Fates & Furies (TV series)

*Fates & Furies* OST
Fates & Furies OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded	2018
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;
Label	Yedang C&S; Well-Made

*Fates & Furies*
Fates & Furies
	Promotional poster
Hangul	운명과 분노
Hanja	運命과 憤怒
Literal meaning	Fate and Fury
Revised Romanization	Unmyeonggwa Bunno
Genre	Romance; Melodrama;
Created by	Hong 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	Lee Min-jung; Joo Sang-wook; So Yi-hyun; Lee Ki-woo;
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
Production companies	Hobak Dungkul (Pumpkin Vine); iHQ;
Original release
Network	SBS TV
Release	December 1, 2018 –; February 9, 2019
Related
	Fates and Furies (Philippine adaptation) GMA Network 2023

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 is the final weekend special project drama series (주말 특별기획 드라마) of SBS.

Synopsis

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

Main

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

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

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

Part 1

Released on December 8, 2018 (2018-12-08)
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

Released on December 22, 2018 (2018-12-22)
No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"The Moon represents my heart" (달이내마음을나탄배니다)	Lee Min-jung	3:13

Part 3

Released on December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29)
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

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

Part 5

Released on January 12, 2019 (2019-01-12)
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

Disc 2:
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

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)	7.4% (17th)
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

^ "'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.

External links

[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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