Behind Every Star (2022) - Pilot Episode Review: "Needs more appeal"

"Behind Every Star" is tvN's newest drama offering, replacing "Mental Coach Jegal," which airs every Monday and Tuesday. This drama series is a remake of the French television series "Dix pour cent," which debuted in 2015.

From Beyond Every Star Episode 1

This series revolves around Method Entertainment, a major management firm, and depicts their work, personal lives, and even their desires.

Ma Tae-Oh, played by Lee Seo-Jin, is a professional manager and the general director of Method Entertainment. He is intelligent and gentle, but he is not afraid to use deception to get what he wants. He was able to demonstrate what kind of manager he is and how many tricks he has in the first episode.

Chun Je-In, played by Kwak Sun-Young has worked as a manager for 14 years. She started as a field manager and now works as a leader of a manager team. She and Ma Tae-Oh have many disagreements. She is very competitive and workaholic. In the pilot, the series shows how competitive she is, she even steals scripts from another manager more likely with Ma Tae-Oh.

Chun Je-In, as portrayed by Kwak Sun-Young, has been a manager for 14 years. She began as a field manager and is now the leader of a manager team. She and Ma Tae-Oh frequently disagree. She is a fierce competitor and a workaholic. In the pilot, the series demonstrates her competitive nature, as she steals scripts from another manager, most likely Ma Tae-Oh.

So Hyun-Joo, played by Joo Hyun-Hyoung, is a new agent aspiring to be a manager. She is the most mysterious character in the pilot episode. Her relationship with Ma Tae-Oh is shrouded in mystery. Aside from the other cast members and the life of a manager, I believe her story with Ma Tae-Oh will have an impact, or so I hoped.

I'm not sure whether I like or dislike it. The story was good because it was centered on the Artist's managers. The pilot episode provided an insight into who they are as managers and what their characteristics are. I'm not familiar with the original version of the series, so I can't make any comparisons.

From Beyond Every Star Episode 1

The actors are good, and I believe their roles and appearances are appropriate for their characters. I'm not familiar with any of the actors. I've seen them as co-stars in a few dramas, but I've never seen one in which they play the lead. I was able to see Kwak Sun-Young in VIP and Seo Hyun Woo in Flower of Evil after checking their previous work to refresh my memory on where I had seen them.

To summarize my review, it was nice, but as I previously stated, I'm not sure if I like it or not. I believe I should watch more episodes to see if this will hook me up or if I should skip it and focus on other dramas. It needs more appeal in the story itself to keep me interested. To clarify, it has its own appeal, but it requires more for me to keep watching it until the end.

So, how about you? Have you begun to watch this drama? What did you think?