Over the Rainbow (2006 TV series)

Over The Rainbow
Promotional Poster
Also known as	Dance Battle
Genre	Drama, Music, Romance
Directed by	Han Hee
Starring	Ji Hyun-woo Seo Ji-hye Hwanhee Kim Ok-bin
Country of origin	South Korea
Language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer(s)	Kim Nam-won
Location(s)	South Korea
Running time	South Korea: 60 min
Broadcast
Original channel	MBC
Original run	July 26, 2006 – September 14, 2006
External links
Website

Over The Rainbow (Hangul: 오버 더 레인보우; RR: Obeo Deo Reinbou; aka Dance Battle) is a South Korean TV drama, which had its first run from July 26, 2006 to September 14, 2006.

Synopsis

Over the Rainbow is about three people who love to dance. Jeong Hee-su ran away from her father in New Zealand and tried to make a go as a singer in Seoul. She ended up renting a room in Hwon Hyeok-ju's home and helped him realized his talent in dancing. Her main goal was to become famous and for that she turned to the famous singer Rex and dumped her boyfriend Hyeok-ju. Rex didn't mind being used and helped her along even though Hee-su wasn't that talented. Then there was this oddball, Sang-mi, who was a huge fan of Rex. She was poor but full of passion for doing the things she loved. At first, she was despised by everyone but bit by bit she won people over. Hyeok-ju began to develop feelings for her. Things went crazy when Rex started to fall for Sang-mi.

Hyeok-Ju and his group, Gangster, are signed on to Pride, the company of which Rex and Hee-su are part of. They are signed on because Rex's popularity is falling because his fans feel that he doesn't have as much passion in his singing as he used to have. Sang-mi was the stylist for Gangster when they were still anonymous, but the president of Pride didn't let her be their stylist anymore, so she instead became Rex's stylist, after an intense scene between Sang-mi and Rex, which Hyeok-ju was not pleased about. Hee-su destroys her own career by singing live, since she cannot sing well, and it is difficult to sing and dance at the same time. She takes pills and is almost in critical condition. Hyeok-ju rushes to the hospital, and Sang-mi follows, and Rex tries to stop her. When she insists on going, he takes her there in his car.

Hyeok-Ju and Hee-su reconcile, and Sang-mi walks into the hospital room when they are hugging and Hee-su is crying. She feels like an outsider and leaves, and Rex, seeing her face, takes her to a karaoke place. He sings her his song "Tomorrow" and puts his arm around her while she cries but tries to smile at the same time.

Eventually Rex falls in love with Sang-mi, but Sang-mi is still in love with Hyeok-ju.

Cast

• Ji Hyun-woo as Kwon Hyeok-ju
• Seo Ji-hye as Ma Sang-mi
• Hwanhee as Rex
• Kim Ok-bin as Jeong Hee-su

Extended Cast

• Nam Hyun Joon as Manjong
• Now as Smarty
• Im Ha-lyong as Kwon Hyeok-ju’s father
• Kim Hye-ok as Kwon Hyeok-ju’s mother
• Na Hye-mi as Kwon Hyeok-ju’s sister
• Park Hee-jin as Ma Sang Mi’s sister
• Kim Il-woo as ‘Pride Music’ Director
• Lee Hyung-chul as Jeong Sang-hyun
• Jung Han-yong as Mister Park
• Jung Eun-pyo as Mang Ji

References

External links

• Official Website (Korean)
• Over The Rainbow at the Internet Movie Database