Stained Glass (TV series)

Stained Glass
Promotional poster for Stained Glass
Also known as	Stained Glass Window Glass Picture Glass Painting Glass Flower
Genre	Romance Melodrama
Written by	Park Hye-kyung
Directed by	Lee Chang-soon
Starring	Lee Dong-gun Kim Ha-neul Kim Sung-soo
Opening theme	Yurihwa
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean, Japanese
No. of episodes	18
Production
Producer(s)	Goo Bon-geun
Location(s)	Korea, Japan
Cinematography	Yoon Dae-young
Running time	60 minutes on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Release
Original network	Seoul Broadcasting System
Original release	1 December 2004 (2004-12-01) – 3 February 2005 (2005-02-03)
Chronology
Preceded by	When a Man is in Love
Followed by	Hong Kong Express
External links
Website

Stained Glass (Hangul: 유리화; RR: Yurihwa; lit. "Glass Picture") is a 2004 South Korean television drama series starring Lee Dong-gun, Kim Ha-neul, and Kim Sung-soo. It aired on SBS from December 1, 2004 to February 3, 2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.

The title refers to the stained glass artwork found in Roman Catholic Churches.

Dong-joo and Gi-tae were both abandoned by their parents as children. They grew up together in an orphanage and became best friends. After a family tragedy, Ji-soo was transferred to the orphanage where Gi-tae and Dong-joo were. Both boys fell for Ji-soo. One day while in the church, the three of them made a vow: Dong-joo and Gi-tae made a promise to take care of and protect Ji-soo in the absence of the other. While trying to retrieve the ocarina from the river, Dong-joo got caught in the current and was presumed drowned. In fact, Dong-joo was saved and later adopted by a rich, childless couple in Japan. 12 years later, Dong-joo returns to Korea as a Japanese gentleman by the name of Yuichi Yamamoto. His feelings towards Ji-soo start to develop, as his friendship with Gi-tae begins to unravel.

Han Dong-joo, Shin Ji-soo and Park Gi-tae were childhood friends who met in the church orphanage. Dong-joo, having malfunctioning kidneys as a child, received a kidney transplant from his friend Gi-tae when his malfunctioning kidneys took a toll on his health. Ji-soo, a rich girl, befriended the two boys. In one gathering in 1989, in front of the church altar at the orphanage, Dong-joo made his promise that he would protect Ji-soo forever. Once, when Ji-soo headed for the church in the car, Gi-tae and Dong-joo raced alongside to catch up with the car Ji-soo was in.

In the autumn of 1992, Dong-joo was drowned in a river whilst trying to pick up an oyster-shaped harmonica Ji-soo dropped as the trio were crossing the river. As Dong-joo drowned into the river, Ji-soo cried out loud for Dong-joo, but was held back by Gi-tae. Dong-joo was later adopted by wealthy Japanese parents after the incident and was brought up Japanese.