| Live On | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 라이브온 |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Bang Yoo-jung[1] |
| Directed by | Kim Sang-woo[1] |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17) – January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12) |
Live On (Korean: 라이브온;RR: Raibeu-on) is aSouth Korean television series starringJung Da-bin,Hwang Min-hyun,Noh Jong-hyun,Yang Hye-ji,Yeonwoo andChoi Byung-chan. Written by Bang Yoo-jung and directed by Kim Sang-woo,[1] the series centers on a high school girl who joins her school'sbroadcasting club in order to catch the person trying toreveal her secret. It aired onJTBC from November 17, 2020, to January 12, 2021.[2]
A story of love and friendship unfolds in a school wheresocial media is a defining force and everybody is judged according to the person'slooks,fashion sense andpopularity.
Baek Ho-rang (Jung Da-bin), a high school student, ispopular on social media for being pretty and classy, but her standoffish and cold behaviour in person earns her a considerable number of haters. One day, a strange message from ananonymous sender is read over theschool radio. The message reminds Ho-rang of atraumatic episode from her past. Ananonymous account has also been threatening toblackmail her by exposing her secret. Due to this, Ho-rang decides to join the broadcasting club, led by the perfectionist and overly time-conscious Go Eun-taek (Hwang Min-hyun), in order to track down the person attempting to defame her behind the keyboard.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17) | |
Ho-rang receives application offers from multiple clubs at Seoyeon High School, being a social media celebrity, but she rejects them all. After hearing a strange, triggering message from an anonymous sender being read over the school radio, she makes a last-minute application at the broadcasting club. | |||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24) | |
Ho-rang's first days at the broadcasting club are marked with rebukes from Eun-taek, who is annoyed with her being late. After gaining access to the club's official social media page, she delves into the account of the Internet troll who sent the anonymous message. Much to her shock, Ho-rang sees a familiar name in its friends list. | |||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | December 1, 2020 (2020-12-01) | |
Ho-rang manages to get a reply from the troll but she is still confused of the account's real owner. As things get smoother between her and Eun-taek, Ho-rang receives an unexpected birthday gift from him. | |||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) | |
A straightforward Eun-taek confesses his feelings to Ho-rang. During the school festival, the broadcasting club's talk show, hosted by Ho-rang herself, goes trouble-free until the Internet troll makes an explosive revelation on social media. | |||||
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | December 15, 2020 (2020-12-15) | |
The broadcasting accident at the festival does not stop the budding romance between Ho-rang and Eun-taek. So-hyun watches a video recording in the club's laptop and makes an appalling discovery. | |||||
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | December 22, 2020 (2020-12-22) | |
At the school retreat, So-hyun manages to make Hee-soo admit her crimes to her, but the revelation comes with a painful realization to So-hyun. Ho-rang confronts Hee-soo, unaware of Hee-soo's scheme against her and So-hyun. | |||||
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | December 29, 2020 (2020-12-29) | |
Ho-rang becomes the object of unwanted criticisms among her peers and her relationships with Eun-taek, Yu-shin and Jae-yi start to falter. Hee-soo reveals to her the reason she is blackmailing her and warns her of another blackmailing if Ho-rang does not quit the broadcasting club. | |||||
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Kim Sang-woo | Bang Yoo-jung | January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12)[a] | |
Ho-rang finally opens up to her friends and to everyone at school about the truth of her past: that she is a victim ofschool violence two years ago. As the day of the school video festival begins, she ensures a closure between her and Hee-soo, while her relationships with the other classmates become stronger than before. | |||||
The first script reading took place on August 5, 2020.[9]
| Live On: Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13) |
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| Length | 57:23 |
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The following is the official track list ofLive On: Original Soundtrack album. The tracks with no indicated lyricists and composers are the drama'smusical score; the artists indicated for these tracks are the tracks' composers themselves.[10][11]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Your Light" | Kim Ho-kyung |
| TXT | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Your Light" (Japanese ver.) | Kim Ho-kyung |
| TXT | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Naan" (난, lit. "Me") | Bibi |
| Bibi | 2:47 |
| 4. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (나의 외로움이 널 부를 때) | Cho Dong-ik | Cho Dong-ik |
| 4:18 |
| 5. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (나의 외로움이 널 부를 때) | Cho Dong-ik | Cho Dong-ik | Jung Da-bin | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Horang" (서연고 셀럽 백호랑, lit. "Baek Ho-rang, Seoyeon High School Celebrity") |
| 1:48 | ||
| 7. | "First Meeting" (첫 만남) |
| 2:22 | ||
| 8. | "Slowly" | Yang Sung-woo | 2:33 | ||
| 9. | "Sushi" |
| 2:11 | ||
| 10. | "Jei Day" (재이의 하루, lit. "Jae-yi's Day") |
| 2:02 | ||
| 11. | "Love Poem" |
| 3:30 | ||
| 12. | "Recall" |
| 2:18 | ||
| 13. | "The moment that I met you" |
| 2:47 | ||
| 14. | "Gagjaui Maeum" (각자의 마음, lit. "Each One's Heart") |
| 2:04 | ||
| 15. | "Who are you" (너 누구야) |
| 2:36 | ||
| 16. | "Start" (시작) |
| 1:52 | ||
| 17. | "Time Stopped" (멈춰버린 시간) |
| 3:02 | ||
| 18. | "Beside You" | Yang Sung-woo | 2:27 | ||
| 19. | "Remember" |
| 2:45 | ||
| 20. | "Jeongseo Bulan" (정서 불안, lit. "Feeling of Anxiousness") |
| 2:09 | ||
| 21. | "That Summer" (그 때 여름) |
| 2:21 | ||
| Total length: | 57:23 | ||||
The following is the track list ofsingles fromLive On: Original Soundtrack.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Your Light" | Kim Ho-kyung |
| TXT | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Your Light" (Japanese ver.) | Kim Ho-kyung |
| TXT | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Your Light" (Inst.) |
| 3:38 | ||
| Total length: | 10:54 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Naan" (난, lit. "Me") | Bibi |
| Bibi | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Naan" (Inst.) |
| 2:47 | ||
| Total length: | 5:34 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (나의 외로움이 널 부를 때) | Cho Dong-ik | Cho Dong-ik |
| 4:18 |
| 2. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (Inst.) | Cho Dong-ik | 4:18 | ||
| Total length: | 8:36 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (나의 외로움이 널 부를 때) | Cho Dong-ik | Cho Dong-ik | Jung Da-bin | 4:17 |
| 2. | "When My Loneliness Calls You" (Inst.) | Cho Dong-ik | 4:17 | ||
| Total length: | 8:34 | ||||
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide average audience share[13] | |
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| 1 | November 17, 2020 | 1.302% | |
| 2 | November 24, 2020 | 0.428% | |
| 3 | December 1, 2020 | 0.604% | |
| 4 | December 8, 2020 | 0.428% | |
| 5 | December 15, 2020 | 0.727% | |
| 6 | December 22, 2020 | 0.597% | |
| 7 | December 29, 2020 | 0.622% | |
| 8 | January 12, 2021[a] | 0.785% | |
| Average | 0.687% | ||
The popularity index of a drama is unusually high for a drama that is aired once a week. The popularity of the drama has been on the list of the previous episodes, and Hwang Min-hyun, who plays the role of the male protagonist Ko Eun-taek, has also been on the list of the cast members of the first and eighth episodes, respectively. The Lacoy index is also high, and the number of views of the first episode of YouTube, which was released only in Korea, has reached 2.5 million, showing a steady rise. (As of November 2021)[14]
The series will be available with multi-languages subtitles oniQIYI in South East Asia and Taiwan.[citation needed]The series will also be available on Viki with multi-languages subtitles.[citation needed]
Bang Yoo-jung'sscreenplays for all episodes ofLive On were published as one set on January 28, 2021 by Wisdom House. The screenplays are available for purchase both in print ande-book formats.[15]
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