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This is a complete story recap of the 2023 Korean fantasy drama film, Our Season, starring Shin Min-a and veteran actress Kim Hae-sook. Discover the emotional plot and ending explained of this beautiful film about a mother who gets a three-day “vacation” from the afterlife to visit her daughter.

In this deeply emotional story, a daughter haunted by regrets and loneliness receives an unexpected visit from her late mother. Through shared memories, unspoken apologies, and a table full of homemade meals, they find a chance to reconnect — even if just for one night.

A powerful reminder that a mother’s love never truly dies... and sometimes, love crosses even the boundaries of life and death.

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00:00Three years after her death, she returns home for the first time,
00:03only to find the neglected yard filled with smoke.
00:10Just then, the sound of the door opening could be heard from behind.
00:14It turns out to be her daughter, who has been away for a long time and is returning home.
00:20However, upon entering the house, the daughter completely ignores her mother.
00:25Yet, upon seeing her long-awaited daughter, Bokja can't help but feel a wave of joy in her heart.
00:32However, just as she was eagerly expecting a hug, her daughter walks straight through her body.
00:48But why has her daughter, a professor in America, suddenly returned to their rural home in the mountains?
00:55And why did she choose to live a life in the countryside that is so out of character for her?
01:01What's even more unbelievable to Bokja is that her daughter has opened a small restaurant here.
01:06She even seems to enjoy the dirty and tiring labor involved.
01:15Bokja is filled with confusion.
01:17Two tourists arrive in the yard, ready to dine.
01:20Her daughter, whom Bokja remembers never having cooked before, warmly greets the tourists and brings them tea.
01:28She then walks directly to the old, rustic cellar and carefully pulls out some fermented kimchi.
01:35Bokja watches curiously as she skillfully prepares a meal for the guests.
01:40When the delicious dishes fill the table, even Bokja, now a ghost, can't help but drool.
01:49Although she is surprised and delighted by her daughter's progress,
01:53Bokja still feels a sense of disappointment deep down.
01:56She can't understand why her daughter gave up such a promising future.
02:01Instead, she chose to waste her life in a place that didn't belong to her.
02:05When Bokja was alive, she did everything she could for her daughter's future.
02:10Even when she was gravely ill on her deathbed, she never told her daughter.
02:15Fortunately, Bokja won first prize in the afterlife essay competition,
02:20which earned her the right to return to the human world for a three-day holiday.
02:25Zheng Ju, her daughter, was the only person she had worried about in life.
02:30She therefore chose to spend her time with her daughter.
02:33However, upon her return, she discovered that Zheng Ju had resigned from her job
02:38at an American university a long time ago.
02:42Bokja was always a proud woman.
02:44When she was still alive, she would brag to everyone in the village
02:48that her daughter was a professor in America.
02:50Now that she has passed away,
02:52hearing others gossiping about her daughter behind her back,
02:56she can only stand by helplessly and worry.
03:06But Zheng Ju's cuteness was irresistible.
03:09The citizens couldn't resist her tender heart.
03:13But once she left,
03:15she muttered to herself,
03:17praying that Bokja wouldn't get angry.
03:19Even though Bokja was sitting right next to her,
03:22she heard her friend's honest thoughts.
03:25No one in the world could see him anymore.
03:28No one could hear her speak either.
03:30Yet she spent every day quietly following her daughter and accompanying her,
03:35watching her become a skilled cook,
03:37just like her.
03:39She watched her live in the place she once called home.
03:43Bokja's nagging never stopped.
03:46But Zheng Ju enjoyed the quiet, peaceful, rural life in her own way.
03:51He roasts coffee beans on the clay stove that Bokja once used,
03:55doing it all by hand.
03:57Then he grinds them slowly by hand
03:59and brews a cup with boiling water.
04:03Finally, he sits contentedly on the terrace,
04:06basking in the sun.
04:11Even though his invisible mother was scolding him up close,
04:14and Zheng Ju's ears felt a little itchy,
04:17as if someone was gossiping about her nearby,
04:20the mother and daughter now live in two different worlds.
04:23But soon enough,
04:25Bokja would discover the reason why her daughter had returned home.
04:29One night, Zheng Ju, who was rolling around,
04:33suddenly sat up.
04:34After letting out a long breath,
04:36she immediately walked outside.
04:38Then he started running faster and faster.
04:41He ended up on a bridge,
04:43shouting towards the dark and silent river below.
05:06Bokja acutely felt the sorrow of being separated from someone by life and death.
05:12Tears welled up in her aged eyes.
05:15The next morning,
05:16she followed Zheng Ju to the hospital once more.
05:20Only then did she realize
05:21that the real reason her daughter had come back home
05:24was because of her.
05:26Despite appearing calm and composed,
05:29Zheng Ju was already suffering from depression.
05:32She struggled with insomnia every night
05:34and often woke up in distress.
05:38Bokja finally understood her daughter's pain.
05:41When she overheard Zheng Ju's conversation with her psychiatrist,
05:45her heart was shaken to its core.
05:59But from Bokja's perspective,
06:01their relationship had long been cold and distant.
06:05There were times when she called Zheng Ju ten times,
06:08only for nine of them to go unanswered.
06:10Her lovingly prepared kimchi was always met with disdain.
06:14She constantly called to invite Zheng Ju home for meals.
06:18But Zheng Ju always had countless excuses.
06:21Even before she went to the US,
06:23Zheng Ju hadn't come to say goodbye to her mother.
06:26When Bokja passed away in the forest,
06:28Zheng Ju never got to see her mother one last time.
06:31The reason for all this was it could all be traced back to Bokja's past choices.
06:37After her husband passed away early,
06:39Bokja had to raise Zheng Ju alone from a young age.
06:43In those economically difficult times,
06:45she had to work multiple jobs a day.
06:47Even when working as a housekeeper,
06:50she had to bring Zheng Ju with her.
06:53As a result, she was often dismissed by employers who disapproved.
06:58After Zheng Ju started school,
07:00living expenses and tuition fees only increased.
07:04This left Bokja, who had no special skills,
07:07in dire straits.
07:10Eventually, with no other options,
07:12she had to send Zheng Ju to live with her younger brother.
07:16Zheng Ju felt as though she had lost her only home.
07:18She saw it as the first time her mother had abandoned her.
07:22Later, Bokja was introduced to a wealthy man.
07:26However, he made an outrageous demand
07:28that she not bring Zheng Ju into his home.
07:31If she agreed,
07:32he would support Zheng Ju until she graduated from college
07:35and even fund her studies abroad.
07:39Bokja just wanted her daughter to have a better life through education.
07:43Hoping that she wouldn't end up at the bottom of society like her,
07:47she eventually agreed after much contemplation.
07:50But after the marriage,
07:52although she was technically the lady of the house,
07:54she lived like a maid in her second husband's home.
07:57She cooked, cleaned, and did housework every day.
08:01She even received a salary from her husband each month.
08:05However, this sacrificial devotion to her daughter's welfare.
08:09This devotion became a lifelong shackle
08:11from which Zheng Ju could never escape.
08:14One day, while her in-laws were away on holiday,
08:18Bokja invited Zheng Ju to a small gathering at their city home.
08:22Zheng Ju happily went to her mother's house,
08:24only to find that the walls were covered with photos of her stepfather and his children.
08:30There was not a single photo of her mother among them.
08:34Suddenly, an indescribable pain welled up inside her.
08:38While Bokja joyfully prepared a whole table of food for Zheng Ju,
08:41she didn't even get a chance to ask about her daughter's life or studies.
08:46Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
08:48Her short-sighted husband had returned early from holiday with his children.
08:53They saw Zheng Ju and the full table of food.
08:56Bokja hurriedly tried to explain.
09:03But Bokja's husband's expression changed instantly.
09:07In a mocking tone, he muttered sarcastically,
09:38gongju was so angry that he felt physically
09:40ill. As she left, Bokja even packed up all the food to take home. With her pride deeply
09:47hurt, Bokja sadly escorted Zheng Ju to the bus. Zheng Ju clutched the many lunchboxes.
09:55Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. At that moment, he held not only the food
10:01that had been given out of pity, but also the humiliation that she and her mother had
10:05endured. He also felt an overwhelming sense of sadness and hatred. This was the
10:11second time that Zheng Ju had felt abandoned by his mother. However, young
10:16Zheng Ju could never comprehend her mother's good intentions. Everything she
10:21did for his own good only served to make him feel suffocated and helpless. This
10:27grew into a deep hatred of Bokja. For not having the presence of a mother since
10:32childhood, Zheng Ju could only respond with rejection to the maternal love she
10:36was given. Although Bokja realized that Zheng Ju misunderstood her, she remains
10:42overwhelmed with guilt and feels like she doesn't love her enough. She became
10:47cautious and pleading in her words. She would even start talking about cooking
10:51just to invite her daughter home for dinner.
10:53Ah, Jinjuya, I'm sorry. Are you busy?
10:56Why?
10:57No, there's nothing to do with it.
11:01I put it in the water and put it in the water.
11:04I made it as a sponge.
11:08And I put it in the pot.
11:11I put it in the pot and put it in the pot.
11:13It's so delicious.
11:17I'm going to put it in the pot.
11:21I'll put it in the pot.
11:21Mom, I'll go in the pot.
11:23I'll tell you later.
11:27At this moment, the neglected Bokja resembled a lonely, helpless bucket,
11:32thirsting for water in the snow.
11:34Afterward, Bokja opened a small restaurant in their old family home.
11:38She would call every now and then, asking when Jongju would come home.
11:42But every time, calls either went unanswered or she said she was too busy.
11:47One day, Bokja finally couldn't hold back and went into the city to see Jongju.
11:53But her daughter was very disgusted by the kimchi she brought.
11:56She said she was too busy.
11:57I didn't want one day, she said she would've been too busy.
12:02I didn't want one day, I didn't want one day.
12:15I don't want one day, just go in the ground.
12:20But I don't want one day.
12:21I'm so happy that she was too busy.
12:22I'm so happy that she was coming home.
12:22I'm so happy that she was not a good day.
12:29After a few quarrels, Bokja felt as though her heart had been torn apart.
12:34Feeling helpless, she left her daughter's home.
12:38She was alone, like a wandering soul among the bustling crowd.
12:42In a city of millions, there wasn't even room for a mother to spend the night.
12:46Sadly, she looked at the brightly lit streets, while her heart was utterly dark.
12:52Then she went into a 24-hour McDonald's.
12:55She bought the cheapest ice cream cone and asked the staff to show her how to text.
13:00She sent a message to her daughter.
13:03At that moment, she realized that she shouldn't have sent her mother away.
13:08Zheng Ju hurried back to apologize and stop her mother from leaving.
13:11She also received Bokja's message.
13:14He looked down at his phone.
13:16In it, Bokja told Zheng Ju that she had already boarded the bus.
13:21She asked her daughter not to worry.
13:24She also reminded her to eat and sleep on time.
13:28After reading the message, Zheng Ju looked up at her mother through the glass window.
13:32At that moment, he didn't have the courage to expose his mother's lie.
13:38So he stood silently outside the shop.
13:41As the ice cream in her hand slowly melted, he stayed outside with Bokja all night.
13:47Zheng Ju's feelings for Bokja were a mixture of repressed love and a desire to escape because
13:52he didn't know how to respond.
13:55Although he could understand his mother's good intentions, understanding didn't mean acceptance.
14:01Such idealized communication and sugary motherly love are how most parents and children actually
14:07relate.
14:08Later, Zheng Ju went abroad to study.
14:12But soon after arriving in the US, Bokja suddenly had a heart attack and passed away.
14:17This was the third time his mother had abandoned him.
14:21Zheng Ju couldn't bear being abandoned time and again.
14:24That's why he developed severe depression.
14:27Until Bokja returned to the human world, she saw that Zheng Ju had given up a bright future.
14:33She came back to live where she had lived before.
14:36She finally realized that Zheng Ju was resisting the motherly love and repeated abandonment he had
14:42experienced in his own way.
14:59One day, Zheng Ju's close friend came to visit him.
15:03She urged him to go to Seoul for depression treatment.
15:06But Zheng Ju refused.
15:09She said something.
15:37At that moment,
15:39Bokja finally realized that
15:41Jongju's feelings towards her were not just
15:43resentment, but also
15:44a quiet kind of love.
15:47She continued to live in the house
15:49she had owned previously.
15:50She ran the restaurant she used to run
15:52and kept all her belongings.
15:55It turned out that she was trying
15:57to recreate the closeness and intimacy
15:59that had once existed between mother and
16:01daughter. She lived life
16:03the way her mother did, doing
16:05what her mother used to do.
16:06She kept her mother in her heart,
16:08she saw her mother's loneliness
16:10and the pain she had caused her.
16:13Using the method her mother
16:15had used to make dumplings,
16:16she made a batch to share with her close friend.
16:19But they were so awful
16:21that not even he could swallow
16:23them.
16:24She kept experimenting, summarizing
16:27each experience.
16:28But in the end, he still couldn't recreate
16:31his mother's flavor.
16:32He went to ask his mother's close friend
16:35for advice.
16:36She told him that Bokja had used
16:38white radish in the dumpling filling.
16:40This is because the crisp sweetness
16:42of white radish symbolizes
16:44resilience and hope in life.
16:48Jongju suddenly understood.
16:49He hurried back home.
16:51He carefully remade the dumpling filling
16:53like his mother did
16:54and silently prayed that it would turn out well.
16:57However, when his close friend tasted it,
17:01she said the flavor was too mild.
17:03Nevertheless, Jongju had finally tasted
17:06his mother's flavor.
17:08She was moved that he had finally recreated
17:10her unique dumpling recipe.
17:12Mildness represented his mother's
17:14lifelong hardships.
17:16By recreating his mother's food,
17:18that he could create the illusion
17:20that she was still with him.
17:22After all, a mother's love
17:24is the most beautiful thing in the world.
17:26All the delicious meals
17:28and gentle embraces from mothers everywhere
17:30are irreplaceable memories
17:31that stay with us throughout our lives.
17:34One day, Jongju passed a McDonald's.
17:37He couldn't resist going inside
17:39and ordering a small ice cream.
17:41He held the cone tightly
17:42and let it slowly melt.
17:45And with it came memories of that day.
17:48Memories of that night
17:49with his mother flooded his mind.
17:52Bokja saw Jongju holding the ice cream
17:54and finally understood
17:56all of Jongju's feelings.
17:58You've all seen it.
18:01You've all seen it.
18:06You've all seen it.
18:07I'm not sure what you've ever seen.
18:10I'm not sure what you've ever seen.
18:11I'm not sure what you've ever seen.
18:15The girls are all different.
18:18It's sad and sad.
18:37Motherly love can provide a warm shelter.
18:40However, it can also put pressure on a daughter
18:43due to overprotection or high expectations.
18:46In this moment,
18:48the melting ice cream cone symbolizes their shared love.
18:51That night,
18:53Bokja's close friend came to their house.
18:56She told Jongju many stories about Bokja.
18:59Bokja had led a poor life,
19:01but she was incredibly resilient.
19:03She painstakingly raised her younger brother.
19:06And she put a lot of effort into raising Jongju.
19:09She worked in a factory,
19:11even injuring her hand in the process.
19:14She didn't want to abandon Jongju.
19:16However,
19:17she felt more secure in trusting Jongju
19:19to her younger brother.
19:21She also believed that working alone
19:23would earn her more money.
19:25It wasn't that she didn't want to include
19:27Jongju in her second marriage.
19:29She just wanted to give Jongju
19:31a better life
19:32in her own way.
19:32I'm going to give you a couple of daughters to give you a little bit.
19:39If you don't give me a little, I'll give you a little bit.
19:46If you don't give me a little, you'll get a little bit.
19:51I know.
19:58Why did you decide to make a decision like that?
20:02I thought I was really a fool.
20:06But I thought I was going to go back.
20:11I didn't want to go back.
20:15I didn't want to go back.
20:31Bokja was very hurt when she heard this.
20:34It turned out that she had always acted in the belief that she was doing what was best
20:38for her daughter, but she had ignored what her daughter really wanted.
20:42Love is deep. Deep, heartfelt love can give everything, even youth and life. But it can
20:50also hurt, leaving wounds that are difficult to heal. However, mothers are not the only
20:56ones who struggle to express love. Daughters also keep their affection deep in their hearts,
21:01not knowing how to express it. Zheng Ju's biggest guilt and sorrow is that, despite working
21:07hard, she ended up living a life that didn't suit her. She left her mother alone and cold.
21:14She could have put her shame aside and tried to communicate with her mother back then. This
21:19would have enabled her to rebuild a closer relationship with her mother. However, her mother's sudden
21:25departure left her with no opportunity to address this regret. Losing a loved one is not an act
21:31of revenge, but an enduring source of distress. We are forever trapped in this humidity, stirring
21:38up storms on days that should be calm. Although Zheng Ju never understood Bokja, Bokja wrote all
21:45her regrets in her diary.
21:47She told her all her regrets in her diary.
21:48I can't get a phone call. Are you sad?
21:52I have a lot of eyes. I have a lot of eyes.
21:57I have a lot of eyes. I have a lot of eyes.
22:07I have a lot of eyes. I have a lot of eyes.
22:13I have a lot of eyes.
22:15Actually, Bokja regrets the moment they're written in the diary. She's already chosen
22:20to forget them. Because a mother never remembers her child's faults. But she didn't expect
22:26Zheng Ju to hate the version of herself who once spoke harshly to her mother because of
22:30this diary. She also hated the version of herself who went to America to escape her mother,
22:36but missed the chance to see her one last time. She was trapped in endless guilt every month.
22:43She regretted not telling her mother the truth behind these regrets sooner. Actually, she
22:48didn't avoid her mother's calls because she didn't want to answer. She was really just too
22:53busy. Every time she saw the calls, she wanted to reply. But she was so busy late into the night
23:00that she didn't want to disturb Bokja's rest. So she gave up. Actually, Zheng Ju also came to see
23:07Bokja before going to the U.S. But Bokja didn't know that night she stood in the
23:12yard and saw her mother happy. So she seemed comforted. So she chose a silent love and farewell.
23:20She secretly left the supplements Bokja bought on the porch. Actually, Bokja was also irreplaceable
23:27in Zheng Ju's heart. One night, Zheng Ju's boyfriend came to the countryside. He begged Zheng Ju to marry him.
23:36But Zheng Ju refused. Because her ex-fiancé's mother looked down too much on Bokja's background.
23:42She wanted Zheng Ju to chose her uncle as the officiant at the wedding. But Zheng Ju cancelled the engagement
23:49for that reason. Because in her heart, only Bokja should sit in that position.
23:55Hearing this, Bokja, now a ghost, felt immense pain. It turned out she was so important to her
24:02daughter. It was just that her daughter never said it aloud. But because of her daughter, she had
24:09resolutely given up her own love. Suddenly, Bokja felt overwhelming shame and guilt again. Late at night,
24:17she sat alone in the yard, her heart flooded once more with endless self-blame.
24:21I don't know if she can sit in that room.
24:29Why are you so sad? Why are you so sad?
24:33I'm so sad to meet you and live with good friends.
24:37In a moment of urgency, she kicked the iron bucket. Clearly, she was a wandering spirit.
24:42It was forbidden for her to touch the objects of the living. She didn't realize that she had committed
24:49a grave offense in the underworld. Before long, a messenger from the underworld found her.
24:55Because of the trouble she had caused, Bokja had to cut her holiday short.
25:01At daybreak, she had to return with the messenger. But strangely, Bokja didn't refuse.
25:07Instead, she begged the messenger sincerely to allow her to visit her daughter one last time,
25:13to apologize to her in person. The messenger told her, if she did, she would have to pay a heavy
25:20price.
25:20She would lose all her memories of her daughter. If that happened, she would really become a lonely
25:26lost ghost. The most tragic outcome would be if Bokja could meet Zhengzhou later in the afterlife.
25:32Bokja won't recognize Zhengzhou. Zhengzhou won't recognize Bokja. Bokja fell to the ground after
25:40hearing this. She couldn't accept such an outcome. As a wandering spirit, now her memory is the only
25:47bond she has with her daughter. However, after careful consideration, Bokja made her decision.
26:04At that moment, the messenger was also moved by the great motherly love. He and Bokja were lying in the
26:11cold yard, comforting the greatest pain a mother could experience. As the moon in the sky grew brighter,
26:20Bokja slowly made his way to his daughter's window.
26:51Bokja happily cut out the window.
26:52cupped her daughter's face, just as he had when she was little.
26:57Jiang Ju stood up happily, drawing on memories of her mother and the cooking skills she had
27:02learned since returning home.
27:03She carefully prepared a large table of delicious birthday dishes for her mother.
27:08Their once silent and distant mother-daughter relationship was now filled with warmth and
27:13the aroma of food.
27:15Each dish on the table seemed to express their unspoken love for one another.
27:19They ate the meal very slowly.
27:22As if making up for all the lost companionship and love of the past in one night.
27:28Bokja had finally untied Jiang Ju's emotional knot.
27:32Their bond grew stronger still in the warmth of this meal.
27:35It would never fade.
27:38After the meal, they sat together on the porch, leaning on each other and watching the full moon.
27:44They shared their longing for each other.
27:47They also apologized to each other.
27:49Jinju야.
27:56알았지?
28:01네가 공부를 많이 했어.
28:05엄마랑은
28:06다른 인생을 살기를
28:08알았습니다.
28:12알지?
28:16I love you.
28:44I'm gonna do it.
28:49I'm gonna do it.
28:50I'm gonna do it.
28:53I'm gonna do it.
28:53Why are you gonna do it?
28:59I'm sorry, my mom.
29:06Oh, my mom.
29:15I'm sorry.
29:20I'm sorry.
29:21I'm sorry.
29:23They once had misunderstandings, resentment, and sacrifice.
29:28But they also had deep affection.
29:30Guilt and regret were also present.
29:34Once upon a time, when we were young and naive,
29:37we often misunderstood our mother.
29:40Her seemingly harsh demands,
29:42those decisions that allowed no argument,
29:45planted seeds of resentment in our hearts.
29:48But our mother gave up her dreams
29:50and the brilliant times that once belonged to her.
29:53She silently endured the pressures of life.
29:56She never once complained in front of us.
29:59It was her increasingly tired body
30:01that sheltered the sky under which we grew up.
30:04Now, the resentment and misunderstandings of the past
30:07have gradually turned into deep guilt
30:09in the face of reality.
30:11We feel guilty for the hurt we caused her.
30:14We feel guilty for not understanding
30:16the deep love in her eyes sooner.
30:19Looking back now,
30:20our hearts are full of regret.
30:23Regret for the time wasted in quarrels.
30:25Regret for not showing her more warmth and care
30:28when she was making silent sacrifices.
30:31Ultimately, the messenger erased all of Bokja's memories.
30:34Before leaving,
30:36she left Jungju with one final diary entry.
30:39Just when,
30:40she was in late,
30:41she was in the middle of Bokja's memories.
30:43She was in the middle of Bokja's memories.
30:45And then she was in the middle of Bokja's memories.
30:54And then she moved up to Bokja's memories.
31:15The complex mix of love and apology is like a resilient thread.
31:19It weaves the unique and irreplaceable emotional bond between mothers and daughters.
31:25In the long river of time, we may still impulsively say hurtful words,
31:30but at the same time, that most sincere love remains deeply buried in our hearts
31:35and quietly given to each other in unexpected moments.
31:39However, this is not a discussion about forgiveness.
31:43It's more about understanding.
31:46Understanding the limitations caused by differences between two generations living in different eras.
31:51It is about understanding each other's feelings and emotions during specific events or moments.
31:57It is about understanding the pure and sincere love and care in family ties.
32:03Though all of this is incredibly difficult to achieve,
32:05it is this effort to understand that allows us to keep moving forward on the path of family love.
32:12To keep growing.
32:13This is because it teaches us that family love is not perfect,
32:17but gradually resolves conflicts and quarrels.
32:20It grows richer through understanding and tolerance.
32:24This understanding is the red thread that crosses generations.
32:28It is the key to breaking down emotional barriers and is the most precious treasure on our life's journey.
32:35No matter how many difficulties and challenges we face,
32:38it allows us to hold on to the warmth and strength that come from family love.
32:44This story really inspired me,
32:46as I still often argue with my mom over trivial issues.
32:50Thank you for watching until the end.
32:52Don't forget to continue loving your mom while you still can,
32:55and while she is still there.
32:57See you in another touching and inspiring video.
33:00See you in another Medicine
33:01Bye.
33:01Bye.
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