TV series

Dear Heaven

2005–2006 · 1 season

A slow, emotionally charged melodrama where secrets and family ties create constant tension and heartache.

Created by: Im Sung-han
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lee Tae-gon, Im Chae-mu, Ban Hyo-jung

Overview: Ji Young Sun, when she was very young, gave away her daughter Lee Ja Kyung after giving birth. She later remarries and creates a new family, but soon after, her husband dies leaving her behind with her stepson Gu Wang Mo and daughter Gu Seul Ah. Lee Ja Kyung now grown, after being orphaned once again as a child by the passing of her foster parents, lives a life of loneliness and lack of love. Her birth mother Young Sun comes to find her, but in order to keep her daughter Ja Kyung by her side, tries to match her up with her stepson.

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Created by: Im Sung-han
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lee Tae-gon, Im Chae-mu, Ban Hyo-jung

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
betrayal
guilt
love
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Created by: Im Sung-han
Written by: Im Sung-han
Starring: Lee Tae-gon, Im Chae-mu, Ban Hyo-jung, Yoon Jung-hee, Han Hye-suk, Kang Ji-sub, Wang Bit-na, Lee Bo-hee
Length: 1 seasons, 86 episodes, 60 min each
Network: SBS
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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