Thirty-Nine
Leaning on each other through thick and thin, a trio of best friends stand together as they experience life, love and loss on the brink of turning 40.
Episodes
Thirty, Nine
Cha Mi-jo announces her sabbatical to her two best friends. Chance encounters and sweet-scented peonies draw Kim Seon-u and Mi-jo together.
One Absurd Day
Unable to let her go, Kim Jin-seok asks Jeong Chan-young to rethink their breakup. Mi-jo receives a heart-racing confession... and heartbreaking news.
Something I Had Never Thought Of
Jin-seok's wife confronts Chan-young. Lacking the courage to tell Chan-young the diagnosis, Mi-jo takes her anger out on someone else.
Choice
Chan-young and Jin-seok tearfully reveal their secrets to each other. A friend's sighting of Kim So-won at an unlikely place rattles Seon-u.
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Chan-young creates a bucket list of her to-do items for loved ones. Mi-jo consoles a guilt-ridden Seon-u, who blames himself for So-won's sorrows.
Conviction
At an impromptu dinner for four, Seon-u's dad shows his affinity for Mi-jo and aversion for So-won. Chan-young's mom stops by while Jin-seok is over.
The Inconvenient Truth
Chan-young finds information on Mi-jo's birth mother and auditions to achieve a long-awaited dream. So-won moves into the orphanage.
When You Think It's the End
Seon-u asks his father to apologize to So-won. Chan-young's mom demands answers from the trio. Mi-jo learns of her biological mother.
A Thousand Nights Over and Over Again
Mi-jo's conversation with her birth mother leaves her distraught. Chan-young excitedly plans her mom's birthday, but nearly misses the celebration.
He Who Dances Must Pay the Piper
When a strange man comes looking for Mi-jo at her clinic, she seeks answers from her adoptive mother. Jang Joo-hee expresses her frustration and fear.
About Romance
Joo-hee and Mi-jo take Chan-young out to capture her smile after hearing she's taken her funeral photo. Mi-jo's parents invite Seon-u over for a meal.
Samseong-dong, Hyochang-dong and Gocheok-dong
Chan-young gets the chance to say goodbye to loved ones at an unforgettable brunch. Worried about Mi-jo, she leaves behind a surprise gift.
Top Cast
Son Ye-jin
Cha Mi-jo
Jeon Mi-do
Jeong Chan-young
Kim Ji-hyun
Jang Joo-hee
Yeon Woo-jin
Kim Sun-woo
Lee Mu-saeng
Kim Jin-seok
Lee Tae-hwan
Park Hyun-joon
An So-hee
Kim So-won
Kang Mal-geum
Cha Mi-hyeon
Park Jae-joon
Choi Hoon
Park Ji-il
Cha Yoo-hyuk
Lee Ji-hyeon
Kim Kyung-ae
Nam Kee-ae
Park Jung-ja
apartment Production Companies
Lotte Cultureworks
JTBC Studios