Shine or Go Crazy

Shine or Go Crazy
Also known as Shine or Be Mad
Genre Period drama
Romance
Fantasy
Based on Shine or Go Crazy 
by Hyun Go-woon
Written by Kwon In-chan
Kim Sun-mi
Directed by So Hyung-suk
Yoon Ji-hoon
Starring Jang Hyuk
Oh Yeon-seo
Lee Ha-nui
Lim Ju-hwan
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 24
Production
Executive producer(s) Lee Kang-hoon
Kim Jin-chul
Location(s) Korea
Running time 70 minutes
Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST)
Broadcast
Original channel Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original run January 19, 2015 – April 7, 2015
Chronology
Preceded by Pride and Prejudice
Followed by Splendid Politics
External links
Website

Shine or Go Crazy (Hangul: 빛나거나 미치거나; RR: Bitnageona Michigeona) is a 2015 South Korean television series based on the novel of the same name by Hyun Go-woon about the romance between a Goryeo prince and a Balhae princess.[1] Starring Jang Hyuk, Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Ha-nui and Lim Ju-hwan, it aired on MBC from January 19 to April 7, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 24 episodes.[2][3][4][5]

Plot

Wang So was born a prince of Goryeo, but because a prophecy foretells that he will turn the country into a river of blood, he is exiled from the palace and shunned by the royal family. Having lost his place as the rightful heir to the throne, he lives an isolated life, and in Wang So's absence, his illegitimate half-brother Wang Uk makes an ambitious play for power.

Shin Yool is the last princess of Balhae, and she narrowly escaped death as a child at the hands of her own people because of a prophecy that she is fated to become "the light of another nation". She and Wang So have a whirlwind marriage, and as husband and wife, begin to grow closer and fall in love.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

  • Kim Roi-ha as Eun-chun
  • Shin Seung-hwan as Gil-bok
  • Ji Soo-won as Queen Dowager Yoo
  • Heo Jung-min as Yang Gyu-dal
  • Kim Sun-young as Baek Myo
  • Ahn Gil-kang as Kang-myung
  • Jung Woo-shik as Kyung
  • Lee Eun-soo as Chun-ah
  • Jung Jae-hyung as Na-moo
  • Kim Young-sun as Yeom-shil
  • Kang Ki-young as Wang Phoong
  • Park Hyun-woo as Park Sool
  • Kim Byung-ok as Ji-mong
  • Woo Sang-jeon as Hwangbo Je-gong
  • Seo Beom-seok as Wang Gye
  • Kim Jin-ho as Park Soo-kyung
  • Lee Jung-hoon as Yoo Kwon-yool
  • Song Young-jae as Yoo Mok-won
  • Ahn Suk-hwan as Kim Jong-shik
  • Choi Jae-ho as Hwang Gyu-ui
  • Kim Kwang-shik as Baek Choong-hyun
  • Ji Eun-sung as Wang Won
  • --- as Wang Rim
  • Park Seon-ho as Wang Wi
  • Yeo Ui-joo as Wang Jong
  • Jin Seo-yeon as Geum Sun
  • Na Hye-jin as Chun-ok
  • Hwang Ji-ni as Ryung-hwa
  • Nam Kyung-eup as Wang Kon
  • Kim Bub-rae as General Kwak

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[6] AGB Nielsen[7]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 19 January 2015 7.6% 10.1% 7.9% 8.7%
2 20 January 2015 8.0% 10.4% 8.2% 8.8%
3 26 January 2015 8.6% 11.9% 9.8% 11.4%
4 27 January 2015 9.9% 12.7% 10.2% 11.7%
5 2 February 2015 8.4% 11.0% 9.8% 11.8%
6 3 February 2015 9.1% 12.2% 9.4% 10.8%
7 9 February 2015 8.7% 12.2% 9.3% 10.8%
8 10 February 2015 9.4% 12.7% 11.0% 12.3%
9 16 February 2015 9.4% 12.9% 11.2% 13.1%
10 17 February 2015 11.5% 15.7% 10.9% 11.9%
11 23 February 2015 11.5% 15.5% 13.1% 15.1%
12 24 February 2015 12.3% 16.1% 14.3% 16.4%
13 2 March 2015 9.9% 13.4% 11.9% 14.4%
14 3 March 2015 12.4% 16.7% 13.2% 15.4%
15 9 March 2015 10.2% 13.9% 11.6% 13.1%
16 10 March 2015 11.7% 15.6% 12.9% 14.9%
17 16 March 2015 11.3% 14.7% 11.7% 12.9%
18 17 March 2015 11.4% 15.2% 12.9% 14.2%
19 23 March 2015 10.7% 13.9% 11.4% 12.3%
20 24 March 2015 11.4% 14.4% 13.9% 15.3%
21 30 March 2015 11.2% 13.6% 12.1% 13.2%
22 31 March 2015 9.5% 12.2% 10.2% 11.4%
23 6 April 2015 10.8% 13.5% 11.5% 13.1%
24 7 April 2015 11.5% 14.2% 13.0% 14.4%
Average 9.8% 13.5% 11.3% 12.8%

References

  1. ↑ Kim, Dong-joo (16 January 2015). "Jang Hyuk & Oh Yeon Seo coming back with a new drama called Shine or Go Crazy". StarN News. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  2. ↑ Jeong, Jee-won (15 October 2014). "Jang Hyuk Positively Considering Another MBC Drama". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  3. ↑ Nawael, Khelil (12 November 2014). "Oh Yeon Seo To Embrace Royalty". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  4. ↑ "Shine or Go Crazy Releases Character Teasers for Honey Lee and Lim Joo Hwan". Soompi. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  5. ↑ Ghim, Sora (13 January 2015). "Oh Yeon Seo and Jang Hyuk Already Have A Couple Name". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  6. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  7. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-01-19.

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