"Broke Rookie Star" also known as “Salty Idol” is a growing comedy-drama depicting the salty daily life of an idol who suffers from hardships despite rising to stardom.
The leads in the drama are ASTRO's Rocky, Mun JiHu, Choi SeongMin, Lee Sang, and Anzardi Timothée.
ASTRO’s Rocky has appeared in the dramas “CheongchunhyangJeon”, “Find Me If You Can”, and was in the 2019 web drama “Soul Plate” along with the rest of the ASTRO members.
Mun JiHu has acted in the dramas “Kissable Lips”, “Part-Time Mello”, “Handmade Love”, “The Spies Who Loved Me”, and “Single & Ready To Mingle.”
Choi SeongMin has appeared in the dramas “Risky Romance”, “Love To The End”, “Reunited Worlds”, and “School 2017.”
Lee Sang has most recently appeared in the dramas "Wish You: Your Melody is in My Heart", "My First Love", and “4 Kinds of House.”
Finally, former “Produce X 101” and "Wild Idol" contestant Anzardi Timothée will be making his small screen debut in this web drama.
Actresses Kang BoRa ("Crime Puzzle"), Lee SooYeon ("Two Universes"), and Park EunByeol ("Crime Puzzle", "Record Of Youth") will also be starring in this drama.
Here is more information.
Broke Rookie Star (2022)
Information
Title: Broke Rookie Star / Salty Idol / Jjannaeaidol / 짠내아이돌
Director: Kim HyunSoo
Writer: Kim SeongJin
Network: KBS World TV
Runtime: From April 15
# of Episodes: 10
Genre: Comedy, Youth, Romance
Language: Korean
Summary
“Broke Rookie Star” is a web drama about K-Pop idols who look gorgeous. But is that what they really look like? A story about the desperate survival of unpopular members in a popular group.
Cast
ASTRO’s Rocky as HwiYeon
HwiYeon is a solo artist who joined as the 2nd member of the idol group “XPierce.” “XPierce” rose to stardom after their first album, but HwiYeon is a member who is marginalized by fans because he did not participate in the first album.
Mun JiHu as EunHyun
EunHyun is the leader of the popular idol group “XPierce.” He is a person who possesses everything from dance to singing to visuals and is the one who led the group to reverse the trend.
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Choi SeongMin as SiWoo
SiWoo is a member and main dancer of the popular idol group “XPierce.” He has a cheerful personality, is very sociable, and is the mood maker of the team. He is a warm person who takes care of all the members.
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Lee Sang as Chan
Chan is a member and main vocalist of the popular idol group ”XPierce.” Although he has a kind and innocent personality, he is a person with a strange charm and exists in a distinct world of his own.
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Anzardi Timothée as Loren
Active member of the idol group “XPierce.”
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Kang BoRa as Kim HanSeul
Kim HanSeul is a trainee reporter from the entertainment department who covers the popular idol group “XPierce.”
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Lee SooYeon as Seol HyeIn
Seol HyeIn is HwiYeon’s ex-girlfriend.
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Park EunByeol as Jo Ara
Jo Ara is a colleague of "XPierce" and the leader of a popular girl group.
Teaser & Posters
Here is one of the teasers.
Here are the official posters.
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