This drama is about two girls, Jin Sun Mi and Heo Young Mi. Sun Mi had a nice childhood and grew up with lots of love from her father. Young Mi's mother left her when she was young and her father was a drunk who recently died. She had a hard childhood but never gave up and made it into college.
Both dramas focus more on the female leads and thier negative frenemy relationship. There is one "goody toe shoes" type character and one "evil" character. Both dramas also give off a darker melodrama feel.
This drama follow the lives of two young sisters as they grow from children to adults. They each face many twists and turns before achieving true happiness.
Two sisters are engaged in a fierce battle for dominance over happiness; Keiko, a beautiful but ordinary housewife who desires a simple happy life and her younger sister Shiho, who finds the greatest pleasure from seeing Keiko unhappy. The story begins when Keiko begins to suspect her husband of infidelity due to his behavior and actions. Her best friend Yuka's cryptic warning that "The first year of marriage is dangerous" only fuels her doubts. One day, Keiko casually looks at her husband's phone and discovers a message from Yuka. Furthermore, Shiho witnesses a secret meeting between Shinichi and Yuka! Is Yuka the "other woman?!" Shocked by her friend's betrayal, Keiko starts to feel increasingly lonely. However, it turns out the true mastermind is someone else entirely - her sister Shiho had been cheating repeatedly with her husband. With Keiko finding happiness, Shiho's ugly plan to plunge her sister into the depths of despair has begun. It becomes increasingly evident that Keiko's true enemy is her younger sister. What will become of this twisted drama of a messy affair between sisters?
Rika is a high school senior with no self esteem. She thinks she is an iguana. Why? Her mother claims that whenever she sees Rika she sees an iguana instead of a real human. Because of this, Rika has never received or was shown any love by her mother. Rika's younger sister, Mami, has been getting all of the love and attention by the mother. Rika likes Noboru a lot but can't tell him her feelings. Kaori is jealous of Rika and refuses to let Noboru go out with her. Nobuko is Rika's friend and is always encouraging her. Will Rika end up with Noboru? Will he turn her away if he finds out she is an iguana?
Miyuki is a timid florist, frustrated with her non-existent love life. While down on her luck she runs into an old classmate (and crush) of her's on the street. Things are going great when her younger sister, Haruka, who has taken away every guy that she's ever liked, begins to weasel her way between them. Can Miyuki overcome her obstacles and fight for the man she's loved since high school?
