Cheer Up (2022 South Korean Television Series)

Cheer Up is a South Korean television series that aired on SBS from October 3 to December 13, 2022. The drama follows the experiences of students at Yonhee University, centering on the university's historic cheering squad, Theia.

Promotional poster for the drama Cheer Up

Plot

The story focuses on Do Hae-yi (Han Ji-hyun), a diligent student at Yonhee University. Faced with significant financial hardship, she prioritizes earning money over her academic life. Her perspective shifts when she joins Theia, a university cheering squad with a 50-year history. While her initial motivation for joining is purely financial, she eventually finds herself immersed in the social and emotional dynamics of campus life. Throughout the series, she interacts with fellow members, including Park Jung-woo (Bae In-hyuk), Jin Sun-ho (Kim Hyun-jin), Tae Cho-hee (Jang Gyu-ri), and Joo Sun-ja (Lee Eun-saem), as well as the squad's mentor and alumnus, Bae Young-woong (Yang Dong-geun).

Production and Broadcast

The series was directed by Han Tae-seob and written by Cha Hae-won. It occupied the Monday and Tuesday 22:00 time slot on SBS. The broadcast schedule experienced several adjustments due to external events:

Episodes 9 and 10 were delayed by one week due to a national mourning period following the Itaewon tragedy in October 2022.
Episode 9 was rescheduled to Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to accommodate the broadcast of a Baseball Korea Series game.
Episodes 12 through 14 were delayed to accommodate the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with the revised schedule beginning on November 29, 2022.

Cast

The main cast includes:

Han Ji-hyun as Do Hae-yi
Bae In-hyuk as Park Jung-woo
Kim Hyun-jin as Jin Sun-ho
Jang Gyu-ri as Tae Cho-hee
Lee Eun-saem as Joo Sun-ja
Yang Dong-geun as Bae Young-woong