Still Shining
2026 South Korean television series
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Still Shining (Korean: 샤이닝) is an ongoing South Korean television series starring Park Jin-young and Kim Min-ju. It premiered on JTBC on March 6, 2026, and airs every Friday at 20:50 (KST).[1] It is also available for streaming on Netflix globally.[2]
| Still Shining | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 샤이닝 |
| Lit. | Shining |
| RR | Syaining |
| MR | Syaining |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Lee Sook-yeon |
| Directed by | Kim Yoon-jin |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Nam Hye-seung |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kim Gun-hong (CP) Kim Se-ah (CP) Park Joon-suh Jang Se-jung Choi Kyung-sook |
| Producer | Song Dam-yi |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | March 6, 2026 – present |
Synopsis
The series tells a romance that spans over ten years. It follows a man who parts ways with his first love at the age of 19 due to an unexpected incident and reunites with her a decade later.
Cast
Main
- Park Jin-young as Yeon Tae-seo[3][4]
- A subway engineer who views the world realistically and prioritizes living safely in the present. After achieving the independent life he long sought, he reunites with Mo Eun-ah, his first love from when he was nineteen, bringing subtle changes to his settled daily routine.
- Kim Min-ju as Mo Eun-ah[4]
- Yeon Tae-seo's first love and a hotelier who coincidentally reunites with him after living and working in Seoul.
- Shin Jae-ha as Bae Seong-chan[5]
- A senior hotelier who guided Mo Eun-ah onto the path of becoming a hotelier and remains by her side with quiet affection.
- Park Se-hyun as Im Ah-sol[5]
- A tax accountant who has long held unrequited feelings for Yeon Tae-seo.
Supporting
Yeon Tae-seo's family
- Sung Yoo-bin as Yeon Hee-seo[6]
- Yeon Tae-seo's younger brother who works at a rural post office. He was injured in the accident that killed their parents, leaving him with a permanent limp.
- Kang Shin-il as Yeon Chang-sik
- Tae-seo and Hee-seo's grandfather.
- Byun Jung-hee as Park Hwa-soon
- Tae-seo and Hee-seo's devoted grandmother.
Mo Eun-ah's family
- Kim Tae-hoon as Mo Seon-gyu[6]
- Eun-ah's father and a former food researcher who now specializes in natural and vegan cuisine in Yeonwoo-ri.
- Kim Ji-hyun as Park So-hyun (a/k/a Amy Park)[6][7]
- A third-generation Hawaiian immigrant journalist, who fell in love with Mo Seon-gyu after interviewing him.
Yeonwoo-ri people
- Park Jung-ja as fortune teller
- The elderly owner of the village general store.
- Kim Cheol-yoon as Jeong Jin-soo[8]
- The eldest son of a woodworking shop owner and Yeon Tae-seo's longtime friend, who has quietly remained by his side through the years.
- Oh So-hyun as Jin Hyang-gi[9]
- A post office delivery worker who rides a scooter to deliver mail who is popular among the elderly residents.
Others
- Lee Chang-hoon as Mu Jeong-su[10]
- A Mathematics teacher at the rural high school where Yeon Tae-seo and Mo Eun-ah study.
- Lee Ji-hae as Jae-soon[11]
- A veteran train engineer who appears blunt and rough on the outside but deeply cares for her colleagues and takes pride in her work.
- Park Geun-rok as Kim Ho-sik[12]
- Park So-hyun's ex-boyfriend, who is a Seoul-based freelance content creator.
Production
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On September 23, 2024, Sports Chosun reported that Chae Jong-hyeop had been offered the male lead role,[13] while Kim Min-ju was linked to the project the following November.[14] Rowoon entered casting discussions in January 2025 when Chae declined,[15] but ultimately Park Jin-young was cast to play Yeon Tae-seo in April.[3]
Kim decided to star in the series because she often thought the script felt like a novel and had been wanting to try a youth melodrama.[16] Park found the realistic story appealing because it didn't portray just a pretty youth, but struggles with problems that everyone could relate to; he was also captivated by Yeon Tae-seo, who he described as a warm character "who lives his life his own way, rather than being swayed by others' stares."[17]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "First Love (첫사랑)" |
|
| Jeong Se-woon | 4:07 |
| 2. | "First Love (첫사랑)" (Inst.) |
| 4:07 | ||
| Total length: | 8:14 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Heart, To You (네게 뛰는 중)" |
|
| Rothy | 3:50 |
| 2. | "My Heart, To You (네게 뛰는 중)" (Inst.) |
| 3:50 | ||
| Total length: | 7:40 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hidden Words (빈말)" |
|
| Sole | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Hidden Words (빈말)" (Inst.) |
| 4:19 | ||
| Total length: | 8:38 | ||||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Spark" |
|
| O.When | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Love Spark" (Inst.) |
| 3:50 | ||
| Total length: | 7:40 | ||||
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | 446 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Nielsen Korea)[18][19] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | March 6, 2026 | 2.1% (19th) | 2.090% (8th) | |
| 2 | 1.7% (19th) | N/A | ||
| 3 | March 13, 2026 | 1.2% (21st) | ||
| 4 | 1.2% (21st) | |||
| 5 | March 20, 2026 | 1.1% (24th) | ||
| 6 | 0.9% (24th) | |||
| 7 | March 27, 2026 | |||
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | April 3, 2026 | |||
| 10 | ||||
| Average | — | — | ||
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