Netflix is about to bring a very different kind of romance to its K-drama lineup. Take Charge of My Heart pairs Kim Young Kwang and Chae Soo Bin in a story where attraction, survival and physical contact become tangled together in an unexpectedly electric way.
At first glance, Baek Ho Rang and Na Bo Bae seem completely mismatched. He is a polished chaebol heir with a failing artificial heart, while she is a drama writer whose body produces electricity. But their first encounter reveals a strange connection that could change both of their lives.
Take Charge of My Heart introduces an unusual K-drama premise
Directed by Park Soo Won and written by Song Yoo Chae, Take Charge of My Heart is based on Haebeon’s Naver web novel Charge Me Up. The series is produced by NEW POINT and WHYNOT MEDIA, with Netflix presenting the drama globally.
The story centres on two people whose problems initially appear impossible to connect.
Baek Ho Rang is a third-generation chaebol heir and executive director at TS Resort. He has the confidence, discipline and polished appearance expected from someone being considered for an important leadership position. Yet beneath that carefully controlled image is a major secret: his artificial heart is running out of power.
Na Bo Bae’s situation is almost the complete opposite. She is a drama writer whose body generates electricity after she was struck by lightning as a child. Anyone she touches can receive an electric shock, forcing her to live cautiously and avoid ordinary physical contact.
Then she meets Ho Rang.
The unusual part is that her electricity does not affect him.
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The two leads at the centre of the story
| Character | Actor | Key details |
| Baek Ho Rang | Kim Young Kwang | Third-generation chaebol heir, TS Resort executive director and artificial-heart recipient |
| Na Bo Bae | Chae Soo Bin | Drama writer whose body generates electricity after being struck by lightning |
Their differences create the central tension of the series. Bo Bae has spent years avoiding touch, while Ho Rang may eventually need hers to survive.
Kim Young Kwang’s Baek Ho Rang hides a dangerous secret
Kim Young Kwang plays Baek Ho Rang, a cool and collected businessman whose seemingly perfect life begins to unravel after meeting Bo Bae.
As head of TS Resort, Ho Rang is portrayed as a perfectionist workaholic who can handle almost anything thrown his way. He is also a strong candidate to take over TS Group, placing him directly inside the company’s succession battle.
But his artificial heart remains the weakness hidden beneath that perfect exterior.
Ho Rang is facing replacement surgery while simultaneously dealing with the pressure surrounding the succession of TS Group. His carefully organised world becomes increasingly complicated once Bo Bae appears.
The newly released character stills highlight that change. Ho Rang looks impeccably composed in his role as an executive, yet his confidence visibly disappears when Bo Bae enters the picture.
Netflix’s promotional material has also teased the contrast between his controlled personality and the bizarre circumstances surrounding their relationship.
Kim Young Kwang explained what attracted him to the project, describing Take Charge of My Heart as “a comic-book-like romance built around the unique premise of an artificial heart losing power and being recharged through physical contact.”
He also said he was drawn to its “shoujo manga-like setting and atmosphere.”
The actor further revealed that viewers would have fun seeing Ho Rang’s styling change depending on different situations and atmospheres.
His experience working with Chae Soo Bin was also clearly important to his approach to the role. Kim Young Kwang said:
“We had so much fun filming that there was hardly a moment when we weren’t laughing. Chae Soo Bin did such a natural job with the romantic comedy that it was much more comfortable for me to approach the role as well.”
That chemistry could become one of the drama’s biggest draws as the story moves from an unusual premise toward an increasingly complicated relationship.
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Chae Soo Bin’s Na Bo Bae has spent her life avoiding touch
Chae Soo Bin plays Na Bo Bae, a drama writer whose extraordinary condition has shaped almost every part of her life.
After being struck by lightning as a child, Bo Bae developed electrical powers that mean anyone she touches can receive an electric shock. Something as ordinary as holding hands can therefore become dangerous.
Because of this, Bo Bae has spent much of her life keeping her distance from other people.
She wears gloves and takes precautions to make sure she does not hurt anyone. As a result, she has almost no experience of conventional romantic relationships.
The newly released character stills show another side of her personality. Bo Bae has a bright, lovable appearance, complete with tightly curled hair and a refreshing smile, but much of her romantic experience exists inside her imagination rather than in real life.
That becomes especially awkward when her professional life demands exactly what she lacks personally.
Bo Bae is approaching the end of her contract as a drama writer and receives an assignment to write an “adult romance.” The problem is that she has very little experience with relationships herself.
Chae Soo Bin explained that she wanted the character’s unusual condition to be visible in the smallest details. She said:
“I wanted to show Bo Bae’s tendency to avoid causing inconvenience to others because of her electric ability, whether by covering herself from head to toe or wearing only one glove.”
She also used Bo Bae’s tightly curled hair to reflect the idea of static electricity.
The actress described the series as “a work that takes the familiar appeal of romantic comedies and charges it with our own lovable charm.”
She added:
“I hope it remains a tingling, electrifying series for viewers.”
One accidental kiss reveals their bizarre compatibility
The story takes a major turn when Ho Rang and Bo Bae accidentally meet and share a kiss.
For Bo Bae, the moment becomes almost impossible to process.
Her electrical powers have no effect on Ho Rang.
After spending years believing that physical contact could hurt other people, Bo Bae suddenly encounters someone who appears completely immune to her electricity. Netflix’s teaser describes her as believing she has finally found her “human rubber glove.”
Ho Rang does not immediately respond with the same excitement.
Instead, he initially runs away from her.
Their paths cross again at the hospital, where Ho Rang is undergoing surgery connected to his artificial heart. Then an unexpected problem changes everything.
A storm causes a power outage during the procedure, and Ho Rang’s new battery begins running low.
That is when he discovers something extraordinary.
His artificial heart begins to recharge when Bo Bae is nearby.
The person who once seemed like an unusual stranger suddenly becomes someone Ho Rang desperately needs.
Why Ho Rang and Bo Bae agree to a three-month arrangement
Their relationship becomes even more unusual when their personal problems start solving one another.
Ho Rang needs Bo Bae’s help to keep his artificial heart functioning until he can undergo another surgery. Meanwhile, Bo Bae has roughly three months remaining on her writing contract and needs to produce a convincing romance story.
Instead of dealing with these problems separately, Ho Rang proposes an arrangement.
Bo Bae will charge his artificial heart through physical contact.
In return, Ho Rang will help Bo Bae experience the romantic situations she has never been able to experience herself.
Netflix describes the arrangement as an exchange in which Ho Rang fulfils her “romance bucket list.”
The setup gives the drama its central romantic-comedy engine. What begins as a practical agreement creates a situation where the two leads must spend time together for reasons that are initially anything but conventional.
The teaser poster captures the concept with the pair holding hands while sparks surround them and a charging symbol appears above them.
Its tagline makes the premise even clearer:
“Touch to charge, apart to drain, electrocuted by love.”
For Ho Rang, physical contact with Bo Bae could help keep his artificial heart alive.
For Bo Bae, that same physical contact represents something she has spent her entire life believing she could never safely experience.
Their relationship turns the usual K-romance formula upside down
The central contradiction of Take Charge of My Heart is what makes the setup so unusual.
Bo Bae fears physical contact because of what her body can do.
Ho Rang needs physical contact because of what his artificial heart requires.
She has never been able to safely hold someone’s hand.
He suddenly has a reason to want her close.
That reversal becomes the foundation of their relationship.
The character stills also reinforce the difference between them. Ho Rang appears composed and sophisticated until Bo Bae disrupts his carefully managed world. Bo Bae, meanwhile, is immersed in romantic fantasies while struggling to understand relationships in real life.
Their arrangement therefore creates a situation in which both characters have something to learn.
Bo Bae gets an opportunity to experience the romance she has only imagined, while Ho Rang discovers that the person capable of helping his artificial heart is also someone capable of completely disrupting his routine.
Park Soo Won leads Netflix’s new fantasy romantic comedy
Take Charge of My Heart is directed by Park Soo Won, whose previous credits include Work Later, Drink Now 2 and Birthcare Center.
Song Yoo Chae adapted Haebeon’s Naver web novel Charge Me Up for television, while NEW POINT and WHYNOT MEDIA are producing the series.
The drama brings its supernatural elements directly into the romance rather than keeping them separate from the emotional story.
Ho Rang’s artificial heart and Bo Bae’s electrical powers are not simply unusual details surrounding the characters. They determine how the two can interact and provide the reason their relationship has to develop in such an unconventional way.
The result is a romance in which avoiding each other is not really an option.
Ho Rang needs Bo Bae nearby, while Bo Bae suddenly has access to the kind of romantic experience she has spent years missing.
Kim Young Kwang and Chae Soo Bin bring previous romance experience
The series also reunites two actors with experience across romantic and television projects.
Kim Young Kwang has previously appeared in dramas including Pinocchio.
Chae Soo Bin starred in Love in the Moonlight, where she played Jo Ha Yeon. The historical romance recorded a peak viewership rating of 23.3 percent, according to Nielsen Korea.
This year, Love in the Moonlight has also reached its 10th anniversary, marked by a special KBS2 reunion featuring Chae Soo Bin alongside Park Bo Gum, Kim Yoo Jung, Jin Young and Kwak Dong Yeon.
That reunion placed Chae Soo Bin back alongside her former castmates, while Take Charge of My Heart gives her a completely different romantic-comedy setting.
Here, her chemistry with Kim Young Kwang is built around a premise where romance and survival are literally connected to electricity.
Take Charge of My Heart release date and premiere time
Netflix has confirmed that Take Charge of My Heart will premiere globally on October 9, 2026. Korean promotional material has specified a 5 p.m. KST premiere time.
| Release detail | Official information |
| Series | Take Charge of My Heart |
| Global platform | Netflix |
| Premiere date | October 9, 2026 |
| Premiere time | 5 p.m. KST |
| Lead actors | Kim Young Kwang, Chae Soo Bin |
| Director | Park Soo Won |
| Writer | Song Yoo Chae |
| Original work | Haebeon’s Naver web novel Charge Me Up |
| Production | NEW POINT and WHYNOT MEDIA |
The bigger question surrounding the series is not simply whether Ho Rang and Bo Bae will fall in love.
Their arrangement begins with practical needs. Ho Rang needs Bo Bae’s electricity, while Bo Bae needs Ho Rang to help her understand the romance she has spent so much of her life avoiding.
But as professional deadlines, survival and genuine feelings begin to overlap, their carefully negotiated arrangement could become much more complicated.
Conclusion: An electric new romance is coming to Netflix
Take Charge of My Heart takes two unusual problems and turns them into the foundation of a K-romance unlike a conventional love story. An artificial heart running out of power brings Baek Ho Rang into the orbit of Na Bo Bae, whose body produces electricity that prevents her from experiencing ordinary physical intimacy.
Their unexpected compatibility gives both characters something they desperately need. Ho Rang may be able to keep his artificial heart functioning through Bo Bae’s touch, while Bo Bae finally gets the chance to explore romance without fearing that physical contact will hurt someone.
With Kim Young Kwang and Chae Soo Bin leading the cast, Park Soo Won directing and Song Yoo Chae adapting the Naver web novel Charge Me Up, the series is set to arrive globally on Netflix on October 9, 2026, at 5 p.m. KST.
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Source/Research Disclaimer: This article has been prepared based on thorough research of the sources provided with the verified material above, including Netflix, About Netflix, Soompi and Yonhap News Agency. The article reflects the information available from those sources and does not imply independent verification beyond the material provided.
Sources
- Netflix — Take Charge of My Heart official series page
- About Netflix — Take Charge of My Heart premieres October 9
- About Netflix — Production and cast confirmation
- Soompi — Kim Young Kwang and Chae Soo Bin character stills and interviews
- Soompi — Take Charge of My Heart teaser and premise
- Soompi — Love in the Moonlight 10th anniversary coverage
- Yonhap News Agency — Love in the Moonlight viewership record
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