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Maestra: Strings of Truth

Maestra: Strings of Truth (Korean: 마에스트라) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Young-ae, Lee Moo-saeng, Kim Young-jae, and Hwang Bo-reum-byeol. Based on the French TV series titled Philharmonia, it is about the struggles and growth of one of the only 5% female conductors in the world.[11] It aired on tvN from December 9, 2023 to January 14, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST).[10][12] It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Disney+ in selected regions.[13]

Maestra: Strings of Truth
Promotional poster
Hangul
마에스트라
Literal meaningMaestra
Revised RomanizationMaeseuteura
McCune–ReischauerMaesŭt'ŭra
Genre
Based onPhilharmonia
by Marine Gacem
Developed byStudio Dragon (planning)[3]
Written by
  • Choi Yi-yoon[4]
  • Hong Jung-hee[4]
Directed byKim Jung-kwon[5]
Starring
Music byCho Seung-woo [ko][6]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
CinematographyHa Kyung-ho[5]
Running time60–70 minutes[7][8]
Production companies
Budget₩17.5 billion[9]
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseDecember 9, 2023 (2023-12-09) –
January 14, 2024 (2024-01-14)

Synopsis

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The series is about a secretive female conductor who faces the truth surrounding her by digging into the mysterious incidents that happen within her orchestra.[14][15]

Cast

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Main

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  • Lee Young-ae as Cha Se-eum: a former violinist and a world-renowned conductor of an orchestra named The Hangang Philharmonic, who fascinates performers and audience members with her bold and determined personality.[11][15]
    • Woo Da-bi as young Cha Se-eum[16]
  • Lee Moo-saeng as Yoo Jung-jae: Se-eum's ex-lover who is an investment tycoon and the chairman of UC Financial.[4][17]
    • Lim Sung-kyun as young Yoo Jung-jae[18]
  • Hwang Bo-reum-byeol as Lee Ru-na: a violinist and the youngest concertmaster of The Hangang Philharmonic.[12][17]
  • Kim Young-jae as Kim Pil: Se-eum's overly dependent husband who seems to be affectionate and considerate, but feels inferior to his wife due to her success.[2][3]
    • Jin Geon-woo as young Kim Pil[19]

Supporting

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People around Cha Se-eum

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  • Jung Dong-hwan as Cha Ki-baek: Se-eum's father who is a musical instrument maker.[20]
  • Ye Soo-jung as Bae Jeong-hwa: Se-eum's mother who is a former violinist.[21]
  • Kim Young-ah as Lee Hye-jeong: best friend and workshop manager of Se-eum.[22]
  • Kang Ji-eun as Woo Young-seon: Jeong-hwa's doctor.[23]

People around Yoo Jung-jae

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  • Choi Yun-so as Go Yu-ra: the director of KVN Broadcasting Station and Jung-jae's ex-wife.[24]
  • Kim Hyun-jun as Go Han-gil: Jung-jae's long-time friend and Yu-ra's older brother.[25]
  • as Secretary Park: Jung-jae's secretary.[20]

The Hangang Philharmonic

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  • Park Ho-san as Jeon Sang-do: the cheerful and quick-witted CEO of The Hangang Philharmonic.[3]
  • Yang Jun-mo as Ma Yo-seop: a timpanist and the orchestra's union leader.[26]
  • Jin Ho-eun as Kim Bong-ju: the principal oboist.[27]
  • Lee Jung-yeol as Park Jae-man: a concertmaster and the oldest member of The Hangang Philharmonic.[28]
  • Lee Si-won as Lee Ah-jin: a horn player.[27]
  • Kim Min-kyu as Kim Tae-ho: Se-eum's secretary and her long-time fan.[29]
  • Jin So-yeon as Kwon Su-jin: an associate concertmaster.[27]
  • Jung Seon-ah as Heo Young-mi: the principal second violinist.[30]
  • Min A-ram as Shin Ji-ae: assistant principal second violinist.[30]
  • Han Jin-hee as Kang In-han: the principal first violinist.[31]
  • Hwang Geon as Novaha: the principal cellist.[32]
  • Lee Byung-joon as Oh Hyun-seok: the assistant conductor.[20]
  • Lim Se-joo as Chief Hwang: Sang-do's secretary.[33]

Others

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  • as Lee Hae-na: Ru-na's older sister.[20]
  • Baek Sung-cheol as Chu Dong-sik: a detective.[34]
  • as Baek Joo-won: a detective.[20]

Production

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Filming began soon after the first script reading of the cast, which was held at the end of February 2023.[14] Lee Young-ae started learning conducting and playing violin from November 2022, while Hwang Bo-reum-byeol practiced playing violin for about eight months.[17][35]

Filming of the series had completed by November 1, 2023.[36]

In July 2023, production company RaemongRaein announced that it had signed a supply contract with Studio Dragon for the production of the series worth 17.5 billion won.[9]

Viewership

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Maestra: Strings of Truth : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode number
123456789101112
18099781087N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A913114811601471
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[37]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[37][38]
Nationwide Seoul
1 December 9, 2023 4.192% (1st) 4.546% (1st)
2 December 10, 2023 4.844% (2nd) 5.699% (1st)
3 December 16, 2023 5.402% (1st) 6.013% (1st)
4 December 17, 2023 6.010% (1st) 6.1%[39]
5 December 23, 2023 5.186% (1st) N/A
6 December 24, 2023 5.275% (1st)
7 December 30, 2023 5.256% (1st) 6.2%[40]
8 December 31, 2023 4.978% (1st) N/A
9 January 6, 2024 4.656% (1st) 4.893% (1st)
10 January 7, 2024 5.421% (1st) 5.497% (1st)
11 January 13, 2024 5.997% (1st) 6.746% (1st)
12 January 14, 2024 6.784% (1st) 6.740% (1st)
Average 5.333% —[a]
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes ratings that were not published.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

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    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 9, 2023. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 10, 2023. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 6, 2024. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
    • "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). January 7, 2024. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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