On Air (TV series)

On Air (Korean: 온에어) is a 2008 South Korean television series, starring Kim Ha-neul, Park Yong-ha, Lee Beom-soo and Song Yoon-ah. The series is a behind-the-scenes look at a fictional television drama, revealing details about what normally goes on behind a TV drama production.^[1][2] It aired on SBS TV from March 5 to May 15, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 21 episodes.

On Air
Promotional poster
Hangul	온에어
RR	Oneeo
MR	Oneŏ
Genre	Melodrama Romance
Written by	Kim Eun-sook
Directed by	Shin Woo-chul Jin Hyuk
Starring	Kim Ha-neul Park Yong-ha Lee Beom-soo Song Yoon-ah
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	21
Production
Executive producer	Go heung-sik (SBS)
Producer	Yoon Ha rim
Production locations	Korea, Taiwan
Running time	Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company	K-Dream
Original release
Network	SBS TV
Release	March 5 (2008-03-05) – May 15, 2008 (2008-05-15)

Synopsis

Jang Ki-joon (Lee Beom-soo) used to be a top manager in the business but he went bankrupt as he couldn't compete with other powerful agencies. He was 'rescued' by Oh Seung-ah (Kim Ha-neul), a top star who agreed to join his agency after breaking off with her former one. Lee Kyung-min (Park Yong-ha) is a drama PD who gets his first chance at being a director. Seo Young-eun (Song Yoon-ah) is a much sought-after scriptwriter who is divorced and has a young son. On Air revolves around these four entertainment industry figures - a director, a writer, an actress, and her manager - as their personal and professional lives intertwine during the shooting of a drama. It also portrays how the whole production team and performers complete a project in a tight schedule as well as how actors, actresses, and entertainment agencies handle rumors surrounding them.^[3]

Cast

Main

• Kim Ha-neul as Oh Seung-ah
• Park Yong-ha as Lee Kyung-min
• Lee Beom-soo as Jang Ki-joon
• Song Yoon-ah as Seo Young-eun^[4]

Supporting

• Lee Hyung-chul as Jin Sang-woo (SW Entertainment president)
• Han Ye-won as Cherry
• Hong Ji-min as Lee Hye-kyung
• Yoo Seo-jin as Yoon Hyun-soo
• Choi Sang-hoon as Kang Ho-sang
• Lee Won as Kwon Oh-suk
• Lee Sung-min as Song Soo-chul
• Lee Dal-hyung as Park Bong-shik
• Yeo Ho-min as Hong Seo-gyu
• Kim Dong-gyun as Noh Yong-chul
• Park Joo-ah as Park Hyung-ja
• Shin Dong-woo as Kim Joon-hee
• Lee Chul-min as Kim Hak-seon
• Kang Joo-hyung as Ahn Da-jung
• Jin Sung as Lee Won
• Im Hyun-sung as Kim Beom-rae
• Sung Woo-jin as Ra Seok-hyun
• Ricky Kim as Aidan Lee
• Lee Chae-won as Seung-ah's makeup artist
• Lee Kyung-jin as Kwak Wook-shim
• Min Seo-hyun as Yang So-eun
• Kim Do-yeon as Ahn Ji-soo
• Seol Ji-yoon as Writer Kwon
• Kang Rae-yeon as travel guide
• Maeng Bo-hak as movie producer
• Yoon Seol-hee as room salon girl
• Lee Seung-hyung as advertiser
• Son Hwa-ryung
• Kim Sung-oh as SW manager
• Yoon Gi-won as fake manager (ep 1-2)
• Kim Ki-soo as Young-eun's tango teacher (ep 1)

Special appearances

• Lee Sun-kyun as himself (ep 1)
• Bae Jong-ok as herself (ep 1)
• Park Jin-hee as herself (ep 1)
• Choi Min-hwan as himself (ep 1)
• Lee Hong-gi as himself (ep 1)
• Lee Jae-jin as himself (ep 1)
• Lee Hyo-ri as herself (ep 1)
• Ji Il-joo as Lee Hyo-ri's manager (ep 1)
• Kim Ji-young as herself (ep 1)
• Jeon Do-yeon as herself (ep 2)
• Park Si-yeon as herself (ep 3)
• Lee Chun-hee as himself (ep 3)
• Jeon Hye-bin as herself (ep 3)
• Kim Min-jun as himself (ep 4)
• Kang Hye-jung as herself (ep 5,12)
• Uhm Ji-won as herself (ep 5)
• Lee Seo-jin as himself (ep 9)
• Song Chang-eui as himself (ep 11)
• Lee Dong-gyu as health center employee (ep 14)
• Shin Dong-wook as drama actor (ep 14)
• Kim Je-dong as himself (ep 15)
• Kim Jung-eun as herself (ep 16)
• Yoon Se-ah as screenwriter (ep 21)
• Kim Sung-min as manager (ep 21)
• Hines Ward as himself (ep 21)

Production

The series features 27 cameo appearances, among them are Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Jung-eun, Lee Seo-jin, Kim Min-jun and Yoon Se-ah, who had previously worked with writer Kim Eun-sook and director Shin Woo-chul on Lovers in Paris, Lovers in Prague, and Lovers. Song Yoon-ah also asked her celebrity friends to appear on the show, namely Lee Hyori, Kang Hye-jung, Uhm Ji-won, and comedian Kim Je-dong.^[2]

Parts of the series were filmed on location in Taiwan, where the character Lee Kyung-min goes in search of Seo Young-eun, who went to Taiwan on vacation.^[5]

Soundtrack

Information

• Title: 온에어 OST Part 2 / On Air OST Part 2
• Artist: Various Artists
• Language: Korean, English
• Release Date: 2008-Apr-29
• Number of Tracks: 11
• Publisher: Unknown
• Agency: Sony Music

Track Listing

No.	Song Title	Artist
1.	Island	Lee Beom-soo
2.	Sky Love	Kim Ha-neul
3.	A Person Like Me	Cyndi feat. Amen
4.	Heartbroken (Bossanova Ver.)	Choi Hoon
5.	One Word (Guitar Ver.)	Han Sung-ho
6.	Haneuleul Gareumyeo	Kim Dong-hyuk
7.	Rainbow Soap	Leenyum
8.	Duryeowoom Apeseo	Kim Bo-min
9.	Yariya (Inst.)	Park Se-joon
10.	Think About You	Kim Dong-hyuk
11.	Yariya	Han Ye-won

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2008	2nd Korea Drama Awards[6]	Top Excellence Award, Actress	Kim Ha-neul	Won
	SBS Drama Awards	Top 10 Stars	Kim Ha-neul	Won
			Song Yoon-ah	Won
			Park Yong-ha	Won
		Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Special	Lee Hyung-chul	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Special	Hong Ji-min	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special	Park Yong-ha	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actor	Lee Beom-soo	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress	Kim Ha-neul	Won
			Song Yoon-ah	Won
2009	45th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Screenplay (TV)	Kim Eun-sook	Nominated
		Best New Actress (TV)	Han Ye-won	Nominated
		Best Actor (TV)	Park Yong-ha	Nominated
		Best Director (TV)	Shin Woo-chul	Won
		Best Drama	On Air	Nominated

International broadcast

The series aired on Mnet Japan beginning July 30, 2008. Park Yong-ha and Song Yoon-ah visited Japan to promote it in a showcase attend by 800 VIP guests at Toho Cinema in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo.^[7][8]