Shine or Go Crazy () is a 2015 South Korean television series based on the novel of the same name by Hyun Go-woon about the romance between a Goryeo prince and a Balhae princess. Starring Jang Hyuk, Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Hanee and Lim Ju-hwan, it aired on MBC from January 19 to April 7, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 24 episodes.
Plot Wang So was born a prince of Goryeo, but because a prophecy foretells that he will turn the country into a river of blood, he is exiled from the palace and shunned by the royal family. Having lost his place as the rightful heir to the throne, he lives an isolated life, and in Wang So's absence, his illegitimate half-brother Wang Uk makes an ambitious play for power.
Shin Yool is the princess of Later Balhae, and she narrowly escaped death as a child at the hands of her own people because of a prophecy that she is fated to become "the light of another nation". She and Wang So have a whirlwind marriage, and as husband and wife, begin to grow closer and fall in love.
Cast Main Jang Hyuk as Wang So, King Gwangjong (So-so) Choi Han as young Wang So Oh Yeon-seo as Shin Yool / Gaebong Jung Won as young Shin Yool Lee Hanee as Hwangbo Yeo-won Choo Ye-jin as young Hwangbo Yeo-won Lim Ju-hwan as Wang Wook, Hwangbo Yeo-won's brother Lee Hyun-bin as young Wang Wook Lee Deok-hwa as Wang Shik-ryum Ryu Seung-soo as Wang Yo, King Jeongjong Lee Joon-seo as young Wang Yo Na In-woo as Se Won / Ho Yool Jo Yong-jin as young Se Won
Supporting People around Wang So Kim Roi-ha as Eun Chun, Wang So's advisor and Goryeo's best warrior Shin Seung-hwan as Gil Bok Park Min-soo as young Gil Bok Ji Soo-won as Empress Dowager Yoo, Wang So and Wang Yo's mother
People around Shin Yool Heo Jung-min as Yang Gyoo-dal, Shin Yool's adopted big brother Kim Sun-young as Baek Myo Ahn Gil-kang as Kang Myung Jung Woo-shik as Kyung, Shin Yool's bodyguard Lee Eun-soo as Choon Ah Jung Jae-hyung as Na Moo, Choon Ah's son
People around Hwangbo Yeo-won Kim Young-sun as Yum Shil, Hwangbo Yeo-won's bodyguard
People around Wang Shik-ryum Kang Ki-young as Wang Poong, Wang Shik-ryum's son Park Hyun-woo as Park Sool, Wang Shik-ryum's loyal right-handman
Warriors and officials Kim Byeong-ok as Choi Ji-mong Woo Sang-jeon as Hwangbo Je-gong, Hwangbo Yeo-won's maternal grandfather Seo Bum-suk as Wang Gyo / Dae Choong-gwang, Balhae's last prince and Shin Yool's half big brother Kim Jin-ho as Park Soo-kyung Lee Jung-hoon as Yoo Kwon-yool Song Young-jae as Yoo Mok-won Ahn Suk-hwan as Kim Jong-shik (cameo) Choi Jae-ho as Hwang Gyoo-ee Kim Kwang-shik as Baek Choong-hyun
Royal Princes Oh Eun-chan as Wang Tae, Wang So and Wang Yo's oldest brother Ji Eun-sung as Wang Won Shin Jung-yoon as Wang Rim Ha Dae-ro as Wang Moon Yoon Dae-yong as Wang Jik Park Sun-ho as Wang Wi Yeo Eui-joo as Wang Jong
People in Wolhyangru Jin Seo-yeon as Geum Soon, a head gisaeng Na Hye-jin as Chung Ok, a gisaeng Lee Seo-yeon as Ryung Hwa, a gisaeng
Other Nam Kyung-eup as Wang Geon, King Taejo Kim Boop-rae as General Kwak Lee Si-hoo as Si-hoo Seo Eun as Shin Yool's mother, Balhae's royal consort Jo Jae-ryung as a snake-eye man Wi Yang-ho as a Bettor Choi Gwi-hwa as a Manager Im Kang-heon as a young servant Kim Moon-jin as Dan Joo Kim Han-sup as a nobleman from Gyeongsan Lee Myung-shik as Lee Jung-joo as noblemen from Geumju Maeng Bong-hak as a servant
Ratings Episode #Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB NielsenNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area1 January 19, 20157.6%10.1%7.9%8.7%2 January 20, 20158.0%10.4%8.2%8.8%3 January 26, 20158.6%11.9%9.8%11.4%4 January 27, 20159.9%12.7%10.2%11.7%5 February 2, 20158.4%11.0%9.8%11.8%6 February 3, 20159.1%12.2%9.4%10.8%7 February 9, 20158.7%12.2%9.3%10.8%8 February 10, 20159.4%12.7%11.0%12.3%9February 16, 20159.4%12.9%11.2%13.1%10February 17, 201511.5%15.7%10.9%11.9%11February 23, 201511.5%15.5%13.1%15.1%12February 24, 201512.3%16.1%14.3%16.4%13March 2, 20159.9%13.4%11.9%14.4%14March 3, 201512.4%16.7%13.2%15.4%15March 9, 201510.2%13.9%11.6%13.1%16March 10, 201511.7%15.6%12.9%14.9%17March 16, 201511.3%14.7%11.7%12.9%18March 17, 201511.4%15.2%12.9%14.2%19March 23, 201510.7%13.9%11.4%12.3%20March 24, 201511.4%14.4%13.9%15.3%21March 30, 201511.2%13.6%12.1%13.2%22March 31, 20159.5%12.2%10.2%11.4%23April 6, 201510.8%13.5%11.5%13.1%24April 7, 201511.5%14.2%13.0%14.4% Average 9.8% 13.5% 11.3% 12.8%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2015 4th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Jang Hyuk Best Supporting Actress Lee Ha-nui
International broadcasts - Joy Prime
References
External links
Shine or Be Mad at MBC Global Media