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3 days ago
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Our Unwritten Seoul – K-drama Episode 12 Recap, Review & Ending Explained
The End is a New Beginning Episode 12 of Our Unwritten Seoul begins this finale with Ho-su more hopeful than he was last chapter. He apologizes to Mi-ji for being selfish and pushing her away. Regardless of hardships, he wants them to stick it out together, his father's words echoing in his head. This time, Ho-su hands over the ring for her and he's already wearing his too. To make things even better, Mi-ji organizes for a new sign to go up at Ro-sa's restaurant and Ro-sa even speaks to Ho-su in confidence too, telling him he should hold onto the person who makes him laugh. What happens to Ro-sa? Ro-sa feels like a weight has been lifted now that everything has been settled as her name has been officially changed. She even offers Mi-ji the chance to take over the restaurant too. However, Mi-ji has a lot to think about right now as she's in the process of moving too. Later in the episode, Ro-sa does what she can to try and learn how to read before opening Ro-sa's notebook and reading the various poems and tributes for Sang-wol. Do Se-jin and Mi-rae say goodbye? Meanwhile, Se-jin is impressed by the way Mi-rae is starting to become quite ambitious. She wants to try running a business on her own, using her severance money to build a stock portfolio. She's also thinking of starting an investment blog and give back to the community. She suggests Se-jin take a look sometime, as he also agrees to let Mi-rae stay at the farm for the time being too. Mi-rae is confronted by Sang-yeong who points out that he's paid enough for what happened at KFMC and has been suspended. However, Chung-gu is not finished. He rocks up and decides Park needs to repent and pay interest for his wrongdoings. At the airport, Mi-rae shows up to see Se-jin and he rushes over, explaining that he didn't want her to disappear again. They say goodbye but Se-jin wants her to promise that they'll keep in touch. They do agree to keep talking before he turns and leaves for his plane. Does Ok-hui accept Mi-ji's plans? Ok-hui and Bun-hong talk about how they worry about their kids but the former is confident that her daughter is not interested in dating. When she heads over to see Mi-ji though, she notices her kissing Ho-su and is immediately taken aback. In fact she ushers Ho-su away and exasperates, saying 'good god' when she heads inside. A lot of this behaviour is her posturing because of finding out about Ho-su's hearing. She doesn't want Mi-ji to hurt him, and she's also, finally, here to help. Ok-hui offers to help front the cost for a deposit at Mi-ji's apartment and move into a bigger place. The pair go for food afterwards and this whole encounter is a lovely way of breaking generational trauma that's plagued the family. What does Ho-su do for Bun-hong? Meanwhile, Ho-su surprises Bun-hong at school with a bouquet of flowers, calling her mum. There's a bit of a misunderstanding with the strawberry farm, before Ho-su clears it up and explains that he's dating Mi-ji. As Ho-su gets treatment for his ears, Mi-ji is shocked when she finds out Wol-sun is being brought home. She's very old and sick, and she's been wanting to head home for a while. It's a difficult situation, especially when the end nigh, and the pair do what they can to make her comfortable. Does Wol-sun pass away? After some bickering with her sister, who reprimands Mi-ji and tells her she needs to study hard if she wants to pass her exams, Mi-ji winds up having a dream with a sprightly Wol-sun who's up and about. However, it's clear that this is just her spirit ready to move onto the next phase of life. Mi-ji struggles to let go, but eventually lets her leave, promising to live a fulfilling life. What happens after Wol-sun's death? With this chapter now closed, our characters move into the next stage of their lives. Ho-su learns sign language, Mi-rae works hard at the strawberry farm, and she continues to keep in touch with Se-jin, updating him on what's happening. The pair do continue to talk, and Se-jin admits he's left something 'bitter' for her, which happens to be a bottle of booze. At the same time, Mi-ji continues to work hard on her grades and eventually passes, while Ok-hui is much more cheerful and accepting than before. One Year Later We then cut forward one year. Mi-rae has a distributor meeting after a second strawberry harvest. She's learned a lot over the year and has a firm understanding of the business. As for Ho-su, he's taken up sign language to help clients and he even has respect for Chung-gu. The feeling is very much mutual, when Chung-gu reveals to his junior colleague that he's 'good'. Mi-ji is now at college studying psychology while Sang-wol honours her friend's memory by reading out her poems to a crowd of adoring fans. Among them happens to be Mi-ji and Ho-su, who show up to lend support for her big presentation. Do Mi-rae and Se-jin get their happily-ever-after? Meanwhile, Mi-rae visits Su-yeon, who's back working again. She hands over some strawberries to share with her colleagues and it seems she's in a better job and environment now. When Mi-rae leaves, she's surprised by a returning Se-jin showing up. He's back now and she messages her sister to let her know that she won't be heading over after all. How does Our Unwritten Seoul end? Mi-ji decides to stay at Ho-su's and she winds up finding a wedding ring in Ho-su's drawer. However, Mi-ji has also decided what she wants to do in life – she wants to be a therapist. As the episode closes out, Mi-ji reflects on life's ups and downs, deciding that each blank page is a new beginning, and an opportunity to live new experiences and make new memories. The Episode Review Our Unwritten Seoul's ending is pitch perfect and beautifully written, bowing things out with a realistic conclusion to this lovely story. The pinnacle of this chapter has to be the tearful farewell between Mi-ji and her grandmother which is honestly such a heartbreaking and moving segment. The whole scene is so pitch perfect and well paced, with Park Bo-young once again managing to show what an incredible actress she is. There are so many stand-out moments here showing real character growth, from Ok-hui finally breaking that generational trauma of abuse and actually supporting Mi-ji and helping her get a lease in Seoul. The scene involving Ho-su using sign language is another good emphasis on this chapter's title, with 'the end' definitely feeling like a new beginning as he leans back into law work again. It's rare to have a show like this manage to fire on all cylinders and pay off all the character arcs in a believable and satisfying way at the end. A slow beginning leading into one of the best finales this year; Our Unwritten Seoul is easily one of the best K-dramas this year. Previous Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
The Review Geek
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Our Unwritten Seoul – K-drama Episode 8 Recap & Review
An Unconventional Whole Episode 8 of Our Unwritten Seoul begins with a look at Ho-su's past. He was never fully happy with Bun-hong being part of their family, given he was always so close with his father. After the death of his mother, the 'three eyes' in his family became two, and it upset the equilibrium of their group. When Bun-hong ended up as his step-mum, Ho-su wasn't particularly happy, wishing it could go back to 'two eyes' once again. Ho-su and his father wind up in a car accident not long after, explaining Ho-su's injuries. He moved in to this house with Bun-hong, opposite the twins, and did his best to seem fine on the outside. He didn't want to seem like a burden to her and tried to sail through without causing drama. Back in the present, Ho-su and Mi-ji are officially seeing each other but things are awkward between them. Mi-ji heads back to Seoul for the time being while Mi-rae stalls and learns from her mum that having one unemployed daughter 'is enough'. This doesn't help her case for quitting her job! Mi-rae shows up at the strawberry farm and winds up with a big plan about helping his farm to thrive. In return, he offers to bring her out on a stargazing expedition that night. It's a nice moment and the pair certainly grow closer during this time. Ro-sa is discharged and offered to enrol in the Adult Guardianship program. She doesn't know who else to ring so she calls Ho-su. Unfortunately, Chung-gu shows up and questions Ro-sa about Sang-wol. He gives her an ultimatum to sell her restaurant to the company, promising to bring up Sang-wol again before stirring the pot further. He explains his ties to Ho-su, calling him one of his 'favourite junior colleagues'. Ro-sa, as a result, is frosty toward Ho-su. Ok-hui's behaviour with the twins though is the complete opposite to Bun-hong and Ho-su. The pair over-indulge and go over the top with their affection, and it's clear there's an undercurrent of uncomfortableness that's never fully been addressed. Bun-hong tries to compensate for the void in their life, while Ho-su wants her to live freely without his 'burden'. Further flashbacks do help to flesh out this awkwardness. On the anniversary of the ancestral rites for his mum and dad, Ho-su was hurt and saw this as performative. He called out Bun-hong for this and pushed her away, encouraging her to leave him alone. But then when she did leave the house one night, having got the wrong bus, he realized how alone he actually is. As for Bun-hong, the reason for her delay was actually because she learned her mum was in hospital. Her sister, unfortunately, completely snubbed her and refused to help, leaving her in an unenviable position. Kicked out of one family and struggling to fit into another; Bun-hong ended up in an impossible position. Interestingly, this is also the first time that a young Mi-ji wound up seeing how vulnerable Ho-su actually was. Mi-ji and Ho-su's ties are very different now though and they awkwardly navigate their newfound romance. The pair hang out and while Ho-su is happy to call her his girlfriend, Mi-ji lies and pretends to be Mi-rae when a couple of Ho-su's old work friends show up. Mi-ji explains after that she didn't want to be an embarrassment to him but this only feeds into what he said earlier about being a burden, so they cut their day short. Mi-ji bemoans how she's ruined the day but things get worse at work when Mi-ji notices that a returning Park Sang-yeong looks exactly like her father. This now puts Mi-rae's words before about their father into more perspective, and Mi-ji begins spiralling. After composing herself, she speaks to Park at lunch about the HQ project. He wants one of them to stop working on this (namely Sang-yeon himself) so it'll give people less reason to gossip. He promises to take care of the repercussions and do what he can to help her. Mi-ji appreciates the sentiment but instead decides that she's going to drop out and wants him to make sure that she doesn't get penalized in any way. He also has a gift for her too, which happens to be a bookmark. To make things even more awkward, this guy also has a daughter called Mi-rae too. Park Sang-yeong is in the pocket of senior management though, and they scheme between Mi-ji's back that night. Park explains that she won't be a problem anymore now that she's dropped out (clearly using reverse psychology with her) and they contemplate moving her out to the Childal Branch 'before she causes trouble'. They suss that the identical twins may have switched and intend to test them later on in the episode. That night, after all the awkwardness, Mi-ji rings her sister and questions her about Park. She demands to know her side of the story. Mi-rae has kept this a secret because she obviously misses their father so much, and Mi-ji feels the exact same way. They've both kept this pain from each other and they break down crying on the phone together. At work, Tae-i is surprised that Mi-ji has dropped out of the HQ Project. Given she and Mi-rae are about to switch back again, she tells him to be nicer to her (ie. Mi-rae) in the future. Ok-hui shows up to see Bun-hong and helps wash her hair. Midway through, Bun-hong admits that she's been trying to act like Ho-su's mum all this time and only realized what a bad impression she's done until now. Ok-hui is surprisingly encouraging to her, pointing out what a great family they have. Meanwhile, Ho-su clears the air with Mi-ji and explains he just wanted them to have a normal date and it wound being really weird and awkward. He hands over a guidebook and instead of a handshake, the pair wind up hugging. Mi-rae shows up to see Se-jin and they aren't quite on the same wavelength. The thing is, Se-jin was earlier visited by Director Yoon and apparently there are plans for someone taking over for him as he's not sure he'll be able to finish this year's farming. Apparently he's thinking about leaving to go back to the States to work again. However, Mi-rae hears this through someone else so it's unclear if that's actually true or not. That night, Tae-i shows up and confronts Mi-ji. He arrives outside her house and explains that he's Kim Su-yeon's brother. She's the Senior Specialist who left the company. Back at work, things take a horrible turn when the senior management confront Mi-ji about her identity and encourage her to scan her fingerprint to enter the data processing room, leaving things on a tenuous cliffhanger. The Episode Review Our Unwritten Seoul closes out this weekend's double-bill with a big episode that ends things on a huge cliffhanger. It's unclear whether Mi-ji will be able to get out of this in one piece, and what the repercussions could be if she's outed as the wrong twin. The situation at work is made that much more complicated by the revealed about Park Sang-yeong and the scheming between the upper-management too. It's clear he's not a nice person and very much forcing Mi-rae (when she was working there) to keep her head down and not make any trouble. Of course, Mi-ji is not that same twin, and she may have unintentionally caused trouble for her sister at work. The ties between Ho-su and Mi-ji are at least a little better and cleared up somewhat by the end of the episode, while the drama involving Bun-hong and Ok-hui takes an unexpected turn when the latter is actually nice to her neighbour. As for Mi-rae, we've got more misunderstandings when it comes to the strawberry farm and I can't help but feel this is just going to be resolved by Se-jin explaining it's only a temporary gig rather than a permanent position. Either way though, the ending certainly leaves things on a big cliffhanger and we'll have to wait and see where this one goes next week. Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
