Summaries

Set in the world of Korean entertainment production, the drama series depicts the hopes and dreams of a group of young Korean, Japanese and Thai women as they embark on a career in the entertainment industry.

THE [email protected], set in the world of Korean entertainment production, stars Korean idols of course, as well as other Japanese and Thai hopefuls. Like the original game, the drama follows a group of young women as they embark on a career in the entertainment industry, and depicts their sweat and tears, their hopes and dreams.—MyDramaList

THE [email protected], set in the world of Korean entertainment production, stars Korean idols of course, as well as other Japanese and Thai hopefuls. Like the original game, the drama follows a group of young women as they embark on a career in the entertainment industry, and depicts their sweat and tears, their hopes and dreams. Only those who survive can make their debut as a girl group. The series follows the story of 11 girls as they fiercely compete and undergo vigorous training to become idol stars.—Milton W.

THE [email protected], set in the world of Korean entertainment production, stars Korean idols, as well as other Japanese and Thai hopefuls. Like the original game, the drama follows a group of young women as they embark on a career in the entertainment industry, and depicts their sweat and tears, their hopes and dreams.—THE IDOLM@STER WIKI

THE [email protected] is a live-action Korean Drama television series announced on April 15th 2016. The series takes a different perspective from its original video game series to capture each character's progress to become an idol and friendships beneath vigorous training at a Korean entertainment production company. The cast was chosen through public auditions and voting systems. Those who passed every audition were given roles in the drama. During document screenings 37 auditionnees from 17 countries (Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, U.S.A., U.K., Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, Philippines, Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium, Vietnam, Singapore, Poland and Canada) passed; Open auditions were held from April 15th to April 25th, 2016. 31 auditionees passed the first round. From April 29th to May 4th, the second round of voting took place publicly, with the top 20 of that group moving on. Several idols in that top 20 were replaced, with the final count 19. That group was divided into two teams and 4 subunits for the third round of voting, which was held from May 31st to June 6th. Promotional videos for Kkum-eul Dream and One for All were released during that period, along with two dance covers of READY!!. On June 7th, the third marking period passed and the roster was cut down to 14 girls. On August 24th, the final roster of 10 girls was announced, forming the unit Real Girls Project. Real Girls Project's MV for Kkum-eul Dream was released on THE [email protected]'s Offical YouTube channel and an EP Kkum-eul Dream was released on all major Korean music sites and iTunes.—project-imas wiki

Details

Keywords
  • based on video game
  • friendship
  • entertainment
  • idol
  • idol female lead
Genres
  • Drama
  • Music
Release date Apr 26, 2017
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) 13+
Countries of origin Japan South Korea
Language Korean
Production companies Bandai Namco Entertainment Bandai Namco IMX

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 45m
Color Color
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Synopsis

[email protected] (known as Idolm@ster KR Dream in South Korea) is a 2017 live-action television series based on The Idolmaster franchise. It's a joint Japanese-South Korean production under the auspices of Bandai Namco Entertainment and Interactive Media Mix, Inc. It aired 24 episodes, with the first episode airing on SBS in South Korea via SBS Plus, SBS funE, and SBS MTV on April 28, 2017 and ended on October 6, 2017. Amazon aired it overseas via Prime Video, depending if said country/territory has access to the service or not.

The show deals with the South Korean entertainment industry and how the idols try to survive in the business while trying to get along with the others, including the management and at the same time, maintain their public reputation. According to the production crew, characters from previous iDOLM@STER games/manga/anime series will not appear in any capacity in the show.

The show takes place in South Korea where a tragic accident occurs after Suah Lee, the well-known leader of a Girl Group named Red Queen, dies from major injuries sustained in a car crash. This devastates RQ so badly that they decide to take a break from the industry while her manager, Kang Shin-hyuk, decides to resign after the media accused him of being indirectly responsible for her death due to rumors that they were last seen fighting publicly in a hotel. Meanwhile, a strange person named Shim Min-chul saves Pure Entertainment from bankruptcy after the CEO was forced to go hide due to debt.

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