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Heartstrings

Heartstrings

NR2011•1h 6m•7.1/10
ComedyDrama

Ratings

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7.1/10(46)

Lee Gyu Won is the daughter of one of the top three maestros of pansori and is also a gayageum protégé herself. Following her grandfather’s wishes for her to study the gayageum, she enrolls as a major of gugak, or traditional Korean music. Lee Shin is unfriendly, yet a clever student in the Applied Music Department who also is the famed vocalist and talented guitarist of the handsome band named The Stupid. With charming looks equal to those of a handsome character in a romance comic and a cold, taciturn personality, he thinks gugak is boring and belittles it. As the vocalist Lee Shin and Gayageum Protégé Lee Gyu Won passionately confront each other to champion their respective music, they soon fall in love.

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Production

JS Pictures

Language

KO

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 29, 2011

Last Aired

August 18, 2011

Networks

MBC

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Encountering You By Accident
E1
Encountering You By Accident
Air date: 2011-06-29
Serendipitously, the diverse lives of two Korean university music students converge, one a traditional gayageum player and the other the handsome but socially cold lead singer of a popular rock band called The Stupid.
That is My World
E2
That is My World
Air date: 2011-06-30
It's Wind Flowers versus The Stupid as Gyu-won and Shin make a bet over which has soul, traditional music or western music.
Champion
E3
Champion
Air date: 2011-07-06
As director of the 100th anniversary show, Suk-hyun disturbs the professors by changing laid plans in order to present what seems a very personal story.
Towards Tomorrow
E4
Towards Tomorrow
Air date: 2011-07-07
With acting rehearsals underway, several girls aim to put Gyu-won in her place, whereby Gyu-won decides to quit the show.
Confession
E5
Confession
Air date: 2011-07-13
A surprise kiss leaves Gyu-won, Suk-hyun and Yoon-soo stunned, and Shin ends Gyu-won's servitude.
With The Thought That It Must Be Forgotten
E6
With The Thought That It Must Be Forgotten
Air date: 2011-07-14
Still reeling from a broken heart, personal tragedy touches Shin's life as well.
Like This... Will Be Forgotten
E7
Like This... Will Be Forgotten
Air date: 2011-07-20
With the retrieval of Shin's discarded pendent, Gyu-won's slavery ends, but circumstances, once again, throw them together.
My Love, Cry Baby
E8
My Love, Cry Baby
Air date: 2011-07-27
Despite Gyu-won's superior audition, Hee-joo wins the coveted role of leading actress, but the hollowness of the victory creates bitter enemies.
High Speed Romance
E9
High Speed Romance
Air date: 2011-07-28
While Suk-hyun takes the kids on a team-building excursion, Tae-joon and his aids dig for dirt against him.
Little by Little, Slowly Stepping Towards You
E10
Little by Little, Slowly Stepping Towards You
Air date: 2011-08-03
When Shin and Gyu-won officially become a couple (holding hands in public), the campus erupts.
That Place, That Time
E11
That Place, That Time
Air date: 2011-08-04
Tae-joon spreads a baseless rumor about Suk-hyun before conspiring with Hee-joo's mother to set up Suk-hyun and Gyu-won for scandal.
Don't Cry
E12
Don't Cry
Air date: 2011-08-10
While the director's resignation forces students to reconsider the scandalous rumor, Joon-hee finds it increasingly difficult to live with his lie.
Fly High
E13
Fly High
Air date: 2011-08-11
With only one week to go, cancellation of the school's anniversary performance leaves everyone wondering what to do next.
Smile, You
E14
Smile, You
Air date: 2011-08-17
The school performance brings about a professional offer that puts Gyu-won in conflict with her grandfather.
Let Your Dreams Soar
E15
Let Your Dreams Soar
Air date: 2011-08-18
A withheld truth about the severity of an injury keeps Lee Shin and Lee Gye-won apart, even a year later.

Cast

Park Shin-hye

Park Shin-hye

Lee Gyu-won

Jung Yong-hwa

Jung Yong-hwa

Lee Shin

Song Chang-eui

Song Chang-eui

Kim Suk-hyun

So I-hyeon

So I-hyeon

Jung Yoon-soo

Kang Min-hyuk

Kang Min-hyuk

Yeo Joon-hee

Kim Yoon-hye

Kim Yoon-hye

Han Hee-joo

Lee Hyun-jin

Lee Hyun-jin

Hyun Ki-young

Lim Se-mi

Lim Se-mi

Cha Bo-woon

Shin Gu

Shin Gu

Lee Dong-jin

Mun Ka-young

Mun Ka-young

Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Il-hwa

Lee Il-hwa

Song Ji-young

Sunwoo Jae-duk

Sunwoo Jae-duk

Lee Sun-ki

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