So Ji Sub and Shin Hyun Joon make their small-screen comebacks in the 2009 SBS drama Cain and Abel. Taking its title from the biblical story of brotherly strife, this thrilling mini-series details the contentious relationship and rivalry between two brothers who clash over love, family, and work. Starring in his first major TV drama since I'm Sorry, I Love You, post-army So Ji Sub faces off against movie star Shin Hyun Joon, also returning to Korean television for his first drama since Stairway to Heaven. Directed by Kim Hyung Suk (Surgeon Bong Dal Hee, Lovers in Prague), Cain and Abel attracted a lot of buzz from the get-go with its big budget and big names, and the story proves to be a great acting showcase for the two dashing leading men. Han Ji Min (Capital Scandal) and Chae Jung Ahn (1st Shop of Coffee Prince) co-star as the women in their lives.

Based on the biblical story of Adam and Eve’s first two sons, Cain and Abel is about Cain’s jealousy towards his brother Abel. Lee Cho In is a very gifted doctor who has everything that he wants whereas his older brother, Seon Woo, is jealous of all the attention that Cho In receives. Seon Woo blames his brother for taking everything good in his life away from him. Seon Woo blames Cho In for getting their father’s love, getting more recognition as a doctor, and for stealing the woman he loves.