Season 1 • Episode 18
LatestJi Eun finds out her sister Hee Jung is the daughter of a famous fashion designer and takes over her place as a real daughter. Ji Eun loses her sense of morality as gets into deeper sin out of jealousy toward Hee Jung who also steals both Jun Ho and Young Min's heart. The fashion designer doesn't have the luxury of enjoying the love of her real daughter, Hee Jung when she dies of leukemia. Ji Eun at last realizes unconditional love of this fashion designer and Hee Jung's forgiveness toward her.
Acting
Ha Ji-won's descent from schemer to broken woman is *chef's kiss* unhinged.
Costume
Fashion designer dynasty = endless early 2000s power suits and drama coats.
Creator
Kim Sa-hyun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was early Ha Ji-won before her blockbuster era—she reportedly took the role specifically to play against her sweet-girl image.
The 'fake daughter' trope dominated early 2000s Korean melodramas, reflecting anxieties about class mobility and bloodline obsession in chaebol culture.
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