# Fates & Furies (TV series)

Fates & Furies (Korean: 운명과 분노; RR: Unmyeonggwa Bunno) 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.

## Cast
### 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.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| AGB Nielsen ||
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | December 1, 2018 | 4.8% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) |
| 2 | December 1, 2018 | 6.1% (NR) | 6.2% (NR) |
| 3 | December 1, 2018 | 7.2% (17th) | 7.2% (15th) |
| 4 | December 1, 2018 | 6.9% (20th) | 7.1% (17th) |
| 5 | December 8, 2018 | 6.9% (NR) | 7.9% (19th) |
| 6 | December 8, 2018 | 9.0% (10th) | 10.0% (5th) |
| 7 | December 8, 2018 | 8.6% (15th) | 9.3% (8th) |
| 8 | December 8, 2018 | 9.3% (9th) | 10.3% (4th) |
| 9 | December 22, 2018 | 5.2% (NR) | 5.8% (NR) |
| 10 | December 22, 2018 | 5.7% (NR) | 6.0% (NR) |
| 11 | December 22, 2018 | 5.8% (NR) | 5.9% (NR) |
| 12 | December 22, 2018 | 6.8% (20th) | 7.1% (20th) |
| 13 | December 29, 2018 | 5.6% (NR) | 6.2% (NR) |
| 14 | December 29, 2018 | 6.9% (18th) | 7.6% (16th) |
| 15 | December 29, 2018 | 7.4% (15th) | 8.2% (15th) |
| 16 | December 29, 2018 | 8.6% (11th) | 9.5% (7th) |
| 17 | January 5, 2019 | 5.3% (NR) | 5.3% (NR) |
| 18 | January 5, 2019 | 6.2% (NR) | 6.5% (20th) |
| 19 | January 5, 2019 | 7.2% (18th) | 7.6% (17th) |
| 20 | January 5, 2019 | 7.8% (15th) | 8.1% (14th) |
| 21 | January 12, 2019 | 3.7% (NR) | — |
| 22 | January 12, 2019 | 4.9% (NR) | — |
| 23 | January 12, 2019 | 5.7% (NR) | — |
| 24 | January 12, 2019 | 6.0% (NR) | — |
| 25 | January 19, 2019 | 4.6% (NR) | — |
| 26 | January 19, 2019 | 4.7% (NR) | — |
| 27 | January 19, 2019 | 5.0% (NR) | — |
| 28 | January 19, 2019 | 6.3% (18th) | 6.5% (18th) |
| 29 | January 26, 2019 | 4.9% (NR) | — |
| 30 | January 26, 2019 | 5.4% (NR) | 6.2% (18th) |
| 31 | January 26, 2019 | 6.1% (19th) | 6.5% (17th) |
| 32 | January 26, 2019 | 7.0% (16th) | 7.5% (12th) |
| 23 | February 2, 2019 | 4.7% (NR) | — |
| 34 | February 2, 2019 | 6.1% (NR) | — |
| 35 | February 2, 2019 | 6.5% (19th) | 6.6% (20th) |
| 36 | February 2, 2019 | 7.3% (17th) | 7.5% (17th) |
| 37 | February 9, 2019 | 5.3% (NR) | — |
| 38 | February 9, 2019 | 6.8% (19th) | 7.4% (17th) |
| 39 | February 9, 2019 | 6.9% (18th) | 7.4% (17th) |
| 40 | February 9, 2019 | 7.7% (16th) | 8.2% (15th) |
| Average | Average | 6.32% | – |
* 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.