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Ask the Stars is an upcoming South Korean television series written by Seo Sook-hyang, directed by Park Shin-woo and starring Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin. The series follows the fateful encounter of a space-tourist and an astronaut on a space station. It is scheduled for release on tvN.
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