Island (South Korean TV series)

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Island
Promotional poster
Hangul
아일랜드
Revised RomanizationAillaendeu
McCune–ReischauerAillaendŭ
Genre
Based onIsland
by Yoon In-wan and Yang Kyung-il[2]
Developed byStudio Dragon (planning)[3]
Written byOh Bo-hyun[4]
Directed byBae Jong[1]
Starring
Music byKim Sung-su[5]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Jang Jeong-do
  • Kim Seung-min (CP)
Producers
  • Baek Chung-hwa
  • Mi Tae-hee
AnimatorKwon Gwang-gu
Editors
  • Choi Min-young
  • Choi Kyung-yoon
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTVING
ReleaseDecember 30, 2022 (2022-12-30) –
March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)
NetworktvN
ReleaseFebruary 10 (2023-02-10) –
February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25)

Island (Korean아일랜드) is a 2022–2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil, Lee Da-hee, Cha Eun-woo, and Sung Joon. Part 1 of the series aired on TVING from December 30, 2022, to January 13, 2023,[7] and later aired on tvN from February 10 to 25, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 22:10 (KST).[8] The Part 2 of the series aired from February 24 to March 10, 2023.[9] It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[10]

The first episode of Island was screened at the Rendez-vous (non-competition section) of the 2023 Cannes International Series Festival on April 19, 2023.[11][12]

Synopsis[edit]

Based on the graphic novel, which later published as a webtoon series on Naver Webtoon, the series was set on Jeju Island where three people are fighting against evil that's trying to destroy the world.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

Supporting[edit]

Granny Haenyeo's Home[edit]

  • Go Doo-shim as Geum Baek-ju[17]
  • Heo Jung-hee as Boo Yeom-ji[18]
    • Kwon Ye-eun as young Boo Yeom-ji

Daehan Group[edit]

Jijangjong[edit]

Tamra High School[edit]

  • Kim Ki-cheon as Principal Lee San-il[13]
  • Yoo Seung-ok as Han Su-jin[21]
  • Jung Soo-bin as Lee Su-ryun[22]

Others[edit]

Special appearance[edit]

Production[edit]

Filming was scheduled to start in October 2021.[1]

On December 20, 2021, it was reported that actress Lee Da-hee was injured while filming.[27] Later in the day, the actress's agency confirmed that she suffered a neck injury.[28]

On May 24, 2022, actor Cha Eun-woo posted a photo on SNS saying that his part had finished filming.[29]

Release[edit]

The series was originally made available for streaming through TVING and Amazon Prime Video.[30] On February 10, 2023, Part 1 was premiered on tvN.[8] The Part 2 was available to stream on TVING from February 24.[9]

Viewership[edit]

Island : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
PartEpisode numberAverage
123456
1637281543363488280432
2TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[31]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[31]
Nationwide Seoul
Part 1
1 February 10, 2023 2.833% (1st) 3.042% (1st)
2 February 11, 2023 2.046% (5th) 2.417% (3rd)
3 February 17, 2023 2.362% (2nd) 2.723% (2nd)
4 February 18, 2023 1.515% (8th) 1.984% (3rd)
5 February 24, 2023 2.095% (2nd) 2.619% (2nd)
6 February 25, 2023 1.280% (15th) N/A
Average 2.022% [a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating were not known.
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Awards and nominations[edit]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Cha Eun-woo Nominated [32]
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2023 Best Original Productions By A Streamer/OTT (National Winners – Korea) Island Won [33][34]
Asian Television Awards 2024 Best Original Digital Drama Series Island Won [35]
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Best New Actor Cha Eun-woo Nominated [36]
TVING Awards 2023 Content of the Year Island Pending [37]
Scene Stealer of the Year Cha Eun-woo Pending

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References[edit]

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  3. ^ Jang Soo-jung (October 6, 2022). "스튜디오드래곤, 美아마존과 콘텐츠 공급 계약...첫 작품 '아일랜드'" [Studio Dragon signs a content supply contract with Amazon in the US...The first film 'Island'] (in Korean). Dailian. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.
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  20. ^ Kang Nae-ri (October 26, 2021). "[단독] 박근형, '아일랜드' 출연 확정...김남길X이다희와 연기 호흡" [[Exclusive] Park Geun-hyung confirmed to appear in 'Ireland'... Kim Nam-gil X Da-hee and acting breathing] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Kim Hyun-sook (April 19, 2022). "유승옥, 캐빈74와 전속계약 체결...배우로 활약" [Yoo Seung-ok signs an exclusive contract with Cabin 74... acting as an actor] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022 – via Naver.
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    • "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 17, 2023. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 18, 2023. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. February 24, 2023. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
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