The Musical (Korean Drama)
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User Rating
Current user rating: 94/100 (696 votes)
Profile
- TV Show: The Musical
- Revised romanization: Deo Myujikeol
- Hangul: 더 뮤지컬
- Director: Kim Kyung-Yong
- Writer: Kim Hee-Jae
- Network: SBS
- Episodes: 15
- Release Date: September 2, 2011 -- December 23, 2011
- Runtime: Fri. 21:55
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Ko Eun-Bi (Ku Hye-Sun) is a medical student, but she dreams of becoming a musical actress. She thinks about musicals all day and even dreams about musicals at night.
Hong Jae-Hee (Daniel Choi) comes back to South Korea. He used to compose songs for musicals, but now writes pop songs. His friend says that Jae-Hee changed because of his break-up with Bae Kang-Hee (Ok Joo-Hyun) 6 years ago.
One day, Eun-Bi practices a song while out in a park and Hong Jae-Hee, who fell asleep in the park after drinking too much alcohol, is awaken by her singing. Jae-Hee tells Eun-Bi that he wrote the song "Maria Maria" that she is singing. Eun-Bi doesn't believe him. Jae-Hee advises her that without talent she shouldn't think of becoming a musical actress.
Eun-Bi, ignoring Jae-Hee's opinion, decides to take time off from medical school to take part in numerous auditions. She fails all of them. With only 2 weeks left before she has to return to medical school Eun-Bi becomes desperate. She spots an audition advertisement looking for a male musical actor. Eun-Bi decides to take part in the audition dressing up as a man. Her ruse is discovered though by Yoo-Jin (Park Gi-Woong), an investor for musicals, and she is kicked out from the audition.
In the bathroom of the audition, Eun-Bi meets a woman named Sa Bok-Ja (Park Kyeong-Rim). Bok-Ha insists she is a musical instructor and gives lessons to Eun-Bi. Bok-Ja even moves into Eun-Bi's apartment. Eun-Bi then decides to take a year off from school, believing that with lessons from Bok-Ja she cam make her dreams come true.
A creative musical contest is then held by an investment company led by Yoo-Jin. Meanwhile, a friend of Jae-Hee asks him to write two songs for the contest, but Jae-Hee refuses. Later, Jae-Hee drinks with a bunch of people including Bok-Ja. Bok-Ja has become drunken and grabs Jae-Hee without letting him go. Jae-Hee takes Bok-Ja back to his place and uses her cellphone to call someone. The person that answers is Eun-Bi. A short while later, Eun-Bi arrives at Jae-Hee's place. Jae-Hee learns that Eun-Bi wants to become a musical actress and asks her to sing to a melody while he plays something on the piano. Eun-Bi improvises lyrics about how she met her musical teacher and also a drunken man who insisted he wrote the song Maria Maria. Jae-Hee now remembers her from the park. Eun-Bi also now realizes that the man in the park was really Jae-Hee ...
Notes
- "The Musical" is thought to become Korea's first musical drama.
- Filming will take place on location in New York City's Broadway area starting in July.
Cast
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| Ku Hye-Sun | Daniel Choi | Park Gi-Woong | Ok Joo-Hyun | Ki Eun-Se |
| Ko Eun-Bi | Hong Jae-Yi | Yoo Jin | Bae Kang-Hee | Seo Ra-Kyung |
Additional Cast Members:
- Park Kyeong-Rim - Sa Bok-Ja
- Kim Hyun-Sung - Han Sang-Won
- Oh Jung-Se - Goo-Jak
- Kim Yong-Min - Joon-Hyuk
- Kim In-Seo - Sang-Mi
- Lee Do-Kyeong - Eun-Bi's dad
- Jeong Yeong-Suk - Yang soon-Yi (Eun-Bi's grandma)
- Kang Ji-Hoo - Hyun Kwang-Seo
- Cha Kwang-Soo - Yoo Jin-Young (Jin's dad)
- Ahn Yeo-Jin - Sun-Hee (Jin's mom)
- Park Keun-Hyeong - Company president Yoo (Jin's granddad)
- Jo Won-Hee - Vice president Yoo (Jin's uncle)
- Lee Ji-Hyung - Yoo Jae-Joon (Jin's cousin)
- Kim Jin-Ho - Company president Seo
- Chu So-Young - Ahn Sung-Ha
- Seo Bum-Suk
- Hong Ji-Min - (cameo)
Trailers
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
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| 2011-09-02 | 1 | 8.3 (15th) | 10.9 (7th) |
| 2011-09-09 | 2 | NR | NR |
| 2011-09-16 | 3 | NR | NR |
| 2011-09-23 | 4 | NR | NR |
| 2011-09-30 | 5 | NR | NR |
| 2011-10-07 | 6 | NR | NR |
| 2011-10-14 | 7 | NR | NR |
| 2011-10-21 | 8 | NR | NR |
| 2011-10-28 | 9 | NR | NR |
| 2011-11-04 | 10 | NR | NR |
| 2011-11-18 | 11 | NR | NR |
| 2011-12-02 | 12 | NR | NR |
| 2011-12-09 | 13 | NR | NR |
| 2011-12-16 | 14 | NR | NR |
| 2011-12-23 | 15 | NR | NR |
Source: TNS Media Korea / * NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 daily shows according to TNS Media Korea.
Lauren Says:
May 26 2012 4:33 am
Clearly this drama was cut by the network... good thing, too. Because it SUCKED! :/ Daniel Choi is cute as ever, but there was NOTHING going on between him and Go Hye Sun and the story had no direction. I will be surprised if they put any money to finish the drama... let alone send crews to NYC to shoot anything.
PS - that freaking song is the only one they wrote... so annoyed with it!!
Belinda Says:
Apr 03 2012 5:05 pm
I rather see Daniel Choi in Baby Faced Beauty. At first I wasn't impressed but he is good and funny at that
Thanh Mai Says:
Mar 29 2012 7:42 am
Hello all,
I m a little bit surprised when finished watching this drama. Is there any sequel ??
Daniel Choi is a very good actor, but no chemistry between him and Ku Hye Sun. Maybe the story is boring or maybe Hye Sun, she s not really into the character of Ko eun Bi. She laughed alot when acting. Why??
Cheer up to Daniel Choi. Hoping to see you soon in another Dramas. You are always into the character when acting. Keep going.
And do not play the dramas which is no story or boring story like this one.
a fan of Daniel Choi
kimchi Says:
Mar 24 2012 2:32 am
anyone know the song title at last part in ep 9?i want download it but don't know the title..=(
Hzz Eun Bi Says:
Mar 21 2012 11:34 pm
umm,, in 15th episode, why Chung Dam Dong Gumiho doesnt show its performance?? :/
gofaone mokgethwa Says:
Mar 12 2012 1:17 am
nice at first but as it goes on it becomes boring. i mean not keeping the person watching glued to the screen....we neeed a happy ending
jenny Says:
Jan 29 2012 4:16 pm
Yaaaah, i don't understand why this drama ended like this....actually we can't call it an end......
**Spoiler***
Why Eun Bi acted like this when Jae Yi is about to kiss her?? So weird.......!!!!
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I can't say i didn't like this drama because i watched it until the end, but what i liked the most was Yu Jin's character! Cold and sweet and the same time ♥♥
His character was interesting and his past too, I think it's him i like the most...
Goo Hye Sun is really cute, Choi daniel too but together it's so so. Can't feel the chemestry (Eun Bi didn't help with that anyway....u_u)
YV Says:
Jan 26 2012 6:47 pm
I really enjoyed watching this drama up until it ended suddenly. It's a real shame that they didn't fill out the ending a bit more after spending so much time developing the characters.
aya Says:
Jan 25 2012 6:12 pm
WOW.....sigh............... i'm sorry but because of this drama i'm afraid to watch anymore of Ku Hye-Sun dramas. she was OK in BOF but damn she makes it very awkward with her leading man and i never feel the chemistry.. i will try another drama of hers but i willl wait until she matures A LOT, and get out of her weird box she's in..
bunbunami Says:
Dec 20 2011 9:15 pm
Yeah in the beginning i like the story. I also like both Hong Jae-Yi and go eun-bi scene together. More over in every scene that Jae-Yi really aggressive to show his love. i love the musical scene very much also the song. But after episode 9, I see the character Go Eun-bi is just a little bit so selfish having fun with Yu-Jin while she already know that he is already in realtionship with Ra-Kyung. till episode 11, the story line is so annoying. I try to understand Eun-bi character but it just makes me hate her for being so innocent and hurtting the other. Seems the story a really hard to be realistic. I hope there will be better story line in episode 12 till the end.
W.I.E Says:
Dec 10 2011 11:08 am
Eun bi and Hong jae (really hope it)
Charity Says:
Dec 08 2011 11:18 am
This is awesome :0
Anna Says:
Nov 29 2011 2:45 am
Boring story line now I get why there are no ratings for this show,at first it was ok then boring~~~ but some parts are fun. After watching it until now I find Yoo Jin very handsome!! I don't know why I don't like Hong Jae-Yi he's a bit well I don't know how to say it lets just say he can't control himself, I think Yoo Jin and Ko Eun-Bi should be together, Jae-Yi should be with Bae Kang-Hee, Ra-Kyung should be with the trainer she deserves to be with a nice guy who makes her smile and laugh.While Yoo Jin deserves to be with someone who makes him be himself and able to express some of his feelings to in which when he's with Ko Eun-Bi he is able to do so. Everytime Yoo Jin and Jae Yi together Eun Bi seems uncomfortable when she's with Yoo Jin she's more open.But yeahhh..this will never happen.Hopefully the rest of ep12 and the rest more interesting and more musical than talking :)
zee Says:
Nov 29 2011 2:23 am
The drama started good towards the middle its kinds dull its all taking and talking it should be "The Talking" not the musical!!,I was actually doze off with all the talking another thing thats making it dull is first she wants to be in musical no matter what then she got the opportunity then Bae Kang-Hee say this and then she rejects the part,the story line is a bit childish and typical.Yeah I know its drama but since ep1 till ep 11 still the same but there's nothing productive its as if they want to put the lame drama into it to make it a 1 hour show.I love musical(the real thing)I thought lead actress on stage sings more than one song but Ko Eun-Bi only sings one song and still 1 song its already ep11,the only singing that we get to watch performance is those guys at the restaurant doing acapella.Hopefully they will change the story line on ep 12 and the rest of the ep.I like Ku Hye-Sun but why do they pick her there's a lot more actresses to play this part,I don't like the way she stress out and messed up with her hair,it looks like emo but I find her character are not emo
mia Says:
Nov 27 2011 6:40 pm
What was the title of the song she sang here (“Fox of Cheongdam-dong”)?
choco Says:
Nov 24 2011 10:21 pm
after watched this drama until ep 10...i think it was very great musical drama ever!...especially go hye sun..she's cute..i just loved to see her smile....i was wondering who will be with go eun bi in the last??..
aqchixtina Says:
Nov 16 2011 7:09 pm
I love this drama. I like Ku Hye-Sun. Her leading man Daniel Choi is really cute especially when he smile. They have chemistry.I can't wait to watch episode 11.ü
Kfan Says:
Nov 15 2011 7:46 am
the acting skills of female lead need to be improved, rather superficial. She pretends hard to be cute. The story line is not clear esp the romance story of the 2 leads. It started off well but midway, the romance somehow drops off. I can't feel any chemistry between the 2 now. Not sure how the story will develop. Rather boring.
jazz_10 Says:
Nov 15 2011 5:47 am
@yangchen... Ep 11 was not broadcast last friday coz it was replaced with other show... They will air ep 11 this coming friday... We can't wait for THEMU ep 11 coz the story is awesome !!! :)
yangchen Says:
Nov 14 2011 9:44 pm
i could find episode 11 ,.,any idea ,.any one? please
june Says:
Nov 02 2011 3:37 pm
Ko Hye Sun is miscast in this drama. Just too bad, bcs her role is pivotal. So it brings down the whole show for me. She doesn't have a credible singing voice, for one, and more importantly she just does not bring a sense of authenticity and depth to the character of Go Eun Bi. It would have been great to see Moon Geun Young in the role.
faith Says:
Nov 01 2011 5:38 pm
she has many skills except acting. KOO hye sun why sont you just stop acting you can do anything but acting. really you dont have anything elles a except your cute face in front of the cameras. and you know its fake too. just let the others act who can
Kay Says:
Oct 29 2011 4:15 am
I like this drama very much,
LYLopez fr SFO Says:
Oct 26 2011 1:58 am
I can't wait of episode 9,so trilled of the upcoming episode, as I can sense the rivalry of hong jae and yu-Jin to a star studed eun-bi. As a medical student and yu-jin's mom's illnesses will more connect them both emotionally most esp. Eunbi's grandmother is a friend of his parents. Very nice story for us to watch,even though I'm miles away n Korea and a filipina but honestly I'm addicted watching the Korean drama series. I've watched almost all of it online,,..well to the staff of musicals hope u expedite those episode left! Good luck....Chao!
darrissa06 Says:
Oct 23 2011 7:25 am
When will episode 8 be subtitled.???!!!
michelle Says:
Oct 21 2011 6:14 pm
Kang Hee is so selfish, a backstaber. She always makes things go her way....And why is Eun Bi so afraid to love or show her love ?
mashmellow Says:
Oct 16 2011 5:28 am
i love if yu jin get together with eun bi later (i hope she focuses on her dream on musical first) because their family's story relates each other. eun bi's grandmother and yu jin's parents are actually knew each other. i can't wait to see the day when eun bi meets yu jin's parents and know as well about his mother's sickness (this may be happen when eun bi and yu jin r/ship gets even more close). eun bi also seems like she can make yu jin happier. yu jin smiles a lot when he was with eun bi. yu jin seems started to like eun bi in ep7. maybe. although i think yu jin suited ra kyung at first, but i think ra kyung suits the manager more, the person whom helps her when her hand was almost burnt. heheheh. and jae yi is best with kang hee although her current husband is very kind. Hope his husband will understand =p jae yi's story is more about love and i kind of like yu jin's life story with his family more (his grandfather stubbornness, the person who wants to bring down yu jin, the reason why his parents have to leave him when he was young) i want to see more of this. these are my opinions for this moment after watching those episodes. =) happy watching everyone!
Hnin Inzail Says:
Sep 30 2011 12:00 pm
I like this drama very much , but i can't realize who will be the leader actor between Daniel Choi & Park Gi Woong
nessa Says:
Sep 27 2011 7:33 am
I like this drama :) like go eun bi voice, very very like it. so pure and uniqe. + acting. you are the great one goo hye sun. but why NR there? This drama was daebak :))
HelloMusical Says:
Sep 25 2011 11:14 pm
Great drama so far! Can't wait to the next episodes!!! :)
Rossy Kusuma Says:
Sep 23 2011 3:24 am
can't wait till the next ep.. >..< kkk go hurry hurry.. KooHS sooo multi talented actor.. :D
secret Ash Says:
Sep 22 2011 2:01 am
I can't wait for the next episode... I heart The Musical... :)
Madam Kwan Says:
Sep 21 2011 12:13 pm
After viewing Episode 3 we get a better idea as to the direction this drama is heading. Very interesting dynamics with the inter-personal relationships thrown in. It appears that Yu-Jin sees more of himself in Ko Eun-Bi, i.e. personal struggles and alike, as well as the desire to succeed. Even though Eun-Bi has had her spirit crushed by the jealous Bae Kang-Hee, her energy and talent can't be denied... this is something both Hong Jae and Yu-Jin has recognized and acknowledged. It will be interesting to see how these three people connect emotionally.
nutrisia Says:
Sep 17 2011 7:45 pm
great original story drama
Madam Kwan Says:
Sep 04 2011 5:48 pm
Great intro to a new genre of episodic drama. Wonderful cast and interesting storyline. Looking forward to the upcoming episodes.
dee Says:
Sep 02 2011 10:45 pm
Where r the ratings?
jj Says:
Aug 21 2011 5:52 am
Atlast! will see this drama on Sept 02, 2011 every Friday night... wishing you all the best and luck! Hwaiting!
Ladybug Grandma Says:
Sep 07 2010 7:22 am
I can't wait to see Go Hye Sun again in a new movie or drama. I am excited to find out if she will have good chemistry with Daniel Choi like she had with Lee Min Ho.
I wish there will be more information and pictures about the musical soon. Goodluck to everyone involed in theis production!!