When the Stars Gossip

When the Stars Gossip (Korean: 별들에게 물어봐) is a 2025 South Korean television series written by Seo Sook-hyang, directed by Park Shin-woo, and starring Lee Min-ho, Gong Hyo-jin, Oh Jung-se, and Han Ji-eun. The series follows the fateful encounter of a space tourist and an astronaut on a space station. It aired on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST) from January 4 to February 23, 2025. It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.

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When the Stars Gossip

When the Stars Gossip (Korean: 별들에게 물어봐) is a 2025 South Korean television series written by Seo Sook-hyang, directed by Park Shin-woo, and starring Lee Min-ho, Gong Hyo-jin, Oh Jung-se, and Han Ji-eun. The series follows the fateful encounter of a space tourist and an astronaut on a space station. It aired on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST) from January 4 to February 23, 2025. It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.

Synopsis

When the Stars Gossip

The series centers on Eve (Gong Hyo-jin), a commander overseeing a space station, and Gong-ryong (Lee Min-ho), a gynecologist who visits the station for a few days as a space tourist.

Cast and characters

Main

An obstetrician-gynecologist with a strong sense of responsibility who arrives at the space station as a tourist.

A space experiment expert who has been on the space station for ten months.

The CEO of MZ Electronics, Choi Jae-ryong's daughter, and Gong Ryong's fiancée.

Supporting

• Kim Joo-hun as Park Dong-ah

A veteran astronaut who has been to the space station three times, and also a member of Seoul's MCC with Eve Kim.

A world-famous astronaut and the first Korean-American woman to become IOU Space Center Vice President.

Mina Lee's twin sister. A space doctor of IOU who checks the overall medical condition of the astronauts of Expedition 3.

• Park Ye-young as Ma Eun-soo

A space scientist in charge of plants, and Dona Lee's twin sister.

• Heo Nam-jun as Lee Seung-joon

• Alex Hafner as Santiago Gonzalez Garcia.

• Kim Eung-soo as Choi Jae-ryong

• Baek Eun-hye as Na Min-jung

A pediatrics and adolescents doctor at MZ Hospital.

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at MZ Hospital.

• Jeon Soo-kyeong as Ji Hwa-ja

• Choi Jung-won as Jang Mi-hwa • Jung Young-joo as Jung Na-mi

Special appearances

• Jo Jung-suk as newscaster • Park Jin-joo as a reporter

Production

Casting

On November 18, 2021, it was revealed that Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin were in talks to take on the lead roles of a new drama series written by writer Seo Sook-hyang. On January 26, 2022, it was revealed that Oh Jung-se was offered a role which was under review. On March 28, 2022, Lee and Gong were confirmed as the lead actors.

Filming

Filming began in April 2022. On February 8, 2023, Lee Min-ho announced on his Instagram account that the filming of the series had ended.

Release

When the Stars Gossip

The series premiered on January 4, 2025, at 21:20 (KST). It is also available to stream exclusively on Netflix.

Viewership

When the Stars Gossip

<table><thead><tr><th>Ep.</th><th>Original broadcast date</th><th>Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Nationwide</td><td>Seoul</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>January 4, 2025</td><td>3.324% (1st)</td><td>3.818% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>January 5, 2025</td><td>3.883% (1st)</td><td>3.910% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>January 11, 2025</td><td>2.237% (4th)</td><td>2.679% (3rd)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>January 12, 2025</td><td>2.781% (2nd)</td><td>3.042% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>January 18, 2025</td><td>1.8% (NR)</td><td>1.939% (6th)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>January 19, 2025</td><td>2.905% (4th)</td><td>3.076% (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>January 25, 2025</td><td>1.826% (10th)</td><td>2.144% (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>January 26, 2025</td><td>2.199% (5th)</td><td>2.321% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>February 1, 2025</td><td>2.075% (4th)</td><td>2.078% (3rd)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>February 2, 2025</td><td>2.693% (1st)</td><td>2.791% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>February 8, 2025</td><td>1.898% (3rd)</td><td>1.786% (3rd)</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>February 9, 2025</td><td>2.073% (2nd)</td><td>2.039% (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>February 15, 2025</td><td>1.852% (3rd)</td><td>2.103% (3rd)</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>February 16, 2025</td><td>1.928% (2nd)</td><td>1.980% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>February 22, 2025</td><td>1.783% (3rd)</td><td>2.097% (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>February 23, 2025</td><td>2.550% (1st)</td><td>2.517% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Average</td><td>2.363%</td><td>2.520%</td></tr></tbody></table>