Cheer Up (South Korean TV series)

Cheer Up (Korean: 치얼업; RR: Chieor-eop) is a South Korean television series starring Han Ji-hyun, Bae In-hyuk, Kim Hyun-jin, Jang Gyu-ri, Lee Eun-saem, and Yang Dong-geun. It premiered on SBS TV on October 3, 2022, and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).[4][1][5]

For the 2015 South Korean television series of the same title, see Cheer Up! (TV series).

Cheer Up
Promotional poster
Hangul
치얼업
Genre
Developed by
  • Lee Ok-gyu (planning)[2]
  • Wavve (production investment)
Written byCha Hae-won[2]
Directed byHan Tae-seop[2]
Starring
Music byShin Jae-pyung[3]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerLee Ok-gyu
Producers
  • Park Gi-yeol
  • Lee Him-chan
Production companyStudio S[2]
Release
Original networkSBS TV
Original releaseOctober 3 (2022-10-03) –
December 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)

Synopsis

A mystery campus romance set in the backdrop of a cheering squad where eating and living is useless in the moment, but splendid and precious romance is.

Cast

Main
Member of Yeonhee University Cheerleader Club and a student of the theology department.
President of Yeonhee University Cheerleader Club.
Member of Yeonhee University Cheerleader Club and is a medical student at Yeonhee University College of Medicine.
Vice President of Yeonhee University Cheerleader Club.
Member of Yeonhee University Cheerleader Club and is a friend of Do Hae-yi.
Alumni of Yeonhee University and is a supporter of the Yeonhee University Cheerleader Club.

Yeonhee University cheering squad Theia
  • Lee Jung-jun as Ki Woon-chan[12]
A member of the Yeonhee Cheer team. He is always bright and cheerful.
  • Han Soo-ah as Choi So-yoon[13]
Member of Yeonhee University Cheerleader Club.
  • Kim Shin-bi as Lim Yong-il[13]
Member of Yeonhee University Cheerleader Club.
  • Hyun Woo-seok as Kim Min-jae[14]
He was a cheerleader who joined the Yeonhee University cheer team despite hitting three times. Because of his cynical personality, he turned his back to the supporters.
Park Jung-woo's first love. She had an accident two years ago that forced her to leave the club.
  • Nam Joong-gyu as Jung Soo-il[16]
A senior at Yeonhee University and former Deputy Head of Cheer Group School. He is good at acrobatics and vocals.

Yeonhee University
The deputy director of student affairs at Yeonhee University.
  • Eun Hae-seong as Jae-hyuk[18]
Do Hae-yi's ex-boyfriend and a medical student at Yeonhee University.
  • Yoo Yi-jun as President of the Broadcasting Division at Yeonhee University.[19]
  • Song Duk-ho as Song Ho-min[20]
A broadcasting member of Yeonhee University.

Hogyeong University
Cheerleader at Hogyeong University.
  • Han Soo-ah as Choi Ji-yoon[13]
New member of Hogyeong University cheering squad and So-yoon's twin sister.

Do Hae-yi's family
Do Hae-yi's mother.
  • Lee Min-jae as Do Jae-yi[22]
    • Park Min-joon as young Do Jae-yi
Do Hae-yi's younger brother.

Park Jung-woo's family
Park Jung-woo's mother.

Jin Seon-ho's family
Jin Seon-ho's mother.
  • Kwon Hyuk as Jin Min-cheol[23]
Jin Seon-ho's father.

Other
  • Byun Yoon-jung as Seong Chul-mo[25]
Seong-cheol's mother, Do Hae-yi's tutor.

Extended
  • Lee Seung-min[26]
  • Lee Jong-hyuk as Kyu-jin[27]
  • Im Ji-ho as Kim Jin-il[28]

Special appearance

Production

The series was planned and produced by the drama department of SBS known as Studio S.[5] The first script reading was held on August 24, 2022, at the SBS Ilsan Production Center, in the presence of the cast and production team including director Han Tae-seop and writer Cha Hae-won.[5]

Viewership
Cheer Up : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
1N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A508N/A511N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[31]
Nationwide Seoul
1 October 3, 2022 2.3% (36th) N/A
2 October 4, 2022 2.1% (32nd)
3 October 10, 2022 2.2% (35th) 2.8% (NR)
4 October 11, 2022 2.4% (27th) N/A
5 October 17, 2022 2.4% (30th)
6 October 18, 2022 3.2% (20th) 3.9% (18th)
7 October 24, 2022 2.2% (33rd) N/A
8 October 25, 2022 2.6% (26th)
9 November 8, 2022[upper-alpha 1][upper-alpha 2] 2.2% (27th)
10 November 14, 2022 2.4% (28th)
11 November 15, 2022 2.2% (30th)
12 November 29, 2022[upper-alpha 3] 2.4% (27th)
13 December 5, 2022 1.7% (42nd)
14 December 6, 2022 1.8% (40th)
15 December 12, 2022 1.9% (34th)
16 December 13, 2022 2.2% (29th)
Average 2.3% —[upper-alpha 4]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
  • N/A denotes that ratings were not released.

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Best New Actor Bae In-hyuk Nominated [35]
Best New Actress Han Ji-hyun Nominated
SBS Drama Awards 2022 Best Supporting Team Cheer Up[upper-alpha 5] Won [37]
Best New Actor Bae In-hyuk Won
Kim Hyun-jin Won
Best New Actress Jang Gyu-ri Won
Lee Eun-saem Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Han Ji-hyun Nominated [38]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Bae In-hyuk Nominated [39]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Jang Gyu-ri Nominated [40]
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama Yang Dong-geun Nominated [41]

Notes
    1. Episodes 9 and 10 were delayed one week due to Itaewon disaster, and will air on November 7th and 8th.[32]
    2. Episode 9, which was scheduled to air on November 7, has been canceled due to the broadcast of the 5th Korean Series Professional Baseball Match.[33]
    3. The broadcasts on the 21st to the 22nd and 28th of November will be canceled due to the 2022 World Cup coverage and will be aired on the 29th of November instead.[34]
    4. Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
    5. with Bae In-hyuk, Han Ji-hyun, Jang Gyu-ri, Kim Hyun-jin, Ryu Hyun-kyung, Yang Dong-geun, Kim Shin-bi, Lee Eun-saem, Lee Jung-jun, Han Soo-ah and Hyun Woo-seok[36]

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