Cloud Stairs

South Korean TV series or program

Cloud Stairs
Promotional poster
Also known as	Stairway of Clouds Cloud Staircase
Written by	Kim Shi-hyun Yoo Hyun-joo
Directed by	Kim Yong-kyu Sung Do-joon
Starring	Shin Dong-wook Han Ji-hye
Opening theme	세상 그 꿈 안에서 (Life in a Dream)
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producer	Hong Sung-deok
Running time	70 minutes Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company	JS Pictures
Original release
Network	Korean Broadcasting System
Release	September 18 (2006-09-18) – November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)

Cloud Stairs (Korean: 구름계단; RR: Gureum Gyedan) is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Shin Dong-wook, Han Ji-hye, Im Jung-eun and Kim Jung-hyun. It aired on KBS2 from September 18 to November 7, 2006 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.^[1]

Plot

Jong-soo has no other choice but to give up going to medical school due to financial difficulties. He leaves for a remote island without telling anyone his whereabouts. On the island, he meets a doctor who teaches him medical techniques and begins to treat patients without a license. One day Jong-soo rescues Jung-won, a dying woman by mere chance, and is mistaken for a talented doctor. But things get messed up as he continues to meet with Jung-won, as one misunderstanding spawns another. He ends up falling in love with her, and gradually finds himself addicted to love. To protect his feelings, Jong-soo keeps lying about his educational background and tries to escape from his past. But when he reaches the pinnacle of his "success," he realizes that everything he has done so far was in vain. His love turns into poison and ruins his life.