Monstar

Seol-chan, a member of Korea's most popular K-pop boy band Men in Black ({{ko-hhrm|맨인블랙||Maenin Beullaeg}}), is provoked into pushing one of his crazy fans, and when that goes viral, his reputation plummets. As damage control, his agency tells him to quietly attend school for a while. Meanwhile, Se-yi, a new transfer student from New Zealand, draws attention in the school for both her talent and oddness. Misunderstandings occur between Seol-chan, Se-yi, and their other classmates. But in the midst of all the chaos, these students find a common interest which connects them to each other: music. Every character has his or her own untold stories, which have had significant impact in their lives. But as they gather together to sing and play the music they love, they learn to soothe the pain inside them, and to open each of their souls.

• Yong Jun-hyung as Yoon Seol-chan{{cite web|last=Sunwoo|first=Carla|title=Beast member snags drama role|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2967290|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130506080544/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2967290|url-status=live|archive-date=May 6, 2013|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=2013-05-18|date=19 February 2013}}{{cite web|last=Choi|first=Eun-hwa|title=B2ST's Yong Jun Hyung to star in Mnet Drama Monstar|url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.as}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Park Ji-woo as young Seol-chan
• Ha Yeon-soo as Min Se-yi{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Erika|title=Rookie Ha Yeon Soo Cast as B2ST Yong Jun Hyung's Partner for Monstar|url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=29666|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130506142941/http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=29666|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2013|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2013-05-18|date=21 February 2013}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Nancy|title=Ha Yeon Soo Talks About Burden of Being B2ST's Yong Jun Hyung's Love Interest in Monstar|url=http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=36082|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616004658/http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=36082|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2013|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2013-05-18|date=13 May 2013}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hye-ji|title=TENASIA PICKS: 5 Most Brilliant Rookies in 1st Half of 2013|url=http://www.tenasia.com/archives/63457|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310124640/http://www.tenasia.com/archives/63457|work=TenAsia|archive-date=2014-03-10|date=6 July 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=An|first=So-hyoun|title=Interview: How Ha Yeon Soo Grew to Become the Biggest Rookie Around|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/42910|work=enewsWorld|access-date=2013-08-11|date=11 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813073527/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/42910|archive-date=13 August 2013|url-status=dead}}
• Kim Cho-eun as young Se-yi
• Kang Ha-neul as Jung Sun-woo{{cite web|last=Bae|first=Sun-young|title=INTERVIEW: Actor Kang Ha-neul|url=http://www.tenasia.com/archives/66474|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823074907/http://www.tenasia.com/archives/66474|work=TenAsia|archive-date=2013-08-23|date=26 July 2013|url-status=dead}}
• Yoon Chan-young as young Sun-woo
• Ahn Nae-sang as Han Ji-woong
• Jung Joon-young as young Han Ji-woong

• Dahee as Kim Na-na
• Kim Min-young as Shim Eun-ha
• Ivy as adult Eun-ha
• Park Kyu-sun as Cha Do-nam
• Kang Eui-sik as Park Kyu-dong
• Lee Eun-sung as young Kyu-dong

• Moon Yong-suk as Ma Joon-hee
• Kim Yoo-hyun as Ma Hyo-rin
• Yoon Jong-hoon as Shin Jae-rok

• Kim Sun-kyung as Choi Kyung
• Lim Kim as young Choi Kyung
• Lee Hee-jin as Dokgo Soon
• Kim San-ho as Choi Joon-goo
• Jo Jae-yoon as Manager Hong
• Kim Hee-won as CEO Go
• Kim Jae-heung as math teacher
• Kim Young-hee as language teacher
• Lee Dal-hyung as head teacher
• Nat Thewphaingam as Nawin Thammarat
• Kim Min-young as Shim Eun-ha
• Kim Young-ho as Min Gwang-ho
• Kim Young-jae as PD Byun Hee-sool
• Im Hyun-sik as Men In Black member (ep. 2, 6, 9, and 12)
• Lee Min-hyuk as Men In Black member (ep. 2, 6, 9, and 12)
• Yook Sung-jae as Arnold, Men In Black member (ep. 2, 6, 9, and 12)
• Lee Chang-sub as Men In Black member (ep. 2, 6, 9, and 12)

• Ryu Hye-rin as Seol-chan's fan
• Lee Joo-yeon as Ah-ri, actress in opening scene with Seol-chan (ep. 1)
• Lee Sung-min as Kwon Tae-hyun, movie director (ep. 1)
• Ko Chang-seok as Do-nam's judo master (ep. 5)
• Park Ga-ram as waiter (ep. 6)
• Kim Ji-soo as performer (ep. 10)
• Jo Moon-geun as performer (ep. 10)
• Nam Ji-hyun{{efn|Credited as Son Ji-hyun.}} as Stella (ep. 12)
• No Min-woo as Daniel Park (ep. 12)
• Kim Min-kyu

Monstar 12 episodes music drama that tells the story of ordinary teenagers who are hurt and grow as they heal through music, was directed by Kim Won-seok. Kim joined hands with Korea's representative music channel Mnet. The fact that it is the first work that director Kim Won-seok did after transferring to CJ E&M made the expectations are high.{{Cite web |date=2013-02-18 |title=비스트 용준형, Mnet 뮤직드라마 '몬스타' 캐스팅..'연기돌 합류' |url=https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2013021809545417787 |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=아시아경제 |language=ko |archive-date=2023-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409062911/https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2013021809545417787 |url-status=live }}

On February 18, 2013, CJ E&M announced that The music drama 'Monstar' will be aired in early April. They also confirmed Yong Jun-hyung as the male lead. On February 28, 2013, Kang Ha-neul was confirmed as second male lead.{{Cite web |date=2013-02-28 |title=강하늘 몬스타 주연 발탁, "연기와 노래 모두 욕심…열정 다할 것" |url=https://www.newsinside.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=173730 |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=뉴스인사이드 |language=ko |archive-date=2023-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409062911/http://www.newsinside.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=173730 |url-status=live |author1=유수경 }}

The series features numerous song covers sung onscreen by the characters.

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| released = {{Start date|2013|08|09}}

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| genre = Pop, K-pop, soundtrack

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{{Track listing

| extra_column= Artist

| title1 = Past Days

| note1 = 지난 날

| extra1 = Yong Jun-hyung of Beast, BTOB, Ha Yeon-soo

| length1 = 3:07

| title2 = After Time Passes

| note2 = 시간이 흐른 뒤엔

| extra2 = Yong Jun-hyung of Beast & BTOB

| length2 = 4:36

| title3 = Atlantis Princess

| note3 = 아틀란티스 소녀

| extra3 = Ha Yeon-soo, Kang Ha-neul, & Kim Cho-eun

| length3 = 3:05

| title4 = Snooze (I Will Be Your Love)

| note4 = 선잠 (나 그대의 사랑이 되리)

| extra4 = J Rabbit

| length4 = 3:24

| title5 = Don't Make Me Cry

| note5 = 날 울리지마

| extra5 = Yong Jun-hyung, Ha Yeon-soo, Kang Ha-neul, Kang Eui-sik, Dahee, Kim Min-young, Park Kyu-sun

| length5 = 3:09

| title6 = To You Who Hopes for My Despair

| note6 = 나의 절망을 바라는 당신에게

| extra6 = Kang Eui-sik

| length6 = 3:16

| title7 = First Love

| note7 = 첫사랑

| extra7 = Yong Jun-hyung of Beast & BTOB

| length7 = 3:33

| title8 = Only That Is My World / March

| note8 = 그것만이 내 세상 / 행진

| extra8 = Yong Jun-hyung, Ha Yeon-soo, Kang Ha-neul, Kang Eui-sik, Dahee, Kim Min-young, Park Kyu-sun

| length8 = 3:25

| title9 = Practice

| note9 = 연습

| extra9 = Ha Yeon-soo

| length9 = 3:26

| title10 = Scattered Days

| note10 = 흩어진 나날들

| extra10 = Park Hyo-shin

| length10 = 3:51

| title11 = Monstar

| note11 =

| extra11 = Various Artists

| length11 = 0:50

| title12 = Wandering Stars

| note12 = 방황하는 별

| extra12 = Various Artists

| length12 = 2:45

| title13 = Night of the Seventeen Years

| note13 = 열일곱 세이의 밤

| extra13 = Various Artists

| length13 = 2:15

| title14 = Doubting

| note14 =

| extra14 = Various Artists

| length14 = 2:34

| title15 = Shake Up

| note15 =

| extra15 = Various Artists

| length15 = 2:10

| title16 = Catch the Star

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| extra16 = Various Artists

| length16 = 1:50

| title17 = Waltz of the Yearnin

| note17 = 그리움의 왈츠

| extra17 = Various Artists

| length17 = 1:34

| title18 = 17 to 1 of the Legends

| note18 = 17대1의 전설

| extra18 = Various Artists

| length18 = 1:05

| title19 = Pit-a-Pat

| note19 = 두근두근

| extra19 = Various Artists

| length19 = 1:13

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In this table, {{color|blue|the blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.

• {{small|This drama airs 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).}}

• {{flagicon|Japan}} Japan - It aired on DATV beginning April 30, 2014,{{Cite web |url=http://datv.jp/p000547/ |title=モンスター～私だけのラブスター～ディレクターズカット版 － Datv |access-date=2014-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403134520/http://datv.jp/p000547/ |archive-date=2015-04-03 |url-status=dead }} followed by reruns on KNTV on May 17 to August 2, 2014.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=29050 |title=Ｋｎｔｖ ドラマ モンスター～私だけのラブスター～ |access-date=2014-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505145319/http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=29050 |archive-date=2015-05-05 |url-status=dead }}
• {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong: NOW 101 and Channel M
• {{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore: Channel U
• {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia: 8TV
• {{flagicon|TPE}} Taiwan: Channel M
• {{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines: Channel M
• {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia: RTV
• {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand: Workpoint TV

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{{reflist|2}}

• {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20130710062241/http://monstar.interest.me/|Monstar official website}} {{in lang|ko}}
• {{hancinema drama|Monstar|Monstar}}
• {{IMDb title|3140006|Monstar}}

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