For Shi Won in 1997, the Korean boy band H.O.T. held a significance that overshadowed everything else. She and her five closest friends embodied the burgeoning teenage fervor surrounding K-pop idols that characterized the decade. Fifteen ye…

Yoon Jae is circumcised. Though it's meant to be a private matter, the entire town is aware of it, including Shi Won. While assisting him in searching for something, she inadvertently offers him a sanitary pad. The moment underscores their …

Shi Won journeyed to Seoul, spending a night camped before Tony An's residence, a pilgrimage culminating in a signed t-shirt. Her return home, however, was met with her father’s sharp scissors, a consequence of her impulsive trip. The ensui…

The World Cup match: Korea against Japan. Shi Won’s friends gathered at her place to watch, but she’d overlooked ordering food. Fortuitously, a delivery mix-up resulted in a surplus of chicken, and the group readily agreed to enjoy the unin…

Life presents its challenges in a multitude of forms: Yoon Jae's fractured arm, the burgeoning affection he feels for Shi Won, a street vendor’s improbable ascent to prosperity, his father’s battle with cancer, and the economic turmoil of t…

Shi Won’s father is hospitalized with gastric cancer, and the ward is consumed by a popular drama. The patients collectively watch, their spirits sinking with the main character as he discovers his own impending death from the disease. Dist…

Yoo Jung’s repeated departures from Hak Chan always occur after he has made adjustments to accommodate her. This time, the reason for the separation remains unclear to him. Yoon Jae and Joon Hee, the school's top students, aspire to join th…

The day of the college entrance exams had arrived. Afterward, the students began to make ambitious plans. Seong Jae intended to court young women and, accompanied by Joon Hee, headed to a karaoke bar with that purpose. Their attempts at fli…

The truth finally emerged: Yoon Jae revealed to his classmates that their mathematics instructor was his brother. The revelation struck them with surprise, a complete mystery given the teacher’s fabricated surname. Shi Won’s father offered …

My affection for you stems from the simple fact of who you are. Is there any other explanation necessary? I confess, I wish I knew; then perhaps I could devise a way to cease feeling this way. It’s a question posed to so many, and there is …

Hak Chan had consistently avoided any opportunity to meet Yoo Jung's friends. He finally appeared, covering the bill, a gesture that stirred something warm within her. Yet, when he failed to introduce her as his girlfriend to his mother, Yo…

Shi Won’s parents harbor concerns about her adapting to life in Seoul, yet she anticipates the move with enthusiasm and has been preparing diligently. Yoo Jung finds herself increasingly wary of Hak Chan and Dan Ji; his recent distance has …

The news of Yoo Jung's father's death brought a stark realization: there would be no more chances. A wave of regret washed over her, a longing for kindness extended in his presence that had been missed. Friends gathered at the funeral, a si…

The heart knows best; therefore, follow its guidance. Joon Hee advises Yoon Tae against using his brother as a shield for his inability to express his feelings. Affection is not a matter of choice. She also urges him not to harbor resentmen…

Tae Woong asked Yoon Jae to meet a girl. A suspicion settled in Yoon Jae’s mind: it was another of his brother's attempts at a blind introduction. He cautioned Tae Woong against such arrangements, a plea born of frustration. Tae Woong count…

The paternity is finally revealed. Tae Woong is coaxed into a DBSK concert by his colleagues, where he unexpectedly encounters his surgeon. A connection sparks, and they begin a relationship. The two couples discuss the prospect of marriage…