When the Stars Gossip
When the Stars Gossip (별들에게 물어봐) also known as Ask the Stars is a tvN network production's upcoming South Korean romantic sci-fi drama with the star cast of Lee Min Ho, Gong Hyo Jin, Oh Jung Se, and Han Ji Eun. When the Stars Gossip is the story of an astronaut and space tourist who meet and fall in love at a space station. More details on the drama's release date and current status are below.
When the Stars Gossip Release Date
As of August 2024, the filming of the drama has been completed although the official release date of the drama is not announced yet. As per the report, the drama is expected to be released in November 2024, the timelines and updates are here.
- In 2020, the script of the drama (written by Seo Sook Hyang) was finalized.
- The planning began in the last quarter of 2020.
- In November 2021, Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin were offered lead roles.
- In January 2022, Oh Jung-se also joined the Ask the Stars cast as Kang Kang Soo.
- By March 2022, Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin were finalized for the lead roles of Gong Ryong and Eve Kim respectively.
- In April 2022, Han Ji Eun was selected for Choi Go Eun's character.
- The filing of When the Stars Gossip began in April 2022 and was completed on 8 February 2023.
- As of now, the announcement of the drama release date is still pending.
When the Stars Gossip Cast Salary
The budget of the K-drama Ask the Stars is ₩50 billion (approx $36 million) i.e. approximately $1.8 million per episode. Lee Min Ho is one of the highest-paid Korean actors, for Pachinko Season 2 he was paid around $250,000 per episode, and for Season 1 nearly $80,000 per episode.
Reportedly, Lee Min-ho is paid around $95,000 per episode for Ask the Stars whereas Queen of the Scene lead Korean actress Gong Hyo-jin received a salary of $67,000 per episode. The K-drama "Ask the Star"'s cast salaries are the following.
Note: The above details are from source data, the exact amount of budget and cast salary of the tvN series remain undisclosed.