So Ji Sub, Kim Ha Neul, & Yoon Kye Sang star in MBCs Korean War series Road No. 1, one of the most anticipated dramas of the year. Helmed by the directors of Stairway to Heaven & Time Between Dog & Wolf, the big-budget war melodrama revolves around two young soldiers, the woman they both love, & the war that tears all their lives apart. The dramas title, Road No. 1, refers to the route connecting Seoul to Pyongyang, the soldiers long & brutal road of sacrifice & survival.
Jang Woo (So Ji Sub) would do anything for his childhood sweetheart Soo Yeon (Kim Ha Neul), including go to war. When Soo Yeons family falls on hard times, he joins the army in order to earn money to pay for Soo Yeons tuition. Soo Yeon studies hard, patiently awaiting Jang Woos return, but instead she receives news of his death. Fate brings another man into her life: Tae Ho, who graduated from the army academy at the top of his class. Though she cant forget Jang Woo, Soo Yeon eventually agrees to marry Tae Ho. On the eve of their wedding, Jang Woo suddenly appears again, revealing that the death notice had been a mistake. The next morning
- June 25, 1950
- the North Korean army invades South Korea, marking the start of the Korean War. With their lives & love already in turmoil, both Jang Woo & Tae Ho are sent north to the battlefield.