Flames of Desire

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Drama: Flames of Desire
Revised romanization: Yokmangui Bolggot
Hangul: 욕망의 불꽃
Director: Baek Ho-Min
Writer: Jung Ha-Yeon
Planning: Kim Jin-Man
Network: MBC
Episodes: 50
Release Date: October 2, 2010 - March 27, 2011
Runtime: Saturdays & Sundays 21:45
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

"Flames of Desire" tells the story of success and devastation of a chaebol family.

Kim Min-Jae is the son from a powerful chaebol family. He is the successor for the company, but he is more interested in painting than business.

Park Su-Bin is a popular actress, better known under her stage name of Park In-Gi. She has worked in various high profile CF and won several best actress awards. A scandal then occurs between Park In-Gi and Kim Min-Jae, which leads the two to marriage. Park In-Gi's seems to push forwards so she can escape her past and the secret of her birth. She also believes love, fortune, & destruction is only a game. If she wins then she can be happy.

Conflict then occurs between Park In-Gi and her mother-in-law Yun-Na-Young (Shin Eun-Kyung) - who is obsessed with money.

Notes

"Flames of Desire" is produced by regional network Ulsan MBC. Filming will also take place in Ulsan, South Korea.
Early working title was "Yeojaneun Ilsaenge Dan Han Bun Saranghanda/여자는 일생에 단 한 번 사랑한다" (A Woman Only Loves Once in a Lifetime).
Filming begins September, 2010.
"Flames of Desire" will take over the MBC Saturday & Sunday 21:45 time slot previously occupied by "Kim Su-Ro, The Iron King" and followed by "Can You Hear My Heart" April 2.
Main actor Yoo Seung-Ho, who is currently 17 years old, will play an adult for the first time. His character Kim Min-Jae is 21 years old and married.

Cast



Shin Eun-Kyung	Jo Min-Gi	Yoo Seung-Ho	Seo Woo	Lee Soon-Jae
Yun Na-Young	Kim Young-Min	Kim Min-Jae	Baek In-Gi	Kim Tae-Jin



Lee Hyo-Chun	Kim Byeong-Ki	Lee Bo-Hee	Cho Seong-Ha	Sung Hyun-Ah	Son Eun-Seo
Kang Keum-Hwa	Kim Young-Dae	Cha Soon-Ja	Kim Young-Joon	Nam Ae-Ri	Kim Mi-Jin



Lee Ho-Jae	Kim Hee-Jung	Cho Jin-Woong	Lee Se-Chang	Park Chan-Hwan	Uhm Soo-Jung
Yoon Sang-Hoon	Yoon Jung-Sook	Kang Joon-Kyu	Park Duk-Sung	Song Jin-Ho	Yang In-Sook



Kim Seung-Hyeon	Baek Jong-Min	Jeon Se-Hyun
Kim Young-Sik	Kim Sung-Jae	Jin-Sook

Additional Cast Members:

Jung Soo-In - nurse
Shin Dong-Woo - Min-Jae (young)
Kim You-Jung - Na-Young (young)/ In-Gi (young)
Yang Seung-Kul
Song Seung-Yong

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2010-10-02	1	10.6 (9th)	10.9 (9th)
2010-10-03	2	9.1 (11th)	9.0 (12th)
2010-10-09	3	13.1 (6th)	13.7 (6th)
2010-10-10	4	13.6 (6th)	14.3 (6th)
2010-10-16	5	13.7 (6th)	14.1 (6th)
2010-10-17	6	14.9 (6th)	15.8 (6th)
2010-10-23	7	13.4 (6th)	13.9 (6th)
2010-10-24	8	14.3 (6th)	14.7 (6th)
2010-10-30	9	13.7 (7th)	14.4 (6th)
2010-10-31	10	13.4 (6th)	13.6 (6th)
2010-11-06	11	11.8 (7th)	12.2 (7th)
2010-11-07	12	11.7 (7th)	12.0 (7th)
2010-11-13	13	12.7 (5th)	13.5 (5th)
2010-11-14	14	10.1 (10th)	10.0 (12th)
2010-11-21	15	10.5 (14th)	10.6 (15th)
2010-11-28	16	NR	NR
2010-12-04	17	8.7 (15th)	9.0 (13th)
2010-12-05	18	8.5 (17th)	9.1 (13th)
2010-12-11	19	9.2 (14th)	9.8 (13th)
2010-12-12	20	9.0 (18th)	9.1 (16th)
2010-12-18	21	9.2 (12th)	9.4 (11th)
2010-12-19	22	10.4 (12th)	10.9 (12th)
2010-12-25	23	9.9 (14th)	10.0 (15th)
2010-12-26	24	10.1 (13th)	10.4 (12th)
2011-01-01	25	10.4 (10th)	12.8 (10th)
2011-01-02	26	10.1 (12th)	12.7 (10th)
2011-01-08	27	10.6 (8th)	12.2 (9th)
2011-01-09	28	11.4 (8th)	13.4 (11th)
2011-01-15	29	11.5 (8th)	13.8 (7th)
2011-01-16	30	10.8 (13th)	12.3 (12th)
2011-01-22	31	14.8 (6th)	16.6 (5th)
2011-01-23	32	16.9 (5th)	20.4 (4th)
2011-01-29	33	15.9 (5th)	18.2 (3rd)
2011-01-30	34	16.4 (4th)	18.6 (4th)
2011-02-05	35	15.9 (2nd)	19.6 (3rd)
2011-02-06	36	16.2 (4th)	19.8 (5th)
2011-02-12	37	16.8 (3rd)	20.2 (1st)
2011-02-13	38	15.4 (4th)	18.2 (4th)
2011-02-19	39	16.7 (2nd)	19.4 (2nd)
2011-02-20	40	17.1 (4th)	21.2 (4th)
2011-02-26	41	15.6 (2nd)	18.5 (2nd)
2011-02-27	42	15.7 (4th)	18.8 (3rd)
2011-03-05	43	17.7 (2nd)	21.2 (2nd)
2011-03-06	44	16.1 (4th)	19.2 (4th)
2011-03-12	45	16.2 (3rd)	19.6 (2nd)
2011-03-13	46	17.1 (4th)	20.9 (2nd)
2011-03-19	47	16.0 (2nd)	19.4 (1st)
2011-03-20	48	17.3 (3rd)	20.6 (3rd)
2011-03-26	49	18.0 (2nd)	21.0 (1st)
2011-03-27	50	20.9 (2nd)	24.3 (2nd)
Average		16.6	-

Source: TNS Media Korea

Comments

Natty Jul 03 2023 4:35 am Will always prefer the Turkish version...

Park Min Apr 12 2023 8:25 pm Silly little makjang. It's amazing they managed to drag us for 50 episodes for nothing and I mean nothing. Good performance by Shin Eun Kyung & Seo Woo.

z Oct 29 2022 7:18 pm Kim Yoo Jung should be praised for being able to nail that Busan accent at sucha young age.

However, her angry acting is too good, she terrified me

sunniehan Apr 02 2022 2:58 pm shin eun kyung is a very good actress and she is very good looking and her eye is one of her best looks; dont understand why viewers r so quick at judging her including probably others in life; jumping into conclusion attacking her personally because of a show is not "good."

Mina Feb 06 2018 3:22 pm I recommend you to watch the Turkish version of this drama - Hayat Sarkisi.

couchy Nov 14 2017 8:47 pm If u hate watching a b****y woman b****ing around, pls don’t watch tis drama. Yun Na Young is one damn b*****d and b****y woman in this drama. U’ll curse and swear Yun Na Young throughout the whole drama. U just can’t tolerate looking at her face cause she is just damn too evil and sly. Really hate seeing her pretentious look.

Worse still, her cast is being portrayed by Shin Eun Kyung whom she originally looks b****y and sly too esp her pair of evil looking eyes. After watching this drama, we will never watch any show/drama or anything dat has to do with Shin Eun Kyung. We just hate the look of her now.

Nero Nov 13 2017 10:55 am Oh yes! Totally agreed with HighLo. Shin Eun Kyung has a pair of evil looking eyes. The older generation always believe that this type of women with evil looking eyes will always bring bad omen to the family or she will make the family suffer.

HighLo Nov 13 2017 6:19 am Og Gosh! Can’t stand Shin Eun Kyung’s eye. She has the cat’s eye which makes her look like a witch and evil. Her pair of eyes destroyed her whole appearance.

Hanyul Nov 13 2017 4:31 am Shin Eun Kyung is damn old looking and always want to act young in all the shows. Her eyes make her look so evil.

bdxpelik Oct 27 2017 9:36 pm Why on Earth did they hire such a young actor for this series?? Just... why? Honestly, he was 17 years old. Y'all know who I'm talking about.

Hellou May 25 2015 3:04 pm Overall, I enjoyed watching this drama. It was a intense drama that I had me at the edge of my seat. But I hated how it ended.

Val Lockett Aug 27 2014 10:55 am These are some crying ass people!!! I'm talking from beginning to end! Big ass crocodile tears. Good drama though!!

cynt Feb 06 2013 11:21 am i'm gonna try to watch this drama because of Shin Eun Kyung, one of my fave actress ever in korea XD

Bruce Oct 13 2012 10:43 am My wife and I loved this series. We watched it on Netflix. However, I think that it was much longer than it had to be. Also, the ending left something to be desired. It appeared to be incomplete. I wanted to see how the company and the new order of leaders evolved. What becomes of the family dynamic?

On Netflix, the average rating was 3 out of 5. I think that I could understand why. However, I couldn't in good conscience give anything less than a 4 out of 5, but I refused to give it a 5. The editors could have cut a lot of scenes that served no purpose other than to jerk us around emotionally. It's like, "Tell her already, will ya?!!!."

I recall the many times that Yoon Jung-Sook went to tell her sister, Yun Na-Young, that Baek In Gi is her daughter. Jung-Sook traveled a long way from home to visit her sister, but when she arrives, she can't bring herself to reveal the truth. This happened several times! It was so ridiculous and frustrating! Tell her already!

Also, I couldn't believe that Min Jae remained in the dark so long about his being the younger brother of In Gi! Who keeps a secret that long? I'm an African American, and my wife is Vietnamese, and I asked her, is there any truth in this drama about Asian culture? It seems to be much exaggeration. I hope so. Still, I find Asian culture admirable and fascinating in a lot of ways. I especially love the respect and honor that Asian peoples show one another. I feel like I would fit in such a culture. Perhaps, I have lived as an Asian in a past life. :-)

Also, there was SO MUCH CRYING to the point that my wife and I became emotionally spent. After a while, we just had to harden our hearts a bit because the characters were just not being anywhere near sensible. It appeared to be crying for crying's sake. Oh my God, tell In Gi that you love her, Mom!!! Don't be a heartless jerk!

As for the characters, all of the actors performed admirably! I especially loved Jung-Sook. She was such a sweet heart. She was so meek. However, I loved all of the characters in some way.

Anyway, overall, I loved the story but to the writers, do a little more editing next time. Lastly, we need a few more episodes to tie things up better. You left us hanging at the end.

Askhat Aug 21 2012 1:11 pm Thank you to Korean people for this drama. I am from Kazakhstan. At this time we are looking this drama on Astana channel in Kazakh language. I think that this drama is the best in the world. Very intiligent and dificult script. I like their grandpa (corporation owner) - He is so wise.

JP Jun 24 2012 4:49 pm The synopsis isn’t very accurate on here. The one from DramaWiki fits the story better as the majority of the story is about the “mother” and simply features other characters that come into conflict with her.

The second and third sister-in-laws are the same. They are both money hungry, terrible people that want to ruin the family in their own way. The “mother” is a horrible person who constantly ruins the lives of the people around her, whether they are good or bad people.

Li May 08 2012 10:59 pm Shin Eun Kyung played her character really well. Although she's the evil momma here, just can't stop loving her. <3

Amane Dec 05 2011 11:10 am yoo seung ho is so handsome and mature in this drama x i really love his acting <3 saranghaee seung ho <3!!!

rosemarie Nov 11 2011 11:59 pm hey @ JD --> BJ (Kim Min-Jae) his real name Yoo Seung-Ho ♥

rosemarie Nov 11 2011 11:57 pm i love flames of desire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ianne Oct 29 2011 1:35 am ` .lubk tszuu watckh . FLAMESZ OPF DESZiRE .

augustunuruu Aug 08 2011 6:07 am Yoo seung hoo good

niki Aug 07 2011 6:05 am kn anyone explain d end ijust did not get it...

sarah Jun 26 2011 3:14 am I first saw shin eun kyung on "white lies" quite different roll she is indeed a great actress

Moonlite Jun 13 2011 8:51 pm I currently watching this kdrama and i must say that Shin Eun Kyung is a great actress.I first watch her in my wife is a gangster with that same fearcing look that give me chills

Jeremy May 25 2011 8:39 pm This show is so awesome! I'm so attached to the characters too. I just feel so bad for Na Young's sister because Na Young is always saying crap and stuff to her and her sister is an angel! I love this show but I am only on episode 13 out of the 50 :0

) Great show!

Bri Apr 28 2011 11:49 pm Finally I finished watching this drama. I felt a little sorry for Nayoung once I learned how she got to be a monster. But I felt even more sorry for Minjae and Baek Ingi. The end wasn't really complete. It would be nice if there was a special. Other than that, it was a really good drama and it's worth watching.

Takit Jan 31 2011 11:10 pm Nayoung, is one manipulating, phsyocological abusive mother I have come across in a long while. The poor boy cannot even to to potty without her knowing what he did. I can't wait to see her downfall, it will also be exciting when Mother/Daughter should meet. Btw, look what she did to her sister, just to marry a rich man.

Shin's Chuck Dec 06 2010 5:16 am Great drama, may be the best I've seen since Hotelier...reminds me of Rich Man Poor Man.

Ugh Nov 28 2010 2:02 am Na Young is f*cking annoying! Clinging onto her step-son. Ugh. I hate kids who disobey their parents especially their mothers who only want the right thing, but this lady is ugly-different! Forcing her kid who is not even her kid to do EVERYTHING she wants! This drama is really getting to me! Oh well, that's good because I can't wait to see the ugly look on her face when her world comes CRASHING DOWN!!!!

WTF Nov 28 2010 1:58 am WTF. Did the subbers for episode 11-12 delete scenes with MinJae & IkGi???????? Hell nah they didn'tt!!!!

comment Oct 15 2010 4:08 pm So far so good. It's a seriously heartbeating drama!

ChrisTeppei Oct 11 2010 11:38 am yoo-seung-ho looks mature their! <3

Riisa Oct 07 2010 8:52 pm Sounds interesting...

Eri Sep 03 2010 11:40 pm Um is Park Shin Hye actually in this? I haven't heard anything that connected her and this show together.

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