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Dear My Friends

TV·2016–2016·1 season, 16 episodes·tvN·Comedy, Drama·1h 9m·Created by Noh Hee-kyung

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Life is ever-delightful — and ever-challenging — for a group of friends in their twilight years as they rediscover themselves through love and family.

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  1. 01Dear My Friends S01E01Sorry, I Am Not Curious About You GuysS01E01 · 10.0Cho Hui-ja leaves behind a comfortable but lonely life in the Philippines for Korea, where her friends are preparing to attend a reunion.
  2. 02Dear My Friends S01E08As If Nothing Had HappenedS01E08 · 10.0An earnest request from Seong-jae triggers Choong-nam's anger. Jeong-a informs her friends about her intent to leave Seok-gyun.
  3. 03Dear My Friends S01E02I Can Do It Alone. I Can Live Alone.S01E02 · 9.0Jang Nan-hui and Lee Yeong-won bicker over a decades-old grudge. Hui-ja is bothered by what her friends think about how her husband died.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode16Episodes2016Aired 9.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Dear My Friends S01E01Season's bestSorry, I Am Not Curious About You GuysMay 13, 2016 10.0Cho Hui-ja leaves behind a comfortable but lonely life in the Philippines for Korea, where her friends are preparing to attend a reunion.
  2. S01E02Dear My Friends S01E02I Can Do It Alone. I Can Live Alone.May 14, 2016 9.0Jang Nan-hui and Lee Yeong-won bicker over a decades-old grudge. Hui-ja is bothered by what her friends think about how her husband died.
  3. S01E03Dear My Friends S01E03Down To The Braless Street With A Torn JeansMay 20, 2016 9.0At the police station, Yeong-won saves the day. Later, everyone gathers at a photographer's studio to have their portraits taken.
  4. S01E04Dear My Friends S01E04Please, I Beg Everyone, Don't Do Like As You Don't Know Us.May 21, 2016 9.0A horrible accident leaves Hui-ja and Moon Jeong-a shaken. The day after Park Wan brings them home, she realizes something is seriously wron
  5. S01E05Dear My Friends S01E05Do Not Be Lonely. I Am Beside You.May 27, 2016 9.0Oh Choong-nam feels her heart skip a beat as she helps Lee Seong-jae shop for a party at his house. Yeong-won reveals a painful secret to Na
  6. S01E06Dear My Friends S01E06The Way You Can Return, The Way You Can Not ReturnMay 28, 2016 9.0The brutal truth about Kim Sun-yeong's marriage overwhelms her parents. Choong-nam considers telling Nan-hui about what she saw Wan doing.
  7. S01E07Dear My Friends S01E07The Wind Blows. The Waves Are Hitting.June 3, 2016 9.0While grieving for her mother, Jeong-a becomes determined to live for herself. Wan chats with Seo Yeon-ha about the woman he's met.
  8. S01E08Dear My Friends S01E08As If Nothing Had HappenedJune 4, 2016 10.0An earnest request from Seong-jae triggers Choong-nam's anger. Jeong-a informs her friends about her intent to leave Seok-gyun.
  9. S01E09Dear My Friends S01E09Life Is Really Very Beautiful, Isn't It?June 10, 2016Wan and Nan-hui tearfully confront their painful past. Finally able to go on his trip with Hui-ja, Seong-jae takes them down memory lane.
  10. S01E10Dear My Friends S01E10Honing the Sword of Revenge (1)June 11, 2016Seok-gyun remains oblivious as Jeong-a makes up her mind. Wan's impulse trip to see Yeon-ha leads to a frank conversation about unkept promi
  11. S01E11Dear My Friends S01E11Honing the Sword of Revenge (2)June 17, 2016Seok-gyun convinces himself that Jeong-a will return in a few days. Choong-nam plots her revenge against those who take advantage of her.
  12. S01E12Dear My Friends S01E12What I Was Aware Of, A Hundred of My Sins. What I Was Unaware Of, Tons of My Sins.June 18, 2016Yeong-won agrees to meet an ex-husband. Starting to realize his wrongdoings through the past few decades, Seok-gyun calls Wan to tell her hi
  13. S01E13Dear My Friends S01E13Like a Mother to the End, Like a Fighter to the End (1)June 24, 2016While fearfully awaiting news that could change her life, Nan-hui runs into her crush. Seong-jae worries about Hui-ja's worsening condition.
  14. S01E14Dear My Friends S01E14Like a Mother to the End, Like a Fighter to the End (2)June 25, 2016The friends search for a missing Hui-ja. A fearful Nan-hui finds company in Yeong-won and Wan as she processes the next steps after her diag
  15. S01E15Dear My Friends S01E15When Did We Ever Look at You This Long?July 1, 2016Before her surgery, Nan-hui pays a visit to her mother. Jeong-a and Hui-ja share a tender moment. Wan makes a call that breaks her heart.
  16. S01E16Dear My Friends S01E16Our Love StoryJuly 2, 2016With her son's best interest in mind, Hui-ja makes a sudden decision. Yeon-ha makes his feelings clear to Wan. Seok-gyun shows Jeong-a he's

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