Seol becomes impatient waiting for her husband who has gone to Pusan, leaving her behind in Seoul to care for her father-in-law. She decides to go to Pusan to find him and demand that her comes home, but what she finds instead is love.
Eun-hie takes advantage of Mr Choi, squeezing as much money as she can from the wealthy man. However, she starts craving true love and turns her attentions to gentle, but married, Mr Ahn
Mi-yeong informs her boyfriend that she is becoming a prostitute to help her poverty striken family. Although she tries not to, she ends up falling in love with wealthy Dae-seon and moves ...
Ae-ri, a young girl with an inoperable tumor, pretends not to know her condition so as not to cause her father additional pain
Yeong-ah falls in love with Hyeong-jun after picking his pocket and the two have a child together. However, his justifiably suspicious wife in Hong Kong begins having Hyeong-jun followed. ...
Eul-hwa discovers that she has a talent for shamanism. She sends her son away to be raised by monks while she delves into shamanistic rituals and spells. Eventually she becomes a powerful ...
Min-ja, paralyzed after a car accident, becomes depressed and plans her suicide. She attempts to drive away her husband by demanding a divorce so she will no longer be a burden to him.
Jeong-hie's isolation and loneliness driver her slowly towards madness and murder.
Cha's meeting with the beautiful Mi-yeong is misunderstood by his family. His wife, furious at his behavior, packs up and moves to Pusan while his son, disgusted with his father, leaves home for Seoul
Kindergarten teacher Jeon Hye-yeong brings her son to the child's father, Shin-ho, to be raised. However, the child is unhappy with his father's family and dreams about living with his ...
Sang-ho and Suk compete for a position in a prestigious company and Suk succeeds in securing the job. As she consoles Sang-ho, the two fall in love. What she doesn't realize, however, is that Sang-ho is actually the son of a wealthy tycoon
Shin-ho wants to visit his son but Hye-yeong refuses to allow them to meet due to his past treatment of the boy. Hye-yeong feels that it is time to put the past behind her and. leaving her ...
Dr Young-bin treats Mi-ae for alcohol poisoning and a drug overdose. After her recovery, they find themselves meeting often and realize that they have something in common--drinking. Mi-ae ...
Su-hie cannot marry Jung-ho because his Catholic parents object to her mother being a shaman. She begins to recover from their rejection and develops feelings for Yeong-ho but Jung-ho, ...
Yun-hie suddenly finds that she must compete for her husband's affection. Her rival is a Vietnamese woman whom her husband met during the war.
Su-haeng finds that his much-valued popularity may not save him when his family cannot afford the open heart surgery he requires.
Innocent Bok-nyeo is sold at 18 years old to an elderly widower who sends her to work in the salt mines. There she is raped by the supervisor. Becoming very cynical about life, Bok-nyeo ...
Jae-suk meets Jae-woo while she is researching a story for a college readio station. But while she falls in love with him, Jae-woo has his eyes on Jae-suk's older sister
A group of young activists for political reform face the challenges of life together