The BEST episodes of Heartstrings

Every episode of Heartstrings ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Heartstrings!

A melodrama that showcases the love and friendship experienced by young students as they pursue their dreams at an art college.

Last Updated: 7/23/2025Network: MBCStatus: Ended
With The Thought That It Must Be Forgotten
star
8.23
35 votes

#1 - With The Thought That It Must Be Forgotten

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/14/2011

Gyu Won can't stop interfering with Lee Shin, even if it hurts her feelings more. She and her grandfather get new neighbors.

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Let Your Dreams Soar
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8.20
10 votes

#2 - Let Your Dreams Soar

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/18/2011

Shin's injury is far worse than imagined, but he refuses to let it interfere with Gyu Won's bright future.

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Like This... Will Be Forgotten
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8.19
37 votes

#3 - Like This... Will Be Forgotten

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/20/2011

Gyu Won tutors Lee Shin in traditional music. Suk Hyun convinces Gyu Won to try out for the lead role, only to have her grandfather find out, much to his disapproval.

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That is My World
star
8.17
36 votes

#4 - That is My World

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/30/2011

Annoyed with Lee Shin's personality, Gyu Won challenges him to a music face-off. Suk Hyun arrives with new plans for the performance.

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High Speed Romance
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8.05
66 votes

#5 - High Speed Romance

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/28/2011

The entire performance team goes on a weekend retreat.

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Encountering You By Accident
star
8.00
68 votes

#6 - Encountering You By Accident

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/29/2011

Traditional music major Lee Gyu Won sets up a fundraiser to help her sickly professor. She hires rock star Lee Shin's band to help attract a bigger audience.

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Fly High
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7.97
62 votes

#7 - Fly High

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/11/2011

Hee Joo's absence wreaks havoc for the performance as they struggle to save the production from being canceled.

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Towards Tomorrow
star
7.71
65 votes

#8 - Towards Tomorrow

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/7/2011

The other drama majors are jealous that Gyu Won is going to act when she clearly lacks dancing skills. Lee Shin meets a famed guitarist who isn't all that he seems to be.

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Little by Little, Slowly Stepping Towards You
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7.64
64 votes

#9 - Little by Little, Slowly Stepping Towards You

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/3/2011

Shin and Gyu Won embark on their first days as a couple. A surprise performance for sponsors puts Gyu Won back in the spotlight.

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That Place, That Time
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7.61
62 votes

#10 - That Place, That Time

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/4/2011

Tae Joon and Hee Joo's mother plot to sabotage Suk Hyun's reputation in an effort to remove Gyu Won from the performance.

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Champion
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7.60
67 votes

#11 - Champion

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/6/2011

The day of the auditions arrive, and Suk Hyun tries to convince a former student to make his stage comeback.

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My Love, Cry Baby
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7.55
64 votes

#12 - My Love, Cry Baby

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/27/2011

Shin finds himself growing more attracted to Gyu Won as he works with her on the ending song. Hee Joo is miffed she's being upstaged by Gyu Won.

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Don't Cry
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7.53
62 votes

#13 - Don't Cry

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/10/2011

Suk Hyun's quitting weighs heavily on Gyu Won's conscience. Shin realizes that he's met Gyu Won before in Jeju Island.

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Confession
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7.11
64 votes

#14 - Confession

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/13/2011

Lee Shin and Gyu Won encounter the pains of desire and rejection as they experience their first loves.

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Smile, You
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7.10
62 votes

#15 - Smile, You

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/17/2011

Gyu Won is given a new opportunity abroad that could change her entire life, and would affect her relationship with Shin.

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