Buried Hearts
2025 South Korean television series
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Buried Hearts (Korean: 보물섬) is a 2025 South Korean revenge drama television series written by Lee Myung-hee, directed by Jin Chang-gyu, and starring Park Hyung-sik, Huh Joon-ho, Lee Hae-young, and Hong Hwa-yeon. The series centered around a massive political slush fund and the intertwined fates of two men. It aired on SBS TV from February 21, to April 12, 2025, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). It was the highest rated kdrama on SBS in 2025, and is available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.
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| Hangul | 보물섬 |
| Lit. | Treasure Island |
| RR | Bomulseom |
| MR | Pomulsŏm |
| Genre | Revenge drama |
| Written by | Lee Myung-hee |
| Directed by | Jin Chang-gyu |
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| Music by | |
| Opening theme | "Buried Hearts" by
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Cinematography | |
| Editor | Jeon Mi-sook[1] |
| Running time | 70 minutes[2] |
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| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV |
| Release | February 21 – April 12, 2025 |
Synopsis
Seo Dong-ju is the secretive corporate secretary to Chairman Cha Kang-cheon and a Director at Daesan Group. After a betrayal by his love followed by an attempt on his life, he successfully hacks into a two trillion won political slush fund. But fate takes a cruel turn when he is attacked a second time by Heo Il Do, the son-in-law of the Chairman, who is unaware of the hacked money. Dong-ju loses his memory after surviving the second near death experience. This sets off a chain of events because of which Jang-seon realizes the money is missing and becomes determined to reclaim it.
Cast
Main
- Park Hyung-sik as Seo Dong-ju[3] / Huh Seong-hyeon[4]
- Executive Director and Team Leader of the Chairman's Office External Cooperation of Daesan Group.
- Huh Joon-ho as Yeom Jang-seon[3]
- A law school professor who is the real power behind the scenes controlling the Kingmaker.
- Lee Hae-young as Huh Il-do[5]
- CEO of Daesan Energy who is the son-in-law of Kang-cheon, chairman of Daesan Group.
- Hong Hwa-yeon as Yeo Eun-nam[6]
- A staff of Daesan Energy Seoul headquarters and Kang-cheon's granddaughter. Seo Dong-ju's love interest. Yeom Hui-cheol's arranged ex-wife.
Supporting
- The second chairman of Daesan Group.
- Kim Jung-nan as Cha Deok-hui[8]
- The eldest daughter of Kang-cheon who remarried Il-do and took Eun-nam, her daughter from her first husband, Yeo Sunho.
- A bakery owner and bread chef who was a former news anchor. Ji Seon-u's mother.
- Hong Soo-hyun as Cha Guk-hee[9]
- CEO of Daesan Chemical and the second daughter of Gang-cheon.
- Kwon Soo-hyun as Yeom Hui-cheol[10]
- Prosecutor at Seoul District Prosecutors' Office who is Jang-seon's nephew and Yeo Eun-nam's husband.
- Yoon Sang-hyeon as Huh Tae-yun[11]
- A graduate student in business administration who is Il-do and Deok-hee's son.
- Cha Woo-min as Cha Seon-you[12]
- Seon-you is an aspiring baker who dropped out of high school. He is Yeong-su's son and the illegitimate son of Kang-cheon.
- Gong Ji-ho as Myeong Tae-geum[13]
- CEO of Sewoon Shopping Mall's Seoul Musical Instruments.
- Lee Yu-jun as Bae Won-bae[14]
- A worker at a port fisheries unloading station.
- Lee Hang-na as Seong Bo-yeon[15]
- Yeom Jang-seon's wife.
- Ha Su-ho as Kim Do-su[16]
- Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Daesan Hospital who is Cha Guk-hui's husband.
- Seo Kyung-hwa as Gong Jeong-ja[17]
- The lady butler of Daesan family.
- Lee Seon-hee as Hyeon Ja-ok[18]
- Works at Daesan family. Do Jae-pil's wife.
- Song Jin-woo as Do Jae-pil[19]
- The head chef of Daesan family. Hyeon Ja-ok's husband.
- Kim Hak-sun as Kang Seong[20]
- A landscape architect who is Yi-hyeon's father. Huh Il-do's friend.
- Noh Susanna as Kang Yi-hyeon[21]
- A neurologist at Daesan Hospital who is Seong's daughter.
Production
Development
Buried Hearts is a revenge drama written by Lee Myung-hee who wrote Money Flower (2017), directed by Jin Chang-gyu, and produced by A2Z Entertainment and Pureumir Factory.[22] The first script reading was held on June 13, 2024.[23]
Casting
On March 28, 2024, P&Studio stated to Joy News 24 that Park Hyung-sik had been confirmed to appear in the series, while Huh Joon-ho was positively considering it.[24] On July 18, Yoon Sang-hyeon was reportedly confirmed his appearance.[11] On September 13, the production team of the series announced that Park and Huh were officially confirmed to appear in the series.[3] On October 2, it was reported that Hong Hwa-yeon had been cast and confirmed for her appearance after a fierce competition with odds of 100 to 1.[6] On October 4, Gong Ji-ho confirmed her appearance.[13] It was stated by Story J Company on October 10, that Kwon Soo-hyun had been cast to appear.[10]
Filming
Principal photography began in the first half of 2024.[25]
Release
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 1.143 | 1.544 | 1.579 | 1.885 | 1.680 | 1.933 | 1.848 | 2.211 | 2.149 | 2.347 | 2.100 | 2.272 | 2.425 | 2.691 | 2.363 | 2.656 | 2.052 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[28] | ||
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| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | February 21, 2025 | 6.1% (9th) | 6.0% (8th) | |
| 2 | February 22, 2025 | 8.1% (2nd) | 7.8% (2nd) | |
| 3 | February 28, 2025 | 8.8% (3rd) | 8.9% (3rd) | |
| 4 | March 1, 2025 | 10.2% (2nd) | 9.8% (2nd) | |
| 5 | March 7, 2025 | 9.2% (3rd) | 9.0% (3rd) | |
| 6 | March 8, 2025 | 11.2% (2nd) | 11.0% (2nd) | |
| 7 | March 14, 2025 | 10.9% (3rd) | 10.4% (2nd) | |
| 8 | March 15, 2025 | 12.3% (2nd) | 12.3% (2nd) | |
| 9 | March 21, 2025 | 12.2% (3rd) | 12.2% (2nd) | |
| 10 | March 22, 2025 | 13.1% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) | |
| 11 | March 28, 2025 | 11.7% (2nd) | 11.9% (1st) | |
| 12 | March 29, 2025 | 12.7% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) | |
| 13 | April 4, 2025 | 13.4% (1st) | 14.0% (1st) | |
| 14 | April 5, 2025 | 14.6% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) | |
| 15 | April 11, 2025 | 13.4% (1st) | 13.6% (1st) | |
| 16 | April 12, 2025 | 15.4% (2nd) | 15.7% (2nd) | |
| Average | 11.5% | 11.4% | ||
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