Fates & Furies (TV series)

Fates & Furies is a South Korean television series starring Lee Min-jung, Joo Sang-wook, So Yi-hyun and Lee Ki-woo. It aired four consecutive episodes every Saturday on SBS TV from December 1, 2018 to February 9, 2019.

Fates & Furies is the final weekend special project drama series (주말 특별기획 드라마) of SBS.

Synopsis
Even though Goo Hae-ra (Lee Min-jung) is smart and beautiful, she is in a miserable situation because of her family. Her older sister attempted suicide and her father died. The only way she can escape her situation is with money. She approaches Tae In-joon (Joo Sang-wook). He is the second son of a shoe company owner. Tae In-joon falls in love with Goo Hae-ra.

Main

 * Lee Min-jung as Goo Hae-ra
 * A woman who begins to love under false pretenses in order to change her fate.


 * Joo Sang-wook as Tae In-joon
 * Choi Seung-hoon as young In-joon
 * The second son of a Chaebol family who pursues Goo Hae-ra because he considers her his fate. He also intends to become the owner of his family's company by getting his stepmother and older half-brother out of the way.


 * So Yi-hyun as Cha Soo-hyun
 * An ambitious and greedy woman who dislikes Goo Hae-ra because she is in the way of her marriage to Tae In-joon.


 * Lee Ki-woo as Jin Tae-oh
 * A man who was betrayed by Cha Soo-hyun and now seeks revenge.

Recurring

 * Cha Soo-yeon as Goo Hyun-joo
 * Goo Hae-ra's sister who is in a coma


 * Jung Kyoo-soo as Goo Dong-seok
 * Goo Hae-ra's father, a shoemaker


 * Jung Soo-young as Kang Sun-young
 * Goo Hae-ra's friend


 * Jung Yoon-hak as Kang Ui-gun
 * Kang Sun-young's younger brother


 * Shim Yi-young as Ko A-jung
 * Tae Jung-ho's wife, who is ignored by her mother-in-law


 * Kong Jung-hwan as Tae Jung-ho
 * Tae In-joon's older half-brother


 * Song Ok-sook as Han Sung-sook
 * Tae In-joon's stepmother


 * Ko In-beom as Tae Pil-woon
 * Tae In-joon's father and the head of the company


 * Heo Joon-seok as Kim Chang-soo
 * A loan shark who harasses Goo Hae-ra


 * Jo Seung-yeon as Hyun Jung-soo
 * Kwon Tae-won as Cha Dong-kyoo
 * Im Ji-kyu as Assistant Kim
 * Jo Wan-ki as Kim Seok-jin
 * Park Soo-ah as Tae Jung-min

Production

 * The first script reading took place on September 11, 2018 at SBS Studio in Tanhyun, Ilsan, South Korea.
 * Lee Min-jung and Joo Sang-wook previously starred together in Cunning Single Lady (2014).

Ratings

 * In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
 * NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
 * N/A denotes that the rating is not known.


 * Episodes 9-12 did not air on December 15 due to the broadcast of the 2018 AFF Championship Final between Vietnam and Malaysia, which Park Hang-seo, the coach of Vietnam, is a Korean.