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Stairway to Heaven (South Korean TV series)

January 07, 2023

For the Philippine remake of the same title, see Stairway to Heaven (Philippine TV series).

Stairway to Heaven (Korean: 천국의 계단; RR: Cheonguk-ui Gyedan) is a 2003 South Korean television series starring Choi Ji-woo, Kwon Sang-woo,[1] Kim Tae-hee, and Shin Hyun-joon. It aired on SBS from 3 December 2003 to 5 February 2004 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[2] The title of the show comes from the Led Zeppelin song of the same name, which is frequently used in the underscore.

Stairway to Heaven
Promotional poster
GenreRomance
Melodrama
Written byPark Hye-kyung
Directed byLee Jang-soo
StarringChoi Ji-woo
Kwon Sang-woo
Kim Tae-hee
Shin Hyun-joon
ComposerChoi Kyung-sik
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerLee Jang-soo
Production companyLogos Film
DistributorSBS
Release
Original networkSBS TV
Original release3 December 2003 (2003-12-03) –
5 February 2004 (2004-02-05)
Chronology
RelatedStairway to Heaven (Philippines)

The drama is the second entry in director Lee Jang-soo's Heaven Trilogy which included Beautiful Days in 2001 and Tree of Heaven in 2006. The drama was a hit and received an average viewership rating of 38.8%, and 45.3% for the finale.[3]

Synopsis

Han Jung-suh (Choi Ji-woo) and Cha Song-joo (Kwon Sang-woo) are childhood friends and have a special bond that blossoms into love. They both share the pain of losing a loved one: Song-joo's father died in a traffic accident and Jung-suh's mother died of eye cancer. Jung-suh's father (Ha Jae-young) marries an actress named Tae Mi-ra (Lee Hui-hyang), who brings her real daughter, Han Yoo-ri (Kim Tae-hee), and son, Han Tae-hwa (Lee Wan) into the household. Yoo-ri is jealous of Jung-suh, making her look terrible in front of her mother, who begins to turn on Jung-suh. When Jung-suh's father leaves for work, her stepmother assaults her. She thwarts Jung-suh's attempts to study abroad with Song-joo, who then leaves for America alone. Mi-ra plots for Yoo-ri to win the affections of Song-joo who is the heir of his family fortune. All the while, Jung-suh tries to be nice to Tae-hwa, but he mistakes her friendship for something more, and falls in love with her.

Three years later, Song-joo (Kwon Sang-woo) comes back from America, and Jung-suh (Choi Ji-woo) rushes to greet him. A jealous Yoo-ri (Kim Tae-hee) tries to stop them from reuniting. As they race to the airport, Yoo-ri intentionally hits Jung-suh with her car. Jung-suh is taken to the hospital where a group of people had just died in fire. Yoo-ri swaps Jung-suh's ID with one of the people to fake her death. She takes the real Jung-suh to her biological father's home. Tae-hwa (Shin Hyun-joon), still in love with Jung-suh, finds out what Yoo-ri has done, but seizes the opportunity to run away with Jung-suh. Jung-suh loses her memory, and Tae-hwa moves them away and changes their names.

Five years later, Yoo-ri is soon to be engaged to Song-joo. Song-joo decides that he needs to let go of Jung-suh and goes to the carousel they used to ride as children. He wishes to see Jung-suh just once more, looks up, and sees her on the carousel. Jung-suh, now named Kim Ji-soo, works at a small clothing shop while living with Tae-hwa (now Chul-soo). Song-joo rushes to Ji-soo and tells her that he is Jung-suh, but she doesn't believe him. Song-joo is determined to make her remember her past, and through a series of events, he and Jung-suh become close.

Jung-suh regains her memory when Yoo-ri nearly hits her with her car again and rushes to tell Song-joo. She forgives Tae-hwa as she knew he did it out of love. Jung-suh and Song-joo are happy together, until she discovers she has eye cancer. She asks Tae-hwa to take her away from Song-joo, since she can't bear to see him in pain. Gradually, Jung-suh's vision deteriorates into blindness. Tae-hwa tells Song-joo and his family the truth starting from the accident. Yoo-ri is arrested, and her mother goes insane and is admitted to a mental hospital.

Song-joo marries Jung-suh, who is now blind, with the blessing of his mother and her father. Jung-suh tells Tae-hwa that her one wish is to see Song-joo's face one last time. Both Song-joo and Tae-hwa ask a doctor to let them give Jung-suh one of their corneas, but the doctor tells them that they can't take corneas from live donors. Tae-hwa wants to grant her wish at all costs and commits suicide via car crash in order to donate his cornea to her. After his death, Jung-suh has the operation and is able to see again. However, Song-joo finds out about Tae-hwa's death and later on tells Jung-suh. She starts to feel sick again, and the doctor states that the tumor has spread to her brain and is inoperable; the same incurable illness that killed her mother. Jung-suh, realizing this, forgives Tae Mi-ra and Yoo-ri because of Tae-hwa. Both Yoo-ri and Tae Mi-ra feel remorse for their wrongdoings against Jung-suh, and apologize to her. Jung-suh dies a few days later at the seaside near her childhood home, in the arms of Song-joo. The ending scene reverts to the beginning scene where Song-joo is playing his piano by the ocean of the memorable beach house. He says, "Perhaps, that person (Tae-hwa) might have loved that girl (Jung-suh) more than I. But even though I say this, that doesn't mean that I loved her any less."

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • Ha Jae-young as Han Su-ha (Jung-suh's father)
  • Lee Hwi-hyang as Tae Mi-ra (Tae-hwa and Yoo-ri's mother)
  • Jung Han-yong as Han Pil-su (Tae-hwa and Yoo-ri's father)
  • Lee Charm (Bernhard Quandt) as Director Jang
  • Kim Ji-sook as Min Seo-hyun (Song-joo's mother)
  • Park Young-ji
  • Jung Ha-na
  • Lee Tae-sung

Production

Recreation complex Lotte World in Seoul was used as a filming location, namely the carousel, ice rink and as the seat of Cha Song-joo's family business.[2]

Soundtrack

  1. Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 Op.11 E Minor 2nd Mvt : Romanza
  2. Memories of Heaven (Korean: 천국의 기억; RR: Cheongugui Gi-eok) – Jang Jung-woo
  3. Lethe (Korean: 레떼; RR: Rette) – Kang Woo-jin
  4. Ave Maria – Rebecca Luker
  5. That's the Only One (Korean: 그것만은; RR: Geugeotmaneun) – Jang Jung-woo
  6. Forever (Korean: 언제까지나; RR: Eonjekkajina)
  7. Only Me For You (Korean: 나만의 너; RR: Na Man Eh Nuh) – Kim Hyun-ah
  8. Remember
  9. Sad Love (Korean: 슬픈 사랑; RR: Seulpeun Sarang)
  10. To the Beautiful You (Korean: 아름다운 너에게; MR: Areumda-un Neo-ege) – Moon Ji-hwan
  11. I Will Protect You (Korean: 너를 지킬께; RR: Neoreul Jikilkke)
  12. I Miss You (Korean: 보고싶다; RR: Bogoshipda) – Kim Bum-soo
  13. This is Not the End (Korean: 끝이 아님을; RR: Kkeuchi Animeul)
  14. Memories of Heaven (Korean: 천국의 기억; RR: Cheongugui Gi-eok) – Park Mook-hwan
  15. Though I Am at the End of the World (Korean: 세상 끝에 서 있어도; RR: Sesang Kkeute Seo Isseodo)
  16. Promise (Korean: 약속; RR: Yaksok)
  17. That's the Only One (Korean: 그것만은; RR: Geugeotmaneun) – Park Mook-hwan
  18. Stairway to Heaven
  19. Bania u cygana – Zero[4]

International broadcast

In 2004, the broadcast rights were sold to Japan for appropriately ₩1.2 billion, at the time a record price for a Korean drama export.[5] It aired as part of Fuji TV's "Saturday Hallyu Wide Hour" programming block.[6] The first episode received a viewership rating of 6% to 8% and went on to receive ratings as high at 12%.[7][8] It also aired on cable channel KNTV from 4 June to 29 October 2005.[9] According to a poll conducted by TV Asahi variety show SMAP Station in May 2007, Stairway to Heaven ranked as the third most popular Korean drama in Japan.[10]

It aired in Vietnam on HTV9 from May 2 to June 27, 2004.

It aired in the Philippines on GMA Network in 2005, during which it received a peak viewership rating of 41.5% and an average viewership rating of 36.1%, making it one of the highest rated programs of all time in the country. The series became a rerun after 10 years from 28 September to 27 November 2015 which transferred to morning from primetime on the same network. The series was rebroadcast on GMA News TV from November 23, 2020 to January 1, 2021 and was repaired[clarification needed] on Heart of Asia, starting mid-week of September 2021.

In 2005, broadcasting rights to the drama were sold to eight countries across Latin America including Mexico, Peru and Costa Rica.[11]

It aired in Thailand on Channel 3 in 2006.[12]

It was aired in Indonesia on Indosiar in 2004 and became one of the most popular Korean drama at the time.

In North Korea

The show was popular among North Koreans. Allegedly, the show was seen by North Koreans via smuggling, as they wanted an alternative to watching North Korean state propaganda.

See also

  • Stairway to Heaven, a 2009 Philippine remake
  • Cinta Sejati, a 2011 Indonesian remake
  • Лестница в небеса, a 2016 Russian remake
  • ឋានសួគ៌ស្នេហ៍, a 2016 Cambodian remake

References

  1. ^ Kim, Hyun-ki (14 December 2004). "Korean actor wows Japan". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b . Korea Tourism Organization. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Stairway to Heaven | More Info". Crunchyroll. from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. ^ Episode 8 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHZvl3LFuIs 15 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Shin, Hae-in (26 August 2004). "Keeping the Korea Wave washing onto Asian shores". Korea Creative Content Agency via Hancinema. from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  6. ^ Kim, Lynn (23 April 2010). "Korean Wave: The New Generation". 10Asia. from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  7. ^ "TV drama starring Choi Ji-woo records 20.6% viewership in Japan". KBS Global. 16 January 2006. from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  8. ^ Kim, Krista (24 May 2005). "Quake or shine, Japanese want kimchi TV". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Winter Sonata, The Most Popular Korean Drama in Japan". Hancinema. 2 July 2007. from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Korean Drama to Air in Central and South Americas". Arirang News. 12 September 2005. from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Stairway To Heaven – ฝากรักไว้ที่ปลายฟ้า". blike.net (in Thai). 11 March 2006. from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

External links

  • Official website (in Korean)
  • Stairway to Heaven at HanCinema
  • Stairway to Heaven at IMDb

January 07, 2023
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For the Philippine remake of the same title see Stairway to Heaven Philippine TV series Stairway to Heaven Korean 천국의 계단 RR Cheonguk ui Gyedan is a 2003 South Korean television series starring Choi Ji woo Kwon Sang woo 1 Kim Tae hee and Shin Hyun joon It aired on SBS from 3 December 2003 to 5 February 2004 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21 55 for 20 episodes 2 The title of the show comes from the Led Zeppelin song of the same name which is frequently used in the underscore Stairway to HeavenPromotional posterGenreRomanceMelodramaWritten byPark Hye kyungDirected byLee Jang sooStarringChoi Ji wooKwon Sang wooKim Tae heeShin Hyun joonComposerChoi Kyung sikCountry of originSouth KoreaOriginal languageKoreanNo of episodes20ProductionProducerLee Jang sooProduction companyLogos FilmDistributorSBSReleaseOriginal networkSBS TVOriginal release3 December 2003 2003 12 03 5 February 2004 2004 02 05 ChronologyRelatedStairway to Heaven Philippines The drama is the second entry in director Lee Jang soo s Heaven Trilogy which included Beautiful Days in 2001 and Tree of Heaven in 2006 The drama was a hit and received an average viewership rating of 38 8 and 45 3 for the finale 3 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 2 1 Main 2 2 Supporting 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 5 International broadcast 6 In North Korea 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksSynopsis EditHan Jung suh Choi Ji woo and Cha Song joo Kwon Sang woo are childhood friends and have a special bond that blossoms into love They both share the pain of losing a loved one Song joo s father died in a traffic accident and Jung suh s mother died of eye cancer Jung suh s father Ha Jae young marries an actress named Tae Mi ra Lee Hui hyang who brings her real daughter Han Yoo ri Kim Tae hee and son Han Tae hwa Lee Wan into the household Yoo ri is jealous of Jung suh making her look terrible in front of her mother who begins to turn on Jung suh When Jung suh s father leaves for work her stepmother assaults her She thwarts Jung suh s attempts to study abroad with Song joo who then leaves for America alone Mi ra plots for Yoo ri to win the affections of Song joo who is the heir of his family fortune All the while Jung suh tries to be nice to Tae hwa but he mistakes her friendship for something more and falls in love with her Three years later Song joo Kwon Sang woo comes back from America and Jung suh Choi Ji woo rushes to greet him A jealous Yoo ri Kim Tae hee tries to stop them from reuniting As they race to the airport Yoo ri intentionally hits Jung suh with her car Jung suh is taken to the hospital where a group of people had just died in fire Yoo ri swaps Jung suh s ID with one of the people to fake her death She takes the real Jung suh to her biological father s home Tae hwa Shin Hyun joon still in love with Jung suh finds out what Yoo ri has done but seizes the opportunity to run away with Jung suh Jung suh loses her memory and Tae hwa moves them away and changes their names Five years later Yoo ri is soon to be engaged to Song joo Song joo decides that he needs to let go of Jung suh and goes to the carousel they used to ride as children He wishes to see Jung suh just once more looks up and sees her on the carousel Jung suh now named Kim Ji soo works at a small clothing shop while living with Tae hwa now Chul soo Song joo rushes to Ji soo and tells her that he is Jung suh but she doesn t believe him Song joo is determined to make her remember her past and through a series of events he and Jung suh become close Jung suh regains her memory when Yoo ri nearly hits her with her car again and rushes to tell Song joo She forgives Tae hwa as she knew he did it out of love Jung suh and Song joo are happy together until she discovers she has eye cancer She asks Tae hwa to take her away from Song joo since she can t bear to see him in pain Gradually Jung suh s vision deteriorates into blindness Tae hwa tells Song joo and his family the truth starting from the accident Yoo ri is arrested and her mother goes insane and is admitted to a mental hospital Song joo marries Jung suh who is now blind with the blessing of his mother and her father Jung suh tells Tae hwa that her one wish is to see Song joo s face one last time Both Song joo and Tae hwa ask a doctor to let them give Jung suh one of their corneas but the doctor tells them that they can t take corneas from live donors Tae hwa wants to grant her wish at all costs and commits suicide via car crash in order to donate his cornea to her After his death Jung suh has the operation and is able to see again However Song joo finds out about Tae hwa s death and later on tells Jung suh She starts to feel sick again and the doctor states that the tumor has spread to her brain and is inoperable the same incurable illness that killed her mother Jung suh realizing this forgives Tae Mi ra and Yoo ri because of Tae hwa Both Yoo ri and Tae Mi ra feel remorse for their wrongdoings against Jung suh and apologize to her Jung suh dies a few days later at the seaside near her childhood home in the arms of Song joo The ending scene reverts to the beginning scene where Song joo is playing his piano by the ocean of the memorable beach house He says Perhaps that person Tae hwa might have loved that girl Jung suh more than I But even though I say this that doesn t mean that I loved her any less Cast EditMain Edit Kwon Sang woo as Cha Song joo Baek Sung hyun as young Song joo Choi Ji woo as Han Jung suh Kim Ji soo Park Shin hye as young Jung suh Shin Hyun joon as Han Tae hwa Han Chul soo Lee Wan as young Tae hwa Kim Tae hee as Han Yoo ri Park Ji mi as young Yoo riSupporting Edit Ha Jae young as Han Su ha Jung suh s father Lee Hwi hyang as Tae Mi ra Tae hwa and Yoo ri s mother Jung Han yong as Han Pil su Tae hwa and Yoo ri s father Lee Charm Bernhard Quandt as Director Jang Kim Ji sook as Min Seo hyun Song joo s mother Park Young ji Jung Ha na Lee Tae sungProduction EditRecreation complex Lotte World in Seoul was used as a filming location namely the carousel ice rink and as the seat of Cha Song joo s family business 2 Soundtrack EditChopin s Piano Concerto No 1 Op 11 E Minor 2nd Mvt Romanza Memories of Heaven Korean 천국의 기억 RR Cheongugui Gi eok Jang Jung woo Lethe Korean 레떼 RR Rette Kang Woo jin Ave Maria Rebecca Luker That s the Only One Korean 그것만은 RR Geugeotmaneun Jang Jung woo Forever Korean 언제까지나 RR Eonjekkajina Only Me For You Korean 나만의 너 RR Na Man Eh Nuh Kim Hyun ah Remember Sad Love Korean 슬픈 사랑 RR Seulpeun Sarang To the Beautiful You Korean 아름다운 너에게 MR Areumda un Neo ege Moon Ji hwan I Will Protect You Korean 너를 지킬께 RR Neoreul Jikilkke I Miss You Korean 보고싶다 RR Bogoshipda Kim Bum soo This is Not the End Korean 끝이 아님을 RR Kkeuchi Animeul Memories of Heaven Korean 천국의 기억 RR Cheongugui Gi eok Park Mook hwan Though I Am at the End of the World Korean 세상 끝에 서 있어도 RR Sesang Kkeute Seo Isseodo Promise Korean 약속 RR Yaksok That s the Only One Korean 그것만은 RR Geugeotmaneun Park Mook hwan Stairway to Heaven Bania u cygana Zero 4 International broadcast EditIn 2004 the broadcast rights were sold to Japan for appropriately 1 2 billion at the time a record price for a Korean drama export 5 It aired as part of Fuji TV s Saturday Hallyu Wide Hour programming block 6 The first episode received a viewership rating of 6 to 8 and went on to receive ratings as high at 12 7 8 It also aired on cable channel KNTV from 4 June to 29 October 2005 9 According to a poll conducted by TV Asahi variety show SMAP Station in May 2007 Stairway to Heaven ranked as the third most popular Korean drama in Japan 10 It aired in Vietnam on HTV9 from May 2 to June 27 2004 It aired in the Philippines on GMA Network in 2005 during which it received a peak viewership rating of 41 5 and an average viewership rating of 36 1 making it one of the highest rated programs of all time in the country The series became a rerun after 10 years from 28 September to 27 November 2015 which transferred to morning from primetime on the same network The series was rebroadcast on GMA News TV from November 23 2020 to January 1 2021 and was repaired clarification needed on Heart of Asia starting mid week of September 2021 In 2005 broadcasting rights to the drama were sold to eight countries across Latin America including Mexico Peru and Costa Rica 11 It aired in Thailand on Channel 3 in 2006 12 It was aired in Indonesia on Indosiar in 2004 and became one of the most popular Korean drama at the time In North Korea EditThe show was popular among North Koreans Allegedly the show was seen by North Koreans via smuggling as they wanted an alternative to watching North Korean state propaganda See also EditStairway to Heaven a 2009 Philippine remake Cinta Sejati a 2011 Indonesian remake Lestnica v nebesa a 2016 Russian remake ឋ នស គ ស ន ហ a 2016 Cambodian remakeReferences Edit Kim Hyun ki 14 December 2004 Korean actor wows Japan Korea JoongAng Daily Archived from the original on 11 April 2013 Retrieved 25 March 2013 a b Korean TV Drama Stairway to Heaven Korea Tourism Organization Archived from the original on 30 November 2012 Retrieved 15 December 2012 Stairway to Heaven More Info Crunchyroll Archived from the original on 9 July 2018 Retrieved 9 July 2018 Episode 8 https www youtube com watch v WHZvl3LFuIs Archived 15 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Shin Hae in 26 August 2004 Keeping the Korea Wave washing onto Asian shores Korea Creative Content Agency via Hancinema Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 Retrieved 13 March 2014 Kim Lynn 23 April 2010 Korean Wave The New Generation 10Asia Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 Retrieved 20 August 2013 TV drama starring Choi Ji woo records 20 6 viewership in Japan KBS Global 16 January 2006 Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 Retrieved 20 August 2013 Kim Krista 24 May 2005 Quake or shine Japanese want kimchi TV The Korea Herald via Hancinema Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 Retrieved 13 March 2014 Ｋｎｔｖ ドラマ 天国の階段 Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 30 June 2014 Winter Sonata The Most Popular Korean Drama in Japan Hancinema 2 July 2007 Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 Retrieved 18 August 2013 Korean Drama to Air in Central and South Americas Arirang News 12 September 2005 Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 Retrieved 13 March 2014 Stairway To Heaven fakrkiwthiplayfa blike net in Thai 11 March 2006 Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 13 October 2015 External links EditOfficial website in Korean Stairway to Heaven at HanCinema Stairway to Heaven at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stairway to Heaven South Korean TV series amp oldid 1124810778, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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