Flaming Butterfly was a drama series produced by Hong Kong broadcaster Asia Television. It was the first series to be filmed in High Definition by ATV. The series consisted of 40 1-hour episodes, but 21 of them were re-edited into 90-minute episodes, making it the second "Drama90" series to be aired by ATV. As a result of, the episode count was reduced to 31. The series was sold to MediaCorp TV, with each episode running for 1 hour, instead of 90 minutes.

A beautiful young woman also happens to be the best professional car thief in town. Every man she meets makes a pass at her, except her boss at the legitimate job she has as a cover. She determines to take him away from his arrogant, stuck-up girlfriend.

Pichet is married to Waree and has a son, Kawin. Sirin manages Pichet's DUBAI CLUB. Pichet loves and trusts Sirin so much that Waree thinks she's Pichet's mistress. Waree’s sister, Weeranat, planted this falsehood in Waree’s mind when she herself fell in love with Pichet. With each day, Weeranat becomes more paranoid. Soon thereafter, Waree is found dead and Sirin has disappeared without a trace.

Mu Myeong is a Joseon dynasty headhunter who meets and falls in love with lady Ja Yeong who will become the future Empress Myseongseong. A few years later, Ja Yeong enters the royal palace to marry King Gojong. Mu Myeong still having feelings for Ja Yeong and in an attempt to get closer to her becomes her personal body guard.