About When the Stars Gossip
When the Stars Gossip (Korean title Byeoldeurege Mulkeobwa) is a 2025 South Korean romance drama set largely aboard a commercial space station in low orbit. It pairs Eve Kim, a disciplined astronaut and station commander who tolerates no mistakes, with Gong Ryong, an exuberant obstetrician who buys his way aboard as a space tourist while quietly pursuing a private mission of his own. The two come from opposite worlds, and their early friction gradually gives way to attraction as they are forced to rely on each other in the confines and dangers of orbit.
Billed as a glossy, big-budget space-set romance, the series leans on the contrast between Eve's rigorous professionalism and Gong Ryong's warmth and impulsiveness. The station setting frames a story about ambition, isolation, and the personal secrets each character carries, while a supporting ensemble of scientists and crew rounds out life aboard the orbital outpost. Romance remains the central thread, balanced against survival stakes and the bureaucratic and corporate interests backing the mission.
Written by Seo Sook-hyang and directed by Park Shin-woo, the drama aired on the cable network tvN over 16 episodes from January 4 to February 23, 2025, with two new episodes released each weekend. Internationally it streamed on Netflix. Headlined by Gong Hyo-jin and Lee Min-ho, it was promoted as an ambitious entry in the Korean romance genre for its space-station premise and production scale, and reception was mixed despite the high-profile pairing.