Fly High Butterfly (Korean날아올라라 나비) is a South Korean television series directed by Kim Bo-kyung and Kim Da-ye. Starring Kim Hyang-gi, Oh Yoon-ah, Choi Daniel and Shim Eun-woo,[1] the series follows the story of hair stylists at Fly High Butterfly Hair Salon.[2][3] It was scheduled to premiere on JTBC in 2022, but was postponed.[4]

Fly High Butterfly
Promotional poster
Hangul
날아올라라 나비
Literal meaningFly Up Butterfly
Revised RomanizationNar-aollara Nabi
GenreDrama
Written byPark Yeon-seon
Directed by
  • Kim Bo-kyung
  • Kim Da-ye
Starring
Music by
  • Jeong Se-rin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Choi Jae-seok
  • Kim Dong-sik
  • Lee Jeong-cheol
Producers
  • Oh Seong-min
  • Park Soon-seo
  • Kwak Hong-seok
Editor
  • Kim Young-joo
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJuly 15 (2022-07-15) –
September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)

Fly High Butterfly began airing the series ahead of its television release on July 15, 2022, in Taiwan via MyVideo[5] and on August 1, 2022, titled as Salon de Nabi, on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[6]

Synopsis

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The series tells the story of the hair stylists and interns at a hair salon named Fly High Butterfly, who transform customers into 'butterflies'. The series follows hair salon director Michelle (Oh Yoon-ah), hairstylists Jen and Kwang Soo, and interns Gi-Bbeum (Kim Hyang-gi), Moo Yeol, Teacher Woo, and Soo-ri. All work hard in tiring conditions, dealing with all kinds of customers.

Cast

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Production

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On 4 June 2020, JWIDE Company announced that Choi Daniel was positively considering a role in the television series.[14] On 5 August, Oh Yoon-ah's agency announced that she was considering to appear in the drama.[15]

On June 25, 2021, Oh Yoon-ah posted photos on her Instagram account and announced that it was the last day of filming.[16]

Release

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Ahead of its release in South Korea, the series was released in Taiwan on Chunghwa Telecom's CHT MOD drama 199 zone on July 15, 2022, airing on weekends. From August 13, it began airing on the MOD353 channel of Longhua Idol Channel.[5] Titled Salon de Nabi, it was available from August 1, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions for streaming.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Kang Jin-ah (September 24, 2020). "'날아올라라 나비' 김향기X최다니엘X오윤아 캐스팅" [Casting for'Fly Up Butterfly' Kim Hyang-ki x Choi Daniel x Oh Yoon-ah]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Fly High Butterfly Drama - 2021". HanCinema. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "JTBC '날아올라라 나비' 캐스팅 확정…'청춘시대' 작가 집필" [JTBC 'Fly Up, Butterfly' Casting Confirmation... 'Youth Era' author writing]. JTBC. September 24, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "날아올라라, 나비" [Salon de NABI]. JTBC Studios. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Wen Yawen (June 29, 2022). "金香起實習5年轉正考不過 首挑戰「社會人士」被打動" [Jin Xiangqi was moved after 5 years of internship and became a full-time student, but failed the first challenge to "social people"]. Mirror Media (in Chinese). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Prime Video: Salon de Nabi". www.primevideo.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Lee Jung-hyun (September 28, 2020). "김향기-최다니엘, JTBC '날아올라라 나비' 주연" [Kim Hyang-ki-Choi Daniel, starring in JTBC's'fly up, butterfly']. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Shin Ji-won (December 24, 2020). "날아올라라 나비' 김향기X최다니엘→오윤아, 캐스팅 확정…내년 방송" ['Fly up butterfly' Kim Hyang-ki x Choi Daniel → Oh Yoon-ah, casting confirmed... Broadcast next year]. Star N News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Kim Ye-rang (September 24, 2020). "'날아올라 나비' 김향기·최다니엘·오윤아·심은우, 미용실 출근 확정 [공식]" ['Flying Butterflies' Kim Hyang-gi, Choi Daniel, Oh Yoon-ah, and Shim Eun-woo confirmed to go to the beauty salon [Official]]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Park Chang-ki (March 30, 2021). "심은우, 학폭 인정 후 작품 촬영ing…진정성 논란 [종합]" [Eun-Woo Shim, filming a work after acknowledging the school abuse… Controversy about authenticity [General]]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Salon De Nabi - Cast (Korean Drama, 2022, 날아올라라 나비)". HanCinema. January 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Park Ah-reum (December 7, 2020). "유인수 '지금 우리 학교는→ 날아올라라 나비' 연이은 캐스팅(공식)" [Insoo Yoo's'Now Our School → Fly Up, Butterfly' successive casting (Official)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  13. ^ Lee Seol (July 9, 2021). "[배우 & 루키] 임수정, '슬의생2'서 안방극장 울린 강렬 연기 선사…활발 행보 예고" [[Actor & Rookie] Im Soo-jung, 'Sorrowful Life 2' presented an intense performance that resonated in the small screen... Anticipation of action]. Financial News. Naver. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  14. ^ Kim Myung-mi (June 4, 2020). "최다니엘 측 "'날아올라라 나비' 출연 제안받고 검토중"(공식입장)" [Choi Daniel's side “'Flying butterfly' is being proposed and reviewed” (Official position)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  15. ^ Shin Young-eun (August 5, 2020). "오윤아 출연검토, '날아올라라 나비' 제안 받고 검토 중" [review,'fly up, butterfly' proposal and review"]. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  16. ^ Lee Nam-kyung (June 25, 2021). "오윤아, 막촬 인증샷…우아한 국보급 S라인 몸매[M+★SNS]" [Oh Yoon-ah, last filming certification shot... Elegant national treasure class S-line body [M+ SNS]]. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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