Pontifex Lembrary fights against a devil, he gets transferred to a different world possessing the body of Woo Yeon-woo who is a member of an unpopular idol group called Wild Animal. In an entertainment business where overwhelming social skills, trendiness, and talents are highly necessary, it is hard for solemn, holy Lembrary to adapt. Due to his inappropriate says and dos as a celebrity, Lembrary is talked about from the public and receives attention that he did not expect. Using his goodness and love, Lembrary heals this twisted and barren world people live in while going this way and that way to settle himself as an idol.
Kim Min-gue
Lembrary / Woo Yeon-woo
Go Bo-gyeol
Kim Dal
Lee Jang-woo
Shin Jo-woon
Oh Jin-seok
Oh Jung-shin
Ye Ji-won
Lim Sun-ja
Shin Myung-sung
Hwang Tae-in
Tak Jae-hoon
Sunwoo Sil
Park Sang-nam
Sa Gam-jae
Jeong Soo-hyun
Raken
Kim Seo-ha
Maeng Woo-shin
The Heavenly Idol is a drama, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of based on novel or book, romance, fish out of water, transmigration, body-swap, k-pop. Created by Kwon Byung-wook, it stars Kim Min-gue, Go Bo-gyeol, Lee Jang-woo. Pontifex Lembrary fights against a devil, he gets transferred to a different world possessing the body of Woo Yeon-woo who is a member of an unpopular idol group called Wild Animal. In an entertainment business where overwhelming social skills, trendiness, and talents are highly necessary, it is hard for solemn, holy Lembrary to adapt. Due to his inappropriate says and dos as a celebrity, Lembrary is talked about from the public and receives attention that he did not expect. Using his goodness and love, Lembrary heals this twisted and barren world people live in while going this way and that way to settle himself as an idol.
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