Would-be feminist Yoanna, running her own company, is insulted in a phone booth by a stranger named Yong-ho. While searching for a job, Yong-ho applies to a magazine named 'The Modern Woman,' not knowing that the company's boss is in fact Yoanna. She hires him with the intention of paying back the humiliation she received. But his masculine attitude captivates her and she ends up marrying him. She resigns her post and becomes a housekeeper, handing over the company to her husband.
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Jo Mi-ryeong
Company owner (Joanna)
Lee Su-ryeon
Employee (Kim Yong-ho)
Yoon In-ja
Chief editor
Kim Suk-il
Business director
Kim Hee-kap
Assistant Editor (Mr. Huh)
Ae-ja Seo
Sister of owner
Lee Dae-yub
Journalist (Miss Yang)
Jeon-ju Kim
Journalist (Mr. Jang)
Ju Seon-tae
Mr. Oh (Golf pants)
Choi Sam
Owner's uncle
Ku Bong-seo
Driver
Kim Shin-jae
Hair designer
Seok Geum-seong
Owner's mother
Kim Jeong-ok
Boarding house' woman
Yang Il-min
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