South Korea · Drama · 2026
Take Charge of My Heart
Binge Brief
- Netflix releases the series on 9 October 2026, with every episode out at once.
- Netflix announced the cast and crew on 28 July 2025; filming began that month.
- It is adapted from the Naver web novel Charge Me Up by Haebeon.
- Director Park Su-won makes his first romantic comedy here, after Drinkers in the City 2 and Postpartum Care Center.
Synopsis
Take Charge of My Heart is a Netflix romantic comedy with a fantasy twist, released on 9 October 2026. Netflix describes it as an electrifying rom-com about a man whose artificial heart is running out of battery and the woman with the unusual power to recharge him. It is based on Charge Me Up, a Naver web novel by the writer Haebeon.
Baek Ho-rang (Kim Young Kwang) is a third-generation chaebol heir who runs his family group's resorts. Netflix Korea describes him as a gifted businessman, strong on both strategy and execution. What almost nobody knows is that he lives with an artificial heart, and its battery is failing.
Na Bo-bae (Chae Soo Bin) is a drama writer up against a contract deadline. She was struck by lightning as a child and has carried an electrical current in her body ever since. Her touch does not shock Ho-rang. It recharges him, which makes her the only person who can safely hold on to him.
Ho-rang offers her a deal. According to Netflix Korea, the contract covers three months of physical contact to keep his battery charged until his surgery; Wikitree reported that the timing also ties into the fight over his family's corporate succession. Bo-bae has her own reason to say yes, since her next script needs romance experience she does not have. The tagline from the Netflix Korea announcement sums up the arrangement: touch to charge, distance to discharge.
Park Su-won directs from a script by Song Yu-chae; it is his first romantic comedy after Drinkers in the City 2 and Postpartum Care Center. NEW and Whynot Media produce. Cha Woo Min plays Ji Eun-ho and Jung Jae Kwang plays Choi Do-yoon, with Shin Do Hyun as Han Seol-hui.
Take Charge of My Heart cast
Themes and messages
Touch as survival. The premise turns the rom-com's first touch into a medical need: Ho-rang has to stay close to Bo-bae to keep his heart running, and the Netflix Korea tagline reads touch to charge, distance to discharge.
A contract that will not stay a contract. Both leads sign up for practical reasons, his surgery and her script, which sets up the familiar question of when the deal stops being a deal.
Bickering as chemistry. Kim Young Kwang told Wikitree the two constantly bicker and fight on screen, and Chae Soo Bin called the story lively, adorable and warm.
Frequently asked questions
When is Take Charge of My Heart released?
On Friday 9 October 2026. Netflix releases all episodes on the same day rather than weekly.
Where can I watch Take Charge of My Heart?
Only on Netflix, with a subscription. It is a Netflix series and is not broadcast on Korean television.
Who is in the Take Charge of My Heart cast?
Kim Young Kwang plays resort heir Baek Ho-rang and Chae Soo Bin plays drama writer Na Bo-bae. Cha Woo Min, Jung Jae Kwang and Shin Do Hyun are in the supporting cast.
Is Take Charge of My Heart based on a web novel?
Yes. Netflix says it is based on Charge Me Up, a Naver web novel by Haebeon. Some Korean outlets describe the source as a webtoon.
What is Take Charge of My Heart about?
A chaebol heir whose artificial heart is running out of battery signs a three-month contract with a writer who was struck by lightning as a child, because her touch is the only thing that recharges him.
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