness and a tendency to let her emotions get the better of her. *

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as Seo In-woo (37 years old) : Team manager of Airport Planning and Operation. His father and Lee Soo-yeon's mother were remarried, making him the step-brother of Lee Soo-yeon. * Kim Ji-soo as Yang Seo-koon (41 years old) : Team manager of Passenger Services. She knows everything about Lee Soo-yeon from the beginning. She thinks of Lee Soo-yeon as her brother because Soo-yeon often reminds her of her younger brother Yang Ji-hoon.

Supporting

;Passenger Service Team *

Jang Hyun-sung Jang Hyun-sung (born July 17, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career as a member of the ''Hakjeon'' Theatre Company, before transitioning to film and television. Jang is best known for starring in director Song Il-gon's art ...

as Kwon Hee-seung : Director of Terminal 2 (T2) of Incheon International Airport. * Ahn Sang-woo as Gong Seung-cheol (40 years old) :Manager of Passenger Service Team. He is married and has a teenage daughter. ;Security Service Team *

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as Choi Moo-ja : Manager of Security Service Team. He is also the husband of Passenger Services team manager Yang Seo-koon. *

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as Oh Dae-ki (31 years old) : Head Officer at Security Service Team. He is kind and soft from heart though he appears as rough and tough. Dae-ki has one-sided love for his team junior, Na Young-joo. * Lee Soo-kyung as Na Young-joo (28 years old) : She is Oh Dae-ki's assistant. Young-joo is a former judo athlete. She is hard-working and ambitious. She and Han Yeo-Reum become roommates. ;Mooring Management Team *

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as Park Tae-hee : Manager of Airport Mooring Management Team. *

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as Ko Eun-sub (29 years old) : Han Yeo-reum's close friend. He has one-sided love for Yeo-reum and supports her in every way. * Ha Ji-eun as Si Jae-in ;Staff of Incheon Airport * Jeong Jae-sung as Lee Woo-taek :Team Manager of Transportation Services. * Hong Ji-min as Heo Young-ran :Team Manager of Commercial Facilities. * Kim Joon-won as Mo Jeong-hoon :Team Manager of Incheon International Airport Integrated Operations (IOC). ;Others *

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as Mister Zhang :Owner of Fox Bride Star cafe. He is also a doctor who is trying to cure Lee Soo-yeon. *

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as Han Jae-young :Han Yeo-reum's father. He is the former owner of Fox Bride Star cafe. *

Kim Yeo-jin Kim Yeo-jin (born June 24, 1972) is a South Korean actress and activist. Kim made her acting debut in the stage play ''What Do Women Live For'' in 1995, and has since remained active in film and television, drawing praise for her supporting role ...

as Yoon Hye-won :Han Yeo-reum's mother. She used to live in Nigeria. *Lee Seul-a *

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as homeless man (Seo In-woo's father)

Special appearances

Yoon Kyung-ho Yoon Kyung-ho (, born 5 July 1980) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He debuted in 2002 in SBS's documentary drama ''Savage Age''. He came into prominence in KBS's 2017 legal drama ''Witch at Court'' and tvN's 2019 TV series ...

as unreasonable customer (ep. 1) *

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as Ian Santos (ep. 7-8) *

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as Security check employee *

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as Mari (ep. 7-8) *

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as gift shop employee (ep. 17) * Ahn Chang-Hwan as husband of airport employee (ep. 22)

Production

* The series is the second collaboration between screenwriter Kang Eun-kyung and director Shin Woo-cheol after the 2013 series '' Gu Family Book''. * Early working title of the series is ''Incheon Airport People'' (). * The lead roles were first offered to

Hyun Bin Kim Tae-pyung (born September 25, 1982), better known as Hyun Bin, is a South Korean actor. He gained widespread recognition for his role in the 2005 romantic comedy TV drama '' My Name is Kim Sam-soon''. Since then, he has appeared in leading ...

and

Park Shin-hye Park Shin-hye (, born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress and singer. She gained recognition as a child on TV shows such as ''Stairway to Heaven'' (2003), and ''Tree of Heaven'' (2006). Later on, she would achieve further success when ...

, then to

Park Bo-gum Park Bo-gum (; born June 16, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his diverse range of roles in film and television, notably, a psychopathic lawyer in '' Hello Monster'' (2015), a genius Go player in ''Reply 1988'' (2015– ...

and Bae Suzy, but they all declined. * The first script reading took place on July 28, 2018 at SBS Ilsan Production Studios in Goyang,

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

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Original soundtrack

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Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Viewership

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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at Kim Jong-hak Production
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