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and

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. The drama revolves around two lovers who don't let

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get in the way of their romance.

Plot

Hyun-woo (

) is the reluctant heir to his father's chemical company and engaged to be married to Soo-jin (

). Eun-soo ( Eugene) lives a simple life, running a

bed and breakfast Bed and breakfast (typically shortened to B&B or BnB) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast. Bed and breakfasts are often private family homes and typically have between four and eleven rooms, wit ...

with her elderly father. Their paths cross one fateful night when, after a failed attempt on his life, Hyun-woo loses his memory in a car accident. Discovered on the roadside by Eun-soo and her father, they take him in, nursing him back to health. Over the course of his recovery, Eun-soo and Hyun-woo (whom she has named "Baek Chang-ho") fall in love. On the day of their engagement, Eun-soo's father passes away. Following another attempt on Hyun-woo's life and a resulting accident, Hyun-woo regains his memory but forgets the year he spent with Eun-soo and leaves her to seek out his past life. Eun-soo, in her determination to find her lost love, travels to the city where she meets Hyun-woo, who, in turn, gradually falls in love with her again. A close confidant of Hyun-woo, Tae-min, is revealed as a traitor seeking to gain control of Hyun-woo's company. Tae-min is ultimately exposed and Hyun-woo regains ownership of the company. In a final, desperate attempt to get revenge on Hyun-woo, Tae-min tries to run him over, but instead of Hyun-woo, Eun-soo shows up and this accident paralyzes her from waist down. Refusing to be a burden to Hyun-woo, Eun-soo disappears to work as a teacher at a home for

physically challenged A physical disability is a limitation on a person's physical functioning, mobility, dexterity or stamina. Other physical disabilities include impairments which limit other facets of daily living, such as respiratory disorders, blindness, epileps ...

children, until after a year of searching, Hyun-woo sees a familiar drawing, and the lovers reunite. The final credits show Eun-soo learning to walk again with Hyun-woo's assistance.

Cast

Main characters

; Eugene as Ji Eun-soo :Eun-soo falls in love with Hyun-woo while helping him recover his memory and they were engaged to be married before he vanishes. She searches for him and works in his company, determined to try to get him to remember the time he spent with her. ;

as Kang Hyun-woo :Hyun-woo is the heir to a large Korean conglomerate. He loses his memory after a failed attempt on his life by Tae-min, a rival who wants control of the company. He is affectionately called "Baek Chang-ho" by Eun-soo when he could not recall his name. ;

as Jung Tae-min :Tae-min is a confidant of Hyun-woo's father. He is loyal to the family and is a hardworking guy but there's more to him than meets the eye. Every decision he makes is a ploy to deceive Hyun-woo's family in order to take control of the company. He falls in love with Eun-soo in the middle of the drama. ;

as Yoon Soo-jin :Soo-jin was Hyun-woo's fiancée-to-be. Even after the "death" of Hyun-woo, she's still devoted to him and waited for his return. At first she was nice and caring, until Eun-soo steps into the picture which drove Soo-jin to the point where she tries to commit suicide.

Supporting characters

* Lee Hye-young as Kang Hyun-jung *

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as Chairman Kang * Kim Young-ran as Ms. Park * Park In-hwan as Eun-soo's father * Kim Min-jung as Ms. Oh * Kim Min-joo as Ahn Jang-mi * Ahn Sun-young as Choo Sun-young * Suh Kyung Suk as Park Ho-jin * Kim Hong-pyo as Choi Suk-koo *

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as Shin Jung-kyu * Shin Kwi-sik as Yoon Ui-won * Kim Hyung-ja as Ms. Son Yoo-rim *

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as Boss Joo

Remakes

There are three unofficial

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s: Indonesia's ''Aku Bukan Untukmu'' ("I'm not for you") in 2005; Taiwan's ''

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'' in 2005; and Mainland China's ''Waking Love Up'' in 2011.

References

External links

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''Save the Last Dance for Me''
at SBS Global * * {{Works by Logos Film Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas 2004 South Korean television series debuts 2005 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean romance television series Television series by Logos Film