Autumn in My Heart
Autumn in My Heart (Korean: 가을동화; Hanja: 가을童話; RR: Gaeuldonghwa; lit. Autumn Fairy Tale) is a 2000 South Korean romantic television drama starring Song Seung-heon, Song Hye-kyo, and Won Bin.[1] The series is the first installment of season-themed tetralogy Endless Love drama series directed by Yoon Seok-ho. It aired on KBS2 from September 18 to November 7, 2000, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) for 16 episodes.
| Autumn in My Heart | |
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Promotional poster for Autumn in My Heart | |
| Also known as | Autumn Fairy Tale Autumn Tale Endless Love: Autumn in My Heart |
| Hangul | 가을동화 |
| Hanja | 가을童話 |
| Revised Romanization | Gaeuldonghwa |
| Genre | Melodrama Romance |
| Created by | KBS Drama Production |
| Written by | Oh Soo-yeon |
| Directed by | Yoon Seok-ho |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Yoon Heung-shik |
| Producer | Lee Hyung-min |
| Production location | Seoul |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | KBS |
| Distributor | KBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | KBS2 |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Original release | September 18 – November 7, 2000 |
| Chronology | |
| Related | Winter Sonata (2002) Summer Scent (2003) Spring Waltz (2006) Endless Love (Philippines) |
The series was very successful in South Korea, averaging viewership ratings of 38.6% and reaching a peak viewership of 46.1%. It is considered a pioneer in Korean melodramatic series, launching a worldwide fever that is commonly referred to as the "Korean Wave". Tours of sites in Korea related to the show have been developed following its success.[2]
Synopsis
The story begins with toddler Yoon Joon-suh, accidentally causing the switch of his sister and another baby when he drops the name cards on the two babies' cribs in the hospital's baby room. A nurse who comes in puts the name cards back incorrectly. The story then jumps forward to the teenage years of the two main characters: Yoon Eun-suh (Moon Geun-young) and Yoon Joon-suh (Choi Woo-hyuk). Eun-suh is the most popular girl in class, which incites the jealousy of her rival, Choi Shin-ae (Lee Ae-jung). Shin-ae is smart but does not get the attention she craves from the teacher and her classmates.
When Eun-suh gets hit by a truck and needs a blood transfusion, it is found out that she is not the Yoons' biological daughter. She instead belongs to the Chois. Choi Shin-ae is also discovered to not be the Choi's biological daughter, but the Yoons'. In the end, the two daughters return to their original birth parents. Shin-ae moves in with the Yoon family, and Eun-suh moves in with Mrs. Choi, (her biological father is dead) who operates a small restaurant living in abject poverty. Their situations are now reversed. Shin-ae is the more popular girl in class and Eun-suh is the one ignored. Shortly after the switch, the Yoon family moves to the United States and Eun-suh loses touch with them.
Ten years later, Joon-suh (Song Seung-heon) returns to South Korea as a successful artist. He goes back to his hometown. He encounters his old friend, Han Tae-seok (Won Bin), who stays at the hotel where Eun-suh (Song Hye-kyo) works as a telephone receptionist. Tae-seok, (who doesn't know about the brother and sister mix-up) falls in love with Eun-suh and manipulates her until she is fired from her job. One day Eun-suh sees Joon-suh and follows him to the beach where he is with his fiancée Yumi (Han Na-na) and Tae-seok. The two "siblings" finally meet again after ten years.
Eun-suh and Joon-suh appears to have a sibling relationship in front of the others, but they meet each other secretly and fall in love. Shin-ae (Han Chae-young) finds out about their relationship and exposes the two after she finds a love letter Eun-suh wrote to Joon-suh. The two decide to stay together, but are soon forced apart again because their parents are against the union. Yumi hurts herself and blackmails Joon-suh with suicide to hold on to him.
As a fight between Joon-suh and Tae-seok erupts over their love for Eun-suh, she discovers she has leukemia (the same fatal condition that killed her biological father). She doesn't tell anyone except Tae-seok, who offers to pay for her treatment. When her health deteriorates, the others begin finding out the extent of her condition. Eun-suh soon falls into a coma. Joon-suh finds out about Eun-suh's health and reacts with shock and fear, while Tae-seok forces Joon-suh to try to wake up Eun-suh. Eventually, Eun-suh wakes up, but is too weak to follow the treatment. When it is clear that there is no hope, Joon-suh takes her home so she can spend her last days with him. At this point, Yumi finally lets go of Joon-suh. Joon-suh proposes to Eun-suh and they get married. Eun-suh dies as Joon-suh carries her around the beach where they spent her birthday as teenagers.
Before Eun-suh dies, she tells Joon-suh to move on and continue living. However, Joon-suh, dazed and grief-stricken by the death of his love, is struck by a truck in the same place as Eun-suh's accident during her teenage years.
Cast
Main
- Song Seung-heon as Yoon Joon-suh
- Choi Woo-hyuk as young Joon-suh
- Song Hye-kyo as Yoon/Choi Eun-suh
- Moon Geun-young as young Eun-suh
- Won Bin as Han Tae-seok
Supporting
- Han Chae-young as Choi/Yoon Shin-ae
- Lee Ae-jung as young Shin-ae
- Han Na-na as Shin Yoo-mi
- Jung Dong-hwan as Professor Yoon (Joon-suh's father)
- Sunwoo Eun-sook as Lee Kyung-ha (Joon-suh's mother)
- Kim Hae-sook as Kim Soon-im (Eun-suh's mother)
Others
- Kim Na-woon as Housekeeping supervisor Kim
- Kim Hyung-jong as Ji-han
- Seo Yoon-jae as Kang-hee
Soundtrack
The 13-track soundtrack for Autumn in My Heart includes Jung Il-young's heartfelt ballads "Reason", "Prayer" and "In My Dream" as well as the main flute theme and the guitar and piano versions of some of the songs.[3] "Romance", also known as "Forbidden Love" is a classic piece used for this soundtrack. It comes from a famous work of unknown authorship "Spanish Romance".
- Main Title (Flute ver.)
- Reason – Jung Il-young (Yoo Seung-bum/Lyrics by Kim Won-hee)
- Romance – Choi Tae-won
- Gido (Prayer) – Jung Il-young (Jung Jin Soo/Lyrics by Choi Hee Jin)
- Remember – Park Jung-Won
- Eolmana Naega (Sincerely) – Yoon Chang-gun
- Reason (Instrumental ver.)
- Romance (Piano ver.) – Lee Hong-rae
- Nunmul (Tears) – Lee Hong-rae
- Eolmana Naega (Sincerely) (Guitar ver.) – Guitar by Ham Choon-ho
- Kkum Sogeseo (In My Dream) – Jung Il-young
- Eolmana Naega (Sincerely) (Piano ver.) – Piano by Yoo Jung-young
- Gido (Prayer) (Piano ver.)
A song played during emotional scenes, but excluded from the soundtrack, was "Return to Love" by Kevin Kern.
Awards
- 37th Baeksang Arts Awards - 2001
- Best New Actor for TV – Won Bin
- Popularity Award, Actress – Song Hye-kyo
- KBS Drama Awards – 2000
- Excellence Award, Actor – Won Bin
- Best Supporting Actress – Kim Hae-sook
- Best Young Actress – Moon Geun-young
- Popularity Award, Actor – Song Seung-heon
- Popularity Award, Actress – Song Hye-kyo
- Photogenic Award, Actor – Song Seung-heon
- Photogenic Award, Actress – Song Hye-kyo
- Viewer's Choice Drama
Remake
- Demi Cinta, a 2005 Indonesian remake starring Rionaldo Stockhorst and Leony Vitria Hartanti[4]
- Endless Love, a 2010 Philippine remake starring Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera, and Dennis Trillo[4]
- Autumn in My Heart, a 2013 Thai remake starring Jesdaporn Pholdee and Sucharat Manaying, and produced by Ananda Everingham[4]
- Paramparça, a 2014 Turkish drama remake starring Erkan Petekkaya and Nurgül Yeşilçay[4]
- Autumn Fairy Tale, a 2019 Chinese web drama remake starring Zhao Lusi and Xu Kai[4][5]
References
- ^ . Korea Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee (May 6, 2010). Frommer's South Korea. John Wiley & Sons. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-470-64426-3.
- ^ "YESASIA: Autumn in My Heart OST (KBS TV Drama) CD - Song Hye Kyo, Song Seung Heon, Pony Canyon (KR) - Korean Music".
- ^ a b c d e . Daehan Drama. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "Autumn Fairy Tale 2019". IMDB.