Heartbeat Tp1
19pts
 Bingo Card
(가슴이 뛴다) 2023 KBS2

Sun Woo-Hyeol (TaecYeon) is a vampire who desperately wants to become human. He is told that if he sleeps in a particular coffin for 100 years, he will wake up human. Joo In-Hae (Won Ji-An) is the descendant of Woo-Hyeol's butler, entrusted with keeping his house in order during the long sleep. Unfortunately, she wakes Woo-Hyeol ONE day before his 100 years are up, leaving him in a half-human, half-vampire state. Since they both lay claim to ownership of the house, some arrangements need to be made…


K-Drama Bingo Score

Using the Modern K-Drama set

Running commentary

Starts out 100 years in the past. Felt a bit low-budget or indie from the outset, and I noticed some sloppy editing, but by episode 2 I settled in for a good story and that took precedence. A few more episodes, and I was hooked. Won Ji-An is fascinating to watch; she delivers all of her lines with a deadpan tone and a 5000-mile stare. And she doesn't back down when confronted, she stands her ground, states her case, and moves on.

The end, though…granted, the secondary plot about Shin Do-Sik needing the blood of a half-vampire was a weak string to begin with, but it just became a muddled mess by the end. The resolution was to nobody's liking, left all sorts of things unexplained, and major plot points (e.g. the missing gold) were glossed over unceremoniously in the finale. Disappointing for an otherwise very strong supernatural rom-com.

  • (Dis)possession
    (3 pt)
    Notes
    Bonus point for: Time travel or non-human disembodiment
    S01E01
    Mr. Ko transforms into a cat, and has lived for thousands of years
  • Vehicular tragedy
    (2 pt)
    Notes
    S01E08
    Woo-Hyeol is attacked by a car, but his vampire powers save him
  • Bullying
    (1 pt)
    Notes
  • Cartoony FX
    (1 pt)
    Notes
  • Crushing Debt
    (1 pt)
    Notes
  • Finger hearts
    (1 pt)
    Notes
  • Korean Standoff
    (1 pt)
    Notes
    S01E11
    Bi-level, with stairs!
  • Memorial service
    (1 pt)
    Notes
    S01E16
    Sun Woo-Hyeol's in a coffin again
  • Piggyback
    (1 pt)
    Notes
    S01E12
    Small child at the amusement park
  • Pinky swear
    (2 pt)
    Notes
    Bonus point for: Touching thumbs at the end
  • Rumble tummy
    (1 pt)
    Notes
  • Shamans & Talismans
    (1 pt)
    Notes
  • Wrist grab
    (2 pt)
    Notes
    Bonus point for: A woman grabbing a man instead of the more common man grabbing woman
  • 한국어학교 (Language lessons)
    (1 pt)
    Notes
    S01E02
    Many comments on the "old-fashioned" speech of Sun Woo-Hyeol

Unmatched Bingo Spaces

  • Childhood friends forgotten
  • Chicken & Beer
  • Cramped quarters
  • Middle-of-the-Road Soliliquy
  • Son Hyeung Min
  • The Playground
  • Thumbs up
  • 강한나 (Kang Han-Na)
  • 내 친구 ("My friend…")