"In Your Radiant Season"에서 Chae Jong Hyeop이 돌연 미국으로 떠난 가운데 drama가 결방으로 시청자들을 애태울 전망이다.
On the 6th, the MBC Friday-Saturday drama "In Your Radiant Season" episode 5 aired, in which Seon Woo-chan (Chae Jong Hyeop) proposed a "3-month trial neighborhood friend" to Song Ha-ran (Lee Sung-kyoung), but ultimately failed to complete the period and abruptly returned to the United States, resulting in a heartbreaking separation. That day's ratings recorded 4.1% nationwide and 4.1% in the Seoul metropolitan area, according to Nielsen Korea. In particular, the scene in which Song Ha-ran, who passed the design revision thanks to the photos taken in Gyeongju, expresses her gratitude to Seon Woo-chan surged to a momentary peak rating of 4.5% nationwide on Nielsen Korea, leaving a radiant afterglow.
In the episode, Song Ha-ran, who safely arrived in Gyeongju, began spending time with Seon Woo-chan and started learning the "way to live joyfully." Amid the grand natural scenery, Song Ha-ran continued site inspections with her team and showed a different side of herself than before. The delicate natural direction and beautiful cinematography, capturing mountains and fields dyed in autumn light and leaves swaying in the wind, made the moments the two shared feel warmer. Song Ha-ran, who usually kept her distance from people and preferred to be alone, naturally mingling with colleagues suggested the gradual changes in Ha-ran as she spent time with Seon Woo-chan.
A sudden downpour during the Gyeongju inspection created another turning point in the relationship between the two. When contact was cut off after Song Ha-ran went to find the scarf, Seon Woo-chan immediately set out to find her, and when they met again in the mountains, they were able to look more deeply into each other's hearts. Hearing about Seon Woo-chan's childhood and wounds from his maternal grandmother, Song Ha-ran cautiously asked about his past, but Chan avoided the question and ultimately did not speak. He knew his past could ultimately become another wound for Song Ha-ran. Ha-ran, who wanted to take a step closer to Chan, and Chan, who cannot open his heart, had complicated inner feelings that left viewers with a poignant sense of sorrow.
With Seon Woo-chan's trigger reaction, memories from Boston, "1 inch," gradually surfaced. During the inspection, Seon Woo-chan, who continuously experienced tinnitus and visual abnormalities, had fragmented memories like broken glass, drops of blood and metallic sounds flash through his mind. Especially when scenes from Boston came to mind with the voice of Kang Sukwoo (Kwon Do Hyoung), Seon Woo-chan was engulfed by unexpected fragments of memory, shocked and confused, and ultimately shed tears, evoking pity. In this process, Cha Su-jin (Lee Joo-yeon) appeared for the first time, presenting another piece of the hidden incident's puzzle.
Meanwhile, Song Ha-ran chose not to forcefully ask about Seon Woo-chan's past anymore. She realized that choosing not to dig up wounds to confirm the truth but instead not to interfere with that person's happiness can also be a form of love. This was the moment when Song Ha-ran, who had always avoided and run from wounds, chose to change by protecting someone's pain.
After finishing the inspection, Seon Woo-chan stayed in Gyeongju to wrap up the schedule, and Song Ha-ran headed back to Seoul first. Before parting, Seon Woo-chan handed her a disposable camera and gave her the assignment to take one photo a day of a moment that made her feel good, and the two promised to meet again in Seoul 10 days later when the full moon rose. Afterwards, Ha-ran began to regain the warmth of everyday life she had forgotten by taking photos of small moments she would normally have overlooked, such as the moonlit landscape, a geranium pot, Dong-gu's uniform and Man-jae's omurice.
Meanwhile, the relationships among the people around Nana House also showed signs of change. Kim Na-na (Lee Mi-Sook) and Park Man-jae (Kang Sukwoo) recalled memories of Chuncheon through the "La Vie en Rose" LP and brought out feelings they had buried for a long time. Also, between Song Ha-young (Han Ji-hyun) and Yeon Tae-seok (Kwon Hyuk), a subtle flutter was sensed after their elevator meeting, and it was revealed that Yeon Tae-seok and the Nana family had ties dating back 15 years. In addition, another variable was added between Song Ha-dam (Oh Yeju) and Cha Yu-gyeom (Gen.Kim Tae-young). After the jewelry shop incident, Hadam increasingly began to harbor misunderstandings toward Yu-gyeom, whose attitude was reticent while hiding Kim Na-na's secret, creating a strange tension between the two.
At the end of the broadcast, Seon Woo-chan, who was heading to Seoul, suddenly left for the United States, leaving Song Ha-ran facing an unexpected farewell. After finishing the assignment Seon Woo-chan had given her, Song Ha-ran found memories from Gyeongju that Chan had secretly photographed in the developed photos. Ha-ran, recalling Chan's words, "Live joyfully. Even if I'm not there later," finally burst into tears. The deeply resonant ending, which presaged another parting for the two, left viewers with a heavy feeling and made them look forward to the next episode.
"In Your Radiant Season" episode 6 will be preempted today (7) for the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) Japan-Korea broadcast and will air next on Friday the 13th at 9:50 p.m.
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