4 titles, most popular first
Kim Seong-geun, buried in debt and feeling hopeless, jumps from a bridge into the Han River and washes up on Bamseom, a small island in the middle of Seoul. Unable to swim back, he starts to enjoy a simple life free of his worries, while Kim Jung-yeon, a young woman who never leaves her room, spots his message written in the sand.
Seven-year-old Sang-woo, a spoiled city boy, is left with his elderly grandmother in a remote village while his mother looks for work in Seoul. She cannot speak and walks bent over with a cane, and her home has no electricity or running water, so he treats her rudely while she patiently tries to care for him.
After failing the national exam to become a teacher, Hye-won quits her part-time job in Seoul and heads back to the country village where she grew up. Her mother is no longer there, but as Hye-won cooks through the seasons, memories of how her mother made a home for her come back, and she reconnects with two childhood friends.
Three lonely people cross paths at a department store. Mi-jung, a stockroom worker, keeps to herself to avoid others' eyes; Yo-han, who works in the parking garage, is outgoing and loves rock music; and Kyung-rok has traded his dreams for a safe but empty life. Kyung-rok is drawn to Mi-jung right away.
