Our Unwritten Seoul, the new Netflix series starring Jin-Young and Park Bo-Young, is a melodrama about twins with identical appearances but opposite behaviors. The first episode unfolds like a typical K-drama, with a flashback to the childhood of our protagonists, Mi-Ji and Mi-Rae. Currently, the two sisters are separated, one in Seoul and the other in her hometown, still living with their mother. But an unexpected twist will soon change this. The story is told from the point of view of Mi-Ji, who seems to be the rebellious daughter who is called useless, while Mi-Rae is the ideal daughter. But what's really going on between the two sisters? Let's find out in episode 1 of Our Unwritten Seoul.
When Mi-Rae and Mi-Ji's mother became pregnant, it was a great blessing for the family, so their father decided on the twins' names well in advance: Mi-Ji for the girl who comes first, an unknown, and Mi-Rae, meaning future, for the one who comes later. However, due to complications during childbirth, the sisters' names were changed, leaving the second daughter as the unknown Mi-Ji. This is significant because whenever something goes wrong for Mi-Ji, she blames her name. As children, no one could tell them apart, except for their father and grandmother. But Mi-Rae and Mi-Ji's stay-at-home father passed away early, leaving their mother and grandmother to care for the two girls.
Stars: Park Bo-young, Park Jin-young, Ryu Kyung-soo
Mi-Rae was the one who got good grades, making her the ideal child, but Mi-Ji ended up being known simply as "the twin." However, the girls soon realized that if they didn't do anything well, they could change jobs without anyone noticing. However, when they were discovered, their grandmother decided to cut Mi-Ji's hair so everyone could tell them apart. In middle school, Mi-Rae became the top student, while Mi-Ji merely encouraged her because she wasn't good at anything. But one day, while running to be the first to eat, they discovered she was a budding athlete. Suddenly, Mi-Ji became the pride of the school, winning medal after medal, but this victory was short-lived, because when it came time for the national team, she ended up twisting her ankle mid-race and falling flat on her face. Of course, she blamed her name because, once again, she was an unknown.
In high school, Mi-Ji and Mi-Rae found new neighbors, and Mi-Rae was also in their class. But Ho-Su wasn't like other children; He's partially deaf and doesn't interact with anyone, especially Mi-Ji, who basically bullies him because she doesn't listen to what he has to say. But what she doesn't know is that she's being insensitive because Ho-Su almost died in an accident when he was young, leaving him with severe burns on the left side of his body. It's Mi-Rae who tells Mi-Ji this because the teacher told her to help the new kid. There's an incident at school when Ho-Su grabs Mi-Ji's hand because a ball hits him in the ear, making a terrible buzzing sound. At that moment, Mi-Ji comforts the boy by holding his hand and telling him to breathe, but he freaks out and runs away.
Currently, Ho-Su, who lives in Seoul, is visiting his mother for his father's death anniversary. Something he doesn't seem very happy about doing. Mi-Ji is ordered to deliver food, but runs away as soon as she finds out Ho-Su is visiting. However, he appears at the door and the first thing he asks is how Mi-Rae is, which annoys her. Later, when she irritably punches him in the left ear when he asks about Mi-Rae again, she learns that her sister is having trouble in Seoul, and Ho-Su believes she's the only one who can help her, since Mi-Rae doesn't show her weakness in front of anyone.
Nowadays, Mi-Ji gets annoyed whenever someone mentions Mi-Rae because they always compare her to her smarter older sister. But after hearing what Ho-Su tells her about Mi-Rae, she becomes a little worried and decides to visit her with the food her mother made for her. In Seoul, Mi-Rae acts as if everything is perfect when she picks up Mi-Ji from work and takes her to a nearby cafe. But she talks about jumping out of her window as if it's a normal sight.
Mi-Ji doesn't think much of it, but when she returns from a visit to the bathroom, Mi-Rae has disappeared, leaving everything behind. Mi-Ji panics after realizing that Mi-Rae might be suicidal. Mi-Ji runs to Mi-Rae's house and finds her hanging from her window. Mi-Ji runs to catch her, but slips off the stool, and they both fall from the third floor. Fortunately, Mi-Rae threw off her blankets first, and the bushes are enough to save them from serious injury. At that moment, Mi-Ji collapses and tells her sister that she can't live without her.
At the end of episode 1 of Our Unwritten Seoul, Mi-Ji gets off the bus she was supposed to take home because her gut instinct tells her that Mi-Rae is still not well. She finds her sister walking on the bridge and stops her before she makes another drastic decision. Mi-Ji realizes she shouldn't tell her sister to suck it up or take a vacation; Mi-Rae needs to resign. But she can't because she's taken out a loan, so Mi-Ji decides to go to work instead of Mi-Rae, and Mi-Rae will live as Mi-Ji. Thus begins the story of the twin sisters.
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