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and

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. It aired on MBC from July 2 to September 4, 2014, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. It is a

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of the

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'' Fated to Love You'' starring

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and

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, which received high ratings during its run in 2008. The series also reunited Jang Hyuk and Jang Na-ra, who previously starred together twelve years before on ''

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'' (2002).

Synopsis

Lee Gun (

) is the successor to a large company run by his family. Kim Mi Young (

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) is an average-looking secretary in a law firm who earned the nickname “Post-It” for her inability to say no to her colleagues who dump work on her. When the two cross paths one night after separately having drunk a drugged liquid, a comedy of errors occurs. Kim Mi Young goes into the wrong hotel room because the hotel door number accidentally changes, and the door is propped open by the mischief-making drugged liquid makers. The two end up sleeping together and Kim Mi Young becoming pregnant. Lee Gun and his mother are about to lose power in the company due to his failure to marry his love (a ballerina, Kang Se Ra) and produce a male heir. Lee Gun and Mi-Young marry after knowing each other for "four days and two nights" and the story is that of an unwilling couple learning to love each other. Se Ra (

) and Daniel ( Choi Jin Hyuk) are alternative love interests. Other important themes which drive the storyline are: responsibility and hereditory disease, and dealing with the grief at the loss of an (unborn) child.

Cast

Main

as Lee Gun :The wealthy heir to a large hair product company with a trademark maniacal laugh. He is a descendant, the only one of his generation, of the distinguished

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, a lineage that has all the males dying in their thirties due to

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. Though utterly devoted and affectionate towards the people he cares about, Lee Gun can be cold, selfish, and prickly to everyone else. However, he is genuinely warm-hearted and responsible, wanting to do his best for Mi-young and their baby. Although he was shocked and reluctant at the news of a

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, Gun starts warming up to Mi-young's sweet nature and pure heart. *

as Kim Mi-young/Ellie Kim :A naïve office worker at a law firm. She has no wealthy family, prestigious education, or much beauty, but rather comes from a small island where her mom owns a small restaurant. Because of her timid and kind-to-a-fault nature, she cannot bear to turn down a request from anyone and is nicknamed the "

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girl," someone who is necessary but unimportant. While she lacks self-confidence, Mi-young always sees the best in people and upholds a quiet strength. When an accidental one-night stand gets her pregnant, her plain and insignificant existence changes as Lee Gun enters her life. *

as Daniel Pitt/Kim Tae-ho :An internationally famous Korean-American designer whose single goal is finding his long-lost biological sister. He meets Mi-young by accident, and is intrigued by her kindness. From then on, he becomes her '' Daddy-Long-Legs'', encouraging her when she is down and coming to her rescue when she needs help. Constantly worrying about her, Daniel begins to realize that what he feels towards Mi-young is something more than protectiveness. He is the biological brother of Kang Se-ra. *

as Kang Se-ra/Kim Mi-young :The love of Lee Gun's life. She is a ballerina in

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with a surprisingly no-nonsense attitude. She has been with Gun for 6 years, delaying any plans of marriage for her career. But when she fails to get a lead part, Se-ra comes back to Korea to stay with Gun. A sudden callback has her choosing ballet over Gun one more time, but when she comes back for good, she finds drastic changes in Gun's life. She is the long-lost biological sister of Daniel Pitt.

Supporting

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as Chairwoman Wang, Lee Gun's grandmother *

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as Manager Tak *

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as Lee Yong, Lee Gun's half-brother *

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as Lee Gun's stepmother and Lee Yong's mother *

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as Mi-young's mother *

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as Jeon Ji-yeon, Mi-young's co-worker and roommate who later becomes Yong's girlfriend *Oh Sol Mi as Kim Mi-sook, Mi-young's oldest sister *

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as Kim Mi-ja, Mi-young's second oldest sister *

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as Company president Park, owner of soap factory *

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as Mr. Choi, Mi-ja's husband *

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as Doctor Moon *Park Jin-woo as Lawyer Hong *

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as Lawyer Min Byung-chul *

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* * * 1961 births Living people South Korea ...

as Se-ra's mother *Park Sun-hee as Eun-jung *Jung Han-hyun as Lee Sung-mok *Im Ji-hyun as Soo-hyun *Yeon Mi-joo as Miss Kim * Park Hee-jin as Prenatal class instructor/Baby store employee/Dance instructor *Kim Sung-il as Stylist *Park Tae-yoon as Makeup artist *Jung Gyu-soo as Psychiatrist *Ki Se-hyung as Security guard *Shin Young-il as Moderator at auction event *

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as Moon Woo Bin *

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as Hye-jin, shampoo commercial model ( cameo, ep 1) *

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as Radio DJ ( cameo, ep 8) *

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as Himself, body wash commercial model ( cameo, ep 13) *

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as Ji-yeon's

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father ( cameo, ep 20)

Original soundtrack

Reception

Due to its popularity, the program was also broadcast in selected countries worldwide. Due to

's popularity in China, the online broadcasting rights went for () per episode, making it the most expensive

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sold in China at the time. It broke previous records held by '' Three Days'' and ''

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'', which received and per episode, respectively. This record was later surpassed by ''

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'' at per episode.

Awards and nominations

Viewership

References

External links

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''You Are My Destiny''
at MBC Global Media * *{{IMDb title, 3865722 2014 South Korean television series debuts 2014 South Korean television series endings MBC TV television dramas Korean-language television shows South Korean television series based on non-South Korean television series South Korean romantic comedy television series Fated to Love You