Asian Drama

The story explores the relationships between generations in a family; between parents, parents and children, and all the process by which all of them learn to relate to each other.

Park Yoo Ha (Han Ji Hye) studied hard in medical school and finished her intern course. She works hard to become a doctor due to her father. Her father raised 4 children by himself and her oldest sister also sacrificed for the family. She is not interested in other people. Suddenly, her father marries a woman rich enough to own a building. Meanwhile, Jung Eun Tae (Lee Sang Woo) works as a doctor. He volunteered for performing medical service abroad, but he comes back to Korea. He is not interested in marriage, because his father placed priority on his medical work over family and Jung Eun Tae believes he is like his father.

Lee Seon Yoo is training to become a nun. Right before she finally achieves her dream, she learns that her beloved older sister Jin Yoo has died. Jin Yoo was betrayed and killed by her lover, Jang Tae Jung. Tae Jung, a smart, good-looking man from a humble background, had committed himself to lure and marry a tycoon's daughter "against all odds," as part of an effort to get him into the upper class of society.

Seon Yoo then meets Seo Ji Seok, an immature man from a rich family whose sister, Ji Hee, is married to Tae Jung. Ji Seok is at risk of losing the inherited family business to Tae Jung and Ji Hee since Ji Seok's mother is the family patriarch's second wife.

To take revenge on the man responsible for her sister's death, Seon Yoo gives up her dream of becoming a nun. She marries Ji Seok and becomes Tae Jung's sister-in-law. Thus, Seon Yoo begins leading a double life: she pretends to be the ideal wife and daughter-in-law in front of the Seo family, and only takes off her mask in front of Tae Jung, proving she can be just as ruthless and vicious as Tae Jung. Seon Yoo wears her angel wings while hiding the dagger of revenge.

Lee Seon Yoo is training to become a nun. Right before she finally achieves her dream, she learns that her beloved older sister Jin Yoo has died. Jin Yoo was betrayed and killed by her lover, Jang Tae Jung. Tae Jung, a smart, good-looking man from a humble background, had committed himself to lure and marry a tycoon's daughter "against all odds," as part of an effort to get him into the upper class of society.

Seon Yoo then meets Seo Ji Seok, an immature man from a rich family whose sister, Ji Hee, is married to Tae Jung. Ji Seok is at risk of losing the inherited family business to Tae Jung and Ji Hee since Ji Seok's mother is the family patriarch's second wife.

To take revenge on the man responsible for her sister's death, Seon Yoo gives up her dream of becoming a nun. She marries Ji Seok and becomes Tae Jung's sister-in-law. Thus, Seon Yoo begins leading a double life: she pretends to be the ideal wife and daughter-in-law in front of the Seo family, and only takes off her mask in front of Tae Jung, proving she can be just as ruthless and vicious as Tae Jung. Seon Yoo wears her angel wings while hiding the dagger of revenge.

A family drama that portrays the work and romantic relationships of young people. Go Eun Nim works hard at her part-time job and stays cheerful to support her family, which includes Choi Joon Young and his mother, who suffered after marrying the wrong man and was taken in by Eun Nim's grandmother. Joon Young grew up with Eun Nim like siblings, but slowly begins seeing her as a woman. Lee Se In is the opposite of Eun Nim, with brains, looks and wealth as the heir of a business, but is selfish and spoilt. He uses studying in the U.S. as an excuse to play around. Hong Joo Mi is the picture of perfection; proud, confident and beautiful, she's the youngest team leader at Chairman Lee's company. She has walked her whole life on the path of the elite, from elementary school to her career, and is unused to failure.

This is the story of two women, Seo Jung Eun and Han Yoo Kyung, who walk very different paths to achieve their desires. Seo Jung Eun is a strong and courageous woman who has suffered a difficult life, having grown up in an orphanage, but continues to embrace people around her despite longing for affection herself. Jung Eun harbours the hope that she will meet her mother if she becomes a star, striving to reach her goal and overcome her suffering with her pure and innocent nature. In contrast, Han Yoo Kyung has a birth secret for which she is willing to throw away everything in order to get revenge. The "thorn birds" of the title refers to Jung Eun's character, who only brings out her best at the cost of great pain. A thorn bird is a mythical bird who searches for a thorn tree from the day it is born. When it finds it, the bird impales itself upon the sharpest thorn, and rises above the agony to sing the most beautiful song ever heard.