Heartbeat (가슴이 뛴다) is a fantasy rom-com Korean drama series written by Kim Ha-na and Jung Seung-joo, directed by Lee Hyun-seok and Lee Min-soo, and stars Ok Taec-yeon and Won Ji-an in lead roles, along with Park Kang-hyun and Yoon So-hee.
The drama follows half-human, half-vampire Seon Woo-hyul who desperately wants to become a human but missed his chance to switch due to unfortunate circumstances. Meanwhile, Joo In-hae, having lived a difficult life since she was young, is a cold-hearted high-school nurse who owns a guest house. Thanks to certain events, they start to share a house together which changes both of their lives for the better and makes them a little more human than they started out with.
Ok Taec-yeon was last seen in 2022’s Blind, wherein he played the role of Ryu Sung-joon while Won Ji-an’s last role was as Ha Joon-kyung in 2022’s If You Wish Upon Me. Heartbeat takes over KBS2’s Monday-Tuesday 9:50 PM timeslot previously occupied by My Perfect Stranger, starring Kim Dong-wook and Jin Ki-joo.
Heartbeat Episode 2 Preview
Heartbeat Plot
Mydramalist describes the plot as: “A love story between the half-human and half-vampire Seon Woo Hyul, who was unable to become human due to a one-day difference over 100 years, and Joo In Hae, a woman who has no humane side and finds true warmth.”
Heartbeat Cast
Directed by Lee Hyun-seok and Lee Min-soo, the Korean drama series stars Ok Taec-yeon and Won Ji-an in lead roles, along with Park Kang-hyun, Yoon So-hee, Yoon Byung-hee, Ko Kyu-pil, Seung-you and Baek Seo-hoo, alongside other cast members.
Heartbeat Episode List
The fantasy rom-com series is expected to have the usual 16 episodes run.
Where to Watch Heartbeat
The series will air on Monday and Tuesday on KBS2 in Korea and will stream internationally for certain regions on Amazon Prime Video.
Heartbeat Episode 2 Release Date and Time
The Korean TV series will air from June 26, 2023, to August 15, 2023. Episode 2 of the series will air on June 27 at 09:50 PM KST or 8 PM IST on Prime Video (for select regions).
Heartbeat Episode 2 Prediction
Half-human and half-vampire, Woo-hyeol wake up to a rather curious hunger that won’t stop at anything, taking In-hae by surprise. As she tries to figure out who was sleeping in a coffin in her newly-inherited house, she comes across Do-sik, just as her stuff is getting tossed out on the streets. Woo-hyeol realises that In-hae might be holding the key to solving his little predicament.
Heartbeat Episode 1 Recap
Vampire Woo-hyeol is desperately searching for a way to become human to feel what it is like to be in love. Against his friends’ wishes, he sleeps for 100 years in a hawthorn coffin in hopes of fulfilling his dream. Unfortunately, when In-hae inherits his mansion, she opens the coffin a bit too early, resulting in Woo-hyeol being neither a complete vampire nor a complete human.
Heartbeat is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in select regions and on KBS2 in Korea.
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