Monstar (Korean: 몬스타; RR: Monseuta) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Yong Jun-hyung, Ha Yeon-soo, and Kang Ha-neul.[2][3] It aired on music channel Mnet (and simultaneously on tvN) from May 17 to August 2, 2013, every Friday at 21:50 for 12 episodes. The drama is about how a group of teenagers are healed through the power of music.[4]
Plot
Seol-chan, a member of Korea's most popular K-popboy band Men in Black (Korean: 맨인블랙; RR: Maenin Beullaeg), is provoked into pushing one of his crazy fans, and when that goes viral, his reputation plummets. As damage control, his agency tells him to quietly attend school for a while. Meanwhile, Se-yi, a new transfer student from New Zealand, draws attention in the school for both her talent and oddness. Misunderstandings occur between Seol-chan, Se-yi, and their other classmates. But in the midst of all the chaos, these students find a common interest which connects them to each other: music. Every character has his or her own untold stories, which have had significant impact in their lives. But as they gather together to sing and play the music they love, they learn to soothe the pain inside them, and to open each of their souls.
Monstar 12 episodes music drama that tells the story of ordinary teenagers who are hurt and grow as they heal through music, was directed by Kim Won-seok. Kim joined hands with Korea's representative music channel Mnet. The fact that it is the first work that director Kim Won-seok did after transferring to CJ E&M made the expectations are high.[12]
On February 18, 2013, CJ E&M announced that The music drama 'Monstar' will be aired in early April. They also confirmed Yong Jun-hyung as the male lead.[12] On February 28, 2013, Kang Ha-neul was confirmed as second male lead.[13]
Interlude music
The series features numerous song covers sung onscreen by the characters.
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
AGB Nielsen
Nationwide
1
May 17, 2013
1.60%
2
May 24, 2013
2.60%
3
May 31, 2013
2.40%
4
June 7, 2013
2.80%
5
June 14, 2013
2.20%
6
June 21, 2013
2.80%
7
June 28, 2013
2.30%
8
July 5, 2013
3.10%
9
July 12, 2013
2.80%
10
July 19, 2013
2.50%
11
July 26, 2013
1.11%
12
August 2, 2013
0.80%
Average
2.25%
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
International broadcast
Japan - It aired on DATV beginning April 30, 2014,[14] followed by reruns on KNTV on May 17 to August 2, 2014.[15]
