Fates & Furies (Korean: 운명과 분노; RR: Unmyeonggwa Bunno) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Min-jung, Joo Sang-wook, So Yi-hyun and Lee Ki-woo. It aired four consecutive episodes every Saturday on SBS TV from December 1, 2018 to February 9, 2019.[1]
| Fates & Furies | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 운명과 분노 |
| Hanja | 運命과 憤怒 |
| Literal meaning | Fate and Fury |
| Revised Romanization | Unmyeonggwa Bunno |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Hong Chang-wook |
| Written by |
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| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Composer | Park Se-joon (Music Manager) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Teddy Jung Shin Byung-chul |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | December 1, 2018 – February 9, 2019 |
| Related | |
| Fates and Furies (Philippine adaptation) GMA Network 2023 | |
Fates & Furies is the final weekend special project drama series (주말 특별기획 드라마) of SBS.
Synopsis
editEven though Goo Hae-ra (Lee Min-jung) is smart and beautiful, she is in a miserable situation because of her family. Her older sister attempted suicide and her father died. The only way she can escape her situation is with money. She approaches Tae In-joon (Joo Sang-wook). He is the second son of a shoe company owner. Tae In-joon falls in love with Goo Hae-ra.
Cast
editMain
edit- Lee Min-jung as Goo Hae-ra
- A woman who begins to love under false pretenses in order to change her fate.
- Joo Sang-wook as Tae In-joon
- Choi Seung-hoon as young In-joon
- The second son of a Chaebol family who pursues Goo Hae-ra because he considers her his fate. He also intends to become the owner of his family's company by getting his stepmother and older half-brother out of the way.
- So Yi-hyun as Cha Soo-hyun
- An ambitious and greedy woman who dislikes Goo Hae-ra because she is in the way of her marriage to Tae In-joon.
- Lee Ki-woo as Jin Tae-oh
- A man who was betrayed by Cha Soo-hyun and now seeks revenge.
Recurring
edit- Cha Soo-yeon as Goo Hyun-joo
- Goo Hae-ra's sister who is in a coma
- Jung Kyoo-soo as Goo Dong-seok
- Goo Hae-ra's father, a shoemaker
- Jung Soo-young as Kang Sun-young
- Goo Hae-ra's friend
- Jung Yoon-hak as Kang Ui-gun
- Kang Sun-young's younger brother
- Shim Yi-young as Ko A-jung
- Tae Jung-ho's wife, who is ignored by her mother-in-law
- Kong Jung-hwan as Tae Jung-ho
- Tae In-joon's older half-brother
- Song Ok-sook as Han Sung-sook
- Tae In-joon's stepmother
- Ko In-beom as Tae Pil-woon
- Tae In-joon's father and the head of the company
- Heo Joon-seok as Kim Chang-soo
- A loan shark who harasses Goo Hae-ra
- Jo Seung-yeon as Hyun Jung-soo
- Kwon Tae-won as Cha Dong-kyoo
- Im Ji-kyu as Assistant Kim
- Jo Wan-ki as Kim Seok-jin
- Park Soo-ah as Tae Jung-min
Production
edit- The first script reading took place on September 11, 2018 at SBS Studio in Tanhyun, Ilsan, South Korea.[2]
- Lee Min-jung and Joo Sang-wook previously starred together in Cunning Single Lady (2014).
Original soundtrack
edit| Fates & Furies OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2018 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Yedang C&S Well-Made |
Part 1
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fates and Furies" (Eng ver.) | Aalia | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Fates and Furies" (Inst.) | 3:43 | |
| 3. | "Fates and Furies" (Kor ver.) | Lisa | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Fates and Furies" (Inst.) | 3:39 | |
| Total length: | 8:01 | ||
Part 2
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Moon represents my heart" (달이내마음을나탄배니다) | Lee Min-jung | 3:13 |
Part 3
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Worry" (고민하지말아요) | Aalia | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Don't Worry" (Inst.) | 3:13 | |
| Total length: | 6:26 | ||
Part 4
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Obsession" (집작) | Yoon Hak | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Obsession" (Inst.) | 3:35 | |
| Total length: | 7:10 | ||
Part 5
edit| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Last over Letter" (마지막편지) | Jung Se-hoon | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Last over Letter" (Inst.) | 2:51 | |
| Total length: | 5:42 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Paint it Gray" | Various Artists | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Last Express" | Various Artists | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Monologue" | Various Artists | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Last love letter" | Various Artists | 2:34 |
| 5. | "Fate Waltz" | Various Artists | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Psychological Fight" | Various Artists | 1:59 |
| 7. | "TRICK" | Various Artists | 1:32 |
| 8. | "Secret Forest" | Various Artists | 2:35 |
| 9. | "Not you" | Various Artists | 2:20 |
| 10. | "We are one" | Various Artists | 1:58 |
| 11. | "Old Box" | Various Artists | 2:51 |
| 12. | "In the dark" | Various Artists | 2:01 |
| 13. | "Seed" | Various Artists | 1:49 |
| 14. | "Silence" | Various Artists | 2:17 |
| 15. | "Fate" | Various Artists | 2:40 |
| 16. | "Single Tear" | Various Artists | 2:01 |
Ratings
edit- In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
- N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen[3] | ||||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||||
| 1 | December 1, 2018 | 4.8% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) | |||
| 2 | 6.1% (NR) | 6.2% (NR) | ||||
| 3 | 7.2% (17th) | 7.2% (15th) | ||||
| 4 | 6.9% (20th) | 7.1% (17th) | ||||
| 5 | December 8, 2018 | 6.9% (NR) | 7.9% (19th) | |||
| 6 | 9.0% (10th) | 10.0% (5th) | ||||
| 7 | 8.6% (15th) | 9.3% (8th) | ||||
| 8 | 9.3% (9th) | 10.3% (4th) | ||||
| 9 | December 22, 2018 | 5.2% (NR) | 5.8% (NR) | |||
| 10 | 5.7% (NR) | 6.0% (NR) | ||||
| 11 | 5.8% (NR) | 5.9% (NR) | ||||
| 12 | 6.8% (20th) | 7.1% (20th) | ||||
| 13 | December 29, 2018 | 5.6% (NR) | 6.2% (NR) | |||
| 14 | 6.9% (18th) | 7.6% (16th) | ||||
| 15 | 7.4% (15th) | 8.2% (15th) | ||||
| 16 | 8.6% (11th) | 9.5% (7th) | ||||
| 17 | January 5, 2019 | 5.3% (NR) | ||||
| 18 | 6.2% (NR) | 6.5% (20th) | ||||
| 19 | 7.2% (18th) | 7.6% (17th) | ||||
| 20 | 7.8% (15th) | 8.1% (14th) | ||||
| 21 | January 12, 2019 | 3.7% (NR) | — | |||
| 22 | 4.9% (NR) | |||||
| 23 | 5.7% (NR) | |||||
| 24 | 6.0% (NR) | |||||
| 25 | January 19, 2019 | 4.6% (NR) | ||||
| 26 | 4.7% (NR) | |||||
| 27 | 5.0% (NR) | |||||
| 28 | 6.3% (18th) | 6.5% (18th) | ||||
| 29 | January 26, 2019 | 4.9% (NR) | — | |||
| 30 | 5.4% (NR) | 6.2% (18th) | ||||
| 31 | 6.1% (19th) | 6.5% (17th) | ||||
| 32 | 7.0% (16th) | 7.5% (12th) | ||||
| 23 | February 2, 2019 | 4.7% (NR) | — | |||
| 34 | 6.1% (NR) | |||||
| 35 | 6.5% (19th) | 6.6% (20th) | ||||
| 36 | 7.3% (17th) | 7.5% (17th) | ||||
| 37 | February 9, 2019 | 5.3% (NR) | — | |||
| 38 | 6.8% (19th) | 7.4% (17th) | ||||
| 39 | 6.9% (18th) | |||||
| 40 | 7.7% (16th) | 8.2% (15th) | ||||
| Average | 6.32% | – | ||||
- Episodes 9-12 did not air on December 15 due to the broadcast of the 2018 AFF Championship Final between Vietnam and Malaysia, which Park Hang-seo, the coach of Vietnam, is a Korean.[4]
References
edit- ^ "'운명과 분노' 이민정X주상욱 메인포스터…'격정' '사랑' 2가지 테마 공개". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). November 15, 2018.
- ^ "'운명과 분노' 이민정X주상욱X소이현X이기욱, 첫 대본리딩 현장 공개". Kyeonggi (in Korean). September 11, 2018.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^ "Park Hang-seo lauded as hero at home, in Vietnam". The Korea Times. 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
SBS, one of the nation's three major broadcasting companies, cancelled the popular TV series "Fates and Furies" to air the Suzuki Cup final.