The Apartment Is Beautiful

"The Apartment Is Beautiful"
Drama Stage episode
Official poster
Episode no.Season 5
Episode 7
Directed byJo Eun-sol
Written byLee Yi-young
Original air dateJuly 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)
Hangul
아파트는 아름다워
Revised RomanizationApateuneun Aleumdawo
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"The Apartment Is Beautiful" (Korean: 아파트는 아름다워; RR: Apateuneun Aleumdawo) is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the South Korean anthology series Drama Stage. Directed by Jo Eun-sol and produced by Studio Dragon and Fantagio, it stars Park Hyo-joo and Seo Young-hee. This drama is story of the protagonist who won the lease confronts 'unbeautiful neighbors' in the 'beautiful apartment' in her own way.[1][2] The episode was aired on tvN on July 1, 2022, at 12:10 (KST).[3]

Cast

Main

In late 30s, artist, The Shenu, Building 201, Room 1401
In late 30s, Sociology Professor, The Shenu, Building 201, Room 1604
  • Hwang Sun-hwa as Choi Eun-joo
In late 30s, N Job, The Shenu 101, Room 505[6]
  • Kim Gyu-na as Ha Seung-yoon
8 years old, Hee-jae's daughter
  • Kim Ji-yu as Kim Ah-jeong
8 years old, Se-yeon's daughter
  • Koh Dong-ha as Park Joon-hee
8 years old, Eun-ju's son
In early 30s, Heejae's husband, documentary director
  • Yoon Byung-hee as Gil Joo-nam[8]
In mid 40s, Small and Medium Business Manager

Others

  • Kim Dae-ryeong as Kim Wang-cheol
In 40s, Se-yeon's husband
  • Ryu Ye-ri as Eun Jeong-hyeon[9]
In 30s, Hee-jae's classmate
  • Kim Ji-hwan as Oh Jae-hyeong
8 years old
  • Lee Cho-ah as Mo Jae-hyeong
In 30s
  • Kim Shin-yong as Principal
In 50s
  • Joo-hyun as Gallery CEO
40 big

Production

The one-act play is produced by Fantagio with lead cast of Park Hyo-joo, Seo Young-hee, Hwang Seon-hwa, Kwon Hyuk, and Yoon Byung-hee.[10]

Original soundtrack

The Apartment Is Beautiful
Soundtrack album by
Haze Moon
Released2022
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label
  • Genie Music
  • Stone Music Entertainment
Released on July 2, 2022 (2022-07-02)[11]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Hello" (안녕)Han Jae-Wan, Oh Ji-Eun, Flum3nHan Jae-Wan, Oh Ji-Eun, Flum3nHaze Moon3:50
2."Hello" (inst.)   3:50

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings
Original broadcast date Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[12]
Nationwide
July 1, 2022 0.945%

References

  1. ^ "O'PENing - The Apartment Is Beautiful". HanCinema. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "아파트는 아름다워" [The Apartment Is Beautiful]. tvN (in Korean). TVING. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Park Ah-reum (May 18, 2022). "류현경→성유빈 '오프닝' 단막 8편 편성 확정[공식]" [Ryu Hyeon-kyung → Sung Yu-bin ‘Opening’ 8 episodes confirmed [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Ahn Byung-gil (June 29, 2022). "박효주, tvN '아파트는 아름다워' 출연[공식]" [Park Hyo-joo to appear in tvN's 'Apartment is Beautiful' [Official]]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Hong Se-young (April 15, 2022). "드라마 스테이지'→'오프닝' 새출발, 한선화 등 출격 [공식]" [Drama Stage’ → ‘Opening’ New Start, Han Seon-hwa, etc. [Official]] (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Sports Donga.
  6. ^ "tvN 드라마 프로젝트 'O'PENing', 10가지의 진심" [tvN drama project 'O'PENing', 10 kinds of sincerity]. Cine21 (in Korean). Naver. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  7. ^ Kim Myung-mi (June 21, 2022). "권혁, 단막극 '아파트는 아름다워' 출연..박효주와 부부 호흡" [Hyuk Kwon to appear in the one-act drama 'Apartment is Beautiful'.. Park Hyo-joo and couple breathing]. Newsen (in Korean). Daum. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Park Ah-reum (July 12, 2022). "틀면 나온다" 윤병희, 요즘 가장 눈에 띄는 신스틸러" [“It comes out when you play it” Byung-hee Yoon, the most notable scene stealer these days] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved July 12, 2022 – via Naver.
  9. ^ Lee Jun-hyun (June 30, 2022). "류예리, '아파트는 아름다워' 출연 확정…큐레이터 변신" [Ryu Ye-ri confirmed to appear in 'Apartment is Beautiful'... Curator Transformation] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Naver.
  10. ^ Ha Ji-won (June 28, 2022). "판타지오, tvN '아파트는 아름다워' 제작…사업 다각화 박차" [Fantagio, tvN 'Apartment is Beautiful' production... spur business diversification]. Export News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "아파트는 아름다워 OST (O'PENing)" [The Apartment is Beautiful OST (O'PENing)]. Melon. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  12. ^ Nielsen Korea "ratings O'PENing - The apartment is beautiful". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Daum.