Calendula(1992)

Calendula is a melodrama that follows Ji-woo, a woman haunted by a devastating first love that shapes her entire life. Burdened by family tragedy—her fiancé's betrayal, her brother's death, and her mother's mental illness—Ji-woo struggles to move forward. As she encounters different men and experiences new love, she finds herself caught between desire and fear, unwilling to risk the pain of another heartbreak. The series explores what true love means through Ji-woo's journey of loss, resilience, and the difficult choice between protecting her heart and opening it again. Calendula examines how past wounds can define us, and whether we can ever truly escape the shadow of our first love.