Fates & Furies (TV series)

Fates & Furies (Korean운명과 분노; RRUnmyeonggwa 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
Promotional poster
Hangul
운명과 분노
Hanja
運命과 憤怒
Literal meaningFate and Fury
Revised RomanizationUnmyeonggwa Bunno
Genre
Created byHong Chang-wook
Written by
  • Kang Cheol-woong (Eps. 1–4)
  • Lee Je-in (Eps. 5–40)
  • Jeon Chan-ho (Eps. 5–40)
Directed by
  • Jung Dong-yoon
  • Cho Young-min
Starring
ComposerPark Se-joon (Music Manager)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producersTeddy Jung
Shin Byung-chul
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
  • Hobak Dungkul (Pumpkin Vine)
  • iHQ
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseDecember 1, 2018 (2018-12-01) –
February 9, 2019 (2019-02-09)
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

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Even 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

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Main

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A woman who begins to love under false pretenses in order to change her fate.
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.
An ambitious and greedy woman who dislikes Goo Hae-ra because she is in the way of her marriage to Tae In-joon.
A man who was betrayed by Cha Soo-hyun and now seeks revenge.

Recurring

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Goo Hae-ra's sister who is in a coma
  • Jung Kyoo-soo as Goo Dong-seok
Goo Hae-ra's father, a shoemaker
Goo Hae-ra's friend
Kang Sun-young's younger brother
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
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

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Original soundtrack

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Fates & Furies OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Recorded2018
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelYedang C&S
Well-Made

Part 1

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Released on December 8, 2018 (2018-12-08)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Fates and Furies" (Eng ver.)Aalia3:43
2."Fates and Furies" (Inst.) 3:43
3."Fates and Furies" (Kor ver.)Lisa3:39
4."Fates and Furies" (Inst.) 3:39
Total length:8:01

Part 2

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Released on December 22, 2018 (2018-12-22)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."The Moon represents my heart" (달이내마음을나탄배니다)Lee Min-jung3:13

Part 3

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Released on December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Don't Worry" (고민하지말아요)Aalia3:13
2."Don't Worry" (Inst.) 3:13
Total length:6:26

Part 4

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Released on January 5, 2019 (2019-01-05)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Obsession" (집작)Yoon Hak3:35
2."Obsession" (Inst.) 3:35
Total length:7:10

Part 5

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Released on January 12, 2019 (2019-01-12)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Last over Letter" (마지막편지)Jung Se-hoon2:51
2."Last over Letter" (Inst.) 2:51
Total length:5:42
Disc 2:
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Paint it Gray"Various Artists2:47
2."Last Express"Various Artists3:00
3."Monologue"Various Artists2:57
4."Last love letter"Various Artists2:34
5."Fate Waltz"Various Artists2:13
6."Psychological Fight"Various Artists1:59
7."TRICK"Various Artists1:32
8."Secret Forest"Various Artists2:35
9."Not you"Various Artists2:20
10."We are one"Various Artists1:58
11."Old Box"Various Artists2:51
12."In the dark"Various Artists2:01
13."Seed"Various Artists1:49
14."Silence"Various Artists2:17
15."Fate"Various Artists2:40
16."Single Tear"Various Artists2:01

Ratings

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  • 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%

References

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  1. ^ "'운명과 분노' 이민정X주상욱 메인포스터…'격정' '사랑' 2가지 테마 공개". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). November 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "'운명과 분노' 이민정X주상욱X소이현X이기욱, 첫 대본리딩 현장 공개". Kyeonggi (in Korean). September 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
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