''Star in My Heart'' () was a 1997

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series run on MBC. One of the earlier Korean dramas to air outside Korea, as part of what became known as the

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, it was very popular and helped its cast (particularly

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) become widely recognized.

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broke her exclusive contract with SBS upon accepting the lead role which ultimately resulted in MBC paying a penalty for her appearance. The drama also marked

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's final

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appearance prior to transition in the big screen with The Contact later that year.

Story

Orphan Lee Yun-hee (

) is adopted into a hostile family environment. She harbors an undiscovered artistic talent, which helps to catapult her into the lives of two men. She was taken to her father's friend family, after her father died, although while his father's friend had warm feeling towards her she was met with hostility from her new stepmother (

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) and her stepsister Ahn Yi-hwa ( Jo Mi-ryung), who throughout the series are intriguing with against her. She becomes engaged in a relationship with a young, promising star Kang Min-hee (

) a son of a rich businessman who's against his only son being a singer because it doesn't uphold to his values of a good occupation a man should be busy with. Lee Joon-hee ( Cha In-pyo), who's a lead designer in one of the fashion houses, becomes a friend of Yun-hee and eventually helps her to make a career as a designer as well.

Cast

as Lee Yun-hee * Cha In-pyo as Lee Joon-hee *

as Kang Min-hee *

as Soon-ae * Jo Mi-ryung as Ahn Yi-hwa *

as Mrs. Song *Lee Young-hoo as Mr. Ahn *Park Chul as Ahn Yi-ban *Oh Ji-myung as Min-hee's father * Sunwoo Yong-nyeo as Min-hee's mother *

Maeng Sang-hoon Maeng Sang-hoon (born October 29, 1960) is a South Korean actor from the Sinchang Maeng clan. Filmography Television series Film References External links * * * 1960 births Living people South Korean male television ...

as Heo Kwang-young *

Kang Nam-gil Kang Nam-gil (born August 27, 1958) is a South Korean actor. Kang made his acting debut as a 9-year-old child actor in 1966. He later transitioned to adult roles in 1981 with ''Let Us Love'' written by Kim Soo-hyun (and dropped out of Hanyang U ...

as Han Jae-bong *Yoo Tae-woong as Joon-young *

Han Seung-yeon Han Seung-yeon (; born July 24, 1988), known mononymously as Seungyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as the vocalist of the South Korean girl group Kara, and for her role in '' Hello, My Twenties!''. Life and caree ...

as orphan

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* * {{IMDb title, 0280243, Star in My Heart
''Star in My Heart''
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