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Season 1

Season 1

2022
12 Episodes

Episodes

Thirty, Nine
1

1. Thirty, Nine

Feb 16, 2022
78 min
8.0

Cha Mi-jo announces her sabbatical to her two best friends. Chance encounters and sweet-scented peonies draw Kim Seon-u and Mi-jo together.

One Absurd Day
2

2. One Absurd Day

Feb 17, 2022
78 min
9.0

Unable to let her go, Kim Jin-seok asks Jeong Chan-young to rethink their breakup. Mi-jo receives a heart-racing confession... and heartbreaking news.

Something I Had Never Thought Of
3

3. Something I Had Never Thought Of

Feb 23, 2022
73 min
10.0

Jin-seok's wife confronts Chan-young. Lacking the courage to tell Chan-young the diagnosis, Mi-jo takes her anger out on someone else.

Choice
4

4. Choice

Feb 24, 2022
73 min
10.0

Chan-young and Jin-seok tearfully reveal their secrets to each other. A friend's sighting of Kim So-won at an unlikely place rattles Seon-u.

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
5

5. Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2

Mar 2, 2022
69 min
10.0

Chan-young creates a bucket list of her to-do items for loved ones. Mi-jo consoles a guilt-ridden Seon-u, who blames himself for So-won's sorrows.

Conviction
6

6. Conviction

Mar 3, 2022
68 min
10.0

At an impromptu dinner for four, Seon-u's dad shows his affinity for Mi-jo and aversion for So-won. Chan-young's mom stops by while Jin-seok is over.

The Inconvenient Truth
7

7. The Inconvenient Truth

Mar 16, 2022
71 min
10.0

Chan-young finds information on Mi-jo's birth mother and auditions to achieve a long-awaited dream. So-won moves into the orphanage.

When You Think It's the End
8

8. When You Think It's the End

Mar 17, 2022
74 min
10.0

Seon-u asks his father to apologize to So-won. Chan-young's mom demands answers from the trio. Mi-jo learns of her biological mother.

A Thousand Nights Over and Over Again
9

9. A Thousand Nights Over and Over Again

Mar 23, 2022
77 min
10.0

Mi-jo's conversation with her birth mother leaves her distraught. Chan-young excitedly plans her mom's birthday, but nearly misses the celebration.

He Who Dances Must Pay the Piper
10

10. He Who Dances Must Pay the Piper

Mar 24, 2022
67 min
10.0

When a strange man comes looking for Mi-jo at her clinic, she seeks answers from her adoptive mother. Jang Joo-hee expresses her frustration and fear.

About Romance
11

11. About Romance

Mar 30, 2022
76 min

Joo-hee and Mi-jo take Chan-young out to capture her smile after hearing she's taken her funeral photo. Mi-jo's parents invite Seon-u over for a meal.

Samseong-dong, Hyochang-dong and Gocheok-dong
12

12. Samseong-dong, Hyochang-dong and Gocheok-dong

Mar 31, 2022
69 min
10.0

Chan-young gets the chance to say goodbye to loved ones at an unforgettable brunch. Worried about Mi-jo, she leaves behind a surprise gift.