She saved him from drowning. He owes her everything. Cue the slow-burn chaos.
Season 1 • Episode 20
LatestKim Yun-woo is trying to get the money for a license to become a distributor at the local harbour while living with her sea captain father and 17 year older sister. She first meets Attorney Kang Dong-suk when going to a local singing competition to earn some of the money but ends up saving him from drowning. He works on a homeshopping network in Seoul as an attorney and is dating the owners daughter; Director Choi Joon-hee. Kim Yeon-woo’s childhood friend Lee Han-su wants to be an actor and steals the money that Yeon-woo lent from his parents and so she has no choice but to follow Han-su to Seoul where she must contact Kang Dong-suk for legal advice when Lee Han-su gets scammed.
Acting
Kim So-yeon's breakout vulnerability as Yeon-woo.
Production
Harbor-town authenticity vs. Seoul gloss contrast.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Kim So-yeon's first leading role after All About Eve, cementing her melodrama queen status.
The homeshopping network setting was peak 2002 Korea—before streaming destroyed appointment television.
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