Standby (TV series)
| Standby | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Ki Seung-tae Kim Yoon-hee Lee Eun-young Park Jae-hyun Park Min-jung Yang Seo-yoon |
| Directed by | Jeon Jin-soo |
| Starring | Ryu Jin Lee Ki-woo Ha Seok-jin |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 113 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Chorokbaem Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | April 9 – October 5, 2012 |
Standby (Korean: 스탠바이; RR: Seutaenbai) is a 2012 South Korean sitcom that aired on MBC from April 9 to October 5, 2012 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:45. It is about the everyday stories of producers, writers and announcers working at TV11, a fictional broadcasting company.[1]
Cast
[edit]Main characters
[edit]- Ryu Jin as Ryu Jin-haeng - timid announcer
- Lee Ki-woo as Ryu Ki-woo[2]
- Ha Seok-jin as Ha Seok-jin
- Claudia Kim as Kim Soo-hyun - an easygoing variety producer
- Jung So-min as Jung So-min[3]
- Im Si-wan as Yim Si-wan[4]
- Choi Jung-woo as Ryu Jung-woo
- Park Joon-geum as Park Joon-geum
- Kim Yeon-woo as Kim Yeon-woo
- Go Kyung-pyo as Kim Kyung-pyo[5]
- Simon Dominic as Ssam D[6]
- Kim Ye-won as Kim Ye-won
Supporting characters
[edit]- Park Eun-ji as Park Eun-ji
- Kim Seung-pil as cameraman
- Woo Hye-jin as Choi Yoon-hee
- Sa Mi-ja as Jung-woo's mother
- Jung Ga-ram as Jung Ga-ram
- Yeom Dong-heon as Jung-woo's friend
- Ahn Hye-kyung as lawyer
- Choi Eun-kyung as president of education consulting company
Cameo appearances
[edit]- Park Myung-soo as Ascetic Geosung
- Julien Kang as Joon-geum's fan
- Lee Chae-young as Seok-jin's first love
- Park Se-mi as high school student on blind date
- Hyemi as high school student on blind date
- Park Mi-sun as Park Mi-sun
- Kim Young-ok as Joon-geum's mother
- Yoo So-young as So-ra
- Hwang Kwang-hee as Ha Kwang-hee, Seok-jin's younger brother (ep 76-77)
- Ha Dong-hoon as Rapper H
References
[edit]- ^ Hwang, Hyo-jin (April 17, 2012). "REVIEW: MBC's Stand-by – 5th episode". TenAsia. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (March 9, 2012). "Lee Ki-woo joins cast in upcoming MBC sitcom". TenAsia. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (March 6, 2012). "Jung So-min cast in her 1st sitcom". TenAsia. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (March 7, 2012). "ZE:A Siwan confirms role in upcoming MBC sitcom". TenAsia. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ Suk, Monica (March 15, 2012). "Simon D, Ko Kyeong-pyo join upcoming MBC sitcom". TenAsia. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ Park, Hyun-min (April 6, 2012). "Simon D Praises Himself for His Acting in Standby". enewsWorld. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Standby official MBC website (in Korean)
- Standby at HanCinema