Salon de Nabi (Korean:날아올라라 나비) is a South Korean television series written by Park Yeon-seon, directed by Kim Bo-kyung and Kim Da-ye, and starring Kim Hyang-gi, Oh Yoon-ah, Choi Daniel and Shim Eun-woo, the series follows the story of hair stylists at Fly High Butterfly Hair Salon. It was scheduled to premiere on JTBC in 2022, but was postponed.
The series began airing the series ahead of its television release on July 15, 2022, in Taiwan and on August 1, 2022, titled as Salon de Nabi, on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[full citation needed] It premiered on JTBC on September 19, 2026, in South Korea and airs every Saturday at 22:40 (KST) and Sunday at 22:30 (KST).
Synopsis
The series tells the story of the hair stylists and interns at a hair salon named Fly High Butterfly, who transform customers into 'butterflies'. The series follows hair salon director Michelle (Oh Yoon-ah), hairstylists Jen and Kwang Soo, and interns Gi-Bbeum (Kim Hyang-gi), Moo Yeol, Teacher Woo, and Soo-ri. All work hard in tiring conditions, dealing with all kinds of customers.
On 4 June 2020, JWIDE Company announced that Choi Daniel was positively considering a role in the television series. On 5 August, Oh Yoon-ah's agency announced that she was considering to appear in the drama.
On June 25, 2021, Oh Yoon-ah posted photos on her Instagram account and announced that it was the last day of filming.
Release
Ahead of its release in South Korea, the series was released in Taiwan on Chunghwa Telecom's CHT MOD Drama 199 (now VOD+) and Taiwan Mobile's myVideo on July 15, 2022, released on the weekends. From August 13, it began airing on the LTV Idol Channel (MOD Channel 353). Titled Salon de Nabi, it was available from August 1, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions for streaming.[full citation needed]
The series after its run in Taiwan and Prime Video is scheduled to run in South Korea starting September 19, 2026 on JTBC as weekend series.
Viewership
Salon De Nabi: South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season
Episode number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
1
413
484
N/A
315
376
374
389
485
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).
References
↑Kang Jin-ah (September 24, 2020). '날아올라라 나비' 김향기X최다니엘X오윤아 캐스팅[Casting for'Fly Up Butterfly' Kim Hyang-ki x Choi Daniel x Oh Yoon-ah]. Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2021.
↑"JTBC '날아올라라 나비' 캐스팅 확정…'청춘시대' 작가 집필"[JTBC 'Fly Up, Butterfly' Casting Confirmation... 'Youth Era' author writing]. JTBC. September 24, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
↑날아올라라, 나비[Salon de NABI]. JTBC Studios. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
12Wen Yawen (June 29, 2022). "金香起實習5年轉正考不過 首挑戰「社會人士」被打動"[Jin Xiangqi was moved after 5 years of internship and became a full-time student, but failed the first challenge to "social people"]. Mirror Media (in Chinese). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
↑Park Jin-young (August 6, 2026). "김향기 '날아올라라 나비', 9월 19일 첫 방송⋯5년 만에 봉인해제"['Kim Hyang-gi's 'Fly Up, Butterfly' Premieres on September 19... Unsealed After 5 Years]. JoyNews24 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
↑Lee Jung-hyun (September 28, 2020). 김향기-최다니엘, JTBC '날아올라라 나비' 주연[Kim Hyang-ki-Choi Daniel, starring in JTBC's'fly up, butterfly']. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved March 18, 2021.
↑Shin Ji-won (December 24, 2020). 날아올라라 나비' 김향기X최다니엘→오윤아, 캐스팅 확정…내년 방송['Fly up butterfly' Kim Hyang-ki x Choi Daniel → Oh Yoon-ah, casting confirmed... Broadcast next year]. Star N News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
↑Park Chang-ki (March 30, 2021). 심은우, 학폭 인정 후 작품 촬영ing…진정성 논란 [종합][Eun-Woo Shim, filming a work after acknowledging the school abuse… Controversy about authenticity [General]]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑Kim Myung-mi (June 4, 2020). 최다니엘 측 "'날아올라라 나비' 출연 제안받고 검토중"(공식입장)[Choi Daniel's side "'Flying butterfly' is being proposed and reviewed" (Official position)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved March 25, 2021.
