Vertical poster for the 2022 Vietnamese boys' love web series The Star Always Follows You

The Star Always Follows You

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The Star Always Follows You (Lấp Lánh Tựa Ánh Sao Trời) is a nine-episode Vietnamese web series from RL Studio, released on YouTube between 26 November 2022 and 14 January 2023. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha directed. Episodes run between fifteen and thirty minutes and every one carries English subtitles.

Dang, played by Truong Van Ngoan, has failed his university entrance exams twice, and his mother moves him to a remote countryside village to remove distractions. There he stays with his grandmother while he prepares to sit the exams again. Son, played by Hao Dan, is the village schoolteacher hired as his tutor. Cao Tieu Thanh plays Quynh, Nguyen Thai Khang plays Quan, Pham The Bang plays Vi and Duong Kien Hao plays An.

The lessons give the story its rhythm. Dang arrives as a city student who would rather be elsewhere, and Son is a teacher who is part of the village he lives in, so the two meet across a desk at fixed hours before anything else is allowed to develop. Over time Dang gets to know the people who live in the village, and what he learns there starts to change the direction of his life.

RL Studio published the full run as a single video alongside the individual episodes. A single-episode special, Stormy Honeymoon, followed in April 2023.

CONTENT DETAILS

Native Title
Lấp Lánh Tựa Ánh Sao Trời
Original Title
The Star Always Follows You
Also Known As
The Star Always Follow You, Sparkling Like Starlight
Adaptation
An original story; no novel, comic or web novel has been identified behind it.
Genres
Coming-of-AgeDramaHealingRomanceSchoolSlice of LifeYouth
Themes
BL
Key Themes
Village SettingRemedial TutoringFailing GradesSmall Community ScrutinyRural VietnamEnglish-Subtitled ReleaseRL StudioShort-Episode StructureCountryside RelocationFollowed By A SpecialVietnamese Web Drama
Country
Vietnam
Language
Vietnamese
Networks
YouTube
Seasons
1
Episodes
9
Duration
15-30 min
Aired Start
Aired End
Release Year
2022

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Stormy Honeymoon

Where to watch The Star Always Follows You

YouTube (RL Studio, episode 1 with English subtitles)YouTube (RL Studio, full series with English subtitles)

Before You Watch

  • RL Studio production: released on the studio’s YouTube channel.
  • Nine episodes: 26 November 2022 to 14 January 2023, fifteen to thirty minutes each.
  • Directed by Nguyen Thi Thu Ha.
  • Subtitled from release: every upload carries English subtitles.
  • Setting: a countryside village, where a schoolteacher is hired as the lead’s tutor.
  • Cast: Truong Van Ngoan as Dang and Hao Dan as Son, with four further credited performers.

Reviewed by Renkaze

6.4/10

Failed your entrance exams twice? Off to grandma's village you go, no distractions allowed. Except, of course, the one distraction nobody planned for: your new tutor. That is the sweet little setup of The Star Always Follows You, a Vietnamese web series that trades city noise for countryside quiet.

Exiled to the Countryside

Dang (Truong Van Ngoan) has failed his university entrance exams twice, so his mother sends him to a remote village to stay with his grandmother while he prepares to try again. The idea is fewer distractions. The village has other plans. Son (Hao Dan), the local schoolteacher, is hired as his tutor, and the two start meeting across a desk at fixed hours before anything else is allowed to grow.

Lesson Plans and Small Changes

What I like here is how the tutoring works as the show's heartbeat. The lessons come back again and again, so you notice the change in how the two of them act around each other, with no need for new locations. Dang arrives as someone sent away, Son as someone paid to fix a problem, and the nine episodes slowly close the distance between those roles. Because Son belongs to the village and Dang does not, the tutor also becomes the student's way into the whole community.

If you love tutor setups, small-town settings, healing and stories that take their time, this is a gentle, pleasant watch. The mood is soft and rural, with a small cast and very little melodrama. Village life also means very little stays private, which adds a nice bit of tension around the edges.

Subtitled From Day One

Good news for international fans: every one of the nine uploads on RL Studio's YouTube channel carries English subtitles, right from the first episode. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha directed the series, which ran from 26 November 2022 to 14 January 2023 with episodes of 15 to 30 minutes. RL Studio also posted the full run as a single video, and the channel has cast vlogs, a trailer reaction and behind-the-scenes clips if you want extras. It is an original story, so there is no book to compare it to.

Stay for the Encore

Once you finish, a one-episode special called Stormy Honeymoon followed in April 2023, so you get one more visit with the pair.

My tip: this one fits neatly into a slow afternoon. Put on the full-run video, make some tea, and let the countryside do the rest.

Final Score: 6.4/10

Themes and Messages

Moving Dang out of the city and into a village changes everything about his privacy. In a village the same small group of people see one another every day, and the schoolteacher holds one of the most visible jobs there is. Staying anonymous? Forget it.

So the community becomes part of the story, far beyond pretty scenery. Very little in a village stays fully private, and every bond that forms between student and tutor forms in a place where people notice things. Add failing grades and a second shot at the exams, and you get a gentle story about starting over where everyone is watching, and finding someone who sees you anyway. My tip: watch the background faces, they matter.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

OFFICIAL OST

Episode guide: The Star Always Follows You

9 / 9 episodes aired · Completed
EP 1
26 Nov 2022
Aired
EP 2
02 Dec 2022
Aired
EP 3
08 Dec 2022
Aired
EP 4
14 Dec 2022
Aired
EP 5
20 Dec 2022
Aired
EP 6
26 Dec 2022
Aired
EP 7
01 Jan 2023
Aired
EP 8
07 Jan 2023
Aired
EP 9
14 Jan 2023
Aired

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many episodes are there, and is it finished?

Nine episodes of fifteen to thirty minutes, released 26 November 2022 to 14 January 2023, and the story is complete. A one-episode special, Stormy Honeymoon, followed in April 2023.

What are its English titles?

The Star Always Follows You is the form in general use. RL Studio's own uploads read "The Star Always Follow You", and a video on the same channel calls it "Sparkling Like Starlight".

Does it have English subtitles?

Yes, from the start. Each upload is labelled as subtitled.

Who directed it?

Nguyen Thi Thu Ha directed all nine episodes.

Is it based on a novel?

No. It is an original story.

Written and verified by Renkaze · Last updated 1 November 2026

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