A story of a bright young girl who lost her family during the Korean War and grew up experiencing the rapid change of the Korean society in the 1970s. The story of dream, love, loss, forgiveness, and reconciliation between two generations of characters who lived through the tumultuous period of 1st and 2nd Korean War, from the 1950s to 1970s.
Episodes: 128
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.
Jang Bo Go was a slave from Shilla (a Korean dynasty that lasted from 57 B.C. until 935 A.D.) He was sold in China during the Tang Dynasty, where he was trained as a gladiator-slave. Through hard work and perseverance, he made it back to Shilla and became a successful sea merchant. The sea passage at the time was plagued by pirates and Jang Bo Go went head to head with them in battles and managed to keep the pirates at bay.
This epic drama tells the story of a historical figure blending it with intrigue and battle of wit to make it into a successful drama of all times.