The Strongest K-POP Survival
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Title: K-POP 최강 서바이벌 / The Strongest K-POP Survival
Chinese Title: K-POP 最強生存者
Also Known as: K-Pop – The Ultimate Audition
Genre: Musical, Romance
Episodes: 14
Broadcast network: Channel A
Broadcast period: 2012-March-19 to 2012-May-01
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 20:50
Synopsis
This drama is about the story that surrounding the idol stars.
Kang Woo Hyun (Park Yoo Hwan) is a leader of the group M2 captivates fans with his killing smile.
Ji Seung Yeon (Go Eun Ah) dreams of turning into a legend of the hip-hop. she has to dress up like a man to join a men’s idol group.
Kang Chang Min (Kevin) thinks that the world turns around it, and dreams of being a soloist of ballads.
Ri Ah (Kim Eun Jung) is a great celebrity that represents the whole nation.
Cast
Main Cast
Park Yoo Hwan As Kang Woo Hyun
Go Eun Ah As Ji Seung Yeon
Kwak Yong Hwan as Kwon Ji Woo
M2 Junior members
Song Se Hyun as Kim Hyun Seung
Tagoon as Park Ki Bum
Maeng Se Chang as Jang Tae Kwon
Jo Yoon Woo as Dong Woo
Jin Hyuk as Jae Ah
Kevin as Kang Chang min
Sunny Entertainment
Hong Kyung Min as Jang Hyun Suk (Management company CEO)
Park Hyo Joo as Team leader Han
Lee Sang Joon (이상준) as Jang Suk
Ali (알리) as Teacher Park
Shin Seo Kyung (신서경) as Lee Soon Yeon
Others
Kim Eun Jung as Ri Ah / Oh In Young
Kim Young Ok as Ji Woo’s grandmother
Production Credits
Production Company: Lee Kim Productions
Chief Producer: Kim Dong Joon (김동준)
Producer: Jo Yoon Jung (조윤정)
Director: Lee Jung Pyo (이정표)
Screenwriter: Moon Sun Hee
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-19 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 2012-03-20 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 2012-03-26 | 3 | - |
| 2012-03-27 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 2012-04-02 | 5 | 0.31 |
| 2012-04-03 | 6 | 0.34 |
| 2012-04-09 | 7 | 0.21 |
| 2012-04-10 | 8 | 0.46 |
| 2012-04-16 | 9 | 0.36 |
| 2012-04-17 | 10 | 0.44 |
| 2012-04-23 | 11 | 0.36 |
| 2012-04-24 | 12 | 0.42 |
| 2012-04-30 | 13 | 0.42 |
| 2012-05-01 | 14 | 0.26 |
Source: AGB Nielsen
*** Note: This drama is aired on Pay-TV channel which has fewer viewers than Free-TV channels. So, please don’t be surprised with the low rating. ***
Note
Park Yoo Chun & Park Yoo Hwan’s father passed away on 14/March/2012 while they are filming for Rooftop Prince (SBS) & The Strongest K-POP Survival (Channel A) which will be airing on 21/March/2012 & 19/March/2012. (Funeral)
Poster
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July 14th, 2012 at 2:00 pm
it was a good drama but the ending was so bad
August 13th, 2012 at 10:55 pm
Waahhh!! i love M2 Juniors♥ yoonhwa oppa! saranghae^^
August 16th, 2012 at 9:21 pm
kinda cute. lots of musicale and i did enjoyed this one.
August 20th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
episode 10…so far so good…i like m2 juniors…is the ending really disappointing?ohh well i guess it’s expected…most korean dramas that i’ve watched doesn’t have the “happily ever after”…that’s why korean dramas is a trend…you can’t predict what will happen…i still love this drama…i enjoy musical dramas like this…such as he’s beautiful, dream high 1 & 2, the musical, hearstrings and more…
August 21st, 2012 at 1:17 am
What’s with the ending? I really liked this drama but what the other comments here said was true, it was a really disappointing ending. Why did they squeeze it in one episode? They left so many questions and there are so many scenes that should have been there. It should have been 16 episodes, even 15 is enough. What happen to Manager Han? What about President Jang’s story with her? Even the last part when Sueng Yeon was suppose to go back to home, they said that there are may reporters in front of Sunny Entertainment, how come the next scene was morning already? Where did she go? How did she know what’s happening when no one can contact her? Did the change the Director of this drama? Or the one who edited the episode deleted some scenes? Is there a season 2? Is that the reason why they left so many questions? Aigooooo…it’s too bad, I really enjoyed this drama, I like their songs.
August 26th, 2012 at 7:29 am
I hope there will be a season 2!! >_<
August 26th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Totally agree! It was such a nice show but the ending was so sudden…
September 4th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Like this drama…park yoo hwan and go eun ah look really cute together one of the reasons why i like this drama..but the ending left me “hanging” got a lot of questions running my mind after the ending hope there’s a sequel to this..
and hope to watch another yoo hwan and eun ah together in another show…
love m2 too and their song and the song both eun ah and yoo hwan sung..
season 2 please…..
September 21st, 2012 at 6:33 am
Is jin hyuk the same guy as ki tae young?
They look the EXACT same to me O_O”
October 1st, 2012 at 1:05 pm
I like this drama. But the ending is kinda disappointing because they are like rushing and didn’t explain much on the details. The starting is good and the flow is good too and then it end abruptly. I was like, “ok, that’s all?? Where’s the conclusion and what’s going happen to M2junior and etc?” Got so many questions “hanging” in the air.
October 6th, 2012 at 11:23 pm
no ending? i want see season 2 ok
November 19th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
I Love Yoo hwan. i strongly pray to get the best drama award . and then, Yoo Hwan acting is so amazing…. expect to get best actor award.
December 5th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
oppa…saranghe……..6…woo hyun u r da best…and..i cant say anymore word…
December 12th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Just watched finish the show and i think the whole show is not bad. I wish there’s a second season because when i watched finish ep 14, i thought there’s a ep 15 as the ending is not really complete.
January 26th, 2013 at 2:49 pm
the ending is not complete
January 27th, 2013 at 11:51 am
Even tough Park Yoo Hqan is Mickey’s brother, he does not look at all like him nor is as good an actor. Actually, I do not find him appealing.
January 27th, 2013 at 11:54 am
Say screenwriter Moon Soon Hee, you really screwed up the ending. Actually the whole drama is so predictable it looks like you are copying other well known dramas
January 27th, 2013 at 8:53 pm
There is absolutely no originality in the script of this drama. Go Eun Ah is always over acting and all the characters seem superficial. Actually Go Eun Ah seems pretty annoying when she is acting. She also does not try to act like a boy so I don’t know why the other guy she dislikes thinks that she is a boy. She also does not hide that she has breasts.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:36 pm
Why are guys in these Korean K-pop groups so sissy looking. Is gender definition not that important in Asia? Meaning, the more girly the guy, the more the women like him? And what’s with those weird haircuts???
January 27th, 2013 at 11:00 pm
Is this drama a representation of what happens to K-pop bands? Is there jealousy between the members? Why am I even asking? Of course there is because all those guys get trained to be a group. Their talents get trained and they become just a money maker for the owners. Most of the time, the wonders like SBS probably take @ 90% of the profit and keep those guys enslaved and working.
January 30th, 2013 at 7:32 am
Go Eun Ah has a funny pug nose. I think that she should fix it since it does not fit her face.
January 31st, 2013 at 5:05 am
Yes, that nose of her is really distracting and she would be kind of cute if it weren’t for that weir nose. I don’t know who she is tough. She’s not a popular actress. Besides all she does thru the drama is sigh here and sigh there. Looks like Koreans all do it everytime they are mad or exasperated. It looks stupid
January 31st, 2013 at 5:26 am
These people don’t even kiss. They just touch lips. That’s not even kissing. That is stupid.
January 31st, 2013 at 5:52 am
I must say that this is one of the worst written drama that I have ever seen. The writing is repetitive, disconnected and somewhat boring. The characters in this drama are superficial. And why did this end so badly… Wait! Maybe the writer got fired!
February 26th, 2013 at 5:14 pm
they cut the last two ep.s which sux cuz it was good