When Spring Comes(2007)

When Spring Comes is a Korean drama that follows Lee Jung Do, a prosecutor who overcame a troubled childhood—his father is a career swindler—to build a respectable life. Despite his father's promise to go straight upon release from prison, the old criminal is drawn back into one final con with small-time swindler Moon Chae Ri. Jung Do's world collides with Oh Young Joo, a detective working his neighborhood, and Kim Joon Ki, an ambitious prosecutor from a wealthy family who pursues Young Joo despite her disinterest. As Jung Do navigates his career and his father's temptation to return to crime, he must reconcile his professional success with the shadow of his family's past. The series explores themes of redemption, ambition, and whether people can truly change.