“HeartBeat” is an Amazon Unique, launched in 2023, has 16 episodes, and is at the moment streaming on Amazon Prime. This Okay-drama collection might be categorized as Rom-Com (Romantic-Comedy), and Supernatural or Fantasy.
This Okay-drama collection poses plenty of questions.
~ Are there vampires dwelling amongst us?
~ Do they wish to be human?
~ Can they change into human? In any case, weren’t they human earlier than they grew to become vampires?
~ In the event that they thirst for human blood can they resist the temptation?
~ Is there no method to reverse the curse?
~ Does real love require a human heartbeat?
♦ It Hasn’t Been Precisely 100 Years
In “HeartBeat”, Solar Woo-Hyeol will not be your atypical vampire. Quite than looking people as prey in order that he can suck their blood, he walks via the evening defending them from different vampires. That’s how he met Yoon Hae-Solar. She was being chased by one other vampire, however Solar Woo-Hyeol rescued her. Since he was her savior there was no must be afraid of him. As a substitute, they fell in love.
Nevertheless, others have been afraid and hunted him all the way down to slay him. Solar Woo-Hyeol had saved her as soon as, so Yoon Hae-Solar willingly stepped in entrance of an arrow geared toward him. Earlier than she died they each promised to return to one another. After they lastly reunite they are going to have the ability to love one another with all of their hearts for the remainder of their lives.
Solar Woo-Hyeol believed in her promise a lot that he did one thing harmful. He was advised that if he slept in a coffin fabricated from hawthorn wooden (which is lethal to vampires) for 100 years when he awoke he can be a human. However the day simply earlier than it will have been 100 years, somebody opened the coffin and woke him up!
♦ If She is Not My Beloved, Who’s She and Why Did She Wake Him Up?
Earlier than Solar Woo-Hyeol went to sleep, he had a trustworthy servant who promised not solely to serve him till his demise however that his kids and his kids’s kids would additionally serve him till he woke up.
Joo In-Hae had a tough life. She was evicted from her house and had nowhere to go or keep. It seems that she was a descendant of Solar Woo-Hyeol’s trustworthy servant. She had inherited his mansion and was given the important thing. When she went into the basement of her new house, she noticed a coffin and opened it. To her shock, Solar Woo-Hyeol opened his eyes and sat up.
At first, he was completely happy however rapidly grew to become indignant when he realized it had not been 100 years. WHY? WHY HAD HE BEEN AWAKENED BEFORE 100 YEARS HAD PASSED? Now he was neither a human nor a vampire. He was “in-between”. His current scenario was much more harmful than sleeping in a coffin fabricated from hawthorn wooden.
- Is he now not immortal?
- Is it now doable for him to develop outdated, weak, and die?
- Would he ever change into human?
- Would he reunite together with his beloved?
- Will he ever expertise a heartbeat from a passionate love?
Lastly … an unanswered query, though not as vital … who stole his gold bars? He was supposed to make use of that wealth for his dwelling bills when he awoke after 100 years. Now he has to work amongst people and earn a dwelling.
Essential Characters:
- Solar Woo-Hyeol (performed by TaecYeon)
- Joo In-Hae (performed by Gained Ji-An, “D.P.”, “Squid Recreation 2”)
- Yoon Hae-Solar / Na Hae-Gained (performed by Yoon So-Hee, “Ghost Physician”)
- Shin Do-Sik (performed by Park Kang-Hyun)
Viewership and Score:
- IMDb: 7 out of 10 stars
- My Drama Record: 7.4 out of 10 stars
- Dramabeans: 6.3 out of 10 stars
- NME: 4 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Prime Video viewers score is 4.7 out of 5 stars
My private score is in step with the score given by Amazon Prime viewers. I’m a fan of TaecYeon and to this point he is superb in romantic comedies enjoying the nice man. Nevertheless, many have applauded him for his efficiency in “Vincenzo” the place he performed a twisted psychopath. As a result of he can play each kinds of characters equally properly, it’s all of the extra cause to proceed being a loyal fan.
The storyline for “HeartBeat” was cute and fascinating. A vampire who needs to be human in order that he can expertise real love which he thinks is just manifested by a beating coronary heart. Vampires don’t have heartbeats so he doesn’t know what that’s like. Therefore, the rationale for his quest to change into a human.
The collection didn’t have a memorable soundtrack. Though, to his credit score, since TaecYeon is a member of a Okay-pop group, he did carry out a tune from the OST, titled “Vampire”.
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FUN FACTS:
The usage of hawthorn wooden to kill vampires will not be initially in Korean folklore. It was a part of Japanese European folklore, particularly Serbian folklore. (Supply)
TRAILERS/TEASERS:
Prime Video Philippines. “HeartBeat Full Trailer | Prime Video.” YouTube Video. YouTube, June 27, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ffK3ugzshI.
