KBS Drama Special: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of KBS Drama Special Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
The Taste of Curry
Jan 26, 2014
Tucked away in a corner of Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea is the curry restaurant "Cat's Restaurant" run by Yu-Mi. She doesn't have very many customers, but Yu-Mi tries to stay the co
First Birthday
Feb 2, 2014
Jeong-Suk holds a one year birthday party for her daughter. She invites her old college friends to her apartment for the party. Tension from their past soon simmers during the birt
Playing Games
Feb 23, 2014
Nearing the age of 40, Nam Gung-Sang (Kim C) is content with his bachelor life and working at his mid-level office job. He is particular about certain things and somewhat condescen
You're Pretty, Oh Manbok
Mar 2, 2014
Oh Man-Bok (Kim Hyang-Gi) lives with her family which includes her father (Park Chul-Min), mother (Ra Mi-Ran), older sister (Na Hae-Ryung) and older brother (Shin Dong-Woo). Her fa
The Dirge Singer
Mar 9, 2014
The dirge singer is paid to attend funerals and mourn for the dead. They are viewed as belonging to the lowest class. Yeon-Sim (Kim You-Jung) is brought up by her mother (Hwang Mi-
I'm Dying Soon
Mar 16, 2014
After experiencing pain near his stomach area, Choi U-Jin (Oh Jung-Se) goes to see a doctor. He learns that he has pancreatic cancer and only 3 months to live. While stunned by the
The Reason I'm Getting Married
Mar 23, 2014
Kim Ji-Won (Park Hee-Von) and Han Seung-Uk (Song Jong-Ho) have dated for about 6 years and they will get married in 3 months. Yet, their seems to be little excitement in their rela
Middle School Student A
Apr 6, 2014
Lee Hae-Jun (Kwak Dong-Yeon) transfers to a new middle school in an affluent area of Seoul. At his previous school, Lee Hae-Jun was the top ranked student in his grade. While going
That Kind of Love
Apr 13, 2014
Heo Jin-Uk (Bae Soo-Bin) is serving a life in prison term. After years in prison, he is informed that he is terminally ill and he will be released from prison. For the past two yea
Youth
Apr 14, 2014
Seok-Ju (Seo Young-Joo) lives with his older brother Seok-Hyeon (Kim Heung-Soo). Seok-Hyeon was once a promising boxer, but he nows works at a market selling fish. Seok-Ju feels no
Illegal Parking
Apr 15, 2014
Noh Jung-Do (On Joo-Wan) is an office worker at a law firm. He buys a new car, to impress Lee Ji-Hyun (Jang Joon-Yoo). He carpools with her to work everyday. Anxiety soon sets in f
The Dreamer
Apr 21, 2014
Joo Joon-Kil (Yang Jin-Woo) dreams about the deaths of others before it even happens. He drives out to see a client (Yoon Se-Ah) and meets the woman from his last dream. He can't h
Pitch-black Darkness
Apr 22, 2014
Park Hyun-Tae (Danny Ahn) drives his bus through a tunnel like every other night, but this evening high school student Jung Woo-Min (Kang Chan) is standing outside of the tunnel. P
Bomi's Room
May 11, 2014
Kong Bo-Mi (Ahn Seo-Hyun) ia miserable that she has to share a room with her older sister Kong Eun-Joo (Lee Young-Ah). Even though her mom (Park Hae-Mi) promised to renovate the st
The End of that Summer
May 18, 2014
Han Soo-Kyung (Cho Eun-Sook) receives a phone call that her husband (Lee Kwang-Ki) was involved in a car accident and is now in coma.While filing insurance papers, Han Soo-Kyung le
The Three Female Runaways
May 25, 2014
Su-Ji, Kim Yeo-Jin and Hyung-Ja all converge at the park, while they are all being chased by men who want to take them back. They decide to escape together.