Scripted series · Lifetime
Backstreet Rookie
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ji Chang-wook
Choi Dae-Hyun
16 eps
Kim You-jung
Jung Saet-Byul
16 eps
Do Sang-woo
Jo Seung-Jun
16 eps
Han Seon-hwa
Yoo Yeon-Joo
16 eps
Ahn Sol-bin
Jung Eun-Byu
16 eps
Kim Min-gue
Kang Ji-Wook
16 eps
Lee Byung-joon
Choi Yong-Pil
16 eps
Kim Sun-young
Gong Boon-hee
16 eps
Woo Hyeon
Kwon Eui-choo
16 eps
Lee Yoon-hee
Cha Kye-buk
16 eps
Kyeon Mi-ri
Kim Hye-ja
16 eps
Seo Ye-hwa
Hwang Geum-Bi
16 eps
Um Mun-suk
Han Dal-Sik
16 eps
Kim Ji-hyun
Choi Da-Soon
16 eps
Kil Yong-woo
Yoo Myeong-gi
16 eps
Heo Jae-ho
Manager Bae
16 eps
Yoon Seul
So Jung Hwa [Police officer]
16 eps
Kim Si-gyeong
16 eps
Park Jin-joo
bully group leader
1 eps
Jung Eun-ji
Jung Eun
1 eps
Ahn Chang-hwan
Ssongsak [Part-time job applicant]
1 eps
Carson Allen
Hotel Lobby Guest
1 eps
Ko Kyu-pil
Oh Yo-Hwan / "Convenience store guru"
2 eps
Juyeon
The Show's MC
1 eps
Kim Si-hyeon
The Show's MC
1 eps
Kim Min-kyu
The Show's MC
1 eps
Kim Sung Jun
Young Soo
1 eps
Yoon Seo-hyun
[Kingdom Delivery boss]
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Backstreet Rookie actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Backstreet Rookie reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
It tells an unpredictable 24-hour love story of the four-dimensional innocent girl Jung Saet Byeol who was once a troublemaker and the adorkable caring male store manager, Choi Dae Hyun, in the context of a convenience store. They have met each other accidentally 4 years ago, back then Saet Byeol asked Dae Hyun to buy cigarettes for them. Until now, Saet Byeol comes to the convenience store Dae Hyun runs for a part-time job, their hilarious romantic story starts.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Son Geun-jooWriter
Direction
- Lee Myung-wooDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- iQIYIStreaming
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