This drama is horrifyingly engrossing. I mean this in an affectionate way.
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"Glass Slipper" DVD Box 1 chronicles the unbelievable saga of two sisters, separated as children, unknowingly reunited as adults, who end up competing in love and life while surrounded by countless obstacles.
Tae-hee and Yoon-hee are sisters who were raised in a rural area by their single father. Their mother died when Tae-hee was about 6 years old while giving birth to Yoon-hee. Times are tough for the small family. They don't have much money, and their landlord is after their rent. When tragedy strikes, leaving Tae-hee alone to care for Yoon-hee, things only go from bad to worse. Penniless and homeless, all they have are the clothes on their backs, and the gold wedding bands belonging to their parents. Tae-hee keeps their father's ring, and gives their mother's ring to Yoon-hee.
Determined not to be separated and stuck in an orphanage, the two sisters decide to run away. But the fates are against them when Tae-hee loses Yoon-hee in a crowded marketplace. Tae-hee is desperate to find her younger sister, and is helped by a young guy named Jae-hyuk, but together they are unable to locate her. It would be 15 years before they would meet again.
Tae-hee ends up being rescued by her grandfather, whom she had never met. He is a very wealthy man who had disowned her father when he disapproved of his marriage to Tae-hee's mother. Feeling guilty over forcing his son out of his home, and wanting to make things right again, he takes Tae-hee in, and tries to help her find Yoon-hee, but they are unsuccessful. Tae-hee ends up growing up in his wealthy household and becomes a forceful, strong, and intelligent businesswoman. Jae-hyuk, who had helped Tae-hee search for her sister, is rewarded for his effort by being sent to America for schooling, with the assumption that he would eventually return to Korea and work for the grandfather's company, the Jeaha Corporation.
Meanwhile, little Yoon-hee does not have things go so well. She was struck by a truck in the marketplace, and, fearful of getting in trouble with the law, the people who hit her smuggle her to their home instead of calling the authorities. They are a poor, unscrupulous, and selfish family who run a restaurant. When Yoon-hee regains consciousness, she has no memory of Tae-hee or even her own name. Her new family doesn't want to be saddled with another mouth to feed, but they eventually take their new "daughter" with them when they move to Seoul. Yoon-hee, unaware of her past, assumes the new name of Sun-woo, which is the name she found engraved on the gold ring that was around her neck when she was found. Sun-woo grows to adulthood amidst this unpleasant family, suffering the abuse of her selfish, narrow-minded new "sister" Sung-hee.
As adults, Tae-hee and Sun-woo would meet again in a set of unbelievable events, yet all the while, they will have no idea that they are sisters. Tae-hee has been searching for her sister for 15 years. At the same time, Sun-woo has been working like a slave in her family's restaurant. Events really start to move fast when Sun-woo ends up landing a job at a branch store managed by the Jeaha Corporation.
Sun-woo is a very "pure" character. She is poor, but good, always persevering in the face of incredible odds. She worked her way through evening classes to earn a college degree, still works in her family's restaurant, yet always strives to make everyone around her happy. Other people soon begin to recognize Sun-woo's goodness, and two men eventually try to win her heart. The first is Chul-woong, a local street punk who is an excellent fighter. He falls for Sun-woo at first sight, and is completely devoted to her, even though Sun-woo seems to only see him as a friend. The second suitor is Jae-hyuk. Freshly returned from America after extensive schooling, he has assumed control of the communications division of Jeaha Corporation. Jae-hyuk is promised to Tae-hee, but finds himself interested in Sun-woo. The love triangles form quickly, and travel through many angst-ridden twists and turns.
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