Stairway to Heaven

Synopsis - Stairway to Heaven story opens with two childhood friends: Cha Song Joo (Kwon Sang-woo) and Han Jung Suh (Choi Ji-woo). Tragedy begins when Song Joo begins his studies overseas without Jung-suh. Jung-suh’s father remarries Tae Mira, who brought her two children from a previous marriage, Tae-hwa (Shin Hyun Joon) and Yuri (Kim Tae-hee). Yuri, who is envious of the life that Jung-suh leads, is determined to take everything away from her, including Song-joo. Tae-hwa, develops feelings for his stepsister, Jung-suh, but she still loves Song-joo. Five years later, Song-joo returns from his studies to meet Jung-suh, but jung-suh gets into a car accident causing her to lose her memory. Song-joo is led to believe that she is dead. However, when they meet again one day, he is determined to remind her of the love they had for one another. When fate finally seemed to be on their side, Jung-suh is diagnosed with eye cancer.

Stairway to Heaven was a big hit in 2003. It is typical Korean melodrama. Unless you are a big fan of Kwon Sang-woo or Choi Ji-woo, you would most probably find this story boring. I personally thinks that Ji-woo is too mature for Sang-woo in this drama. Be prepared to cry buckets because you will feel for Sang-woo in this drama.

Main casts:

Kwon Sang Woo as Cha Song-ju

Choi Ji Woo as Han Jung-suh

Kim Tae Hee as Han Yu-ri

Shin Hyun Joon as Han Tae-hwa

Production crew:

Director: Lee Jang Soo

Writer: Park Hye Kyung