8 Korean Dramas that Portray the Life of an Artist and Idol, Full of Challenges and Drama

Kapanlagi.com - Written by Anastasia Ginting

Becoming an idol in South Korea certainly requires extraordinary effort and sacrifice. Being an idol not only requires singing skills but also dancing, rapping, and having attractive visuals.

With the high standards of idols in South Korea, many idols are considered to not meet the standard if they do not have singing, dancing or attractive visual skills. Seeing the incredible struggles of idols, some dramas also portray the struggles of idols, let's check it out KLovers!

1. DREAM HIGH

A drama about idols is certainly incomplete without including 'DREAM HIGH'. The drama starring popular idols such as Go Hye Mi (Suzy), Song Sam Dong (Kim Soo Hyun), Jin Gook (Ok Taecyeon), Yoon Baek Hee (Eun Jung), Jason (Jang Woo Young) and Kang Pil Sook (IU) successfully captured the attention of Korean drama fans.

This drama tells the story of the struggles and friendships of students at Kirin Art School. Kirin Art School is known as the school with the most successful graduates who want to pursue careers as idols, artists and solo singers. The six main players will work together to succeed in their own way despite their individual challenges.

2. IDOL THE CUP

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Next up is 'IDOL THE CUP' which is quite talked about because it truly raises real issues in the idol world. It tells the story of six members of a group called Cotton Candy who have debuted for six years. Although they have debuted for 6 years, there are still many challenges that Cotton Candy, especially in terms of their popularity, has to face.

This drama is played by several real-life idols such as Hani EXID and Exy WJSN. Certainly, because it is played by several real-life idols, the portrayal of characters in this drama can really be felt by all the players. The storyline taken is also quite familiar and makes fans quite immersed in the story of this drama.

3. PART TIME IDOL

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Next up is 'PART TIME IDOL' which tells the story of a big agency that creates a reality show to form a new idol group. This started when the CEO of the agency took a long vacation and completely ignored his agency. Finally, when the CEO returned to his agency, he only saw 5 remaining trainees. 'PART TIME IDOL' drama is also starred by real idols such as Lee Suhyun AKMU, Bibi, and Hyunbin.

4. IMITATION

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Next up is the drama 'IMITATION' which is also starred by members of the groups ATEEZ, U-KISS, SF9, T-ARA, IOI, and Rainbow. In general, this drama tells the story of the members in achieving their success as idols. Their struggle to be known by the public such as participating in various variety shows, and various small events such as talk shows.

In addition to their struggle as idol members, this drama also tells the story of the main players in overcoming all the pressure and fierce competition in the idol world. The competition becomes even tighter when the character Li Ma slowly begins to be imitated by his own friend named Ma Ha, so their relationship becomes worse.

5. LET ME BE YOUR KNIGHT

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Then there is the drama 'LET ME BE YOUR KNIGHT', a star-studded romance drama about the popular idol band called LUNA. The band consists of five people including Yoon Tae In (Lee Jun Young U-KISS), as the leader, vocalist, and producer of LUNA.

Lee Shin (JR NU'EST) is the bassist in the band, Woo Ga On (Kim Dong Hyun AB6IX) as the keyboardist, and Kim Yoo Chan (Yoon Ji Sung) as the drummer. Another member is Seo Woo Yeon (Jang Dong Joo) who is a sub-vocal. It turns out that one of the five members of LUNA has a mental illness, namely Tae In who always has trouble sleeping. Finally, they meet the character Yoon Joo and he will try to overcome Tae In's sleep disorder.

6. SALTY IDOL

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This drama is highly anticipated by many fans because it features the actions of Rocky ASTRO. It tells the story of an idol who experiences many difficulties and challenges when trying to become an idol. Finally, she successfully debuts in a group called XPierce.

Her presence also brings good news for the long-debuted XPierce group, as their song finally goes viral again and their album becomes a success among fans. However, because Hwiyeon is not one of the original members, she is eventually kicked out of the group and has to start her life from scratch.

7. SHUT UP FLOWER BOY BAND

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Next up is SHUT UP FLOWER BOY BAND, which tells the story of the life of a rock band group and their friendship. The drama's background is the life of high school students who are still very free-spirited, full of creativity, and ambition. In addition to friendship, this drama also tells the story of the five members who start to fall in love with girls in their school.

The drama features Kwon Ji Suk (Sung Joon), a talented musician who is quite smart in tone and able to see the weaknesses and strengths in a song and band. Finally, he joins the rock group and tries to bring the group to greater heights.

8. THE LIAR AND HIS LOVE

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Lastly, there's THE LIAR AND HIS LOVE, which tells the story of a music producer named Kang Hangyeol who produces a group called Crude Play. Crude Play is a fairly well-known band with many hit songs. However, his success does not make him happy enough because he is still looking for someone to fill his heart.

This drama also features Joy Red Velvet as So Rim, a girl with a beautiful voice. So Rim eventually meets Hangyeol and starts to encourage him to pursue a career as a singer. Hangyeol then slowly falls in love with So Rim as a woman and tries to get closer to her by working as her music producer, although it's a bit difficult because his friend also likes So Rim.

(kpl/nas)