The Idolmaster KR

The Idolmaster KR (stylized The [e-mail]) is a South Korean television drama based on Bandai Namco Entertainment's The Idolmaster video game series. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 28, 2017^{[1][2][unreliable source?]} as an Amazon original series. It ran for 24 episodes.^[3]

The Idolmaster KR
Promotional poster
Genre	Drama
Based on	The Idolmaster by Bandai Namco Entertainment
Starring	Kim Sori Heo Youngjoo Yukika Teramoto Kwon Haseo Lee Jeewon Mint Lee Yeeun Cha Jiseul Lee Suji Chun Jane Jung Taeri Sung Hoon Park Chul-min Kang Yeseul Lee Ka-eun
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	24
Production
Production companies	Interactive Media Mix, Inc[1]
Original release
Network	SBS Plus, SBS funE, SBS MTV (pay TV) Amazon Video (streaming)
Release	April 28 (2017-04-28)[a] – October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)

The series was later picked up by the SBS-owned pay TV channels SBS Plus, SBS funE, and SBS MTV. It premiered on these channels on April 28, 2017.^[4]

Cast

Real Girls Project

• Lee Su-ji (이수지) as Suji/Suah
• Heo Youngjoo (허영주) as Youngjoo
• Sori (김소리) as Sori
• Yukika Teramoto (寺本來可 / 테라모토 유키카) as Yukika
• Kwon Ha-seo (권하서) as Haseo
• Lee Jee-won (이지원) as Jeewon
• Jung Tae-ri (정태리) as Taeri
• Mint (민트) as Mint
• Lee Ye-eun (이예은) as Yeeun
• Cha Ji-seul (차지슬) ^[5] as Jiseul
• Chun Jane (천재인) as Jane

Red Queen

• Jo So-jin^[6] as Hyeju
• Kim Sun-young^[6] as Mina
• Han Hye-ri^[6] as Yeri
• Lee Ka-eun^[6] as Chae Na-kyung

825 Entertainment

• Sung Hoon^[7] as Kang Shin-hyuk, the former Producer of Red Queen.
• Park Chul-min^[6] as Shim Min-chul, CEO of 825 Entertainment.
• Kang Ye-seul as Yeseul, the girls' manager at 825 Entertainment.

Other characters

• Heo Joungjoo as Joungjoo, Youngjoo's younger sister who is a singer-songwriter.
• Lee Coco as Coco, an internet broadcast MC.
• Jin Nayoung as Nayoung, Sori's friend.
• Bae Seul-ki as Kim Dan-oh, a composer and vocal trainer.

Cameo

• Kim Jung-ah as vocal training judge
• Jung Tae-woo
• Euna Kim as a rapper
• Gowoon as Bom-yi
• Jung Hee-chul as Haseo's brother
• Lee Moo-saeng as Chief Yang

Production

On October 13, 2016, The Idolmaster KR official website posted a notice of a member replacement;^[5] an original member of Real Girl Project, Hanabyul,^[1] had been replaced by sub-member Jiseul for the series, as Hanabyul was noted to have suffered from a leg injury. One month later, it was revealed that After School's Lee Ka-eun, Nine Muses' Sojin, Tahiti's Ari and I.B.I's Han Hye-ri would be joining the cast as members of 'Red Queen', a popular girl group at the time of Real Girl Project's debut, in the live-action series.^[6]

Soundtrack

Korean releases

OST Part 1

Released on May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Kkumeul Dream" (꿈을 Dream, sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:07
2.	"One For All" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:10
3.	"Memories" (메모리즈, sung by Suji and Jeewon)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:42
4.	"Lost In The Summer" (sung by Jane and Youngjoo)	Albi Albertsson	Albi Albertsson	Albi Albertsson	03:24
Total length:					13:23

OST Part 2

Released on May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Super Girl Magic" (sung by Red Queen)	Pinch Hitter	Steven Lee Andreas Oberg Maria Marcus	Maria Marcus	03:12
2.	"Acacia" (sung by Red Queen)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:28
3.	"Attention" (sung by Red Queen)	Yung Kyoung (Jam Factory) Song Carat (Jam Factory)	Steven Lee RIKE BOOMGAARDEN	Steven Lee	03:39
Total length:					10:19

OST Part 3

Released on June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"I Must Go![b]" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Jam Factory Hiroyuki Onoda	Koji Nakagawa Keiki Kobayashi	Keiki Kobayashi	07:14
2.	"Growl[c]" (으르렁, sung by Rookie Team)	Seo Ji-eum	Jordan Kyle John Major Jarah Gibson DK Hyuk Shin Master Key	Jordan Kyle John Major Hyuk Shin	03:28
3.	"2nd Confession[d]" (두번째 고백, sung by Debut Team)	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae Lee Min-hyuk Jung Il-hoon	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae	03:55
4.	"Wanna Be Your Star" (sung by Haseo, Jane, and Yeeun)	OBROS Haseo	Master Key OBROS	Master Key OBROS	04:05
Total length:					18:42

OST Part 4

Released on October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Not End...But And!!" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:05
2.	"Let's Get Started" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:20
3.	"The World Is All One!![b]" (sung by Suji and Jeewon)	Jam Factory RIONA	Tashiro Tomokazu	Araki Keiroku	03:10
Total length:					09:35

Japanese releases

Episode 1

Released on April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Kkumeul Dream" (꿈을 Dream, sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:07
2.	"The Idolmaster[b]" (sung by B-Side (Sori, Yukika, Jeewon, Yeeun, Jiseul))	Jam Factory (Korean lyric) Megumi Nakamura	Hiroto Sasaki	Hiroto Sasaki	02:56
3.	"Acacia" (sung by Red Queen)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:29
4.	"One For All" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:10
Total length:					12:42

Episode 2

Released on July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Lost In The Summer" (sung by Jane and Youngjoo)	Albi Albertsson	Albi Albertsson	Albi Albertsson	03:24
2.	"Memories" (메모리즈, sung by Suji and Jeewon)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:42
3.	"Super Girl Magic" (sung by Red Queen)	Pinch Hitter	Steven Lee Andreas Oberg Maria Marcus	Maria Marcus	03:12
4.	"Attention" (sung by Red Queen)	Yung Kyoung (Jam Factory) Song Carat (Jam Factory)	Steven Lee RIKE BOOMGAARDEN	Steven Lee	03:39
Total length:					13:57

Episode 3

Released on August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"I Must Go![b]" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Jam Factory Hiroyuki Onoda	Koji Nakagawa Keiki Kobayashi	Keiki Kobayashi	07:14
2.	"Wanna Be Your Star" (sung by Haseo, Jane, and Yeeun)	OBROS Haseo	Master Key OBROS	Master Key OBROS	04:05
Total length:					11:19

Episode 4

Released on August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Growl[c]" (으르렁, sung by Rookie Team)	Seo Ji-eum	Jordan Kyle John Major Jarah Gibson DK Hyuk Shin Master Key	Jordan Kyle John Major Hyuk Shin	03:28
2.	"2nd Confession[d]" (두번째 고백, sung by Debut Team)	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae Lee Min-hyuk Jung Il-hoon	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae	Seo Jae-woo Seo Young-bae	03:55
Total length:					07:23

Episode 5

Released on October 29, 2017 (2017-10-29)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Not End...But And!!" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:05
2.	"Let's Get Started" (sung by Real Girls Project)	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	03:20
3.	"The World Is All One!![b]" (sung by Suji and Jeewon)	Jam Factory (music publisher) RIONA	Tashiro Tomokazu	Araki Keiroku	03:10
Total length:					09:35

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Singer(s)	Album
		KOR [8]
"Kkeumeul Dream" (꿈을 Dream)	2016	—	Real Girls Project	Kkeumeul Dream
"The Idolm@ster"[e]	2017	—	Sori, Yukika, Jeewon, Yeeun, Jiseul	Non-album single
"Pingpong Game"		—	Suji, Sori, Yukika, Jeewon, Yeeun
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes

1. SBS Plus, SBS funE, and SBS MTV
2. Original song by 765 Production.
3. Original song by EXO.
4. Original song by BtoB.
5. Credited under B-Side, Real Girls Project sub-unit.