Shooting Stars (Korean: 별똥별; RR: Byeolttongbyeol) is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Lee Sung-kyung, Kim Young-dae, Yoon Jong-hoon, Kim Yoon-hye, Lee Jung-shin, and Park So-jin. It premiered on TVN on April 22, 2022, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:40 (KST) with 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on iQIYI in selected regions.
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Synopsis
The series is about the romantic and comedic love story of top star Gong Tae-sung sharing a love-hate relationship with Oh Han-byul, the PR team leader of his management agency Starforce Entertainment.
Cast
Main
Lee Sung-kyung as Oh Han-byul
Head of the public relations department of Star Force Entertainment. She is a person with extraordinary eloquence and excellent crisis response ability. She is also in charge of various departments such as public relations, crisis response, and communication, and dominates the industry. Oh Han-byul and Gong Tae-sung were university mates.
Kim Young-dae as Gong Tae-sung
Moon Seong-hyun as teenage Gong Tae-sung
A top star actor who is signed with Star Force Entertainment. He is loved by the public for his bright, angelic smile with a polite and upright image. However, unknown to the public, he harbors a scarred past. Gong Tae-sung and Oh Han-byul were university mates.
Yoon Jong-hoon as Kang Yu-sung
A manager with good looks and good manners who is often mistaken for a celebrity.
Kim Yoon-hye as Park Ho-young
A former Taekwondo player turned manager.
Lee Jung-shin as Do Soo-hyuk
An entertainment lawyer and the consultant of Star Force Entertainment.
Park So-jin as Jo Ki-bum
Oh Han-byul's close friend and entertainment reporter.
Supporting
Ha Do-kwon as Choi Ji-hoon
Director of Star Force Entertainment.
Jang Hee-ryung as Baek Da-hye
An actress under the Star Force Entertainment, a fan of Gong Tae-sung. She stars in the drama 'The World of Stars' as the female lead, alongside Tae-sung.
Lee Han-ik as Kang Min-gyu
He was Tae-sung's new manager. Being unable to deal with Tae-sung's personality, he quit his job at Star Force and later joined DS actors.
Jin Ho-eun as Byun Jeong-yeol
A new manager under Star Force Entertainment. He becomes Tae-sung's new manager after Kang Min-kyu and protects Tae-sung with respect and pride to work with him.
Shin Hyun-seung as Yoon Jae-hyun
A rookie actor under Star Force. He plays a supporting role in the drama 'The World of Stars'.
Kwon Han-sol as Hong Bo-in
The youngest member of Star Force Entertainment's PR team. A new employee full of stupid mistakes.
Yoon Sang-jeong as Chae Eun-soo
PR team member of Star Force Entertainment.
Im Sung-kyun as Lee Yoon-woo
An actor under Star Force Entertainment who has been close friends with Tae-sung since he was a trainee.
Special appearance
Park Jeong-min as Park Jo-eun, Oh Han-byul's blind date partner (Ep. 1)
Yoon Byung-hee as Secretary of the Overseas Volunteer Group (Ep. 1)
Seo Yi-sook as an actress under Star Force Entertainment (Ep. 1)
Kim Seul-gi as Happy, a rookie singer (Ep. 2)
Lee Ki-woo as Ahn Jun-ho, an actor under Star Force Entertainment (Ep. 3)
Kang Ki-doong as Dong-jun, Ahn Jun-ho's manager (Ep. 3)
Lee Sang-woo Han Seung-Il, a famous actor newly signed with Star Force (Ep. 4)
Chae Jong-hyeop as Ham Yu-jin, an actor (Ep. 5)
Oh Eui-shik as Cha Min-ho, entertainment department reporter and Jo Ki-bum's ex-boyfriend (Ep. 6)
Moon Ga-young as Yeo Ha-jin, an actress who was rumoured to be dating Gong Tae-sung in the past (Ep. 6, 8)
Song Ji-hyo as Song Ji-hee, an actress (Ep. 7)
Kim Dong-wook as Lee Jung-hoon (Ep. 8)
Jin Ki-joo as Kim Jin-kyung, Entertainment Public Relations Manager (Ep.11)
Lee Sang-yeob as Do Ji-hyuk, an attorney and Do Soo-hyuk's elder brother (Ep.11)
Um Ki-joon as Yoon Jang-seok, an actor (Ep. 13)
Production
Filming
On March 11, 2022, it was confirmed that actor Ha Do-kwon contracted COVID-19 and all filming schedules have been cancelled.
Casting
Previously, Kim Young-dae worked together with both Yoon Jong-hoon and Ha Do-kwon in The Penthouse: War in Life; this will be their first reunion project after the end of the three-season Penthouse.
Release
On March 3, 2022, photos from the official script reading were published.