To My Star

Kang Seo-jun seeks escape, Han Ji-woo craves peace—but when their worlds collide, neither can stay the same.

To My Star (2021-2022) is a South Korean k-drama romance series created by Hwang Da-seul, with production by JAYE ENTERTAINMENT and Studio HIM and released on Viki and GagaOOLala. Kang Seo-joon (Son Woo-hyeon) seeks escape from a painful past, while Han Ji-woo (Kim Kang-min) craves a peaceful life, and their paths collide in a countryside village where secrets, jealousy and extortion press in on them. Son Woo-hyeon and Kim Kang-min carry the central romance, supported by Go Jae-hyun as Kim Hyung-ki, Chun Jae-young as Kim Pil-hyun, Kim Jin-kwon as Baek Ho-min and Han Ji-won as Lee Yoon-seul. The engine of the story is the tension between two wounded people who cannot stay the same once they are bound together, with each episode layering scandal, friendship and quiet confessions. Told across two seasons and nineteen episodes, it is a serialized emotional drama rather than a case-of-the-week format, set in a modest rural community. The tone is wistful and melancholic, with moments of warmth and an undercurrent of loneliness and trauma. Fans of Itaewon Class, Crash Landing on You and Reply 1988 will find resonance in its blend of romance and hardship.

Viewers broadly rate the series positively, praising its acting and its more mature second season while finding the first season's coherence uneven.

• Itaewon Classschool-age emotional drama with trauma, rural setting and slow-building intimacy
• Crash Landing on Youkorean romance drama with bittersweet emotional arcs and a serialized plot
• Reply 1988melancholic korean youth drama about loneliness and unrequited bonds

Created by

Hwang Da-seul

Release Date

2021-01-22

Episode runtime

20 min

Rating

8.0 / 10 (68)

What is To My Star about?

Two damaged young people from very different worlds are pulled together by a blackmail scheme and slowly learn to open up.

What is To My Star like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of To My Star as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is To My Star violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in To My Star.

What did critics think of To My Star?

Viewers broadly rate the series positively, praising its acting and its more mature second season while finding the first season's coherence uneven.

Which shows are like To My Star?

Shows with a similar feel include Itaewon Class, Crash Landing on You, and Reply 1988.

How long is To My Star?

To My Star: 2 seasons, 19 episodes.

Is To My Star still running?

No, To My Star has ended.

Where can I watch To My Star?

In United States, To My Star streams on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus.