32-year-old Seo Jung-wan is a free spirited woman, working as a photographer during the day and at night involved in an intimate relationship with a married man. Although she's in her mid 30's, she has no desire to marry.

A man on death-row wants to taste "doenjang jjigae" (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin's heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo.

Orphaned from a young age, Jeong Shik runs away from the orphanage in hopes of making money. He roams the streets but soon he is caught for stealing bread. He is saved by Seong Gyu who, taking pity on him, invites him to live with him and his friend Min Wook. The three friends are invited one day to Soo Mi's birthday party. Soo Mi is a friend of Hye Ryun who is Min Wook's girlfriend. But they are ridiculed and verbally abused by Soo Mi's elder brother and so they leave the party. Jeong Shik becomes convinced that money is the answer to all his troubles. Meanwhile, Min Wook vows to take revenge on Kang Cheol who stole Hye Ryun from him only to dump her immediately. But he is no match for Kang Cheol and becomes a casualty of his own rage.

Seventeen-year old Soonie is married to the ten-year old son of the local Korean medecine doctor. Married to a child, Soonie is subjected to the hard life of the traditional daughter-in-law. Ten years pass and her husband, who has gone away to study, returns with a stylish 'modern woman' dressed in Western clothes. When Soonie finds out that the woman is carrying her husband's child, she quietly packs her bag and leaves. The film is divided into five episodes, following her life.

An unexpected phone call brings an elderly woman to her childhood country cottage, and memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.

The members of a supernatural exploration club called 0.0MHz explores a haunted house to prove the existence of frequencies that attract ghosts.

A serial killer reappears 15 years after his murder spree with a book detailing his crimes. The resentful cop who failed to catch him before is assigned to protect him. The families of the victims plan revenge. And as the media circus spirals out of control, a masked man called "J" appears claiming to be the real killer.

While awaiting the publication of his fairytale about his dementia-stricken octogenarian mother, an acclaimed South Korean novelist receives news that she has passed away, so he leaves the city and returns to her village to take part in the funeral.