THE iDOLM@STER.KR

THE iDOLM@STER.KR
Official Name: THE iDOLM@STER.KR Romanized Name: THE iDOLM@STER.KR Translated Name: THE iDOLM@STER.KR Country of Origin: South Korea Agency: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. & IMX Release Date: April 2017 Rating: PG-13 Original Broadcasting Station: SBS (Korea), Amazon Video (worldwide)

THE iDOLM@STER.KR 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 iDOLM@STER.KR's Official YouTube channel and an EP Kkum-eul Dream was released on all major Korean music sites and iTunes.

Cast

825 Entertainment

Real Girls Project

• Sori (소리)
• Yukika Teramoto (寺本來可/테라모토유키카)
• Lee Jeewon (이지원)
• Lee Suji (이수지)
• Heo Youngjoo (허영주)
• Mint (민트)
• Lee Yeeun (이예은)
• Kwon Haseo (권하서)
• Cheon Jane (천재인)
• Jiseul (지슬)

Staff

• Shim Min Chul (played by Park Chul-min)
• Kang Shin Hyuk (played by Sung Hoon)
• Manager Yeseul (played by Kang Yeseul))

Y Entertainment

Red Queen

• Hyeri (played by Han Hyeri)
• Hyeju (played by Jo Sojin)
• Mina (played by Kim Sunyoung)
• Nakyung (played by Lee Kaeun)
  • Formerly Suah played by Lee Suji

Song Appearances

Original

• Kkum-eul Dream
• One for All
• NOT END…BUT AND!!
• Memories
• Wanna be your Star​
• Lost In The Summer
• Let's get started
• ACACIA
• SUPER GIRL MAGIC
• ATTENTION​

Covers

• READY!!
  • Performed in the third round of voting by Groups 1 & 2, Groups 3 & 4 (Dance only)
• THE IDOLM@STER
  • Performed by Real Girls Project's first subunit B-side
• Ai MUST GO!
• The world is all one!!

Gallery

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Trivia

• Kim So-hee, a contestant on the best-selling Mnet reality girl group survival show "Produce 101", was part of the initial lineup for THE iDOLM@STER.KR but later backed out. She then debuted with C.I.V.A.
• Many members of Real Girls Project have already established themselves as K-Pop idols; Sori is a part of K-Pop duo "CocoSori", Suji and Jane being a part of "THE ARK", Mint being a member of "Tiny-G", and several members also having solo careers.
  • Although not a member of RGP, Coco (the announcer for the survival show) is the other member of CocoSori and also a soloist and newly, the owner of a YouTube vlog.