The Idolmaster KR

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The Idolmaster KR
The Idolmaster KR.jpg
Promotional poster
Genre Drama
Based on The Idolmaster
by Bandai Namco Entertainment
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes24
Production
Production companiesInteractive Media Mix, Inc [1]
Release
Original network SBS Plus, SBS funE, SBS MTV (pay TV)
Amazon Video (streaming)
Original releaseApril 28 (2017-04-28) [lower-alpha 1]  
October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)

The Idolmaster KR (stylized The IDOLM@STER.KR) 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] as an Amazon original series. It ran for 24 episodes. [3]

Contents

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

Red Queen

825 Entertainment

Other characters

Cameo

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website posted a notice of a member replacement; [5] an original member of Real Girl Project, Hanabyul, [1] had been replaced by sub-member Jiseul for the series, as Hanabyul was noted to have suffered from a leg injury.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.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
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.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
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)
  • Steven Lee
  • RIKE BOOMGAARDEN
  • Steven Lee
03:39
Total length:10:19

OST Part 3

Released on June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."I Must Go! [lower-alpha 2] " (sung by Real Girls Project)
  • Koji Nakagawa
  • Keiki Kobayashi
  • Keiki Kobayashi
07:14
2."Growl [lower-alpha 3] " (으르렁, sung by Rookie Team)
  • Seo Ji-eum
03:28
3."2nd Confession [lower-alpha 4] " (두번째 고백, sung by Debut Team)
  • 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.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
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!! [lower-alpha 2] " (sung by Suji and Jeewon)
  • Tashiro Tomokazu
  • Araki Keiroku
03:10
Total length:09:35

Japanese releases

Episode 1

Released on April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Kkumeul Dream" (꿈을 Dream, sung by Real Girls Project)
  • Kamen Rider
  • Kamen Rider
  • Kamen Rider
03:07
2."The Idolmaster [lower-alpha 2] " (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.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
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)
  • Steven Lee
  • RIKE BOOMGAARDEN
  • Steven Lee
03:39
Total length:13:57

Episode 3

Released on August 16, 2017 (2017-08-16)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."I Must Go! [lower-alpha 2] " (sung by Real Girls Project)
  • 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.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Growl [lower-alpha 3] " (으르렁, sung by Rookie Team)
  • Seo Ji-eum
03:28
2."2nd Confession [lower-alpha 4] " (두번째 고백, sung by Debut Team)
  • 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.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
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!! [lower-alpha 2] " (sung by Suji and Jeewon)
  • Tashiro Tomokazu
  • Araki Keiroku
03:10
Total length:09:35

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart
positions
Singer(s)Album
KOR
[8]
"Kkeumeul Dream" (꿈을 Dream)2016Real Girls ProjectKkeumeul Dream
"The Idolm@ster" [lower-alpha 5] 2017Sori, Yukika, Jeewon, Yeeun, JiseulNon-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. 1 2 3 4 5 Original song by 765 Production.
  3. 1 2 Original song by EXO.
  4. 1 2 Original song by BtoB.
  5. Credited under B-Side, Real Girls Project sub-unit.

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