''Beating Heart'' (; also known as ''Six Love Stories'') is a South Korean television drama series, produced by MBC and broadcast in

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. The series consists of six two-part stories, with each story having its own team of writer and director. It focuses on the lives of a typical Korean family, examining the relationships between the four main characters, their romantic interests, and other family members, while answering the question "When did you feel your heart beating the hardest?" In

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, the series was broadcast by the

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network in

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as ''My Trembling Heart''. It has also been released on

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in South Korea and Japan.

Cast

Main characters

* Bae Doona as Bae Doona *

Bae Jong-ok Bae Jong-ok (born May 13, 1964) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a TV actress after she was recruited by KBS, and has since been active in both film and television. While concurrently maintaining an acting career, Bae completed a doct ...

as Bae Jong-ok *

Kim Chang-wan Kim Chang Wan (born February 22, 1954) is a South Korean singer, composer, musician, actor, host, radio DJ and writer. Career Sanulrim Kim Chang-wan, along with his younger brothers Kim Chang-hoon and Kim Chang-ik, began composing music d ...

as Kim Chang-wan *

Go Ah-sung Go Ah-sung is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child actress, notably in '' The Host''. Her other notable works include ''Snowpiercer'' (2013), ''Samjin Company English Class'' (2020), as well as the TV dramas '' Master of Stud ...

as Kim Bo-mi

Supporting characters

Kim Dong-wan Kim Dong-wan (; born November 21, 1979) is a South Korean entertainer, known as a member of South Korean boy band Shinhwa. He has been acting since 2002, and has starred in television dramas such as ''A Farewell to Sorrow'' and ''Children of He ...

as Kang Sung-jae (episodes 1-2) *

Shin Sung-woo Shin Sung-woo (born Shin Dong-yoon; April 19, 1968) is a South Korean rock singer and actor. He was very popular as a rock star in the 90s with his song "Seoshi". He then went into acting, stage/musical plays and up to this time has been active i ...

as Jung Nam-soo (episodes 1-4) *

Harisu Lee Kyung-eun (born February 17, 1975), better known by her stage name Harisu (Hangul: 하리수; Hanja: 河莉秀), is a Korean pop singer, model, and actress. Born male, Harisu knew she wanted to present herself as a woman from early child ...

as Kim Chang-ho/Kim Hae-jung (episodes 3–4, 9 & 12) *Kim Hak-joon as Chan (episodes 5-6) *Yoo Hye-jung as Chan's mother (episodes 5-6) * Choi Kang-hee as Oh Soo-kyung (episodes 7-8) * Choi Jung-won as Jung-hyun (episodes 7-8) *

Ji Sung Ji Sung (born Kwak Tae-geun on 27 February 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' All In'' (2003), '' Save the Last Dance for Me'' (2004), ''New Heart'' (2007), ''Protect the Boss'' (2011), ' ...

as Kim Woo-jin/Seok-jin (episodes 9-10) *

Kim Soo-mi Kim Soo-mi (born Kim Young-ok on September 3, 1949) is a South Korean actress. She has had a prolific career in film and television. Kim debuted in a talent contest in 1970, then shot to fame in ''Country Diaries''. The landmark TV series aired f ...

as Mae-shim (episodes 11-12) *

Baek Il-seob Baek Il-seob (; born June 10, 1944) is a South Korean film and television actor. In recent years he appeared in the family dramas ''Mom's Dead Upset'', '' My Too Perfect Sons'' and '' Ojakgyo Brothers''. In 2007 Baek landed in the news after he ...

as Mae-shim's partner (episodes 11-12) *Choi Soo-han

Staff

Directors

*Oh Kyung-hoon (episodes 1-2) *Ko Dong-seon (episodes 3-4) *Shin Hyung-chang (episodes 5-6) *Lee Yoon-jung (episodes 7-8) *Kim Jin-man (episodes 9-10) *Park Sung-soo (episodes 11-12)

Writers

*Kim In-young (episodes 1-2) *Jung Hyung-soo (episodes 3-4) *Park Jung-hwan (episodes 5-6) *Hong Jin-ah (episodes 7-8) *

Lee Kyung-hee Lee Kyung-hee (born 26 July 1969) is a South Korean television screenwriter. Career Early works Lee Kyung-hee began her television drama writing career penning star vehicles, among them ''Model'' (1997) with Kim Nam-joo and Jang Dong-gun, ...

(episodes 9-10) *In Jung-ok (episodes 11-12)

Airdates

References

External links

''Beating Heart'' official MBC website

at MBC Global Media * * {{Lee Kyung-hee 2005 South Korean television series debuts 2005 South Korean television series endings MBC TV television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean romance television series Television shows written by Lee Kyung-hee