Na-young is a Korean-American college student. Staying with her uncle in Korea, Na-young is forced to learn Korean dances, Korean traditional songs, and sewing from her aunt. Unable to bear it any longer, Na-young leaves her uncle's home. In a music salon, she meets Hyung-rok and his band. Hyung-rok is a singer and a college student. Na-young learns of love and friendship from them. When the music salon is closed down, Hyung-rok and his band decide to enter the college song contest to reopen the salon. Despite old instruments and hunger, the band wins the contest with Na-young's help. Na-young learns of how precious her home country is through Hyung-rok and his band. She asks her uncle to build a fancy music salon. Leaving behind love and friendship, Na-young returns to America.

Seung-hyeon, Joo-hee, Gong-ho, and Ki-young were high school classmates, but Seung-hyeon is often absent from school, so she is retiring. While Joo-hee, Gong-ho, and Ki-young enjoy their college life, Seung-hyeon feels lonely and troubled. Moreover, when Joo-hee, whom Seung-hyeon secretly liked, falls in love with Ki-young, he gets even more angry. Then, one day, Seung-hyeon is mischievous and playful, and he takes his friends to the daily teahouse run by Deok-hwan and tries to feed them, but gets hurt. However, this incident strengthens the relationship between Deok-hwan and Seung-hyeon, and Seung-hyeon matures into the friendship of his senior Deok-hwan. Seung-hyeon, who studied hard and became a college student, visits Joo-hee and naturally finds love.

After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.