Rising in the World

Hee and Jin is a couple in love, but Hee has discontent about her husband that she cannot figure out the reason. Hee, who rarely goes out of the house, doesn't know what is wrong with her marriage, until one day she meets a gentleman named Gung-won, and develops romantic feeling for him.

One father finds life nearly impossible to live as he attempts to raise his nine children on a pitifully small salary.

"A Long Goodbye" - Taken in by an elderly woman and raised as her own, a boy spends all his days dreaming of the time when he can be reunited with his lost parents.

Upon hearing that her fiance has been killed in battle, a woman makes her way to the Park Pagoda to seek comfort from the monument. There she becomes acquainted with Henry Jang, a Korean-American whom she eventually marries. There is no happy ending for the two, however, because her fiance shows up alive and well, but bitter over his lover's fickle nature

Yoon-se, the youngest son of President Han, is a cadet, and his childhood friend Hee-young is the spouse chosen by his parents. One day, Yoon-se meets a beautiful woman named Ji-in, and despite his family's opposition, they share a true love. Ji-in, who grew up as an orphan and lives with a foreign missionary, also finds joy in life through Yoon-se, but due to his mother's opposition, she leaves home and wanders aimlessly. Yoon-se, who had been frantically searching for Ji-in, finds her at a mental hospital and cares for her with ceaseless devotion and love; however, she eventually leaves behind a letter and departs for the United States for treatment.

A couple of poor lovers has to break up as the woman cannot but marring a son of a rich family. Disappointed, the man goes to Seoul and becomes a big star singer. On the other hand, she lives an unhappy life since her husband is addicted to gambling. Hearing the bad news he comes back to his hometown to persuade her husband and his friends to stop gambling. As they do not accept his advice he makes them give in by force. Then he goes back to Seoul praying for her happiness.

Kind-hearted orphaned Hye-sook loves Minsu, but her parents disapprove. They promise to reunite years later after achieving success. A decade on, Minsu has fallen into gangster life and frequent imprisonment. Though still longing for Hye-sook, he’s pulled back to crime until Hye-sook's tearful plea and the intervention of a detective inspire him to change his life.