A former kisaeng is forced to give in to her father-in-law's demands and give her children to him to be raised after her husband passes away.
A girl becomes a prostitute in order to pay her mother's hospital bills.
The children of the ministers slain by Queen Min in her bid for power struggle against the corrupt despot as they seek to avenge their parents' deaths
A young woman becomes the stepmother of four grown children. One daughter is jealous of the young interloper while one of the sons falls in love with her, but with patience she sets about winning their respect
Jang Jun-ho loses his sight during the Korean War in an act of heroism that saves the life of his commanding officer Kang Dong-su. Years later, they meet again in civilian life and Dong-su ...
Recently released from prison, Cheol-ho is expelled from his brother's house after he beats his sister-in-law. His brother decides that the family would be better off if Cheol-ho were dead and tries to arrange it.
Four orphans who grew up together in the same orphanage, find that their lives take very different but interconnected turns. One becomes a police officer, one a postitute, and two are rival gangsters.
A sculptor seeks revenge on the gangster who kidnapped and raped his girlfriend.
Wol-ra decides that she wants to have a baby, but she does not necessarily want to get married. She sets out to find a man of intellect and talent so she can bear a child with these qualities.
A man's family violently opposes his plan to marry a poor girl. The girl's mother is so disappointed and humiliated that she dies. His parents arrange for him to marry a politician's ...
The story of a man who graduates with honors from a military academy.
King Sun-cho, the 23rd king of the Chosun Dynasty, is forced to execute his son on charges of attempting to overthrow him. The king's grandchildren are exiled to a small, rural village where they grow up as peasants,
A peasant exchanges 200 bags of rice to purchase the title of a nobleman. However, he finds that life as a noble is more difficult than life as a farmer
A woman is forced into marriage by her family to a wealthy man who is already married. As the second wife, her life is very difficult and to make matters worse, her ex-lover is her husband's secretary
Two couples live together in one house. One of the wives is infertile so the other offers to act as a surrogate mother, not considering how this will affect their friendship and group dynamics.
A young widow closes down her successful cafe because her mother-in-law suspects that she may be using it to meet a new husband
The family governess causes a scandal when she falls in love with her employer's eldest son.
Pil-su and his gang kidnap Geun-shik, the son of a wealthy industrialist. On the run from the police, they hide in Hyeon-min's house, terrorizing his family, while they negotiate a ransom
A man's ambition, drive and will to live gradually leave him as do the employees at his unproductive oil field.
A man marries a college student over the objections of his parents. She resists their demands that she give up her education while she tries to be as dutiful daughter-in-law as otherwise possible.