HEAVEN'S PROMISE

Heaven’s Promise
Also Known as: The Promise
Previously Known as: 천상의 여자 / Heavenly Woman
Genre: Melodrama, Revenge
Episodes: 102
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2016-Feb-01 to 2016-June-24
Air time: Monday to Friday 19:50


Synopsis

A woman puts on the face of her dead sister and marries the brother of her enemy for revenge.

Lee Nayeon is made an orphan when chaebol heiress Park Yugyeong causes the death of her mother, Lee Yunae, in a traffic accident. Yunae and Park had been rivals in love for the same man, Jang Gyeongwan, with Park ensnaring him into marriage by claiming the child she is carrying is his. Jang attempts to make amends, for abandoning his college sweetheart, by trying to give the orphaned Nayeon a home, to the anger of Park and the jealousy of his daughter Sejin. When Nayeon discovers evidence that her mother’s death may be more than an accident she forgoes a potential life of wealth and privilege for an orphanage.

Taken in by the widow of the man who ran down her mother Nayeon grows up alongside Taejun, an impoverished but driven and academically brilliant young man who becomes the love of her life. Devoting herself to Taejun’s success Nayeon gives up her own tuition money and works multiple jobs so that he can go to a good university. Wishing to prove himself to those who had earlier discarded him, Taejun joins Park Yugeong’s father’s company Baekdo Construction. Winning plaudits at Baekdo, Jang offers to have Baekdo pay for Taejun to study for an MBA in the United States, and a fast track into a upper management position; on the condition that he looks after Sejin while abroad. Having promised to marry Nayeon on graduating, Taejun seeks Nayeon’s blessing to leave her for three years and is given it. Wanting only for his success, Nayeon insists that he should go, hiding the fact that she is pregnant with his child from him.

History repeats itself when Taejun forsakes Nayeon for Sejin. Taejun and Sejin shared a mutual childhood crush for each other, and, in five years away together in the United States, have become lovers. Heartbroken Nayeon dissapears from the scene.

However, Sejin’s plans to take over Baekdo, with Taejun’s help, are derailed when her uncle, Park Hwigyeong, returns home with a new bride, Baek Dohee, a woman with the face of the departed Lee Nayeon.


Cast

Main Cast

Lee Yoo Ri as Lee Na Yeon / Baek Do Hee
– Park Seo Yun as Lee Na Yeon/Baek Do Hee (young)
Suh Joon Young as Kang Tae Joon
– Choi Min Young (최민영) as Tae Joon (young)
Park Ha Na as Jang Se Jin
– Gong Soo Min (공수민) as Se Jin (young)
Song Jong Ho as Park Hwi Kyung
– Jang Do Yoon as Park Hwi Kyung (young)

People around Na Yun

Yoon Bok In as Yang Mal sook
Jo Hye Sun as Lee Eun Bong
Han Ga Rim as Lee Geum Bong
Im Hyun Sung as Lee Joong Dae

People around Se Jin

Lee Jong Won as Jang Kyung wan
Kim Hye Ri as Park Yoo Kyung
Kim Do Yun as Yoon Young Sook
Yoon Joo Sang as Park Man Jae

People around Tae Joon

Oh Young Shil as Oh Man Jung
Kang Bong Sung as Heo Se Kwang

People around Baek Do Hee

Kim Bo Mi as Ahn Sung Joo
Park Chan Hwan as Baek Dong Jin

Others

Lee Yeon Soo as Lee Yoon Ae
Kim Bo Min (김보민) as Lee Sae Byul
Song Young Kyu as Heo Poong Dal
Yoo Hyung Kwan
Ri Min
Yoo Joo Won
Kim Kwang In
Kim Tae Han


Production Credits

Chief Producer: Kim Sung Geun
Producer: Lee Jung Mi, Kim Min Kyung
Director: Jun Woo Sung
Screenwriters: Heo In Moo, Kim Yun Shin