On Air (TV series)

On Air is a 2008 South Korean television series, starring Kim Ha-neul, Park Yong-ha, Lee Beom-soo and Song Yoon-ah. The series is a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional television drama, revealing details about what normally goes on behind a TV drama production. It aired on SBS TV from March 5 to May 15, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 21 episodes.

Synopsis
Jang Ki-joon (Lee Beom-soo) used to be a top manager in the business but he went bankrupt as he couldn't compete with other powerful agencies. He was 'rescued' by Oh Seung-ah (Kim Ha-neul), a top star who agreed to join his agency after breaking off with her former one. Lee Kyung-min (Park Yong-ha) is a drama PD who gets his first chance at being a director. Seo Young-eun (Song Yoon-ah) is a much sought-after scriptwriter who is divorced and has a young son. On Air revolves around these four entertainment industry figures - a director, a writer, an actress, and her manager - as their personal and professional lives intertwine during the shooting of a drama. It also portrays how the whole production team and performers complete a project in a tight schedule as well as how actors, actresses, and entertainment agencies handle rumors surrounding them.

Main

 * Kim Ha-neul as Oh Seung-ah
 * Park Yong-ha as Lee Kyung-min
 * Lee Beom-soo as Jang Ki-joon
 * Song Yoon-ah as Seo Young-eun

Supporting

 * Lee Hyung-chul as Jin Sang-woo (SW Entertainment president)
 * Han Ye-won as Cherry
 * Hong Ji-min as Lee Hye-kyung
 * Yoo Seo-jin as Yoon Hyun-soo
 * Choi Sang-hoon as Kang Ho-sang
 * Lee Won as Kwon Oh-suk
 * Lee Sung-min as Song Soo-chul
 * Lee Dal-hyung as Park Bong-shik
 * Yeo Ho-min as Hong Seo-gyu
 * Kim Dong-gyun as Noh Yong-chul
 * Park Joo-ah as Park Hyung-ja
 * Shin Dong-woo as Kim Joon-hee
 * Lee Chul-min as Kim Hak-seon
 * Kang Joo-hyung as Ahn Da-jung
 * Jin Sung as Lee Won
 * Im Hyun-sung as Kim Beom-rae
 * Sung Woo-jin as Ra Seok-hyun
 * Ricky Kim as Aidan Lee
 * Lee Chae-won as Seung-ah's makeup artist
 * Lee Kyung-jin as Kwak Wook-shim
 * Min Seo-hyun as Yang So-eun
 * Kim Do-yeon as Ahn Ji-soo
 * Seol Ji-yoon as Writer Kwon
 * Kang Rae-yeon as travel guide
 * Maeng Bo-hak as movie producer
 * Yoon Seol-hee as room salon girl
 * Lee Seung-hyung as advertiser
 * Son Hwa-ryung
 * Kim Sung-oh as SW manager
 * Yoon Gi-won as fake manager (ep 1-2)
 * Kim Ki-soo as Young-eun's tango teacher (ep 1)

Special appearances

 * Lee Sun-kyun as himself (ep 1)
 * Bae Jong-ok as herself (ep 1)
 * Park Jin-hee as herself (ep 1)
 * Choi Min-hwan as himself (ep 1)
 * Lee Hong-gi as himself (ep 1)
 * Lee Jae-jin as himself (ep 1)
 * Lee Hyo-ri as herself (ep 1)
 * Ji Il-joo as Lee Hyo-ri's manager (ep 1)
 * Kim Ji-young as herself (ep 1)
 * Jeon Do-yeon as herself (ep 2)
 * Park Si-yeon as herself (ep 3)
 * Lee Chun-hee as himself (ep 3)
 * Jeon Hye-bin as herself (ep 3)
 * Kim Min-jun as himself (ep 4)
 * Kang Hye-jung as herself (ep 5,12)
 * Uhm Ji-won as herself (ep 5)
 * Lee Seo-jin as himself (ep 9)
 * Song Chang-eui as himself (ep 11)
 * Lee Dong-gyu as health center employee (ep 14)
 * Shin Dong-wook as drama actor (ep 14)
 * Kim Je-dong as himself (ep 15)
 * Kim Jung-eun as herself (ep 16)
 * Yoon Se-ah as screenwriter (ep 21)
 * Kim Sung-min as manager (ep 21)
 * Hines Ward as himself (ep 21)

Production
The series features 27 cameo appearances, among them are Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Jung-eun, Lee Seo-jin, Kim Min-jun and Yoon Se-ah, who had previously worked with writer Kim Eun-sook and director Shin Woo-chul on Lovers in Paris, Lovers in Prague, and Lovers. Song Yoon-ah also asked her celebrity friends to appear on the show, namely Lee Hyori, Kang Hye-jung, Uhm Ji-won, and comedian Kim Je-dong.

Parts of the series were filmed on location in Taiwan, where the character Lee Kyung-min goes in search of Seo Young-eun, who went to Taiwan on vacation.

Soundtrack

 * Information
 * Title: 온에어 OST Part 2 / On Air OST Part 2
 * Artist: Various Artists
 * Language: Korean, English
 * Release Date: 2008-Apr-29
 * Number of Tracks: 11
 * Publisher: Unknown
 * Agency: Sony Music


 * Track Listing

International broadcast
The series aired on Mnet Japan beginning July 30, 2008. Park Yong-ha and Song Yoon-ah visited Japan to promote it in a showcase attend by 800 VIP guests at Toho Cinema in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo.