Heartstrings is a 2011 Korean drama about two students with divergent musical styles who learn to understand and love the other genre.
Synopsis[]
Can today's rock 'n' roll find harmony with traditional Korean folk music?
Lee Shin (Jung Yong Hwa, of the rock band CN Blue) is lead vocalist and guitarist for a rock band. Lee Gyu Won (Park Shin Hye) is a traditional gayageum (Korean zither-like instrument with 12 strings) player and a progeny of Korean traditional music. Their worlds collide at a performing arts college, where he is majoring in Western Music and she in Korean Traditional Music. Shin, a moody and aloof city boy, is initially smitten with dance professor Jung Yoon Soo (So Yi Hyun), but that quickly changes when he meets the feisty Gyu Won, who can be said to be Korean folk music royalty. Both Shin and Gyu Won care about their respective musical styles at the exclusion of all else in their lives, but can the two divergent passions be reconciled?[1]
Cast[]
- Park Shin Hye as Lee Kyu Won
- Jung Yong Hwa as Lee Shin
- So Yi Hyun as Jung Yoon Soo
- Song Chang Eui as Kim Suk Hyun
Soundtrack[]
Episodes[]
| Episode | Title | Aired |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 01 | "Encountering You By Accident" | June 29, 2011 |
| Traditional music major Lee Gyu Won sets up a fundraiser to help her sickly professor. She hires rock star Lee Shin's band to help attract a bigger audience. | ||
| Episode 02 | "That is My World" | June 30, 2011 |
| Annoyed with Lee Shin's personality, Gyu Won challenges him to a music face-off. Suk Hyun arrives with new plans for the performance. | ||
| Episode 03 | "Champion" | July 6, 2011 |
| The day of the auditions arrive, and Suk Hyun tries to convince a former student to make his stage comeback. | ||
| Episode 04 | "Towards Tomorrow" | July 7, 2011 |
| The other drama majors are jealous that Gyu Won is going to act when she clearly lacks dancing skills. Lee Shin meets a famed guitarist who isn't all that he seems to be. | ||
| Episode 05 | "Confession" | July 13, 2011 |
| Lee Shin and Gyu Won encounter the pains of desire and rejection as they experience their first loves. | ||
| Episode 06 | "With The Thought That It Must Be Forgotten" | July 14, 2011 |
| Gyu Won can't stop interfering with Lee Shin, even if it hurts her feelings more. She and her grandfather get new neighbors. | ||
| Episode 07 | "Like This... Will Be Forgotten" | July 20, 2011 |
| Gyu Won tutors Lee Shin in traditional music. Suk Hyun convinces Gyu Won to try out for the lead role, only to have her grandfather find out, much to his disapproval. | ||
| Episode 08 | "My Love, Cry Baby" | July 27, 2011 |
| Shin finds himself growing more attracted to Gyu Won as he works with her on the ending song. Hee Joo is miffed she's being upstaged by Gyu Won. | ||
| Episode 09 | "High Speed Romance" | July 28, 2011 |
| The entire performance team goes on a weekend retreat. | ||
| Episode 10 | "Little by Little, Slowly Stepping Towards You" | August 3, 2011 |
| Shin and Gyu Won embark on their first days as a couple. A surprise performance for sponsors puts Gyu Won back in the spotlight. | ||
| Episode 11 | "That Place, That Time" | August 4, 2011 |
| Tae Joon and Hee Joo's mother plot to sabotage Suk Hyun's reputation in an effort to remove Gyu Won from the performance. | ||
| Episode 12 | "Don't Cry" | August 10, 2011 |
| Suk Hyun's quitting weighs heavily on Gyu Won's conscience. Shin realizes that he's met Gyu Won before in Jeju Island. | ||
| Episode 13 | "Fly High" | August 11, 2011 |
| Hee Joo's absence wreaks havoc for the performance as they struggle to save the production from being canceled. | ||
| Episode 14 | "Smile, You" | August 17, 2011 |
| Gyu Won is given a new opportunity abroad that could change her entire life, and would affect her relationship with Shin. | ||
| Episode 15 | "Let Your Dreams Soar" | August 18, 2011 |
| Shin's injury is far worse than imagined, but he refuses to let it interfere with Gyu Won's bright future. | ||
Trivia[]
- This drama took over the timeslot previously occupied by "The Greatest Love" and was followed by "Can't Live With Losing" on August 24, 2011.[3]
- The early working title was "Festival" (페스티벌).[3]
- A contest was held on the MBC home page to name the drama series. Out of 4,000 submissions, the Korean title "Neon Naege Banhaesseo" (literal translation "You've Fallen for Me") was picked.[3]
- Park Shin-Hye was involved in a car accident on July 18 at 11 pm. The car Park Shin-Hye was traveling in bumped into a guardrail. After the accident, 5 people - including Park Shin-Hye, her manager and stylist - went to the hospital. She came back to the filming set on July 20 but went back to the hospital on July 21 because of pain in her neck & waist. The hospital advised Park Shin-Hye to rest. Consequently, Episode 8 (scheduled for July 21) didn't not air until the following week, and in its place, a "Heartstrings" special was aired including highlights from the first 7 episodes.[3]
Gallery[]
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