# 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](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/light-on-me) 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](https://blog.kocowa.com/light-on-me-the-hit-bl-k-drama-based-on-a-game-now-streaming-on-kocowa/) • [3](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/light-on-me/umc.cmc.53v49y7wavq3b93kmpqk79ps2)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Web drama, 1 season of 16 episodes, about 26 minutes each[1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/light-on-me) |
| Run | Episode 1 aired June 29, 2021; final episode August 19, 2021[4](https://world-of-bl.com/index.php/SouthKorea/LightOnMe) |
| Origin | Adapted from the mobile game *Saebit Boys High School Council* (새빛남고 학생회)[3](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/light-on-me/umc.cmc.53v49y7wavq3b93kmpqk79ps2) |
| Production | WhyNot Media; the studio's first BL drama, directed by Lee Yoo Yeon[2](https://blog.kocowa.com/light-on-me-the-hit-bl-k-drama-based-on-a-game-now-streaming-on-kocowa/) |
| 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](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/light-on-me) |
| Audience scores | IMDb 8.0/10 from about 2,200 ratings; Rakuten Viki 9.5 from 67,294 ratings[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14837532/ratings/) • [6](https://www.viki.com/tv/37454c-light-on-me) |
| Where to watch | Rakuten Viki, Kocowa Amazon Channel, and free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi, OnDemandKorea, Amasian TV, and Hoopla[1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/light-on-me) |
## 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](https://blog.kocowa.com/light-on-me-the-hit-bl-k-drama-based-on-a-game-now-streaming-on-kocowa/) • [7](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/light-on-me-interview-taekyung-endgame-bl-dramas-dildo-scene-ace) On the council he crosses paths with Noh Shin-woo ([Kang You-seok](https://www.edgepedia.org/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](https://blog.kocowa.com/light-on-me-the-hit-bl-k-drama-based-on-a-game-now-streaming-on-kocowa/)
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](https://www.soompi.com/article/1720769wpp/5-short-and-sweet-feel-good-korean-bls-for-an-instant-dose-of-happy) • [3](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/light-on-me/umc.cmc.53v49y7wavq3b93kmpqk79ps2) The supporting cast includes Lee So-hee (Yang Seo-hyun) and Seo Haet-bit (Lee Ki-hyun).[1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/light-on-me)
## Production and release
The series was adapted from a mobile game rather than a webtoon or novel, and Lee Yoo Yeon handled direction.[3](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/light-on-me/umc.cmc.53v49y7wavq3b93kmpqk79ps2) • [9](https://lovewithoutgender.com/2022/08/04/light-on-me-2021-series-impressions/) 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](https://blog.kocowa.com/light-on-me-the-hit-bl-k-drama-based-on-a-game-now-streaming-on-kocowa/) • [9](https://lovewithoutgender.com/2022/08/04/light-on-me-2021-series-impressions/)
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](https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1464142) 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](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-roku-channel), Rakuten Viki, OnDemandKorea, Tubi TV, Amasian TV, and Hoopla.[1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/light-on-me)
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](https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1464142)
## 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](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/light-on-me-interview-taekyung-endgame-bl-dramas-dildo-scene-ace) 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](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmf8ai1PcPo)
## 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](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14837532/ratings/) On Rakuten Viki it carries a 9.5 user score from 67,294 ratings.[6](https://www.viki.com/tv/37454c-light-on-me)
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](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/light-on-me) 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](https://www.soompi.com/article/1720769wpp/5-short-and-sweet-feel-good-korean-bls-for-an-instant-dose-of-happy) 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](https://lovewithoutgender.com/2022/08/04/light-on-me-2021-series-impressions/)
## References
1. [Light on Me – watch tv show streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/light-on-me)
2. ["Light on Me," the Hit BL K-Drama Based on a Game, Now Streaming on KOCOWA+](https://blog.kocowa.com/light-on-me-the-hit-bl-k-drama-based-on-a-game-now-streaming-on-kocowa/)
3. [Light On Me, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/light-on-me/umc.cmc.53v49y7wavq3b93kmpqk79ps2)
4. [WoBL – South Korea / Light On Me](https://world-of-bl.com/index.php/SouthKorea/LightOnMe)
5. [Light on Me (TV Mini Series 2021) – Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14837532/ratings/)
6. [Light On Me, Rakuten Viki](https://www.viki.com/tv/37454c-light-on-me)
7. ["Light On Me" Stars On Taekyung's Endgame, BL Dramas & That Dildo Scene, Teen Vogue](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/light-on-me-interview-taekyung-endgame-bl-dramas-dildo-scene-ace)
8. [5 Short And Sweet Feel-Good Korean BLs For An Instant Dose Of Happy, Soompi](https://www.soompi.com/article/1720769wpp/5-short-and-sweet-feel-good-korean-bls-for-an-instant-dose-of-happy)
9. [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/)
10. ['새빛남고 학생회' 배우 강유석 일문일답, Xports News](https://www.xportsnews.com/article/1464142)
11. [MOOK (묵) – FEVER | 새빛남고 학생회 OST, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmf8ai1PcPo)
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