Dear Heaven

Dear Heaven
Also known as
  • Love in Heaven
  • Dear God
Hangul
하늘이시여
Literal meaningDear Sky
Revised RomanizationHaneurisiyeo
Genre
Written byIm Sung-han
Directed by
  • Lee Young-hee
  • Shin Yoon-seob
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes85
Production
Executive producerYoon Young-muk
Producers
  • Jo Dong-suk
  • Lee Hyun-suk
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesKorean Broadcasting Entertainment for Satellite & Terrestrial (K-BEST), Inc.
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
Release10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) –
2 July 2006 (2006-07-02)
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Dear Heaven (Korean: 하늘이시여) is a South Korean television series starring Yoon Jung-hee, Lee Tae-gon,[1] Cho Yeon-woo, Lee Soo-kyung, and Wang Bit-na. It aired on SBS TV from September 10, 2005, to July 2, 2006, on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:45 for 85 episodes.

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, it was the 5th highest rated TV program in Korea for the year 2006, with an average rating of 28.3%, and a peak rating of 44.5%.[2]

The popular soap opera invited both criticism and high ratings for its provocative plot. The story revolved around a middle-aged woman who introduces her handsome news anchor stepson to her abandoned daughter, who had led a miserable life because of a cruel stepmother. It triggered controversy when the woman was revealed as the girl's biological mother. Viewers were divided on whether it was "immoral" and "incestuous" or a fresh take on relationship dramas, but director Lee Young-hee insisted that the show's theme was "deep maternal love, with a mother reclaiming her own daughter as a daughter-in-law in order to atone for having abandoned her as a baby."[3]

  1. ^ "Lovebirds". The Dong-a Ilbo. 16 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  2. ^ "Dramas Sweep the Top 10 Ratings List". KBS Global. 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  3. ^ "New SBS Drama Sparks Morality Controversy Even Before Its First Episode Airs". The Dong-a Ilbo. 8 September 2005. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2013-04-20.