Heartstrings
Series Overview
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.
Broadcast Schedule & Network Information
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1 Season • 15 Episodes
66 min per episode
2011 – 2011
Premiered: Wed, Jun 29, 2011
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Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 15: “Let Your Dreams Soar”
A withheld truth about the severity of an injury keeps Lee Shin and Lee Gye-won apart, even a year later.
Seasons & Episodes Breakdown
Cast & Creators
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Pyo Min-soo
Lee Myung-sook
Kim Yang, Park Sung Eun
Department Leadership Roster
Pyo Min-soo
Director
Lee Myung-sook
Screenplay
Kim Yang
Producer
Park Sung Eun
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.
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What is Heartstrings about?
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.
How many seasons does Heartstrings have?
Heartstrings comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in Heartstrings?
Key cast members in Heartstrings include Park Shin-hye, Jung Yong-hwa, Song Chang-eui, So I-hyeon, Kang Min-hyuk.
Who created or directed Heartstrings?
Heartstrings was developed and directed by Pyo Min-soo.