# Amor Fati (TV series)

Amor Fati (Korean: 아모르 파티) is a South Korean television romantic drama series directed by Bae Tae-seop for SBS. The series, starring Choi Jung-yoon, Ahn Jae-mo and Bae Seul-ki, is a healing drama about two women. For one, 'family' is everything, and for the other 'success' is all. It was premiered on SBS TV on April 12, 2021, and aired on weekdays at 08:35 (KST) for 120 episodes.
Incidentally Amor Fati was the last morning soap opera aired on South Korean television. As after three years of being unable to rate above 10%, SBS announced on September 14, 2021 that it would abolish the 30-year old time slot and expand its daytime news and lifestyle programming in its place. KBS1, TVN, KBS2 and MBC had abolished the daytime drama time slot in 2009, 2015, 2019, and 2020, respectively.

## Synopsis

Amor fati is a Latin phrase meaning 'love of fate' or 'love of destiny'. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche quoted it as his formula for human greatness.
Amor Fati is a healing drama, which depicts the resetting of lives of its characters who rise up from despair. A woman to whom her family is everything, gets the shock of her life when she learns about the affair of her husband to a woman to whom success is everything. The story of the series tells their battle and how her spirits rise from despair with the help of another man going through a similar situation.

## Cast
### Main

* Choi Jung-yoon as Do Yeon-hee
    45 years old, housewife, Junho's wife, Seowoo's mother, Lara Group's only daughter-in-law
* Ahn Jae-mo as Han Jae-kyung
    40 years old, a former pro-golfer, now golf teaching pro, Yoo-na's husband
* Bae Seul-ki as Kang Yoo-na
    35 years old, stylist assistant-director of Lara Fashion, Jae-kyung's wife, Ha-neul's mother, Joon-ho's lover
* Park Hyung-joon as Jang Joon-ho
    48 years old, CEO of Lara Fashion, Do Yeon-hee's husband, Lara Group's only son

### Supporting
#### Lara group

* Kim Jong-goo as Jang Cheol-yong
    70 years old, chairman of Lara Group, Joon-ho and Joon-hee's father
* Yoon Mi-ra as Go Sang-hye
    68 years old, Yeon-hee's mother-in-law
* Kim Yeo-jin as Jang Joon-hee
    35 years old, manager of Lara Fashion Planning Team
* Park Sun-Jun as Hwang Cheol-Oh
    In his late 30s, chairman Jang's driver

#### Shopping mall

* Jung Ae-yun as Jo Min-jeong
    45 years old, Yeon-hee's best friend from high school, owner of a building, president of a chicken house
* Kim Hong-pyo as Park Yoon-cheol
    45 years old, Jae-kyung's senior, runs a medical store in Min-jeong's building
* Jung Ji-hoon as Han Ha-neul
    10 years old, Jae-kyung and Yoo-na's son
* Koo Bon-jun as Hwang Woo-joo
    10 years old, Min-jeong's second husband's extra-marital son

#### Do Yeon-hee's family

* Lee Kyung-jin as Seo Soon-boon
    63 years old, Yeon-hee's mother, president of a Korean restaurant
* Jang Yoo-bin as Jang Seo-woo
    25 years old, YouTuber, Yeon-hee and Joon-ho's daughter

#### Others

* Kwon Jae-hwan as Seo Min-gu
    52 years old, Lara Fashion CEO
* Eun Hee-soo as Jin Hye-jin
    49 years old, Belle president
* Hong Jun-ki as Seo Hyeong-jin
    28 years old, resident 2nd year, major Internal Medicine
* Lee Hwa-young as Sin Hyeong-ja
    60 years old, Yoo-na's mother, chairman's house assistant

## Production

Park Hyung-joon is appearing in the SBS morning drama after 7 years. He last appeared in 2014 morning drama You're Only Mine. Bae Seul-ki last appeared in a daily drama four years back in Still Loving You (2016) on KBS1. Yoon Mi-ra made an appearance in the SBS 2018 morning drama I Am the Mother Too. Choi Jung-yoon is coming back to television drama after six years. She last appeared in the 2014-2015 drama, Cheongdam-dong Scandal. On 26 March, stills from script reading site were released by the production crew.

## Viewership

| Episodes | Episodes | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Episodes | Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | Ep.01-20 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 799 | N/A | 753 | N/A |
| | Ep.21-40 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 777 | 756 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 838 | N/A | N/A | 763 | N/A | 815 | N/A | 782 | N/A | 773 | N/A | 752 |
| | Ep.41-60 | N/A | N/A | 756 | 765 | 832 | 818 | N/A | 811 | 803 | 813 | N/A | 848 | 766 | 834 | 792 | 895 | 922 | 824 | 971 | 798 |
| | Ep.61-80 | 924 | 935 | 855 | 941 | 935 | 874 | 951 | 974 | 858 | 907 | 809 | 880 | 909 | 941 | 895 | 909 | 912 | 942 | 952 | 887 |
| | Ep.81-100 | 861 | 954 | 886 | 1048 | 824 | 1014 | 1006 | 957 | 1010 | 992 | 1046 | 1049 | 1083 | 968 | 956 | 969 | 1001 | 1093 | 1044 | 1016 |
| | Ep.101-120 | 986 | 1142 | 1165 | 1134 | 1013 | 996 | 1069 | 1005 | 1049 | 1077 | TBD | 693 | 855 | 1048 | 1012 | 1028 | 958 | 1000 | 995 | 970 |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | April 12, 2021 | 3.7% | — | — |
| 2 | April 13, 2021 | 4.5% | — | — |
| 3 | April 14, 2021 | 3.9% | — | — |
| 4 | April 15, 2021 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| 5 | April 16, 2021 | 3.7% | — | — |
| 6 | April 19, 2021 | 4.9% | — | — |
| 7 | April 20, 2021 | 4.2% | — | — |
| 8 | April 21, 2021 | 4.3% | 4.2% | — |
| 9 | April 22, 2021 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| 10 | April 23, 2021 | 3.8% | — | — |
| 11 | April 26, 2021 | 4.7% | — | — |
| 12 | April 27, 2021 | 4.6% | — | — |
| 13 | April 28, 2021 | 4.2% | — | 4.2% |
| 14 | April 29, 2021 | 4.6% | — | 4.4% |
| 15 | April 30, 2021 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| 16 | May 3, 2021 | 4.8% | — | 5.3% |
| 17 | May 4, 2021 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 4.9% |
| 18 | May 5, 2021 | 4.5% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 19 | May 6, 2021 | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| 20 | May 7, 2021 | 4.2% | — | 4.4% |
| 21 | May 10, 2021 | 4.8% | — | 5.9% |
| 22 | May 11, 2021 | 4.8% | — | 4.9% |
| 23 | May 12, 2021 | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| 24 | May 13, 2021 | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| 25 | May 14, 2021 | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.3% |
| 26 | May 17, 2021 | 5.1% | — | — |
| 27 | May 18, 2021 | 4.7% | — | 4.8% |
| 28 | May 19, 2021 | 4.5% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 29 | May 20, 2021 | 5.4% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| 30 | May 21, 2021 | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| 31 | May 24, 2021 | 5.4% | 5.3% | — |
| 32 | May 25, 2021 | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| 33 | May 26, 2021 | 4.5% | — | 5.0% |
| 34 | May 27, 2021 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| 35 | May 28, 2021 | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| 36 | May 31, 2021 | 5.3% | — | 5.8% |
| 37 | June 1, 2021 | 4.9% | — | 5.9% |
| 38 | June 2, 2021 | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.7% |
| 39 | June 3, 2021 | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.9% |
| 40 | June 4, 2021 | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| 41 | June 7, 2021 | 4.8% | — | 5.5% |
| 42 | June 8, 2021 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.0% |
| 43 | June 9, 2021 | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.6% |
| 44 | June 10, 2021 | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| 45 | June 11, 2021 | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| 46 | June 14, 2021 | 5.1% | — | 5.0% |
| 47 | June 15, 2021 | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.7% |
| 48 | June 16, 2021 | 5.2% | 5.3% | 4.9% |
| 49 | June 17, 2021 | 5.1% | 4.8% | 4.7% |
| 50 | June 18, 2021 | 5.3% | — | 5.2% |
| 51 | June 21, 2021 | 4.6% | — | 5.4% |
| 52 | June 22, 2021 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| 53 | June 23, 2021 | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| 54 | June 24, 2021 | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.8% |
| 55 | June 25, 2021 | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| 56 | June 28, 2021 | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| 57 | June 29, 2021 | 5.8% | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| 58 | June 30, 2021 | 5.2% | 4.8% | 6.0% |
| 59 | July 1, 2021 | 6.2% | 6.0% | 5.6% |
| 60 | July 2, 2021 | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.3% |
| 61 | July 5, 2021 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| 62 | July 6, 2021 | 6.3% | 5.7% | 6.1% |
| 63 | July 7, 2021 | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 64 | July 8, 2021 | 6.0% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| 65 | July 9, 2021 | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.0% |
| 66 | July 12, 2021 | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 67 | July 13, 2021 | 6.0% | 6.1% | 6.0% |
| 68 | July 14, 2021 | 6.0% | 6.1% | 5.7% |
| 69 | July 15, 2021 | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| 70 | July 16, 2021 | 5.8% | 5.6% | 6.3% |
| 71 | July 19, 2021 | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.8% |
| 72 | July 20, 2021 | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 73 | July 21, 2021 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 74 | July 22, 2021 | 6.1% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| 75 | July 23, 2021 | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| 76 | July 26, 2021 | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.0% |
| 77 | July 27, 2021 | 5.8% | 5.7% | — |
| 78 | July 28, 2021 | 5.9% | 5.7% | — |
| 79 | July 29, 2021 | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| 80 | July 30, 2021 | 5.8% | 5.7% | 6.1% |
| 81 | August 9, 2021 | 5.5% | 4.9% | — |
| 82 | August 10, 2021 | 5.6% | 5.3% | — |
| 83 | August 11, 2021 | 6.0% | 5.8% | — |
| 84 | August 12, 2021 | 6.5% | 6.4% | — |
| 85 | August 13, 2021 | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| 86 | August 16, 2021 | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.2% |
| 87 | August 17, 2021 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 88 | August 18, 2021 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.5% |
| 89 | August 19, 2021 | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.8% |
| 90 | August 20, 2021 | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.6% |
| 91 | August 23, 2021 | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 92 | August 24, 2021 | 6.9% | 6.7% | 6.9% |
| 93 | August 25, 2021 | 6.8% | 6.7% | 7.1% |
| 94 | August 26, 2021 | 6.3% | 5.9% | 7.0% |
| 95 | August 27, 2021 | 5.9% | 5.3% | 7.2% |
| 96 | August 30, 2021 | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| 97 | August 31, 2021 | 6.2% | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| 98 | September 1, 2021 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.4% |
| 99 | September 2, 2021 | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.9% |
| 100 | September 3, 2021 | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 101 | September 6, 2021 | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| 102 | September 7, 2021 | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.3% |
| 103 | September 8, 2021 | 7.0% | 6.7% | 6.9% |
| 104 | September 9, 2021 | 6.9% | 7.0% | 6.9% |
| 105 | September 10, 2021 | 6.2% | 5.8% | — |
| 106 | September 13, 2021 | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.7% |
| 107 | September 14, 2021 | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.7% |
| 108 | September 15, 2021 | 6.1% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 109 | September 16, 2021 | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
| 110 | September 17, 2021 | 6.4% | 5.6% | 7.3% |
| 111 | September 20, 2021 | 4.2% | 4.8% | — |
| 112 | September 21, 2021 | 3.1% | — |
| 113 | September 22, 2021 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| 114 | September 23, 2021 | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 115 | September 24, 2021 | 6.6% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| 116 | September 27, 2021 | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.5% |
| 117 | September 28, 2021 | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.5% |
| 118 | September 29, 2021 | 6.1% | 5.9% | 7.4% |
| 119 | September 30, 2021 | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.4% |
| 120 | October 1, 2021 | 5.7% | 5.6% | 6.2% |
| Average | Average | _ | — | — |
| In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known. |||||