will realize that there's more to life than winning or losing. What's important is that you live a happy life." Reception Radio Star was released in theaters on September 28, 2006, during the Chuseok holidays. Despite high expectations and positive reviews from critics, the film made a disappointing debut, drawing 150,684 viewers on its opening weekend. But it earned average ratings of 9.22 out of 10 in a poll of 7,749 netizens by the portal site Naver, and ticket sales surged exponentially over the following weeks, with strong word of mouth ultimately making the movie a success. It drew a total of 1,879,501 admissions, and grossed a decent . According to film critic Lee Sang-yong, part of the film's appeal was due to nostalgia, saying, "Radio Star attracted a big audience among middle-aged people who miss the songs of their times." Park Joong-hoon and Ahn Sung-ki tied for Best Actor at the 2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards, and Ahn also won Best Actor at the 2006 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and the 2007 Grand Bell Awards. Music director Bang Jun-seok received several nominations for his work on this film, winning Best Music at the 2006 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards and the 2007 Korean Film Awards. Original soundtrack 비와 당신 (The Rain and You) - Park Joong-hoon 속앓이 영월 가는 길 배려 오래된 방송국 청소 비와 당신 Movie Ver. (The Rain and You) - No Brain 전단지 영월의 밤 시그널 크게 라디오를 켜고 (Turn Up the Volume) - Sinawe 오래된 친구 미인 (Beautiful Woman) - Shin Jung-hyeon 김양의 사연 빗속의 여인 (Woman in the Rain) - Kim Choo-ja 다방의 밤 전화속 사연들 넌 내게 반했어 Movie Ver. (You've Fallen for Me) - No Brain 술오른 밤길 기찻길에서 만난 동강 아름다운 강산 (Beautiful Rivers and Mountains) - No Brain 김밥집 지하철김밥 지울수 없는 너 (You Cannot Be Erased) - U&Me Blue 빛을 받는 별 미안함 그대발길 머무는 곳에 (Wherever You Stay) - Cho Yong-pil 우산속의 우정 비와 당신 Acoustic Ver. (The Rain and You) - Park Joong-hoon 넌 내게 반했어 Original Ver. (You've Fallen for Me) - No Brain Awards and nominations Musical theatre adaptation In 2008, the film was adapted into a stage musical. The original run starred Jung Sung-hwa and Seo Beom-seok in the role of Park Min-soo, and Kim Da-hyun as Choi Gon, and was held at the Seoul Arts Center from January 26 to