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Flames of Desire

2010–2011 · 1 season

A slow-burning, tense family saga of ruthless ambition and betrayal, with a dark, cynical edge and heavy emotional stakes.

Created by
Baek Ho-min
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Seo Woo, Lee Soon-jae, Yoo Seung-ho
Overview
Flames of Desire is a South Korean television series starring Shin Eun-kyung, Seo Woo, Yoo Seung-ho, Jo Min-ki, and Lee Soon-jae. It aired on MBC from October 2, 2010 to March 27, 2011 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 50 episodes. The early working title was A Woman Only Loves Once in a Lifetime.

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Created by
Baek Ho-min
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Seo Woo, Lee Soon-jae, Yoo Seung-ho
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • power
  • greed
  • family
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
Baek Ho-min
Written by
Jung Ha-yeon
Starring
Seo Woo, Lee Soon-jae, Yoo Seung-ho, Sung Hyun-ah, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Hee-jung, Lee Bo-hee
Length
1 seasons, 50 episodes
Network
MBC
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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