Updated: November 21, 2024
Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean drama, Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born (2024):
Episode 1
“Whenever I’m frustrated or lonely, I feel as if something is blocked within me. But when I sing, it all goes away.” – Chae Gongseon
“The path of an artist doesn’t always involve glory.” – Host
“Yes, I might die but I’m going to die rich.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“You’re right. What I saw today was from beyond the stars.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“You were born with cheonguseong. It’s a pure and lively voice that also contains aewonseong, or deep, heartfelt sorrow. That’s why it’s called cheonguseong, a voice given by the heavens. In other words, you were born to sing pansori.” – Moon Okgyeong
“The human heart is like that. You tell someone not to do something, and it makes them want to do it even more.” – Jungja
“It would be quicker for us to leave Mokpo than to wait for the heavens to act. I refuse to live my life waiting for divine intervention.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“I won’t regret it. I will make it no matter what.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“If I give up now, I’m going to regret it for the rest of my life.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“Having a dream is a blessing. If this is what you want, then go and see it through to the end.” – Jungja
“Just know that whenever you feel lonely, you can always come home. I’ll keep the door unlocked.” – Jungja
Episode 2
“Remember. You may have been born with a natural talent. But if you don’t hone it, you will never improve.” – Director Kang
“Even if I may fail, I think the process of auditioning is all part of learning.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“I’d be mad if they just cheered us on no matter what we did just because we’re trainees. It’s right to get criticized if you do poorly and get praised if you do truly well.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“Acting is something you should experience with your body, not something to sit and ponder about.” – Moon Okgyeong
“You’ll be rising to the top, higher and faster than anyone else. So don’t waste your time.” – Moon Okgyeong
Episode 3
“You have to take full responsibility for your choice, even if you regret it later.” – Moon Okgyeong
“He’s not just dancing freely. He knows exactly which moves will make the crowd go wild. He has everyone in the palm of his hand. I wish I could also orchestrate the crowd like that on stage.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“So this is Jeongnyeon’s Bangja. A jester who lets everyone forget their worries and laugh their hearts out.” – Moon Okgyeong
“Whether it’s a love scene or a fight scene, what’s important is being in sync with your partner. You may act your heart out on stage, but if you’re not in sync with your partner, you’ll lose your audience immediately.” – Director Kang
Episode 4
“From your voice to your stubborn nature, Jeongnyeon is your spitting image.” – Director Kang
“When the crowd claps for me, it feels like sparks are running up and down my whole body.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“How could you get in the way of my life just because you failed?” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“They may not want me, but I still have places I can go.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“Even if I were to go back knowing how I would end up, there’s no helping it. I can’t live my life as anyone but me.” – Patricia Kim
“If I lived my life as if I were someone else, I would be deceiving myself.” – Patricia Kim
“Let me tell you something about pop songs. It’s not enough for you to simply sing well. You need to be able to entice your listeners and excite them to the core.” – Patricia Kim
“You need to own the song, so much that if people hear your name, they’ll be able to think of Youth of Mokpo right away.” – Patricia Kim
“I’m going to make it big among the stars.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“You can’t know for sure until you actually try. You need to aim for something bigger for your skills to improve even by just a bit.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“Make sure you hold your head up high. You’re going to be a rising star of television.” – Park Jongguk
Episode 5
“Do you know what it feels like to be denied by your own mother? You wouldn’t. You don’t have a care in the world.” – Heo Youngseo
“I didn’t stay for the damages or my mother. This is my performance. I’m not going anywhere until I finish my performance.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“What’s the point of performing if my hands are tied to his puppet strings? He might as well have a doll sing in my place.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“The moment you announced that you’ll sing on that stage, you made a promise to your audience. It’s not a promise you can break simply because you don’t feel like keeping it.” – Patricia Kim
“That performance was something only you could do. So you should be proud of it.” – Patricia Kim
“From now on, I won’t deceive myself. I can’t live my life as anyone but me.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“Remember, don’t make any choices that aren’t you under any circumstances.” – Patricia Kim
“Out of all the singers I’ve ever seen, you were number one.” – Patricia Kim
“You are you.” – Director Kang
“What matters is what you will do with the chance you’ve been given.” – Director Kang
“I only want one thing from you. To not give up and walk your own path until the very end.” – Director Kang
“Who knows? Maybe one day, I’ll stand in front of you.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
Episode 6
“Every role is important in a performance.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“She’s blinded by love. But isn’t that what happens when someone’s in love? They know they’re being unreasonable, but they just can’t help it.” – Hong Jooran
“Work hard if you don’t want to lose your place like me.” – Doaeng
“Hard work can only do so much against natural talent. And that’s the cold world of artists.” – Doaeng
“The basis of good acting is confidence.” – Hong Jooran
“Earning money is obviously important. But we need to keep our priorities straight.” – Director Kang
“I’m not going to be schooled by some man-child who’s not grown enough to admit to his own faults.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“A lead needs to have the gravitas to push the story forward and the power to demand focus from the audience.” – Doaeng
Episodes 7-8
“Being young allows her to take in everything and keep on improving endlessly.” – Moon Okgyeong
“Teach me how to sing like you.” – Heo Youngseo
“Do you know what I’m most afraid of these days? I’m afraid I’ll always live in my mother’s shadow. That whenever I sing, I’ll only remind them of her.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“If I’m not going to quit because I’m afraid of my mother’s shadow, then all I can do is keep going my way. So you should keep going your way, too.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“Everything you’ve achieved so far with your blood, sweat, and tears is yours and yours alone. And it will continue to be yours.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“Don’t be too immersed in your own character, but think about the role within the whole narrative.” – Moon Okgyeong
“Overreacting is better than being careless.” – Director Kang
“I can rely on her but I can’t rely on you.” – Hong Jooran
“My voice is my earth and sky! It’s my everything.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
Episode 9
“I’m my own person.” – Heo Youngseo
“Don’t underestimate your own value.” – Director Kang
“Some days, it was suffocating, like something was sitting on my chest. And some days, I’d feel better about it. And on other days, I’d be absolutely furious and cry myself to exhaustion. I’d get sick from time to time, and keep going back and forth. And it turns out I could live on. So stop looking back and just keep looking forward. That’s how you can keep going.” – Seo Yongrye / Chae Gongseon
“The audience only applauds the one who has survived to be on stage.” – Moon Okgyeong
“I do crave the audience’s applause but I crave your applause even more.” – Heo Youngseo
Episode 10
“You’ll never be alone from now on and forever. I’ll be by your side until the end.” – Heo Youngseo
“Singing is the only way to feel this huge release inside me.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“The only time I can breathe is when I can sing. The only way to release what’s inside me is to sing.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“If you hate us that much, beat us on the stage with your skills. Don’t pull these cheap tricks.” – Heo Youngseo
“Don’t think that you had me under your control. You’ve never once had me in your grasp.” – Moon Okgyeong
“If you want me to remember us fondly, don’t sink any lower.” – Moon Okgyeong
Episode 11
“There’s no point holding on to someone who’s never coming back.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“You’re more than qualified. And don’t forget. You’re the only person I’ve ever considered to be my rival.” – Heo Youngseo
“Your broken voice is no longer a handicap for you. You were Sim Cheong herself today.” – Director Kang
“From now on, I’ll live out the reality I’ve been given. That’s my choice.” – Hong Jooran
“It’s not because you’re cruel. It’s because you might not go through with it if you put it off.” – Heo Youngseo
“I’m not here because I wanted to see you off. I had to see you leave with my own eyes to forget you completely.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“I promise I’ll live my whole life feeling guilty. I promise to always suffer every time I think of you.” – Hong Jooran
Episode 12
“Some might call me crazy for chasing after the stars when I should be busy finding a way to live. But to me, those stars are my dreams that help me survive.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“I’ve got a team to perform with and an audience to watch me. So why should I be anxious?” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“If we still have our people with us, we’ve got everything.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“I hope you don’t suffer by yourself too much. We’re a lot stronger than you think.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon
“The path of an artist is very long. You’ll be going through countless ups and downs in your life. And as you endure all that, you’ll find yourself at the highest summit looking out further than anyone.” – Director Kang
“As long as we have the people to perform with, we can always start over.” – Director Kang
“To me, you were my dream, my longing, and my one and only prince. I’ve now returned to where I originally was, but I can never return to the time when I hadn’t met you.” – Hong Jooran
“You can chip away at the stone all you want. But without inspiration, you are only left with a piece of boulder.” – Yoon Jeongnyeon / Asadal
Genre: Historical, Music, Coming-of-age
No. of episodes: 12
Synopsis: A talented young lady from a poor family joins the Korean Traditional Woman’s Opera to achieve her dreams of becoming rich.
Based on: the webcomic of the same title by Seo Ireh and Namon
Cast: Kim Tae-ri, Shin Ye-eun, Ra Mi-ran, Jung Eun-chae, Kim Yoon-hye
Writer: Choi Hyo Bi
Director: Jeong Ji In
Network: tvN
Streaming platform: Disney+
Date: October 12, 2024
English subtitle translation: Disney+ | Images: tvN
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