Castaway Diva

Castaway Diva
Promotional poster
Hangul	무인도의 디바
Hanja	無人島의 디바
Literal meaning	Diva of the Deserted Island
Revised Romanization	Muindoui diba
McCune–Reischauer	Muindoŭi tiba
Genre	tvN
Release	October 28 (2023-10-28) – December 3, 2023 (2023-12-03)

Castaway Diva (

Apart from the tenacity (and luck) needed to have survived alone on a desert island for 15 years, there is also a subplot or theme running through about domestic violence, escaping it and managing to live a happy life with non-toxic people. The show touches on this dark, difficult theme with sensitivity, without making the series itself dark.

Cast

Main

• Park Eun-bin as Seo Mok-ha^[9]
  • Lee A-Rin as child Seo Mok-ha
  • Lee Re as young Seo Mok-ha^[10]

A girl who dreams of auditioning to become a diva.

• Kim Hyo-jin as Yoon Ran-joo^[11]
  • Han Da-in as child Yoon Ran-joo
  • Son Ye-rin as young Yoon Ran-joo

A gorgeous top star and diva that Mok-ha loves.

• Chae Jong-hyeop as Kang Bo-geol / Jung Ki-ho^[12]
  • Moon Woo-jin as young Kang Bo-geol / young Jung Ki-ho^[13]

Mok-ha's middle school classmate who's now a producer at YGN's entertainment department.

• Cha Hak-yeon as Kang Woo-hak / Jung Chae-ho^[3]
  • Kang Tae-ung as young Kang Woo-hak / Jung Chae-ho

Bo-geol's older brother and a YGN news reporter.

Supporting

Bo-geol and Woo-hak's family

• Seo Jeong-yeon as Song Ha-jeong / Yang Jae-kyung^[13]

Woo-hak and Bo-geol's mother who runs a hair salon.

• Lee Joong-ok as Kang Sang-du / Lee Uk^[14]

Woo-hak and Bo-geol's adoptive father.

RJ Entertainment

• Kim Joo-hun as Lee Seo-joon^[15]

Ran-joo's former manager, who is currently a CEO of RJ Entertainment.

• Bae Gang-hee as Eun Mo-rae^[13]

The most popular singer under RJ Entertainment.

• Shin Joo-hyup as Park Yong-gwan^[13]

Seo-joon's right-hand man and Mo-rae's manager at RJ Entertainment.

Nth Primetime team

• Kim Bo-jung as Hong Yeon-kyung^[13]

'Nth Primetime' main producer.

• Yoon Jeong-hoon as Ahn Dong-min^[16]

'Nth Primetime' assistant director.

People in Chunsam Island

• Lee Seung-joon as Jung Bong-wan^[13]

Ki-ho and Chae-ho's father who is a police officer at the police station.

• Kim Min-seok as Han Dae-woong^[17]

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^[13]

Mok-ha's best friend and Dae-woong's wife.

• Lee Yoo-joon as Seo Jeong-ho^[13]

Mok-ha's father who runs a raw fish restaurant.

People around Yoon Ran-joo

• Song Kyung-cheol as Hwang Byung-gak^[18]
  • 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^[18]
  • 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

Production

Development

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).^[19] Star News reported that the drama is being discussed to release on tvN's Saturday and Sunday timeslot in the second half of 2023.^[20]

Filming

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.^[21] 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.^[22]

Original soundtrack

Soundtrack album

The show's soundtrack album was released on December 5, 2023.^[25] It peaked at number thirty on the weekly Circle Album Chart as of January 6, 2024.^[26]

Viewership

Castaway Diva : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Nielsen Korea.[27] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[27] Nationwide 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% In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. 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"Instagram" [MAMA Awards 2023] (in Korean). Instagram. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023. External links Official website (in Korean) Castaway Diva on Netflix Castaway Diva at IMDb Castaway Diva at HanCinema Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castaway_Diva&oldid=1218534701"