''Standby'' () is a 2012
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
n
sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...
that aired on
MBC from April 9 to October 5, 2012 on Mondays to Fridays at 19:45. It is about the everyday stories of producers, writers and announcers working at TV11, a fictional broadcasting company.
Cast
Main characters
*
Ryu Jin as Ryu Jin-haeng - timid announcer
*
Lee Ki-woo as Ryu Ki-woo
*
Ha Seok-jin as Ha Seok-jin
*
Claudia Kim
Kim Soo-hyun (; born 25 January 1985), better known by the stage name Claudia Kim, is a South Korean actress and model. She has appeared in Western films such as ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015), ''The Dark Tower (2017 film), The Dark Tower'' ...
as Kim Soo-hyun - an easygoing variety producer
*
Jung So-min as Jung So-min
*
Im Si-wan as Yim Si-wan
*
Choi Jung-woo as Ryu Jung-woo
*
Park Joon-geum as Park Joon-geum
*
Kim Yeon-woo as Kim Yeon-woo
*
Go Kyung-pyo as Kim Kyung-pyo
*
Simon Dominic as Ssam D
*
Kim Ye-won as Kim Ye-won
Supporting characters
*
Park Eun-ji as Park Eun-ji
*Kim Seung-pil as cameraman
*Woo Hye-jin as Choi Yoon-hee
*Sa Mi-ja as Jung-woo's mother
*
Jung Ga-ram as Jung Ga-ram
*Yeom Dong-heon as Jung-woo's friend
*Ahn Hye-kyung as lawyer
*Choi Eun-kyung as president of education consulting company
Cameo appearances
*
Park Myung-soo as Ascetic Geosung
*
Julien Kang as Joon-geum's fan
*
Lee Chae-young as Seok-jin's first love
*
Park Se-mi as high school student on blind date
*
Hyemi as high school student on blind date
*
Park Mi-sun as Park Mi-sun
*
Kim Young-ok as Joon-geum's mother
*
Yoo So-young as So-ra
*
Hwang Kwang-hee as Ha Kwang-hee, Seok-jin's younger brother (ep 76-77)
*
Ha Dong-hoon as Rapper H
References
External links
''Standby'' official MBC website
*
{{Works by Chorokbaem Media
MBC TV television dramas
2012 South Korean television series debuts
2012 South Korean television series endings
Korean-language television shows
South Korean romance television series
South Korean comedy television series
Television series by Chorokbaem Media
South Korean television sitcoms