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The Heartbeat Operator

2017

A gentle, earnest romance with a touch of magic, exploring love and fate through a bittersweet lens.

Overview
Hye Eun studies literature at Jeonju University. One day, she falls in love with Seung Bin but is disappointed to see that he has a girlfriend named Joo Ri. Suddenly, an Indian girl with magic appears in front of her and she gives her a heartbeat operator! Hye Eun is happy to lure Seung Bin with the device, but he has a problem with his heart. Eventually, he discovers what the device really is. Will Hye Eun receive true love?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • fate
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Jang Hee-min
Written by
Jang Hee-min
Starring
Lee You-mi, Yoon Jeong-il, Lee Ga-kyung, Hong Ji-young, Ryu Hye-rin, Choi Kwang-je, Anupam Tripathi, Hong Ye-eun
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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