Autumn in My Heart: Review, Story, Cast, Episodes, Release Date, Budget & More

“Autumn in My Heart” is a 2000 South Korean romantic melodrama starring Song Seung-heon, Song Hye-kyo, and Won Bin, directed by Yoon Seok-ho as the first installment of his season-themed Endless Love tetralogy. The series aired on KBS2 from September to November 2000 for 16 episodes, becoming a massive phenomenon that averaged viewership ratings of 38.6% and peaked at 46.1%. This groundbreaking drama is considered a pioneer in Korean melodramatic series, launching a worldwide fever commonly referred to as the “Korean Wave”. The show’s success spawned remakes in China, Thailand, and Turkey, while inspiring countless location tours across Korea. With its poetic cinematography capturing autumn landscapes, emotional performances, and an unforgettable soundtrack, this tear-jerking masterpiece introduced international audiences to the raw emotional power of K-dramas. It remains the drama that made many viewers fall in love with Korean television, despite, or perhaps because of, its absolutely devastating story.

Autumn in My Heart: Release Date, Story, Plot, Episodes, Cast, Actors Salary, Actors Net Worth, Budget, OTT Response, Trailer, Songs, Awards, Review, Ratings & More

Autumn in My Heart Storyline

Yoon Joon-suh and Yoon Eun-suh grow up as loving siblings in a wealthy family until a devastating discovery changes everything, a car accident reveals through blood tests that Eun-suh was switched at birth with another baby. The painful truth forces both girls to return to their biological families, separating Joon-suh and Eun-suh completely. Years later, when Joon-suh returns from America as a successful art restoration expert, fate reunites them. The siblings-turned-strangers realize their bond has transformed into something deeper and more complicated forbidden love. As they struggle between societal expectations and their hearts, Eun-suh receives a heartbreaking diagnosis that threatens to destroy their chance at happiness forever.

Autumn in My Heart Cast, Crew, Role, Salary, Remuneration & Net Worth

Here are the complete details of actors and actresses names in the Web Series.

1.Song Seung-heon as Yoon Joon-suh

2.Choi Woo-hyuk as young Joon-suh

3.Song Hye-kyo as Yoon/Choi Eun-suh

4.Moon Geun-young as young Eun-suh

5.Won Bin as Han Tae-seok

6.Han Chae-young as Choi/Yoon Shin-ae

7.Lee Ae-jung as young Shin-ae

8.Han Na-na as Shin Yoo-mi

9.Jung Dong-hwan as Professor Yoon (Joon-suh’s father)

10.Sunwoo Eun-sook as Lee Kyung-ha (Joon-suh’s mother)

Autumn in My Heart Web Series Awards

Autumn in My Heart Review

“Autumn in My Heart” is the ultimate tearjerker that defined Korean melodrama for generations. Song Hye-kyo delivers a heartbreakingly vulnerable performance as Eun-suh, while Song Seung-heon and Won Bin captivated audiences worldwide with their charisma. The cinematography is breathtakingly beautiful, capturing autumn’s melancholic beauty perfectly. Yes, it’s filled with dramatic flashbacks, tragic misunderstandings, and relentless suffering that some might find excessive. The pacing drags occasionally, and modern viewers might question certain plot conveniences. However, if you surrender to its unapologetically emotional storytelling, this drama delivers profound catharsis. It’s manipulative, melodramatic, and absolutely devastating—but that’s precisely why it remains an unforgettable classic that still makes viewers sob uncontrollably decades later. Bring an entire box of tissues.

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