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“Ordinary girl Nara enrolls at Shining Star School to become the ultimate idol "Muse".”
Shining Star
샤이닝스타
6.66
6,709 rank · 1,404 viewers · 5 favorites
Idols (Female)
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Synopsis
Ordinary girl Nara enrolls at Shining Star School to become the ultimate idol "Muse".
At the prestigious Shining Star School, every girl dreams of becoming the best idol, called "Muse". Nara, an ordinary girl, decides to attend the school in order to fulfill her dream. (Source: Shining Star Wiki)
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
7.5
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 5
σ 1.80
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Polarized
σ 1.80 · split reception
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.50
Running avg · Oct 2020 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “THIS SHOW IS FROM KOREA This show is made for kids, pretty similar to aikatsu The characters design are GORGEOUS!! I love Berry so much The animation is in 2.5D, maybe kinda ugly for ppl who only...”
- 7 “Overall, I love the storyline, it’s very realistic to what real life k-pop idols go through. I also really love Hera’s character development throughout the show. For the character, Calliope, I had...”
- 8 “The nostalgic K-pop soundtrack (Girls’ Generation, f(x)) and consistent 2D/3D animation make the idol-training scenes pop, even if the story itself never becomes gripping. Interest wanes halfway...”
Verbosity
Short · 75%
Medium · 0%
Long · 25%
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A Tv Production · Fall 2017
Maro Studio.- Format 52 × 21′ eps × min
- Total runtime 18h 12m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2017 – Dec 2018 Fall 2017
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-15425 catalog