Amor Fati (TV series)

Amor Fati (Korean: 아모르 파티) is a South Korean television romantic drama series directed by Bae Tae-seop for SBS. The series, starring Choi Jung-yoon, Ahn Jae-mo and Bae Seul-ki, is a healing drama about two women. For one, 'family' is everything, and for the other 'success' is all.[1] It was premiered on SBS TV on April 12, 2021, and aired on weekdays at 08:35 (KST) for 120 episodes.[2]

Amor Fati
Promotional poster
Hangul
아모르 파티
Literal meaningLove of Fate
Revised RomanizationAmoreu Pati
Genre
Created bySBS Drama Headquarters
Written byNam Sun-hye
Directed byBae Tae-seop
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes120
Production
Executive producerYang Seung-eun
ProducersLee Sang-soo
Yang Mi-young
Running time35 minutes
Production companiesYCONE Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Release
Original networkSBS TV
Original releaseApril 12 (2021-04-12) –
October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)

Incidentally Amor Fati was the last morning soap opera aired on South Korean television. As after three years of being unable to rate above 10%, SBS announced on September 14, 2021 that it would abolish the 30-year old time slot and expand its daytime news and lifestyle programming in its place.[3] KBS1, TVN, KBS2 and MBC had abolished the daytime drama time slot in 2009, 2015, 2019, and 2020, respectively.[4]

Synopsis

Amor fati is a Latin phrase meaning 'love of fate' or 'love of destiny'. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche quoted it as his formula for human greatness.[5]

Amor Fati is a healing drama, which depicts the resetting of lives of its characters who rise up from despair. A woman to whom her family is everything, gets a shock of life when she learns about affair of her husband to a woman to whom success is everything. The story of the series tells their battle and how her spirits rise from despair with the help of another man going through similar situation.

Cast

Main
45 years old, housewife, Junho's wife, Seowoo's mother, Lara Group's only daughter-in-law
40 years old, a former pro-golfer, now golf teaching pro, Yoo-na's husband
35 years old, stylist assistant-director of Lara Fashion, Jae-kyung's wife, Ha-neul's mother, Joon-ho's lover
  • Park Hyung-joon as Jang Joon-ho
48 years old, CEO of Lara Fashion, Do Yeon-hee's husband, Lara Group's only son

Supporting
Lara group
  • Kim Jong-goo as Jang Cheol-yong
70 years old, chairman of Lara Group, Joon-ho and Joon-hee's father
68 years old, Yeon-hee's mother-in-law
  • Kim Yeo-jin as Jang Joon-hee
35 years old, manager of Lara Fashion Planning Team
  • Park Sun-Jun as Hwang Cheol-Oh
In late 30s chairman Jang's driver
Shopping mall
  • Jung Ae-yun as Jo Min-jeong
45 years old, Yeon-hee's best friend from high school, owner of a building, president of a chicken house
  • Kim Hong-pyo as Park Yoon-cheol[8]
45 years old, Jae-kyung's senior, runs a medical store in Min-jeong's building
  • Jung Ji-hoon as Han Ha-neul
10 years old, Jae-kyung and Yoo-na's son
  • Koo Bon-jun as Hwang Woo-joo
10 years old, Min-jeong's second husband's extra-marital son
Do Yeon-hee's family
63 years old, Yeon-hee's mother, president of Korean restaurant
  • Jang Yoo-bin as Jang Seo-woo[9]
25 years old, YouTuber, Yeon-hee and Joon-ho's daughter
Others
  • Kwon Jae-hwan as Seo Min-gu
52 years old, Lara Fashion CEO
  • Eun Hee-soo as Jin Hye-jin
49 years old, Belle president
  • Hong Jun-ki as Seo Hyeong-jin[10]
28 years old, resident 2nd year, major Internal Medicine
  • Lee Hwa-young as Sin Hyeong-ja
60 years old, Yoo-na's mother, chairman's house assistant

Production

Park Hyung-joon is appearing in the SBS morning drama after 7 years. He last appeared in 2014 morning drama You're Only Mine. Bae Seul-ki last appeared in a daily drama four years back in Still Loving You (2016) on KBS1.[7] Yoon Mi-ra made an appearance in the SBS 2018 morning drama I Am the Mother Too. Choi Jung-yoon is coming back to television drama after six years. She last appeared in 2014-2015 drama Cheongdam-dong Scandal.[6] On 26 March, stills from script reading site were released by the production crew.[11]

Original soundtrack
Amor Fati
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2021
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelSBS Contents Hub/Dreamus

Part 1
Released on April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21)[12]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."DASH"Lee Pyeong-wookLee Pyeong-wookLee Yoon-jong3:38
2."DASH" (Inst.)   3:38

Part 2
Released on April 28, 2021 (2021-04-28)[13]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Memories Are Scattered"Choi Jeong-jooVictory and DefeatPark Ye-seul 
2."Memories Are Scattered" (Inst.)    

Part 3
Released on May 24, 2021 (2021-05-24)[14]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Far Away"Win-win-win-and-winWin-win-and-winThe Daisy3:49
2."Far Away" (Inst.)   3:49

Part 4
Released on June 22, 2021 (2021-06-22)[15]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Courtship" (구애)Park Junsu, Sang WookJunsu Park, SangwookKim Ro-min4:11
2."Courtship" (Inst.)   4:11

Part 5
Released on July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)[16]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."More Than Me" (나보다 그대를 더)Jeong-Joo ChoiPark Ye-jiCoda Bridge3:43
2."More Than Me" (Inst.)   3:43

Part 6
Released on October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)[17]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Can Only See You" (그대만 보여요)id (id), Park Jun-suid (id), Park Jun-suKim Ji-woong3:12
2."I Can Only See You" (Inst.)   3:12

Viewership
Amor Fati : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
EpisodesEpisode number
1234567891011121314151617181920
Ep.01-20N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A799N/A753N/A
Ep.21-40N/AN/AN/A777756N/AN/AN/A838N/AN/A763N/A815N/A782N/A773N/A752
Ep.41-60N/AN/A756765832818N/A811803813N/A848766834792895922824971798
Ep.61-80924935855941935874951974858907809880909941895909912942952887
Ep.81-10086195488610488241014100695710109921046104910839689569691001109310441016
Ep.101-12098611421165113410139961069100510491077TBD6938551048101210289581000995970
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[18]
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[19][20] TNmS[21]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 April 12, 2021 3.7% — —
2 April 13, 2021 4.5%
3 April 14, 2021 3.9%
4 April 15, 2021 4.4% 4.4% 4.4%
5 April 16, 2021 3.7% — —
6 April 19, 2021 4.9%
7 April 20, 2021 4.2%
8 April 21, 2021 4.3% 4.2%
9 April 22, 2021 4.5% 4.5% 4.6%
10 April 23, 2021 3.8% — —
11 April 26, 2021 4.7%
12 April 27, 2021 4.6%
13 April 28, 2021 4.2% 4.2%
14 April 29, 2021 4.6% 4.4%
15 April 30, 2021 4.5% 4.5% 4.8%
16 May 3, 2021 4.8% — 5.3%
17 May 4, 2021 5.3% 5.3% 4.9%
18 May 5, 2021 4.5% 4.6% 5.8%
19 May 6, 2021 4.7% 4.4% 4.5%
20 May 7, 2021 4.2% — 4.4%
21 May 10, 2021 4.8% 5.9%
22 May 11, 2021 4.8% 4.9%
23 May 12, 2021 4.3% 4.2% 4.4%
24 May 13, 2021 5.1% 4.7% 5.3%
25 May 14, 2021 5.1% 4.9% 4.3%
26 May 17, 2021 5.1% — —
27 May 18, 2021 4.7% 4.8%
28 May 19, 2021 4.5% 4.6% 5.6%
29 May 20, 2021 5.4% 4.8% 5.2%
30 May 21, 2021 4.9% 4.9% 5.6%
31 May 24, 2021 5.4% 5.3% —
32 May 25, 2021 5.3% 5.2% 5.1%
33 May 26, 2021 4.5% — 5.0%
34 May 27, 2021 5.4% 5.4% 5.4%
35 May 28, 2021 4.8% 4.7% 5.4%
36 May 31, 2021 5.3% — 5.8%
37 June 1, 2021 4.9% 5.9%
38 June 2, 2021 5.3% 5.1% 4.7%
39 June 3, 2021 5.3% 5.1% 4.9%
40 June 4, 2021 4.8% 4.5% 5.3%
41 June 7, 2021 4.8% — 5.5%
42 June 8, 2021 5.5% 5.5% 5.0%
43 June 9, 2021 4.9% 4.4% 4.6%
44 June 10, 2021 4.9% 4.8% 5.1%
45 June 11, 2021 5.5% 5.4% 5.5%
46 June 14, 2021 5.1% — 5.0%
47 June 15, 2021 5.2% 5.1% 5.7%
48 June 16, 2021 5.2% 5.3% 4.9%
49 June 17, 2021 5.1% 4.8% 4.7%
50 June 18, 2021 5.3% — 5.2%
51 June 21, 2021 4.6% — 5.4%
52 June 22, 2021 5.6% 5.6% 5.2%
53 June 23, 2021 5.0% 4.7% 5.3%
54 June 24, 2021 5.4% 5.2% 4.8%
55 June 25, 2021 5.3% 5.2% 5.3%
56 June 28, 2021 5.9% 5.6% 5.7%
57 June 29, 2021 5.8% 5.3% 5.7%
58 June 30, 2021 5.2% 4.8% 6.0%
59 July 1, 2021 6.2% 6.0% 5.6%
60 July 2, 2021 5.3% 5.1% 5.3%
61 July 5, 2021 6.1% 6.1% 5.8%
62 July 6, 2021 6.3% 5.7% 6.1%
63 July 7, 2021 5.8% 5.2% 5.6%
64 July 8, 2021 6.0% 5.2% 5.8%
65 July 9, 2021 6.2% 5.9% 6.0%
66 July 12, 2021 5.7% 5.2% 5.6%
67 July 13, 2021 6.0% 6.1% 6.0%
68 July 14, 2021 6.0% 6.1% 5.7%
69 July 15, 2021 5.6% 5.3% 5.5%
70 July 16, 2021 5.8% 5.6% 6.3%
71 July 19, 2021 5.3% 5.0% 5.8%
72 July 20, 2021 5.8% 5.6% 5.9%
73 July 21, 2021 6.1% 6.1% 5.6%
74 July 22, 2021 6.1% 6.2% 6.2%
75 July 23, 2021 5.8% 5.4% 6.3%
76 July 26, 2021 5.7% 5.2% 6.0%
77 July 27, 2021 5.8% 5.7% —
78 July 28, 2021 5.9% 5.7% —
79 July 29, 2021 5.7% 5.4% 5.9%
80 July 30, 2021 5.8% 5.7% 6.1%
81 August 9, 2021 5.5% 4.9% —
82 August 10, 2021 5.6% 5.3%
83 August 11, 2021 6.0% 5.8%
84 August 12, 2021 6.5% 6.4%
85 August 13, 2021 5.0% 4.7% 5.3%
86 August 16, 2021 6.3% 6.0% 6.2%
87 August 17, 2021 6.3% 6.2% 6.6%
88 August 18, 2021 6.3% 6.3% 6.5%
89 August 19, 2021 6.3% 6.0% 6.8%
90 August 20, 2021 6.4% 6.0% 6.6%
91 August 23, 2021 6.5% 6.1% 6.8%
92 August 24, 2021 6.9% 6.7% 6.9%
93 August 25, 2021 6.8% 6.7% 7.1%
94 August 26, 2021 6.3% 5.9% 7.0%
95 August 27, 2021 5.9% 5.3% 7.2%
96 August 30, 2021 6.1% 5.9% 6.3%
97 August 31, 2021 6.2% 6.0% 7.0%
98 September 1, 2021 6.3% 6.3% 6.4%
99 September 2, 2021 6.4% 6.1% 6.9%
100 September 3, 2021 6.6% 6.3% 6.6%
101 September 6, 2021 6.4% 6.2% 6.2%
102 September 7, 2021 7.0% 7.0% 7.3%
103 September 8, 2021 7.0% 6.7% 6.9%
104 September 9, 2021 6.9% 7.0% 6.9%
105 September 10, 2021 6.2% 5.8% —
106 September 13, 2021 6.1% 5.6% 6.7%
107 September 14, 2021 6.5% 6.2% 6.7%
108 September 15, 2021 6.1% 5.8% 5.8%
109 September 16, 2021 6.3% 5.8% 6.1%
110 September 17, 2021 6.4% 5.6% 7.3%
111 September 20, 2021 4.2% 4.8% —
112 September 21, 2021 3.1% —
113 September 22, 2021 5.5% 5.5% 5.3%
114 September 23, 2021 6.4% 6.3% 6.6%
115 September 24, 2021 6.6% 6.2% 6.2%
116 September 27, 2021 5.8% 5.4% 6.5%
117 September 28, 2021 6.1% 5.6% 6.5%
118 September 29, 2021 6.1% 5.9% 7.4%
119 September 30, 2021 6.2% 5.9% 6.4%
120 October 1, 2021 5.7% 5.6% 6.2%
Average _ — —
  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

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