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In a peaceful countryside village—known for its clear water and fresh air—lived a simple, honest, if somewhat foolish family of three. One day, two swindlers named Madam Oh and Yong-pal show up, casting a dark shadow over their lives. Through cunning schemes and deception, the family is manipulated and ends up losing their land and home overnight. From the shock, the father, Cheon-seok, collapses. Determined to catch the con artists, Hyung-rae (Young-gu) heads to Seoul—marking the beginning of his difficult life in the city.
Bumbling simpleton Young-gu is back, this time he enlists in the military and joins the special forces to take on an enemy robot.
After being abandoned by her husband on their honeymoon, Mi-seon falls into a life working in an entertainment establishment. When her former husband reappears and attempts to involve her in a business arrangement involving a wealthy investor, she agrees under her own conditions. Driven by a desire for revenge, Mi-seon becomes entangled in a series of relationships that escalate into catastrophic consequences for everyone involved.
A young woman escapes an arranged marriage tied to her family’s debt and rebuilds her life in a coastal town. As she becomes entangled with the town’s elite, she uses relationships as a form of retaliation—until both her revenge and her sense of identity begin to unravel.
During her university years, A-ran wanders the night streets in emotional distress after a painful breakup. She is sexually assaulted by Do-hyuk’s juniors using scissors. Traumatized, she develops severe psychological disorders related to men. One day, she discovers that Do-hyuk lives in the same apartment complex and decides to destroy his peaceful family life.
Jin-ah is abducted by a trafficking ring during her first year of university and forced into prostitution. Over time, she begins to accept her circumstances as an unavoidable reality and adapts to life inside the brothel. Meanwhile, her colleague Dong-hee continues working despite suffering from a sexually transmitted disease, leading to further complications when an infected client seeks her out.
Du-su is a mischievous high school student known for causing trouble at school. After one of his pranks leads to a fellow student being ostracized, he publicly apologizes and tries to make amends. Through a series of disciplinary punishments and unexpected responsibilities, he gradually becomes more aware of the impact of his actions and begins helping those around him, including a lonely elderly man and a struggling classmate.
Hye-ju, an orphan who has struggled throughout her life, marries into a wealthy family and enjoys a brief period of happiness. When her husband is diagnosed with a terminal illness, she becomes willing to do anything to ensure there is an heir and her place in the family is secure.
Young-hwan, an orphaned driver, gathers a group of abandoned children into a makeshift family and cares for them as his own. When he meets a wandering boy named Yoon-ho, he takes him in and tries to guide him back to a stable life, despite repeated separations and hardships that test their bond.
Boon-yi, a young woman from a poor family, is placed into a wealthy household through marriage to a mentally impaired man. Within the household, she endures a life of hardship and exploitation under the control of her father-in-law, while tensions with the rest of the family grow. After a series of events leads to the family’s downfall and her own expulsion, Boon-yi is forced to rebuild her life on her own. Years later, she finds a path toward reconciliation and returns to her hometown in a bittersweet reunion.
