Star in My Heart () was a 1997 Korean drama series run on MBC. One of the earlier Korean dramas to air outside Korea, as part of what became known as the Korean Wave, it was very popular and helped its cast (particularly Ahn Jae-wook) become widely recognized., The drama also marked Jeon Do-yeon's final small screen appearance prior to transition in the big screen with The Contact later that year. Story Orphan Lee Yun-hee (Choi Jin-sil) is adopted into a hostile family environment. She harbors an undiscovered artistic talent, which helps to catapult her into the lives of two men. She was taken to her father's friend family, after her father died, although while his father's friend had warm feeling towards her she was met with hostility from her new stepmother (Park Won-sook) and her stepsister Ahn Yi-hwa (Jo Mi-ryung), who throughout the series are intriguing with against her. She becomes engaged in a relationship with a young, promising star Kang Min-hee (Ahn Jae-wook) a son of a rich businessman who's against his only son being a singer because it doesn't uphold to his values of a good occupation a man should be busy with. Lee Joon-hee (Cha In-pyo), who's a lead designer in one of the fashion houses, becomes a friend of Yun-hee and eventually helps her to make a career as a designer as well. Cast Choi Jin-sil as Lee Yun-hee Ahn Jae-wook as Kang Min-hee Cha In-pyo as Lee Joon-hee Jeon Do-yeon as Soon-ae Jo Mi-ryung as Ahn Yi-hwa Park Won-sook as Mrs. Song Lee Young-hoo as Mr. Ahn Park Chul as Ahn Yi-ban Oh Ji-myung as Min-hee's father Sunwoo Yong-nyeo as Min-hee's mother Maeng Sang-hoon as Heo Kwang-young Kang Nam-gil as Han Jae-bong Yoo Tae-woong as Joon-young Han Seung-yeon as orphan See also List of Korean television shows Contemporary culture of South Korea References External links Star in My Heart at YA Entertainment Korean-language television shows AZN Television original programming 1997 South Korean television series debuts 1997 South Korean television series endings MBC TV television dramas 1990s South Korean television series South Korean romance television series