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14.6 - Podcast Review of Episode 6 of Our Unwritten Seoul

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 6 of Our Unwritten Seoul, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Park Bo Young as Yoo Mi Ji and Yoo Mi Rae, and Jin Young as Lee Ho Su. We discuss:

  • The songs we featured during the recap:

    • “Silence of the Night” by Elaine

    • “The One Who Understood Me” by Nam Hye Seung and Park Sang Hee

  • How Episode 6 was all about secrets: the secrets people keep to protect themselves, the secrets kept to protect others, and the pain and misunderstandings that secrets can create.

  • Ho Su finally learning that the woman beside him is really Mi Ji after her drunken confession and sleep talking at his apartment.

  • Ji Yun’s growing feelings for Ho Su, her inferiority complex toward Mi Rae, and the realities of being a contract worker in South Korea.

  • The ethical and emotional dilemmas surrounding the headquarters redevelopment project and the confidential plans for the future light rail station.

  • Lee Chung Gu’s manipulative behavior and the growing sense that Mi Ji is being set up inside the company.

  • Kim Rosa’s mysterious inability to read, and the growing mystery surrounding her identity, her poetry, and her relationship to Sang Wol.

  • Mi Rae’s emotional collapse after the town gossip, and Se Jin’s reminder that “the rumors are fake, but the strawberries are real.”

  • The revelation that Gyeong Gu is likely gay, how Mi Ji protected his secret for years, and how misunderstandings destroyed Mi Ji and Ho Su’s relationship for over a decade.

  • The many K Drama elements in this episode, including drunken confessions, piggyback rides, triangles, wrist grabs, umbrella scenes, protective secrets, and emotional overheard conversations.

  • Park Bo Young’s extraordinary acting performance as four distinct versions of Mi Ji and Mi Rae, and why she deserved her Best Actress win at the Baeksang Awards.

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K Drama Chat is a weekly podcast where we take one Korean (K) Drama each season and and recap and analyze each episode. K Drama Chat is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pandora. 

 

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  1. Joanna PinedaMay 22, 2026 at 8:34 AM

    Everyone, Sung Hee and I disagree about Gyeong Gu in this episode. To me, it's plain as day that he's gay, while she thinks it *might* be hinted and doesn't think it was revealed at all. You should have seen the texts back and forth between us. What do YOU think? Are you with me or Sung Hee? Haha!

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