Heartstrings

GENERAL INFORMATION

Heartstrings

KOREAN DRAMA

Synopsis

Lee Gyu Won is a traditional Korean music major at Catharsis University, raised by her grandfather, a master of the gayageum who wants her to carry on his art. Lee Shin is a modern music major, the campus star, and the singer and guitarist of the band The Stupid.

The two have little patience for each other at first, but a university musical throws them together, and Gyu Won finds herself drawn to the boy her grandfather least approves of — while Shin has to decide what he actually wants from music, and from her.

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THE CAST

CHARACTERS SUMMARY

MAIN CHARACTERS

A traditional Korean music major and gayageum player, raised by her grandfather after her parents' death. Straightforward and stubborn, she is pushed into the university musical and into Lee Shin's orbit.

A modern music major, the singer and guitarist of the campus band The Stupid, and the university's star. Aloof and blunt, he has been quietly in love with his dance professor for years.

A dance professor at the university and the woman Lee Shin has long admired.

A star musical actor who returns to the university as a lecturer and directs the students' production.

EXTENDED CHARACTERS

The drummer of The Stupid and Lee Shin's friend.

A music major with her sights set on the lead role in the musical, and on Lee Shin.

SYNOPSIS BY EPISODE

EPISODES 01-07

1 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.

2 Annoyed with Lee Shin's personality, Gyu Won challenges him to a music face-off. Suk Hyun arrives with new plans for the performance.

3 The day of the auditions arrive, and Suk Hyun tries to convince a former student to make his stage comeback.

4 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.

5 Lee Shin and Gyu Won encounter the pains of desire and rejection as they experience their first loves.

6 Gyu Won can't stop interfering with Lee Shin, even if it hurts her feelings more. She and her grandfather get new neighbors.

7 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.

EPISODES 08-15

8 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.

9 The entire performance team goes on a weekend retreat.

10 Shin and Gyu Won embark on their first days as a couple. A surprise performance for sponsors puts Gyu Won back in the spotlight.

11 Tae Joon and Hee Joo's mother plot to sabotage Suk Hyun's reputation in an effort to remove Gyu Won from the performance.

12 Suk Hyun's quitting weighs heavily on Gyu Won's conscience. Shin realizes that he's met Gyu Won before in Jeju Island.

13 Hee Joo's absence wreaks havoc for the performance as they struggle to save the production from being canceled.

14 Gyu Won is given a new opportunity abroad that could change her entire life, and would affect her relationship with Shin.

15 Shin's injury is far worse than imagined, but he refuses to let it interfere with Gyu Won's bright future.

VARIETIES

CORRELATION CHART

Audience

Date Episode National AGB Nielsen (%) Seoul AGB Nielsen (%) National TNmS (%) Seoul TNmS (%)
June 29, 2011 01 6.7 8.8
June 30, 2011 02 4.9 8.3
July 6, 2011 03 5.3 7.5
July 7, 2011 04 5.4 8.7
July 13, 2011 05 5.4 8.3
July 14, 2011 06 4.5 8.6
July 20, 2011 07 5.7 7.9
July 27, 2011 08 5.9 8.8
July 28, 2011 09 5.4 9.4
August 3, 2011 10 7.1 8.7
August 4, 2011 11 6.7 7.7
August 10, 2011 12 5.4 7.5
August 11, 2011 13 6.2 7.9
August 17, 2011 14 5.3 9.2
August 17, 2011 14 5.3 9.2
August 18, 2011 15 5.6 8.2
Average 5.7% -%

MORE DETAILS

Viewership ratings: 5.7%
Broadcast period: June 29, 2011 - August 18, 2011
Air time: Wednesday and Thursday 21:55
Drama OST: Heartstrings OST

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Screenwriter: Lee Myung Sook
Executive Producer: Choi Hong Mi
Producers: Lee Jin Suk, Kim Yang
Director: Pyo Min Soo
Production Company: JS Pictures

RECOGNITIONS

Year Award Recognition
2012 48th Paeksang Arts Awards Most Popular TV Drama Actress (Park Shin Hye)
2012 K-Drama Star Awards Hallyu Star Award (Jung Yong Hwa)
2013 18th Asian television Award Best Single Drama

NOTES & VARIETIES

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.
The early working title was "Festival" (페스티벌).
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.
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.

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