The Universe's Star

The Universe's Star
Official Poster
Also known asStar of the Universe
Three Color fantasy – The Universe's Star (White)
GenreRomance
Fantasy
Comedy
Written byKim Ji-hyun
Directed byKim Ji-hyun
StarringKim Jun-myeon
Ji Woo
Theme music composerJung Ji-chan
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes
  • 6 (MBC)
  • 21 (Naver TV Cast)
Production
Executive producerKim Tae-wook
ProducerKim Ho-joon
CinematographyKim Sun-chul
EditorBaek Kyung-hwa
Running time
  • 30 minutes (MBC)
  • 10 minutes (Naver TV Cast)
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 23 (2017-01-23) –
February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10)
Related
Three Color Fantasy

The Universe's Star (Korean: 우주의 별이; Hanja: 宇宙의 별이; RR: Uju-ui Byeoli) is a South Korean television drama starring Suho (EXO) and Ji Woo. The drama is one of the "Three Color Fantasy" drama trilogy by MBC and Naver. The drama's color is White and it will be followed by Romance Full of Life (Green). It is airing on Naver TV Cast every weekday at 23:59 (KST) starting from January 23 and on MBC every Thursday at 23:10 (KST) starting from January 26, 2017.[1][2][3]

Plot

The Universe's Star is a love story between a gifted singer-songwriter Woo-joo (Kim Jun-myeon) and Byul (Ji Woo), a 19-year-old student who becomes the Grim Reaper after dying in an accident.[4]

Cast

Main

Supporting

Special appearance

Production

The drama is pre-produced as a co-production between Naver and iMBC.[7]

The drama is written and directed by Kim Ji-hyun who's known for Splash Splash Love which won an award at the 20th AsiaTV Awards as the best short drama.[8]

First script reading took place in September, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.[9]

Original soundtrack

The Universe's Star
OST Album
Soundtrack album by
Suho, Remi
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2017
GenreSoundtrack
Length12:54
LanguageKorean, English
LabelS.M. Entertainment, Snow Music, KT Music
No.TitleArtistsLength
1."Starlight" (낮에 뜨는 별)Suho (EXO) feat. Remi03:08
2."The Moment I First Saw" (처음 본 순간)Remi03:19
3."Starlight" (Inst.) 03:08
4."The Moment I First Saw" (Inst.) 03:19
Total length:12:54

Ratings

  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Ep. Date Average audience share (Nationwide)
TNmS[10] AGB Nielsen[11]
1 January 26, 2017 2.1% (NR) 1.4% (NR)
2 2.1% (NR) 1.0% (NR)
3 February 2, 2017 1.7% (NR) 2.4% (NR)
4 1.1% (NR) 1.5% (NR)
5 February 9, 2017 1.3% (NR) 1.2% (NR)
6 0.8% (NR) 1.0% (NR)
Average 1.5% 1.4%

References

  1. ^ "[단독] 엑소 수호, MBC 단막극 주연 물망…'퐁당퐁당 러브' PD 신작". mk.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  2. ^ "Ji Woo, Shin Hyun Soon join EXO's Suho for upcoming drama 'The Universe's Star'". AsiaStarz. 2016-09-22. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  3. ^ "[브레이크뉴스] '우주의 별이' 엑소 수호, 촬영현장 공개..우수에 찬 눈빛+완벽 비주얼 '시선집중'". 브레이크뉴스. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  4. ^ koreaportal (2016-10-03). "EXO Suho to Play an Idol Role in 'The Universe's Star'". koreaportal. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  5. ^ "[단독]"디오 이어 수호…" 지우, ´우주의 별이´ 주인공". Archived from the original on 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  6. ^ "'청춘시대' 신현수 '우주의 별이' 캐스팅 "수호·지우와 호흡"". Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  7. ^ "[단독] 엑소 수호, MBC 단막극 주연 물망…'퐁당퐁당 러브' PD 신작". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  8. ^ "EXO's Suho To Star In A New Drama By The Producing Director Of "Splash Splash Love" ⋆ latest kpop news and music | Officially Kmusic". latest kpop news and music | Officially Kmusic. 2016-08-17. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  9. ^ "[세가지색 판타지] 1편 '우주의 별이' 수호(EXO)-지우-신현수-해령 첫 대본 리딩 현장 공개!". www.anewsa.com. 2016-11-02. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  10. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  11. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-01-24.