Light on Me (새빛남고 학생회)
Light on Me (새빛남고 학생회; also known by its English game title Saebit Boys' High School Council) is a 2021 South Korean Boys' Love (BL) web drama in which a friendless high school student joins his school's student council to make friends and instead finds his first love.1 The 16-episode series was directed by Lee Yoo Yeon, produced by WhyNot Media as its first BL drama, and adapted from the mobile game Saebit Boys High School Council.2 • 3
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Web drama, 1 season of 16 episodes, about 26 minutes each1 |
| Run | Episode 1 aired June 29, 2021; final episode August 19, 20214 |
| Origin | Adapted from the mobile game Saebit Boys High School Council (새빛남고 학생회)3 |
| Production | WhyNot Media; the studio's first BL drama, directed by Lee Yoo Yeon2 |
| Main cast | Lee Sae-on (Woo Tae-kyung), Kang You-seok (Noh Shin-woo), Choe Chan-yi (Shin Da-on), Go Woo-jin (Namgoong Shi-woon)1 |
| Audience scores | IMDb 8.0/10 from about 2,200 ratings; Rakuten Viki 9.5 from 67,294 ratings5 • 6 |
| Where to watch | Rakuten Viki, Kocowa Amazon Channel, and free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi, OnDemandKorea, Amasian TV, and Hoopla1 |
Spoilers
Plot and characters
Woo Tae-kyung (Lee Sae-on) is a blunt, straightforward 18-year-old loner who has had enough of being an outcast and joins the Saebit Boys' High School student council with the simple goal of making friends.2 • 7 On the council he crosses paths with Noh Shin-woo (Kang You-seok), cold on the outside but warm inside; Shin Da-on (Choe Chan-yi), the school's most popular student council president; and the lively mood-maker Namgoong Shi-woon (Go Woo-jin).2
The story works as a love triangle. Tae-kyung grows especially close to president Da-on, while his prickly, love-hate relationship with Shin-woo deepens as Shin-woo's guardedness gives way to warmth, so that the quest for friendship becomes a quest for love.8 • 3 The supporting cast includes Lee So-hee (Yang Seo-hyun) and Seo Haet-bit (Lee Ki-hyun).1
Production and release
The series was adapted from a mobile game rather than a webtoon or novel, and Lee Yoo Yeon handled direction.3 • 9 WhyNot Media billed it as its first BL production, and it arrived in mid-2021, when South Korean BL productions were just starting to reach a broad audience.2 • 9
In South Korea the full series was released exclusively on Watcha, with the first five episodes also viewable on the CqTV YouTube channel; abroad it aired on WeTV, Rakuten Viki, and Japan's ABEMA TV.10 It later reached additional services, and as of recent listings it streams on Rakuten Viki and the Kocowa Amazon Channel, with free ad-supported availability on The Roku Channel, Rakuten Viki, OnDemandKorea, Tubi TV, Amasian TV, and Hoopla.1
Kang You-seok, who played Shin-woo, said in a post-finale interview that he worried at first about viewers new to the genre, and resolved to focus on "LOVE more than BOYS," playing it as love between person and person; he aimed to show Shin-woo changing after meeting Tae-kyung, moving from prickly coldness to warmth.10
Music
The boy group A.C.E. contributed "SPARK" as the first song of the original television soundtrack, describing it as capturing the moment a new romance takes over someone's body.7 The OST track "FEVER" (묵), whose lyrics follow Tae-kyung growing closer to Shin-woo, Da-on, and Shi-woon, was written and composed by Kim Ho-kyung and 1601, who had previously worked together on OSTs for other Korean dramas.11
Reception
On IMDb the series holds a weighted 8.0/10 from about 2,200 users, with an unweighted mean of 8.2; per-episode ratings run from 7.3 to 8.2, with the finale rated 8.5 from a small sample.5 On Rakuten Viki it carries a 9.5 user score from 67,294 ratings.6
With 16 episodes of roughly 26 minutes, the series ran longer than the short formats typical of Korean BL, giving the school romance more room to develop.1 A 2025 Soompi feature lists it among short, feel-good Korean BLs and singles out its love triangle, calling the choice between the two leads difficult.8 A contemporary review credited director Lee Yoo Yeon with creating varied moods and strong production values, particularly in the council-room and mall settings, and rated the series 4.5 out of 5 stars.9
References
- Light on Me – watch tv show streaming online, JustWatch
- "Light on Me," the Hit BL K-Drama Based on a Game, Now Streaming on KOCOWA+
- Light On Me, Apple TV
- WoBL – South Korea / Light On Me
- Light on Me (TV Mini Series 2021) – Ratings, IMDb
- Light On Me, Rakuten Viki
- "Light On Me" Stars On Taekyung's Endgame, BL Dramas & That Dildo Scene, Teen Vogue
- 5 Short And Sweet Feel-Good Korean BLs For An Instant Dose Of Happy, Soompi
- [Light on Me – 새빛남고 학생회 [2021] Series Impressions, Psychomilk's Love Without Gender](https://lovewithoutgender.com/2022/08/04/light-on-me-2021-series-impressions/)
- '새빛남고 학생회' 배우 강유석 일문일답, Xports News
- MOOK (묵) – FEVER | 새빛남고 학생회 OST, YouTube
Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › East Asian drama series › Korean contemporary drama › Romance and melodrama series › Romance melodrama miniseries › Romantic comedy series › Youth and campus romance series
Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026
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