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from May 5, 2008 to January 9, 2009 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:25 for 178 episodes. Starring

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, Lee Ji-hoon and

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, the rating of the drama started at more than 20% in the first episode, and kept increasing. It reached a peak viewership rating of 41.6% in its final episode and was a huge success overall in Korea and many other Asian countries.

is a member of the

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group

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, and this was her first leading role.

Plot

Jang Sae-byuk is a cheerful and grateful orphan who always tries her best. She dreams of one day becoming an interior designer, despite her lack of education and money. Because of an accident that happened before the story starts (about three years ago), she loses her sight and undergoes

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surgery. Different events unravel when she encounters the Kim family, who has lost a daughter in a horrible car crash, unbeknownst to everyone besides the father and older brother. The stories then intertwine when Sae-byuk meets the Kim's extended family and the son of a big interior design company, Lohas, in Korea.

Cast

as Jang Sae-byuk, a milk delivering woman who finds her way through Lohas' design competition *

as Kang Ho-sae, manager of Rohas, a company specializing in making kitchen sets * Lee Ji-hoon as Kim Tae-pung *

as Kim Su-bin (Kim Tae-pung and Kim Tae-young's cousin) *

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as Kim Tae-young. Tae-young is a teacher at a course institution *

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as Kim Dae-jin (Tae-pung's father). Dae-jin owns a mover service company, Pung Express. Before establishing Pung Express, Dae-jin was the Kang family's driver. *

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as Oh Young-sook (Tae-pung's mother). Works at a food catering company owned by Lee Hwa-ran for some time. Used to work as a housemaid at the Kang family's house. * Kim Hyo-seo as Kim Na-young (Tae-pung's deceased twin sister). * Sa Mi-ja as Son Poong-geum (Dae-gu's and Dae-jin's mother) *

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as Kim Dae-gu (Su-bin's father). He worked as a mayor *

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as Hong Yeon-sil (Su-bin's mother). Nosy and gossipy. * Lee Seol-ah as Kang Yu-ri (Ho-sae's sister). * Hyun Seok as Kang Chil-bok (Ho-sae's father). Chil-bok is the president of Lohas. *

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* * * 1961 births Living people South Korea ...

as Seo Min-jung (Ho-sae's mother). * Kim Hyung-il as Kang Charles (Chil-bok's brother / Yeon-sil's dance tutor) *

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as Ban So-young (Tae-young's love interest and Yun-hui's single mother) *

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as Ban Yun-hui (So-young's daughter) *

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as Lee Hwa-ran (So-young's mother). She owns a food catering company named "Sandeul Bada". *

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as Nam Gyeong-woo (Na-young's boyfriend). He survived the accident they were in together. * Park Seul-gi as Bok-ju (Sae-byuk's best friend). Ditched Sae-byuk and stole her money. Sae-byuk later sees her in town and finds out why she left. *

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as Oh Sun-jeong (female Lohas employee) * Lee Jung-ho as Lee Dong-soo (male Lohas employee) *

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as Jeong Mi-ok (Sae-byuk's biological mother) * Jung Jae-gon as Jo Sang-ki (Yun-hui's biological father) * Kim Sung-hoon as Jang Pan-jae (night sales manager) * Shin Pyo as assistant director

Viewership

In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. Source: AGB Nielsen

Awards

;2008

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* Netizen Popularity Award:

;

2008 KBS Drama Awards The 2008 KBS Drama Awards () is a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) network for the year of 2008. It was held on December 31, 2008 and hosted by Choi Soo-jong and Han Ji-min. No ...

* Netizen Award:

* Best New Actress:

* Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily Drama:

* Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama:

;2009 45th

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

* Most Popular Actress (TV):

* Best New Actress (TV):

References

External links

* * * * {{IMDb title, 2275419, You Are My Destiny Korean-language television shows 2008 South Korean television series debuts 2009 South Korean television series endings Korean Broadcasting System television dramas South Korean romance television series