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''The Universe's Star'' () is a South Korean television drama starring
Suho Kim Jun-myeon (; born May 22, 1991), better known by his stage name Suho (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-K. He debuted as a soloist on March 30, ...
(EXO) and
Ji Woo Choi Ji-woo (; born November 25, 1997), known mononymously as Ji Woo, is a South Korean actress. She started her career as a child actress with her debut movie '' Villain and Widow'' in 2010. Life and career She attended Morak Middle School. ...
. The drama is one of the "
Three Color Fantasy ''Three Color Fantasy'' () is a South Korean Three-color drama trilogy by MBC and Naver consisting of three mini television series '' The Universe's Star'' ''(White)'', '' Romance Full of Life'' ''(Green)'' and ''Queen of the Ring'' ''(Gold)''. ...
" drama trilogy by MBC and
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. The drama's color is ''White'' and it will be followed by ''
Romance Full of Life Romance may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings ** Romantic orientation, the classification of the sex or gender with which a pers ...
'' (''Green''). It is airing on Naver TV Cast every weekday at 23:59 ( KST) starting from January 23 and on MBC every Thursday at 23:10 ( KST) starting from January 26, 2017.


Plot

The Universe's Star is a love story between a gifted singer-songwriter Woo Joo (
Suho Kim Jun-myeon (; born May 22, 1991), better known by his stage name Suho (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-K. He debuted as a soloist on March 30, ...
) and Byul (
Ji Woo Choi Ji-woo (; born November 25, 1997), known mononymously as Ji Woo, is a South Korean actress. She started her career as a child actress with her debut movie '' Villain and Widow'' in 2010. Life and career She attended Morak Middle School. ...
), a 19-year-old student who becomes the
Grim Reaper The Grim Reaper is a popular personification of death in Western culture in the form of a hooded skeletal figure wearing a black robe and carrying a scythe.Suho Kim Jun-myeon (; born May 22, 1991), better known by his stage name Suho (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-K. He debuted as a soloist on March 30, ...
as Woo Joo *
Ji Woo Choi Ji-woo (; born November 25, 1997), known mononymously as Ji Woo, is a South Korean actress. She started her career as a child actress with her debut movie '' Villain and Widow'' in 2010. Life and career She attended Morak Middle School. ...
as Byul


Supporting

*
Shin Hyun-soo Shin Hyun-soo (born July 8, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in acting through musicals before starring in television series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content ...
as Koo Se-joo *
Na Hae-ryung Na Hae-ryung (, born November 11, 1994), better known mononymously as Haeryung, is a South Korean actress and former singer. She is a former member of the girl groups EXID and Bestie. Biography and career information Na Hae-ryung was a chil ...
as Dr. Yoon So-ri * Yoon Jin-sol as Gak-shi * Go Gyu-pil as Manager Ko, Woo-joo's manager *
Lee Si-eon Lee Si-eon (born Lee Bo-yeon on July 3, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his comic supporting role in the popular campus drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance ...
as grim reaper * Lee Ji-hoon as Uhm Dae-pyong


Special appearance

*
Joo Jin-mo Joo Jin-mo may refer to: * Joo Jin-mo (actor, born 1958), South Korean actor * Joo Jin-mo (actor, born 1974) Joo Jin-mo (born Park Jin-tae on 26 September 1974), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films '' ...
as Manager Ko *
Lee Dae-yeon Lee Dae-yeon (born November 13, 1964) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Web series Theater Awards and nominations References External links Lee Dae-yeon at JR Entertainment * * * 19 ...
as Woo-joo's father * Lady Jane as Jo Yi-na


Production

The drama is pre-produced as a co-production between
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and
iMBC Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; ) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. Its flagship terrestrial television station MBC TV broadcasts as channel 11. MBC News Now broadcasts as channel 12. Established ...
. The drama is written and directed by Kim Ji-hyun who's known for ''
Splash Splash Love ''Splash Splash Love'' () is a South Korean television series starring Kim Seul-gi and Yoon Doo-joon. It initially aired on web platform Naver TV Cast in a 10-episode format. It was then broadcast by MBC on December 13 and 20, 2015 in two 60-mi ...
'' which won an award at the 20th AsiaTV Awards as the best short drama. First script reading took place in September, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.


Original soundtrack


Ratings

* In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. * NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.


References


External links


Official website


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