Castaway Diva

Drama Romance

16+

Korean

October 28, 2023

80 min

Season: 1

Episodes: 12

Status: released

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Hangul	무인도의 디바
Hanja	無人島의 디바
Literal meaning	Diva of the Deserted Island
Revised Romanization	Muindoui diba
McCune–Reischauer	Muindoŭi tiba
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Genre	Romance, Comedy
Season	1
Episodes	12
Release date	October 28 – December 3, 2023
Aired on	Saturday, Sunday
Running time	80 min
Age rating	16+
Starring	Park Eun-bin Kim Hyo-jin Chae Jong-hyeop Cha Hak-yeon Kim Joo-hun
Directed by	Oh Chung-hwan
Written by	Park Hye-ryun Eun Yeol
Produced by	Lee Dong-eun Shin Su-jin
Music by	Kim Kyu-nam Park Se-joon
Developed by	Studio Dragon (planning)
Production Companies	Baram Pictures Kakao Entertainment
Distributor	tvN

Castaway Diva TV Series Cast & Character:

Main

Park Eun-bin as Seo Mok-ha: A girl who dreams of auditioning to become a diva.
- Lee A-Rin as child Seo Mok-ha
- Lee Re as young Seo Mok-ha
Kim Hyo-jin as Yoon Ran-joo: A gorgeous top star and diva that Mok-ha loves.
- Han Da-in as child Yoon Ran-joo
- Son Ye-rin as young Yoon Ran-joo
Chae Jong-hyeop as Kang Bo-geol / Jung Ki-ho: Mok-ha’s middle school classmate who’s now a producer at YGN’s entertainment department.
- Moon Woo-jin as young Kang Bo-geol / young Jung Ki-ho
Cha Hak-yeon as Kang Woo-hak / Jung Chae-ho: Bo-geol’s older brother and a YGN news reporter.
- Kang Tae-ung as young Kang Woo-hak / Jung Chae-ho

Supporting

Bo-geol and Woo-hak’s family:
- Seo Jeong-yeon as Song Ha-jeong / Yang Jae-kyung
- Woo-hak and Bo-geol’s mother who runs a hair salon.
- Lee Joong-ok as Kang Sang-du / Lee Uk
- Woo-hak and Bo-geol’s adoptive father.
RJ Entertainment:
- Kim Joo-hun as Lee Seo-joon
- Ran-joo’s former manager, who is currently a CEO of RJ Entertainment.
- Bae Gang-hee as Eun Mo-rae
- The most popular singer under RJ Entertainment.
- Shin Joo-hyup as Park Yong-gwan
- Seo-joon’s right-hand man and Mo-rae’s manager at RJ Entertainment.
Nth Primetime team:
- Kim Bo-jung as Hong Yeon-kyung
- ‘Nth Primetime’ main producer.
- Yoon Jeong-hoon as Ahn Dong-min
- ‘Nth Primetime’ assistant director.
People in Chunsam Island:
- Lee Seung-joon as Jung Bong-wan
- Ki-ho and Chae-ho’s father who is a police officer at the police station.
- Kim Min-seok as Han Dae-woong
- An insurance agent and Mok-ha’s classmate before she fell to the uninhabited island in an accident.
- Oh Kyung-hwa as Moon Young-ju
- Mok-ha’s best friend and Dae-woong’s wife.
- Lee Yoo-joon as Seo Jeong-ho
- Mok-ha’s father who runs a raw fish restaurant.
People around Yoon Ran-joo:
- Song Kyung-cheol as Hwang Byung-gak
- Kim Min-soo as young Hwang Byung-gak
- CEO of Sugar Entertainment, Yoon Ran-joo’s former entertainment company
- Moon Sook as Go San-hee
- Yang Seo-yoon as 20-years-old Go San-hee
- Woo Hyun-zoo as 50-years-old Go San-hee
- Yoon Ran-joo’s mother who identifies herself as her daughter because of her condition.
- Kang Myung-joo as bar owner
Extended:
- Oh Ji-hye as Dr. Kim
- Oh Eui-sik as reporter Bong Du-hyeon
- Park Mi-sook as Cha Mi-hye
- A popular stylist who worked with Yoon Ran-joo and Eun Mo-rae
- Min Sung-Wook as Prosecutor Lee Ji-Gwang

Storyline:

Fifteen years after being stranded on a remote island, an aspiring singer reenters society — stopping at nothing to pursue her dream of becoming a diva.

About Castaway Diva TV Series:

Castaway Diva (Korean: 무인도의 디바) is a South Korean romantic drama television series directed by Oh Choong-hwan, written by Park Hye-ryun and Eun Yeol, and starring Park Eun-bin, Kim Hyo-jin, Chae Jong-hyeop, Cha Hak-yeon and Kim Joo-hun.

The series marked the third collaboration between director Oh Choong-hwan and screenwriter Park Hye-ryun after While You Were Sleeping (2017) and Start-Up (2020).

On March 9, 2023, it was reported that the series had finished its first script reading on March 8 in Seoul, and would begin filming soon. On October 30, 2023, the series finished all filming and on the afternoon of November 2, the after-party was held at a restaurant in Yeouido, Seoul.

It premiered on tvN from October 28 to December 3, 2023, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST) for 12 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.

Castaway Diva TV Series Episodes List:

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.

Episodes	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nationwide)	Average audience share (Seoul)
1	October 28, 2023	3.172% (1st)	3.450% (1st)
2	October 29, 2023	5.155% (2nd)	5.402% (2nd)
3	November 4, 2023	5.557% (1st)	6.177% (1st)
4	November 5, 2023	7.988% (1st)	8.885% (1st)
5	November 11, 2023	5.390% (1st)	6.163% (1st)
6	November 12, 2023	7.933% (1st)	8.887% (1st)
7	November 18, 2023	6.053% (1st)	6.647% (1st)
8	November 19, 2023	8.680% (1st)	9.354% (1st)
9	November 25, 2023	7.315% (1st)	8.369% (1st)
10	November 26, 2023	7.995% (1st)	8.948% (1st)
11	December 2, 2023	7.285% (1st)	8.140% (1st)
12	December 3, 2023	9.002% (1st)	9.840% (1st)
Average	—	6.794%	7.522%