"I
told
my
friend
that..
I
don't
need
a
friend
like
him.
Then,
that
night
my
friend
died.
In
order
to
forget
those
words
I've
uttered,
I've
lived
as
Han Deuk-gu.
And
in
the
process,
I
met
a
woman.
And
I
began
to
come
to
love
her.
While
loving
her,
for
the
first
time
I
want
to
be
happy.
It
made
me
want
to
hold
her
hand,
and
I
want
to
be
with
her
always.
I
also
want
to
tell
her
that
she
has
a
pretty
smile,
and
I
also
want
to
tell
her
that
I
love
her.
But..
I've
found
out
that
she
was
my
friend's
little
sister.
I
really
didn't
want
her
to
know
what
kind
of
man
I
was.
If I
could..
I
wanted
to
keep
it
from
her
till
her
death.
That's
why
I've
hurt
her
the
way
I
did.
But..
eventually
she
found
out."
~
Han
Tae-woong/Han
Deuk-gu
At
17,
Han
Tae-woong(Hyun
Bin)
meets
two
people
who
will
later
become
people
he
loves.
One
becomes
his
best
friend
and
the
other,
his
lover.
The
guy
he
meets
is
Kim
Jeong-kyu(Lee
Sun-ho)
also
classified
as a
genius,
and
though
at
first
they
did
not
get
along,
they
soon
set
aside
their
differences
and
became
best
friends.
Jeong-kyu
tells
Tae-woong
about
a
girl
he
admires
and
promises
to
introduce
him
to
her.
When
Tae-woong
asks
him
why
he
won't
ask
the
girl
out
himself,
Jeong-kyu
says
that
he
doesn't
have
time
if
he
wants
to
win
the
award
in
math
for
the
Nobel
Peace
Prize;
his
dad's
dream
and
his.
Tae-woong
then
meets
a
little
girl
being
bullied
by
older
girls
for
her
money
and
saves
her.
The
girl
develops
a
crush
on
him
and
gives
him
her
beeper
for
future
contact.
She
later
contacts
him
and
he
finds
out
that
she
was
running
away
from
home,
and
for
a
day
the
two
run
away
together
to
an
amusement
park.
She
gets
into
a
cab
to
go
home
but
reminds
Tae-woong
that
he
never
found
out
her
name.
Later
on,
Tae-woong
and
Jeong-kyu
both
enter
an
International
Mathematics
Olympiad
that
Jeong-kyu
and
his
father
want
to
win
badly.
After
winning
the
grand
prize,
Tae-woong
learns
that
his
friend
Jeong-kyu,
who
had
always
lived
under
the
media
spotlight,
had
killed
himself
after
failing
to
clinch
the
Olympiad
title.
Immersed
in
guilt
that
he
had
caused
his
friend’s
death,
Tae-woong
quits
school
and
runs
away
from
home.
The
following
tragic
events
soon
took
its
toll
on
the
rest
of
Tae-woong's
life,
and
forgets
about
ever
set
a
date
to
meet
the
little
girl.
Eventually,
he
returns,
but
his
single
mother
had
already
left.
Tae-woong
finds
a
new
home
in a
shabby,
third-rate
boxing
club,
and
lives
under
the
name
of
Han
Deuk-gu.
Eight
years
pass
and
then,
Tae-woong@Deuk-gu
meets
Kim
Bo-ra(Sung
Yu-ri),
the
daughter
of a
wealthy
businessman.
He
prevents
her
from
committing
suicide,
and
from
then
on,
their
relationship
grows
closer.
After
landing
a
job
as
Bo-ra’s
chauffeur,
Deuk-gu
learns
that
she
was
the
little
girl
he
had
met
years
before.
The
tale
continues
into
the
world
of
the
cold-hearted
Bo-ra
and
it
is
only
Deuk-gu
that
could
possibly
melt
her
heart.
It
slowly
unfolds
many
secrets
along
the
way
and
the
past
is
soon
to
be
made
right
again.
With
the
help
of
Deuk-gu's
love,
Bo-ra
learns
to
find
happiness
within
herself,
and
in
return,
Deuk-gu
comes
into
terms
with
his
past.
As
facts
from
the
past
are
revealed
one
after
another,
will
Han
Deuk-gu
be
able
to
overcome
his
past
and
live
his
life
as
Han
Tae-woong
once
again?
Although
this
winter
will
be
very
cold
and
scary,
winter
is
not
the
end
of
the
seasons,
but
the
beginning
of
the
hope
for
a
greater
love.
Hyun Bin as Han
Tae-woong/Han Deuk-gu
Han
Tae-woong is a genius who loves math. In high
school, his friend Kim Jeong-kyu kills himself,
and Tae-woong thinking he is to blame, is
wracked with despair. He runs away, and when he
returns home, he finds that his mother has left.
For the next eight years, he lives by the name
of Han Deuk-gu, who was Jeong-kyu’s favorite
boxer. A high school dropout making a living as
a sparring partner in a third-rate boxing club,
Tae-woong is a 25-year old man with no hopes or
dreams, other than to find his mother again. As
he lives a life of desperation, which he
believes is the only way to expunge the guilt
over his friend Jeong-kyu, he meets Bo-ra and
finds himself wanting to be happy again. His
outstanding intelligence, kind heart, and
perseverance trigger the maternal instinct in
women who know him well.
Sung Yu-ri as Kim
Bo-ra
Thanks to a wealthy father
and great looks, Kim Bo-ra seems to have
everything. But since her mother died when she
was six, she has always felt lonely. Her father
is always away on business, and myasthenia
gravis, which she contracted in childhood,
limits her abilities. Still, she has managed to
survive to the age of 22. Her illness and family
environment have affected her personality, and
she guards her feelings by maintaining a cold
demeanor. Although she has a habit of behaving
badly and disrespecting others, men follow her
as if she were a queen. However, she is
intrigued by Han Deuk-gu, which her tricks don’t
work on him. She actually has a warm heart and
is hurt easily, which is why she fears revealing
her feelings.
Im Ju-hwan as Suh
Geon-woo
As
the youngest child of two doctors, Suh Geon-woo
also becomes a doctor. At age 29, he is a
good-looking surgeon who works in a general
hospital. He has rarely experienced any
hardships in life, so he has a confident and
friendly attitude. With his looks and good
manners, he is popular with women, but not at
all interested in marriage. One day, he meets
Bo-ra for a blind date arranged by his parents,
and falls in love with her at first sight. After
that, he feels that becoming a doctor was his
destiny, and he wants to protect and take care
of her.
Yoo In-young as
Lee Seung-ri
The
22-year-old daughter of Boxing Club's owner, Lee
Seung-ri works as a diet consultant and boxing
trainer at the club. She is rather tomboyish
with an easy-going character that is both
affectionate and emotional. Since she was a
child, she has liked Deuk-gu in more than just a
brotherly way. Nonetheless, when she learns that
he loves Bo-ra, she has the depth of character
to wish both of them happiness.
