Time-slip youth rescue story "Choeae Debut" finally meets viewers.
MBC Plus drama "Choeae Debut" (writer Choi Yeon-su, director Han Geum-bi, produced by Minari Entertainment) is a time-slip coming-of-age drama about an ardent fan who goes back eight years to prevent a tragic accident and becomes an idol trainee to change fate; it premieres today (16th).
Even before the broadcast, with a NamuWiki profile pre-release, its own variety open and other fresh pre-promotions, and a youthful lineup that combines skill and topicality, "Choeae Debut" has attracted the expectations of domestic and international K-POP fandoms. The fact that The Boyz (THE BOYZ) Q (Ji Chang-min) is taking on his first leading role in a straight drama after debuting drew attention. Ji Chang-min, who plays Han Jae-ha, a core member of the boy group "Boy to the Moon," shows a high character sync rate based on the stage experience and performance skills he has accumulated in the actual K-POP scene. In particular, he will showcase an expanded acting spectrum by handling everything from refreshing school uniform visuals to deep-eyed acting.
Notably, writer Choi Yeon-su, who presented a sensuous romantic comedy with the drama "Shooting Star," wrote the script and closely depicts the fateful narrative of the ardent fan Choe Ae-ni (Hwang Ji-a), who returns from 2026 to 2018, and Han Jae-ha (Ji Chang-min). The fresh premise of a fan traveling to the past to save an assaulted favorite idol by becoming an idol trainee herself offers viewers a novel enjoyment. The innocent youth romance, the fierce trainee growth story, and the time-slip mystery shrouded in veil interlock organically to stimulate intense dopamine that keeps eyes glued for even a second.
Above all, it is impressive that it is not simply a music drama. The drama's universe connects to the real K-POP market as a "linked IP model." The girl group "IRION" in the story will release music in reality and carry out official debut activities.
In addition, MBC PLUS's representative K-POP music program "Show Champion" studio appears as the drama's background, capturing the vividness of the music industry scene, and Q's solo song "Anytime (Anytime)" and the girl group "IRION"'s debut title song "MEMORIA (Memoria)," to be released on the 19th, among other high-quality new songs and performances that resemble real debut stages are expected to harmonize organically with the plot and provide a deeper immersion.
MBC Plus drama "Choeae Debut" will premiere simultaneously on the night of the 16th at 11:30 p.m. on MBC Dramanet and on Japan's major OTT platform Lemino, and will be released sequentially on MBC M and major domestic OTT platforms such as WAVVE, TVING, and Watcha.
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