TV series

Star in My Heart

1997 · 1 season

A gentle, heartfelt melodrama of hardship and romance, unfolding slowly with earnest emotion and old-fashioned charm.

Overview: Star In My Heart was a 1997 Korean drama series run on MBC. One of the earlier Korean dramas to air outside of Korea, as part of what became known as the Korean Wave, it was very popular and helped its cast become widely recognized.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, love, ambition
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
love
ambition
class
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild