Destined With You
| Destined With You | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 이 연애는 불가항력 |
| Hanja | 이 戀愛는 不可抗力 |
| Literal meaning | This Love Is Irresistible |
| Revised Romanization | I yeon-aeneun bulgahangnyeok |
| McCune–Reischauer | I yŏnaenŭn pulgahangnyŏk |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Noh Ji-sul |
| Directed by | Nam Ki-hoon |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Gaemi |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
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| Producers |
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| Editor | Oh Sang-hwan |
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| Original release | |
| Network | JTBC |
| Release | August 23 – October 12, 2023 |
Destined With You (Korean: 이 연애는 불가항력) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Jo Bo-ah, Rowoon, Ha Jun, and Yura. It aired on JTBC from August 23 to October 12, 2023, airing every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.
Synopsis
Destined With You tells the story about an irresistible romance between Lee Hong-jo (Jo Bo-ah) and Jang Shin-yu (Rowoon) with the storyline revolving around a forbidden book that was thoroughly sealed 300 years ago, landing in the hands of Hong-jo after obtaining it with Shin-yu becoming the victim of the forbidden book due to the curse caused by the book.
Cast
Main
- Jo Bo-ah as Lee Hong-jo
- A 9th-level civil servant of the Department of Greenery at Onju City Hall.
- Rowoon as Jang Shin-yu
- An ace lawyer.
- Ha Jun as Kwon Jae-kyung
- Aide at Onju City Hall whom Hong-jo has a crush on.
- Yura as Yoon Na-yeon
- Shin-yu's girlfriend.
Supporting
People in the city hall
- Hyeon Bong-sik as Gong Seo-gu
- The team leader of the Environment and Greenery Department of Onju City Hall.
- Lee Bong-ryun as Ma Eun-yeong
- The manager of the Environment and Greenery Department of Onju City Hall.
- Park Kyung-hye as Son Sae-byeol
- A member of the Environment and Greenery Department of Onju City Hall.
- Miram as Yoo Soo-jeong
- A member of the Environment and Greenery Department of Onju City Hall.
- Song Young-kyu as Yoon Hak-young
- Na-yeon's father and the mayor of Onju City Hall.
- Ahn Sang-woo as Na Jung-beom
- CEO of Green Landscape Garden.
- Lim Hyeon-soo as Park Ki-dong
- The second-in-command in charge of the legal team at Onju City Hall.
- Yoon Soon-woong as Oh Sam-sik
- The eldest public workers managed by Hong-jo.
- Park Jae-joon as Oh Woo-ram
- Sam-sik's grandson.
People around Shin-yu
- Lee Pil-mo as Jang Se-hun
- Shin-yu's father who is a CEO of Bau Construction.
- Jung Hye-young as Song Yoon-joo
- Shin-yu's mother.
- Kim Hye-ok as Eun-wol
- A shaman.
Extended
- Lee Tae-ri as Kim Wook
- Shin-yu's best friend who is a lawyer.
- Baek Seung-hee as Concubine Jung
- She works with Primrose as a shaman.
Special appearances
- Yoon Kye-sang as CEO Lawfirm Law & High
- Kim Do-yeon as Hello's mother
- Kim Kwon as Lee Hyeon-seo
- Yoon Jung-hoon as Do Min-hoon
Production
Release
On January 17, 2023, Netflix released the first still of Rowoon and Jo Bo-ah.
Viewership
Destined With You : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
| Season | Episode number | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 1 | 625 | 546 | N/A | 558 | 596 | 528 | 576 | 583 | 565 | 574 | N/A | 492 | 446 | 651 | 638 | 648 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | August 23, 2023 | 2.912% (8th) | 2.931% (7th) |
| 2 | August 24, 2023 | 2.393% (15th) | 2.606% (6th) |
| 3 | August 30, 2023 | 2.009% (14th) | N/A |
| 4 | August 31, 2023 | 2.774% (7th) | 2.898% (4th) |
| 5 | September 6, 2023 | 2.801% (4th) | 2.508% (5th) |
| 6 | September 7, 2023 | 2.565% (8th) | 2.372% (8th) |
| 7 | September 13, 2023 | 2.851% (7th) | 3.134% (4th) |
| 8 | September 14, 2023 | 2.946% (7th) | 3.144% (5th) |
| 9 | September 20, 2023 | 2.588% (15th) | 2.774% (6th) |
| 10 | September 21, 2023 | 2.553% (13th) | 2.764% (8th) |
| 11 | September 27, 2023 | 2.046% (16th) | 2.397% (4th) |
| 12 | September 28, 2023 | 2.092% (13th) | 2.099% (9th) |
| 13 | October 4, 2023 | 2.213% (12th) | 2.264% (6th) |
| 14 | October 5, 2023 | 3.070% (3rd) | 3.416% (2nd) |
| 15 | October 11, 2023 | 2.875% (6th) | 3.096% (3rd) |
| 16 | October 12, 2023 | 3.122% (5th) | 3.317% (4th) |
| Average | 2.613% | — | |
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