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Meant to Be

2023 · 1 season

A long-running daily melodrama that simmers with family grudges and romantic longing, easy to dip into but steadily heavy.

Created by
Yeo Jung-mi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kim Yu-seok, Jeon Hye-yeon, Seo Han-gyeol
Overview
A tragic story of a father and daughter begins when his greed turns them into sworn enemies.

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Stream in the UK
  • Kocowa
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Yeo Jung-mi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Kim Yu-seok, Jeon Hye-yeon, Seo Han-gyeol
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Yeo Jung-mi
Written by
Yeo Jung-mi
Starring
Kim Yu-seok, Jeon Hye-yeon, Seo Han-gyeol, Jung Woo-yeon, Jin Ju-hyung, Go Eun-mi, Jo Mi-ryung, Byun Woo-min
Length
1 seasons, 120 episodes, 32 min each
Network
MBC
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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