Ever since you left,
people walk on eggshells when they're around me.
They always ask me if I'm okay.
But actually, I've been doing really well.
I wake up every morning, and I go to work.
I laugh, I mingle, and I engage with everyone.
-Despite it all… -All right.
…I still struggle to sleep every night.
But I sleep so I can see you in my dreams.
Yeon-jun,
will you come and visit me in my dreams?
JUN-HEE
INCOMING CALL JUN-HEE
Anybody there?
Hello?
Is anyone there?
Is that you, Yeon-jun?
Yeon-jun? Yeon-jun, are you there?
Yeon-jun, why aren't you responding?
Please!
Say something!
Talk to me.
Anybody there?
YEON-JUN
JUN-HEE
A TIME CALLED YOU
-I see you're not sleeping yet, Chi-won. -What is going on here?
I saw Jun-hee on the bus today.
Don't worry. She didn't see my face at all.
Are you, uh… Are you all right?
I sat behind her through the entire ride.
I must've only been just a few feet away.
But there was nothing I could do.
YEON-JUN, IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY A FEW DAYS AGO
JUN-HEE
This was my first birthday without you.
My birthday wish this year
is to see you again, even if it's just once.
Yeon-jun,
I miss you so much.
Please come to me…
just one more time.
And just earlier… she had tried calling me on the phone.
I, um… I know I shouldn't have picked it up,
but I didn't say a word to her.
I had to hold myself back from saying anything.
Otherwise, this would've all been in vain.
JUN-HEE
You gonna answer that?
We can't have any distractions.
Your call could not be connected.
Please leave a message after the beep.
FIND MY DEVICE
ID: koo88 PASSWORD:
INCORRECT LOGIN
INCORRECT ID OR PASSWORD
Hey, uh, why the long face today, Jun-hee?
What's wrong?
So you're saying that Yeon-jun answered the phone last night?
-Mm-hmm. -No, wait a minute.
We need to be rational about this.
Listen to me, Jun-hee. You must've gotten confused.
Na-eun, I'm being serious. It's on my phone's call history.
Still… this is all really strange, isn't it?
Yeah, tell me about it.
So this is what I'm thinking it might be,
that someone else has that phone number and that's who I had called.
Oh.
Oh yeah, that's probably what's going on.
What I don't get is, whoever has that number now,
why did that person keep the phone off and then turn it back on?
So why read all my messages and answer my calls now?
Especially if they've been ignoring it all this time.
Ah, you're telling me the phone was turned back on
for the first time again last night?
Ah! Okay, I know a website that you can try.
It's called Find My Device. It can locate your lost devices.
Yeah, it asked me to enter an ID and password to unlock it,
and so I tried everything I could think of, right?
-But none of it worked. -Oh, you tried it already, huh?
Hey, Jun-hee, I know someone
who might be able to help us with this very difficult task.
Hmm?
Ouch.
Ah!
So, uh… you are asking me to hack into a device for you?
Hacking is such a negative word for this instant.
Oh my gosh.
You know, uh, it's a small favor.
I, uh… I just need the password and ID for this particular phone number.
-It's really not that complicated. -That's what hacking is all about.
The act of infiltrating someone else's system
without their permission and stealing information.
Sang-ho, listen…
-Oh. -That hurts!
I'm very sorry. I forgot.
For the record, it's my boyfriend's cell and not some random stranger.
Look, we're in a unique situation here.
Someone's been answering it. We wouldn't be here if we had another option.
That situation does sound strange.
Still, that data is private information. I have no right to pry into it at all.
I'm begging you.
If you help me, I swear I'll repay you in the future, someway, somehow.
I get where you're, uh, coming from. But I won't do that. I just can't, okay?
I believe in integrity. I have certain principles.
And I value the safekeeping of data above all else.
So I can't do anything without consent, which means the other party's permission.
-Okay? -Wait a minute.
Sang-ho, didn't you once say your girlfriend loves staycations, hmm?
Na-eun, I think we have something for her, don't we?
It's voucher a for a five-star hotel.
A five-star room with an amazing view.
Uh, uh,
f… f… a five-star retreat, you said?
You shouldn't be using company resources to violate the law, just so you know.
Yeah, whatever, just hurry up and find it for us.
There you go.
Cafe 27?
That's where the phone is located?
Hey, Miss Han? I think I found what you're looking for.
It looks like whoever's been paying the bill is someone named Nam Si-heon.
Nam Si-heon?
NAM SI-HEON
Welcome. What would you like to order?
We'd like to talk with the owner. Do you happen to know if he's around?
Uh, I'm not sure when he's coming back to the café, actually.
He's out of town for the time being.
May I ask why you wanted to see him?
We'll just wait until he gets here. Thanks.
If you'd like.
In that case, could we get two iced Americanos?
Of course.
Actually, I have one more question.
Yes?
Is there anyone here named Nam Si-heon. Amongst the staff or customers, that is.
Nam Si-heon you said?
Can't say I've heard that name before, miss.
Although, I haven't been working here that long.
I think you might be better off asking the café owner instead.
Right. Thanks.
Goodness, why isn't he coming?
Jun-hee. Look, I'm really sorry to leave right now, but I have to get going.
It's okay. Just go. It's all right.
-You can call me, all right? -I will.
-I want to know everything. -Bye, Na-eun.
-Would you like anything else? -I'm fine for now.
I'm afraid we're closing up for the night, miss.
Oh, I see.
So, um…
if the owner comes, please tell him to give me a call.
No matter how late it is, I will still answer.
-Okay, I'll let him know. -Thank you so much
That lady just now was looking for a Nam Si-heon, just so you know.
I said no, just like you had asked me to.
Thanks, you did good.
If I may ask, why are you trying so hard to, um, avoid that woman?
Hey, Jun-hee!
Huh?
Oh, Chan-yeong.
-What are you doing here? -I was just passing by, actually.
I'll get going then.
Jun-hee, wait.
I bought some beers
Hey, Yeon-jun, I have a question for you.
Hmm? What is it?
So why did you decide to design furniture for a living?
Was it your dream ever since you were young?
When I was young, I didn't have any particular passions in general.
But back when I was in high school,
a friend of mine told me not to rely on my good grades
and to learn a skill instead, only 'cause you never know what could happen.
What a funny thing to say.
They told me that I was really good with my hands
and said I could make something more of this one day.
Mmm.
So it sounds like you were easily influenced by this person.
Yeah, I was incredibly influenced…
…by what they said.
Ta-da!
Hey, Jun-hee.
When you leave later, take that chair with you, okay?
Everything Yeon-jun made belongs to you.
It's all yours now.
I'll grab it later.
It'll be much easier to take if I have my car here.
Okay then. Also, whenever you're thinking of him, just swing by.
The door code's the same.
That's why you're here, right? You were thinking of Yeon-jun earlier.
Did I tell you that I had this weird dream?
I'm back in high school,
and I met a student who looked exactly like Yeon-jun to me.
But even though they looked exactly alike,
their personalities were completely different.
I knew full well in my head that he wasn't Yeon-jun,
but I couldn't help but feel it was him.
Maybe it's because the dream was so vivid.
I still get confused on what was real and what was, uh,
an illusion.
You must think I sound a little crazy, huh?
Hmm.
Your insomnia must be getting pretty bad, Jun-hee.
You're probably just having weird dreams
'cause you've been under so much stress this past year, don't you think?
I guess you're right.
Ms. Han Jun-hee?
Right this way.
So how is your insomnia these days?
You've had this medicine for about three months now, is that right?
Well, I do get a few hours of sleep at night thanks to the medicine.
But it's never a deep sleep, as you already know.
Any new symptoms at all?
Mmm,
it's probably the insomnia, but
sometimes I get confused between what is reality and, at times, what isn't.
There was someone I met in my dream that felt… very real,
as if they really existed in real life and not in my dream.
It sounds weird, I know.
Interesting. So this person in your dream,
did he happen to resemble your boyfriend who had passed away last year?
Uh…
Yes.
So usually, uh,
dreams tend to reflect a person's inner consciousness.
Since your deceased boyfriend has been the focus
of so much of your mental psyche every day,
it makes total sense for a person similar to what he looked like
to appear in your dreams every night.
Yes, I see.
Um, hello?
Oh, yes. Is it okay if I come over?
I heard you waited quite awhile that day for me so that we could talk.
Well…
So the reason that I'm here is…
is, uh,
I wanted to find the person with the same phone number
as my boyfriend who had passed away.
I was told his name is Nam Si-heon, and, uh…
and the last time the phone was used was here at your café.
So that's why I'm here to talk with you.
I see.
Call it a coincidence, but
I keep getting drawn back to this café of yours.
Oh, what else is going on?
I don't want you to be offended, or worse, think I'm super crazy,
but a few days ago, I had a dream that
I was somehow your late niece, Min-ju. It's strange, I know.
You're saying you believe that you were Min-ju while you were dreaming?
Uh, I know it all sounds really weird.
And a dream should only be a dream,
but, uh, I must say it's way too coincidental
for this to be anything else, don't you think?
Speaking of coincidence,
well, I have something to tell you too.
My niece once said that she wasn't who we thought she was.
That she wasn't Kwon Min-ju, but Han Jun-hee instead.
At the time, I thought she was being silly, and I put it out of my mind,
because I figured, well, kids at her age have vivid imaginations.
So I thought she was just making it up.
I'm not sure, uh, what to say, now that you are here,
but I remember what she said all those years back.
I put this aside for you just in case you came back.
You might want to read it.
Hold on. Wha… what is this doing here?
As I was listening to In-gyu tell me his feelings,
I somehow felt that I wasn’t the one who should be listening.
I know In-gyu was talking about me,
but at the same time, it seemed like he was talking about someone else entirely.
This is…
I wrote all of this in my dream, didn't I?
This is my handwriting.
Uh, if I dreamt this, then how is it in front of me right now?
No way.
Did I really go back to the year 1998?
AUGUST 29, 1998 THAT BOY IS KOO YEON-JUN
What the hell? How is this even happening?
I have to go back. I have to hurry back…
hurry back to Yeon-jun.
Wait a minute.
How did I get back to 1998 though?
Oh.
That cassette player.
Please work.
Hey! I was listening to that. Why did you turn it off?
You were falling sleeping on the job is what you were doing.
You should listen to some other songs, okay?
Stop listening to the same one over and over.
Uncle, by any chance, do you know if the police arrived yet?
The police you said? Why would they?
Huh.
Uh…
Hello there. How are you?
We're with the Noksan Police Station. We have some questions.
Oh, it's about Min-ju's case. Is that why you've come here?
Yes. How are you feeling today?
Ah, wait a minute.
By any chance, are you two here to show me a picture of someone's hearing aid
you found at the crime scene?
Uh… how did you know that?
So do you know who the hearing aid belongs to then?
Wait.
What is…
Tell me what the month and date is.
Today is July 9th. Why do you ask?
So that must mean I'm in the past right now.
Is the year 1998?
I don't think I'm following. What are you talking about?
Of course that's the year. You're being very silly.
This wasn't a dream then.
It was real all along.
I'm back in the body of Kwon Min-ju.
So I've come back to 1998.
And so the cassette player really works. Then that means…
U… Uncle, I'm going out.
-I'll return in a while. -Where are you going?
Hey, Yeon-jun, why do you like time travel movies so much?
Mmm, because they're interesting.
It's cool that they can go into the past and change the future.
Oh, so what if you could really do it?
If you could time travel, would you go to the past, present, or future?
You can only choose one.
Where would you go?
I don't mind not knowing about the future.
Why?
Because no matter what happens in the future,
just know I'll always be with you, Jun-hee.
Hmm.
Then, the past then.
If you could, at what point in the past would you travel to?
I'd travel back to a time before I even knew who you were.
There's something I'd like tell myself
before I meet you.
Whether it's a day, a month, or even a year,
it doesn't matter.
I would find my younger self, and I would tell him that
someday,
you're going to meet this girl.
And when you do,
you're going to end up loving her
so, so much.
So when you finally meet her,
grab her and hold her tight
and don't let go no matter what.
That's what I'd say to the Yeon-jun who hasn't met you yet.
How about you?
If you could travel in time, would you choose the past or the future?
I…
Wait, what? What is it?
I, uh…
I'd go back in time to see you.
I would find you and tell you this.
That I am the only woman in the future that you will ever love
for the rest of your life.
So pretty.
Uh… huh?
Hmm? Oh, Min-ju, what are you doing here?
Were you crying?
Huh?
-Uh, no. -You're just in time. Look here.
So which girl group do you think is hotter? Tell me.
Both groups are so attractive, I can't decide.
S.E.S. look like fairies.
And Fin.K.L is just… so cute. Incredibly cute.
Ah.
If I had to pick one for me,
I'd choose Sung Yu-ri over the rest of the girls.
Are you choosing potential girlfriends from these girl groups right now?
Mmm. Why?
I went through all this just to meet someone like him?
Hmm?
Go and have fun looking at your girlfriends!
H… Hey!
Hey!
So Sung Yu-ri would make the best girlfriend?
What's makes her so perfect?
I came all the way back from 2023 to 1998 just…
Hang on.
That's right.
This is 1998.
If it's 1998 right now,
no matter how much Nam Si-heon looks like Koo Yeon-jun…
Yeon-jun would be younger.
Wait a minute. That means…
That must mean they're not the same person.
Why did she say it was Yeon-jun?
Why would she write that?
Hey, Min-ju!
So did you need something or what?
What were you so upset about?
Why? Why do you care? What does any of it have to do with you?
What's up with her?
Hey!
Hey, Min-ju!
Kwon Min-ju, where have you been?
Sorry, just give me a second. I have to check something real quick.
-It's gone. -What is?
So does that mean the Kwon Min-ju from this time
hasn't met Koo Yeon-jun yet?
Then, just when does she meet Yeon-jun?
Min-ju…
According to what Min-ju's uncle told me in the future…
Kwon Min-ju?
…Kwon Min-ju died in 1998, which means…
there's only a few months left until she dies.
Then, it would only make sense for her to know Yeon-jun right about now.
Ah!
So am I going to meet Yeon-jun in 1998
for the first time as Min-ju?
Hold on, no, wait.
How old would Yeon-jun even be right now?
Eleven years old.
What am I supposed to do with a boy that's just 11 years old? Seriously.
Min-ju? Wow, she's completely off in her own world, isn't she?
Min-ju! Come back soon, would you?
-Aren't you going to work? -Ugh, what is all this, huh?
Why have I ended up in 1998 then? What's the point of this, huh?
Just get some rest for now. I'll leave you alone.
JUNG'S SNACK BAR
All right, I'm back from deliveries.
Oh, good work on deliveries, Si-heon. I appreciate it.
But hey, you should be home studying.
Instead, here you are helping me out. I feel terrible.
You shouldn't feel bad.
My studying strategy
is cramming right before the test in the hallway, anyways.
Oh my goodness!
Oh goodness.
Oh! Oh my!
Oh, my knees.
Oh.
Grandma, since your knees are hurting, why don't you go home for the day?
We can lock up on our own. Don't worry.
Really? Well, my knees are bothering me…
Okay, I'll go home then.
I've already done the dishes, so don't worry.
So all that's left for you both is to close the shop when you're done.
Okay.
All right then, I'll be off now.
-Have a good night. -Good night.
Hey, In-gyu.
You wanna go see Min-ju after we're both done here?
Min-ju? Why?
When I saw here earlier, it looked like she was crying
Crying? Why?
She wouldn't say.
I went to her to see what was wrong, but
when I asked, she got really upset and wouldn't tell me.
Let's go see her and ask if she's okay.
Who knows? What if something bad might've happened.
I'll go see Min-ju by myself.
-There's no need for you to go too. -Why?
From now on when she's having a hard time, I'd rather be the one to talk to her
instead of you.
I've noticed that you seem overly interested in Min-ju lately.
You're being, um, really unfair.
You told me to be nicer to her in the first place.
Well,
that's just because my confidence wasn't what it is now, you know?
Things are changing. Min-ju knows how I feel about her.
-You told Min-ju how you feel? -Mmm.
That's great.
So what did Min-ju say?
Min-ju didn't say anything…
because I had stopped her from answering
how she felt about me on purpose, actually.
I must've surprised her, so it's best I give her a chance to think first.
I can wait for as long as she needs me to.
Min-ju.
Huh?
In-gyu, what are you doing here?
I'm here to take you to your house if that's okay.
All right then.
So did anything happen at work today?
Huh? What makes you say that?
It's just you look like you have a lot on your mind.
Ah. Did I really? Sorry.
I'm here if you wanna talk about it.
I, uh…
I'm always here for you. Just so you know that.
Thank you so much for that.
In-gyu, I'll be fine, so don't worry, okay?
I'm not going to give up on Min-ju.
I'm going to keep looking out for her.
If she forgets that you are there, she'll start to like me.
With time, Min-ju will…
she will become my girlfriend eventually.
You said you hoped things would work out for me and her, right?
From this moment forward, stay away from Min-ju as much as you can,
because if she keeps seeing you in person, it'll be hard for her to get over you.
Please do me this favor… as a friend.
In-gyu, you little bastard.
How am I supposed to say no to that… to that stupid face of yours?
Oh, Min-ju, what are you doing here?
Why did she have to cry like that?
Getting me all worried for her.
Ah, seriously!
I have no idea what I'm doing.
Yeon-jun isn't even here, so what am I supposed to do now, huh?
I still have to go to work. I need to go back as soon as possible.
Huh?
Oh no!
Oh no.
How do I even get back?
-Hey, Hye-mi. -Hmm?
-Do you know when Min-ju is getting here? -Min-ju? I have no idea
Kwon Min-ju!
-Wait, why am I still here? -Hey, explain yourself.
Why are you making up excuses and skipping school?
Just now I spoke with your teacher.
You better have a good reason or else I'm going to be very upset.
Am I stuck here?
I'm supposed to go back when I listen to the song.
You're talking about listening to music right now? Really?
What's wrong with you these days? You've never been late before.
Min-ju, what's going on?
Hey, Mom, I'm busy. I… I'm not going to school right now.
-Oh, your eyes. Are you okay? -Huh?
Your eyes are super blood red.
Are you not sleeping enough?
Is it because your head is hurting? How about we see the doctor?
No, no, it's not like that just go.
-Let's go to the doctor. -Ah! Ah! Come on! I told you to go!
I'll explain everything at some point, okay?
Now leave me alone. Please leave me alone. Can you do that?
M… M… Min-ju, you've…
You have never gotten annoyed at me like that before.
What's going on? What is happening to you all of a sudden?
You used to be such a sweet and quiet little girl.
Mom, I'm sorry, okay? I'm not annoyed.
It's just I haven't been sleeping well lately, and I don't know what to do.
So I'll get some sleep, and I promise you that, afterwards,
I'll become the perfect daughter that you once loved and cherished, okay?
You'll see I swear, huh? All right? Thanks, mm-hmm.
-Hey, right here! Over here. -Hey, In-gyu!
-Hey! -Here! Uh…
What's his deal?
Why didn't you pass the ball? I was open back there.
Oh, really? Well, my bad. I didn't see you.
Back to D. Let's go.
Hey, right here.
In-gyu, over here.
Okay.
-Oh! -Nice! Nice one!
Why did you steal the ball from me? We're playing on the same team here.
Whoo!
I'm talking to you!
You're being a big jerk!
My bad. I just probably… didn't see you there.
You did that on propose.
What's up with you lately, huh? What did I ever do to you?
Come on, guys. Cut it out okay?
Come at me, huh? You want me to start something? You think I won't?
Come on!
-Hey, stop! Let go of me! -Hey, just cool it, would you?
Don't forget to hand in your homework next class.
Don't come crying to me to give you another chance for turning it in late.
-Yes, sir. -Okay, that's it.
Attention, bow!
Thank you.
Good job today.
Nam Si-heon.
Nam Si-heon!
-Planning to go see her right now? -Why bother asking?
-For what? -None of your business.
-Hey! -What?
You'd really end our friendship over a girl?
I got nothing to say to you.
I go alone from now on, so stay away from me.
Jung In-gyu!
Come on. Why am I still stuck here in 1998?
This song is supposed to take me back to the year 2023, right?
Listen to me. Please work, okay?
But I'm so sleepy now.
I'll just take a little nap. Yeah.
Um, Si-heon, how far do we still have?
We're almost there.
Hey, just wait a minute.
What are we doing all the way out here?
'Cause It's pretty out here.
And I'd like to say something once we get there.
You could've said something in front of my house instead, couldn't you?
I mean, why drag me all this way?
I'm serious. This better be good.
For crying out loud, just be quiet already.
-It's just a little further, okay? -Hmm.
Okay then, let's get going.
Man, I'm so tired.
Okay, go ahead. Talk to me, huh?
-Why were you crying yesterday? -Mmm?
You were obviously very upset.
You dragged me out here all this way to ask that?
Oh, Si-heon, I'm really tired. I really need to rest, okay?
Did you really have to make us walk out here for all of this?
That's because I really have something to tell you as well.
I've been thinking a lot lately.
Mmm.
You've been thinking lately. I see.
Hey, Si-heon, listen. If it's not a matter of life or death,
let's just talk about it later, okay? Let's go back now.
Hey, really. Just please listen to me. It's the least you can do.
Otherwise, my head just might… fall off or explode into pieces.
Okay. All right then.
Hmm.
So… the thing is, I've been thinking a lot lately.
In-gyu is the reason we're all friends to begin with.
This is what he wanted for us.
Since he was really into you,
I was trying to do In-gyu a big favor, yet you and I became good friends, right?
Mmm.
However, once we got to know each other a little bit more,
we forgot why we were even, uh, friends in the first place, didn't we?
I mean, you're the girl In-gyu likes,
and as his closest friend, I should really help him here.
I think that I somehow forgot that.
Anyway, I think we need to get back on track
so we can still hang out, of course.
But, uh, we need to be
very careful and set some boundaries here.
So I will only think of you as my friend's friend.
So you should only treat me as such.
I hope you understand that.
So now… we are all only
just friends… of In-gyu's from now on.
Yeah.
That makes sense.
We have to remember to set proper boundaries
when around each other
if we wanna continue to be friends.
Friends of In-gyu, that is.
Do you understand what I'm trying to say?
Hey, I can't believe this! Seriously?
You really slept through the entire monologue?
Hey, Min-ju.
Did you even hear what I said at all?
Hey, Min-ju?
Eh…
Fine then, you do that.
This is probably for the best.
It doesn't matter, actually.
Now that you're asleep, I can say how I really feel, hmm?
When you came looking for me yesterday,
You looked so upset that it, uh…
it made me feel weird inside.
Something within me slowly began to ache.
It hurts to see you cry like that, you know?
I felt the same back at the hospital
when you put your head against my chest
because you thought I was someone else.
But when I saw how sad you were,
it made me wanna be there for you.
No matter what happens…
I hope that you will feel happier around me.
I want you to know that.
So from now on, I don't want you to cry anymore.
I'll be here for you.
How about you? If you could travel in time, where would you travel to?
I…
Wait, what? What is it?
I, uh…
I'd go back in time to see you.
I would go and find you and then tell you this.
That I am the one and only woman
in your future that you will ever really love
for the rest of your life.
You don't have to tell me.
I would already know that.
Wherever and however
we meet,
I would know how special you are
and that you were the one for me.
Just how I knew in this life you were the one.
You're definitely not the Yeon-jun I once knew.
But then why do you have the exact face, the same voice?
Even the way you sleep
reminds me of him.