Beating Heart (TV series)

Beating Heart (Korean떨리는 가슴; RRTteollineun Gaseum; also known as Six Love Stories) is a South Korean television drama series, produced by MBC and broadcast in 2005. The series consists of six two-part stories, with each story having its own team of writer and director. It focuses on the lives of a typical Korean family, examining the relationships between the four main characters, their romantic interests, and other family members, while answering the question "When did you feel your heart beating the hardest?"[1]

Beating Heart
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Also known as
  • Six Love Stories
  • My Trembling Heart
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
ReleaseApril 2 (2005-04-02) –
May 8, 2005 (2005-05-08)

In 2006, the series was broadcast by the KBFD network in Hawaii as My Trembling Heart. It has also been released on DVD in South Korea and Japan.

Cast

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Main characters

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Supporting characters

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  • Kim Dong-wan as Kang Sung-jae (episodes 1-2)
  • Shin Sung-woo as Jung Nam-soo (episodes 1-4)
  • Harisu as Kim Chang-ho/Kim Hae-jung (episodes 3–4, 9 & 12)
  • Kim Hak-joon as Chan (episodes 5-6)
  • Yoo Hye-jung as Chan's mother (episodes 5-6)
  • Choi Kang-hee as Oh Soo-kyung (episodes 7-8)
  • Choi Jung-won as Jung-hyun (episodes 7-8)
  • Ji Sung as Kim Woo-jin/Seok-jin (episodes 9-10)
  • Kim Soo-mi as Mae-shim (episodes 11-12)
  • Baek Il-seob as Mae-shim's partner (episodes 11-12)
  • Choi Soo-han

Staff

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Airdates

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Episode # Title South Korea (MBC)[2] Hawaii, USA (KBFD)[3]
1 Love April 2, 2005 February 6, 2006
2 Love April 3, 2005 February 7, 2006
3 Joy April 9, 2005 February 13, 2006
4 Joy April 10, 2005 February 14, 2006
5 Sorrow April 16, 2005 February 20, 2006
6 Sorrow April 17, 2005 February 21, 2006
7 Hope April 23, 2005 February 27, 2006
8 Hope April 24, 2005 February 28, 2006
9 Outing April 30, 2005 March 6, 2006
10 Outing May 1, 2005 March 7, 2006
11 Happiness May 7, 2005 March 13, 2006
12 Happiness May 8, 2005 March 14, 2006

References

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  1. ^ "I'm Young for the Role of a Divorced Woman, But..." The Dong-a Ilbo. 30 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  2. ^ "배두나 주연<사랑>은 1,2회 / 고아성 주연 <슬픔>은 5,6회로 다시보세요 (Rewatch episodes 1 and 2 for <Love> starring Bae Doo-na / Episodes 5 and 6 for <Sorrow> starring Go Ah-seong)" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
  3. ^ "Beating Heart / My Trembling Heart". KoreanWiz.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
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