sake of his career. While younger brother Chul-soo has settled down in the United States where he's earning his doctorate degree, completely ignoring his responsibilities at home. Soon-yi perseveres despite the constant hardships that life throws at her. Until one day, she is jolted when Ban Sung-moon (Son Hyun-joo), her husband with whom she has two daughters, tells her that he has fallen in love with another woman and demands a divorce. Worse, she is diagnosed with stomach cancer shortly after. Abandoned by everyone around her, all those who she has worked so hard to make happy her entire life, Soon-yi decides that it's never too late to start living the life you want, and begins to be a little selfish and find some true happiness. When they find out about her disease, her family finally realizes what she means to them. And her husband Sung-moon also rethinks his actions and finally shows her the genuine meaning of marital love. Cast Main Choi Jin-sil as Maeng Soon-yi Son Hyun-joo as Ban Sung-moon Lee Tae-ran as Maeng Young-yi Supporting Na Moon-hee as Ggot Soon-yi, Sung-moon's mother Jang Dong-jik as Lee Jung-do Kim Ji-young as Miss Bong Ahn Sun-young as Ban Sung-hae Kwon Hae-hyo as Chun Won-man Jang Yong as Mr. Maeng Jo Eun-sook as Oh Mi-ja, Sung-moon's mistress Choi Ji-na as Hong Jang-mi, Jung-do's wife Kim Hae-sook as Soon-yi's birth mother Namkoong Min as Dr. Ji Bak-sa Contract dispute Rival network MBC initially wouldn't allow actress Choi Jin-sil to star in KBS's My Rosy Life, claiming she was still under contract with them to act in 300 drama episodes, of which she had completed 250. Since her divorce and its ensuing scandal, MBC had not cast Choi in any dramas for one year, and Choi asked to be released from her contract, but the network refused and took legal action. They eventually reached an out-of-court settlement that enabled Choi to make the KBS drama, after which she finished the remainder of her contract by starring in the 2007 MBC drama Bad Woman, Good Woman. Awards and nominations 2005 KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress: Choi Jin-sil Top Excellence Award, Actress: Kim Hae-sook Excellence Award, Actor: Son Hyun-joo Best Supporting Actress: Kim Ji-young Popularity Award: Lee Tae-ran and Namkoong Min Netizen Award: Choi Jin-sil Best Couple Award: Choi Jin-sil and Son Hyun-joo 2006 Baeksang Arts Awards Best TV Actress: Choi Jin-sil