30+ Quotes: Sh**ting Stars (2022)

Updated: May 10, 2022

Here’s a collection of quotes from Sh**ting Stars (2022) Korean drama:


On life and work in the entertainment industry

“Someone else caused the problem, but you’re the one apologizing. You kept apologizing to all the reporters.” – Mr. Do

“It’s annoying, but it comes with the job.” – Oh Han Byeol

“Are all the tabloids true?” – Student

“There are rare times they turn out to be accurate. But most of them are exaggerated and false.” – Oh Han Byeol

  • “This goes to show that sometimes there is smoke even without a fire.” – Reporter Cho
  • “I hate dealing with gossip about dating more than anything.” – Oh Han Byeol
  • “People easily forget things they don’t see often.” – Oh Han Byeol
  • “Being too strong isn’t attractive these days.” – Agency Staff

“The fact that regardless of my mood or circumstance, whenever or whichever, my phone will ring.” – Oh Han Byeol

  • “You know, there are times when you want to do well so bad, you only see what’s right ahead.” – Oh Han Byeol
  • “Are you reporting or praising?” – Oh Han Byeol
  • “Everyone has their place. Getting nervous will not solve anything.” – Mr. Kang
  • “The world isn’t easy even if it’s something you desperately want to do.” – Ho Young

“Working as a manager is not easy.” – Reporter Cho

“Must I make things up because there’s nothing to criticize? It’s not like the public is dumb.” – Reporter Cho


On celebrities and fans

“Celebrities are just the same. Most of them want to know what people have to say about them.” – Oh Han Byeol

“Most people aren’t interested in the truth. They just casually gossip to entertain themselves. No one takes responsibility for the caused pain.” – Oh Han Byeol

  • “Things they said without thinking spread and became this. Our actors are the only ones to suffer from it.” – Mr. Do
  • “It’s not a crime to be in love, but you’ll lose all your ads. It’s not a crime to be in love, but it’ll be hard to find work because you dated all the actresses.” – Ho Young
  • “The worst thing that could happen to a rom-com is when the two main leads start dating in real life.” – Agency director
  • “Still, I must work because I’m a professional.” – Gong Tae Sung
  • “If you fall for a celebrity, you can’t work in this industry.” – Oh Han Byeol

“They say the biggest waste of time is worrying about celebrities ” – Passenger

“It’s easier to think that celebrities are a different species from us. Their faces are abnormally small. Or their legs are abnormally long. They are like aliens.” – Oh Han Byeol

  • “People say that worrying about celebrities is the most pointless thing in the world. Does it mean you have the most pointless job in the world?” – Byeol’s blind date
  • “We know everything. There’s nowhere in the world that isn’t populated by a fan.” – Park Da Hye
  • “An actor’s pride is their life. We must preserve it for them.” – Mr. Kang
  • “For actors who get completely immersed, if they play serial killers or terrorists, something terrible can happen.” – Ho Young

“You can’t judge someone based on what others say.” – Ho Young


On love and dating

“Date a guy like you in college? That’s the worst.” – Oh Han Byeol

“Gosh. Getting a girlfriend like you in college is practically a punishment.” – Gong Tae Sung

“How weird. You were part of them all. Stay there. Don’t go anywhere.” – Gong Tae Sung

“A strong denial is an affirmation.” – Reporter Cho

“A strong denial is just denial.” – Oh Han Byeol

“I like someone like a friend who makes me comfortable. Someone who’s fun and who puts me at ease. Someone I want to keep teasing. I like someone who makes me laugh.” – Gong Tae Sung

“I’m meddling in someone else’s love life when I have none.” – Oh Han Byeol

  • “You seem to be in a good mood. That puts me in a bad mood.” – Gong Tae Sung
  • “Shall I introduce you to a good lawyer? Me.” – Mr. Do

Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Synopsis: A story about celebrities who are like stars in the sky, and the people who shed blood, sweat, and tears for them to shine. It depicts the โ€˜various kinds of people who clean up after the celebritiesโ€™ messโ€™, implying that no star shines alone.
No of episodes: 16
Starring: Lee Sung-kyung, Kim Young-dae, Yoon Jeong-hoon, Lee Jung-shin, Park Sojin
Written by: Choi Young Woo
Directed by: Lee Soo Hyun
Original network: tvN, Viu
Date: April 22 to June 11, 2022

Subtitle translation: Viu