Joyce_Tyler

Jelly Lin had the most difficult role and was the pivotal character (i.e. without her character, no drama).

She excels in all genres. Really a pleasure to watch.

Queen Mantis Go Hyun Jung has just been nominated for the 2025 SBS Baeksang Award. https://www.instagram.com/p/DSZfNntjtjl/

The Queen, Go Hyun Jung, has been nominated for the 2025 SBS Baeksang Award. https://www.instagram.com/p/DSZfNntjtjl/

I miss Takeuchi Yuko.

If he doesn't want to, fine. He's such a compelling actor. Always gives 100%.

Does he even do romance?

Same. With Han Hyo-joo playing Jerry Maguire. Hopefully she plays the role with the same energy as Tom Cruise.

Very well said.

Agree. Makes it more like an 8-part movie (!) than a k-drama in which the ending goes on and on.

Spellbound, the movie on which this drama is based, starring Son Ye-jin, is very funny. It'll be interesting to see if it works as a 12-part drama.

Dear MDL: Is it absolutely necessary to include "Age Gap" in your tags? Is it supposed to serve as some sort of warning? Or perhaps to encourage ageism among those who want 35+ actresses to stop appearing in historical c-dramas?

Has this drama even begun streaming yet? These haters bashing LYT are a joke. She's one of the best, most versatile c-drama actresses; that's why she's cast in so many of them.

Here's another description of the drama.

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Thank you. I'll watch it.

I'm a Go Hyun-jung fan, so I bought the DVD on ebay.

I was addicted to the Japanese series, so it will be interesting to compare it with the Korean adaptation.

Yes. This is a very special drama. I've now finished watching it. 10/10

Yes, I think all of the blood and physical and emotional pain was an attempt at realism. Apart from the leads surviving injuries that mere mortals never could, Fated Hearts has zero fantasy. It's like the filmmakers are saying, even if you find blood feuds and the over-the-top obsession of male parents with their male children, regardless of how insistent those children are on wanting to lead their own lives and make their own decisions, or how feckless they are, ridiculous, this is how it really was and, perhaps, still is.

Anyway, in my opinion, Fated Hearts should appeal to anyone interested in realistic historical dramas and it's the love story (not the blood and sadism) that is the added attraction for those viewers who watch c-dramas for the romantic relationships.

I'm not Japanese, I've just been a fan of Asian cinema for years. And because my gateway to Japanese films was Kurosawa, whose women characters were more Lady MacBeth-ish or, at the very least, crafty. And these days, the women in the films I've been watching are really quite mature.

Nanao is a famous model, who also "acts" in films and dramas. I've seen two of her dramas, "Talentless Takano" and "Miss Devil: HR's Devil Mako Tsubaki." In both, she, with the creative team's help, seems to be taking on, all of the criticisms that have been leveled against her with humor. And, frankly, I love this idea. I wish I could find more of her dramas on DVD.