Shine or Go Crazy

Shine or Go Crazy
Promotional poster
Also known asShine or Be Mad
Genre
Based onShine or Go Crazy
by Hyun Go-woon
Written by
  • Kwon In-chan
  • Kim Sun-mi
Directed by
  • So Hyung-suk
  • Yoon Ji-hoon
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes24
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Kang-hoon
  • Kim Jin-chun
Running time70 minutes
Production companyMay Queen Pictures
Original release
NetworkMBC TV
ReleaseJanuary 19 (2015-01-19) –
April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)

Shine or Go Crazy (Korean: 빛나거나 미치거나; RR: Binnageona 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 Hanee 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

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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 princess of Later 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

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Main

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Supporting

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People around Wang So

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People around Shin Yool

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  • Heo Jung-min as Yang Gyoo-dal, Shin Yool's adopted big brother
  • Kim Sun-young as Baek Myo
  • Ahn Gil-kang as Kang Myung
  • Jung Woo-shik as Kyung, Shin Yool's bodyguard
  • Lee Eun-soo as Choon Ah
  • Jung Jae-hyung as Na Moo, Choon Ah's son

People around Hwangbo Yeo-won

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People around Wang Shik-ryum

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  • Kang Ki-young as Wang Poong, Wang Shik-ryum's son
  • Park Hyun-woo as Park Sool, Wang Shik-ryum's loyal right-handman

Warriors and officials

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  • Kim Byeong-ok as Choi Ji-mong
  • Woo Sang-jeon as Hwangbo Je-gong, Hwangbo Yeo-won's maternal grandfather
  • Seo Bum-suk as Wang Gyo / Dae Choong-gwang, Balhae's last prince and Shin Yool's half big brother
  • 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 (cameo)
  • Choi Jae-ho as Hwang Gyoo-ee
  • Kim Kwang-shik as Baek Choong-hyun

Royal Princes

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People in Wolhyangru

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Other

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  • Nam Kyung-eup as Wang Geon, King Taejo
  • Kim Boop-rae as General Kwak
  • Lee Si-hoo as Si-hoo
  • Seo Eun as Shin Yool's mother, Balhae's royal consort
  • Jo Jae-ryung as a snake-eye man
  • Wi Yang-ho as a Bettor
  • Choi Gwi-hwa as a Manager
  • Im Kang-heon as a young servant
  • Kim Moon-jin as Dan Joo
  • Kim Han-sup as a nobleman from Gyeongsan
  • Lee Myung-shik as Lee Jung-joo as noblemen from Geumju
  • Maeng Bong-hak as a servant

Ratings

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

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 4th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Jang Hyuk Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Lee Ha-nui Nominated

International broadcasts

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References

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  1. ^ Kim, Dong-joo (January 16, 2015). "Jang Hyuk & Oh Yeon Seo coming back with a new drama called Shine or Go Crazy". StarN News. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Jeong, Jee-won (October 15, 2014). "Jang Hyuk Positively Considering Another MBC Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Nawael, Khelil (November 12, 2014). "Oh Yeon Seo To Embrace Royalty". BNTNews. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "Shine or Go Crazy Releases Character Teasers for Honey Lee and Lim Joo Hwan". Soompi. January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  5. ^ Ghim, Sora (January 13, 2015). "Oh Yeon Seo and Jang Hyuk Already Have A Couple Name". BNTNews. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  7. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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