Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) (Season 2)

A fast rundown of what this one’s about.

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Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) (Season 2)

결혼작사 이혼작곡 (Gyeolhonjaksa Ihonjakgok) · 2021 · South Korea

WriterIm Sung-han

DirectorYoo Jung-joon, Lee Seung-hoon

Episodes16 eps · ~69 min each

Where to Watch✅ Netflix

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Binge Time18h 24m

AiredJun 12 – Aug 8, 2021

GenreDrama · Romance · Melodrama

Content Rating15+

Netflix

InfidelityMarriageDivorceMakjangSupernatural

Everything worth knowing, distilled into one box.

The three marriages, the other woman and the family ghost.

Sung Hoon

Pan Sa-hyeon

Lead

Lee Ga-ryeong

Boo Hye-ryung

Lead

Lee Tae-gon

Shin Yu-sin

Supporting

Park Joo-mi

Sa Pi-young

Supporting

Jeon No-min

Park Hae-ryun

Supporting

Jeon Soo-kyeong

Lee Si-eun

Supporting

Kim Eung-soo

Pan Mun-ho

Supporting

Kim Bo-yeon

Kim Dong-mi

Supporting

Jeon Hye-won

Park Hyang-gi

Supporting

Lee Min-young

Song Won

Supporting

Song Ji-in

A-mi

Supporting

Lim Hye-young

Nam Ga-bin

Supporting

Episode-by-episode, spoiler-light — a refresher, not a rewatch.

EP 01

Telling Secrets

Jun 12, 2021

Song Won wakes from a dream to the news that she is pregnant, and Pan Sa-hyeon calls it a miracle and proof they were meant to be, while she fears being found out. On a girls’ trip to Jeju, Song Won, Nam Ga-bin and A-mi each realise the others are also seeing married men. Back home, Boo Hye-ryung sets out to find her husband’s lover, and Shin Gi-rim’s ghost strolls back into the house.

EP 02

The Ghost in the House

Jun 13, 2021

Sa-hyeon asks his mother Ye-jung to show some mercy and help look after Song Won through the pregnancy, while Hye-ryung’s refusal to divorce lets him play the victim. Lee Si-eun orders Park Hae-ryun to pack up once she learns how much time he spends at A-mi’s, and he won’t even text his own kids. Ye-jung sits down with Song Won to size her up, and the housekeeper, who claims to be quitting, keeps seeing Gi-rim’s ghost around the house.

EP 03

Calling It Quits

Jun 19, 2021

Song Won decides to keep the baby but cut Sa-hyeon loose, arguing that her faith has turned the pregnancy into something she cannot live with, and the two part in a long, tearful montage. Hye-ryung drags Si-eun out for a night of drinking, and Kim Dong-mi moves in with Pi-young and Yu-sin rather than stay alone with her late husband’s ghost. The three mistresses compare notes on their men, and a radio-show cliffhanger sets up the next collision.

EP 04

The Grandchild’s Mother

Jun 20, 2021

Hae-ryun finally tells Si-eun who his girlfriend is, insisting Ga-bin isn’t to blame, and she sends him off to show the new trophy around. Pan Mun-ho lectures Hye-ryung that men can’t get pregnant alone and that she should keep away from Song Won, while Sa-hyeon’s family eats happily with the mistress. Ga-bin’s radio appearance goes well, then she phones Si-eun herself. Yu-sin, jealous when A-mi goes on a blind date, admits his feelings are growing.

EP 05

Face to Face

Jun 26, 2021

Sa-hyeon gives Song Won a ring and says he loves her, though she still wants to go it alone and they part again. Hye-ryung decides she will cheat on Sa-hyeon at least once. More than halfway through, Si-eun and Ga-bin sit face to face while Hyang-gi listens in, and Hae-ryun later tells his heartbroken daughter she will understand when she’s in love. At a film set, Pi-young spots A-mi wearing a burnt-lined coat she knows well.

EP 06

An Expiration Date

Jun 27, 2021

A glass shard cuts Ji-a, which puts Pi-young and Yu-sin in the same room and gives her a chance to raise the coat; he brushes it off and calms her for now. Ga-bin phones Si-eun again, asking to be friends and floating the idea of a child with Hae-ryun. Yu-sin tells A-mi they should end things within a month, and Dong-mi nearly kisses him until Pi-young walks in. Si-eun then warns Pi-young about her husband, and his late call finally weighs on her.

EP 07

The Woman at the Riding Club

Jul 3, 2021

Pi-young turns up at the stables to see for herself, and A-mi is called away just in time, so Yu-sin passes off the girl as a teenager from his past and Pi-young lets herself believe it. Yu-sin then ends things with A-mi, calling the break temporary, and A-mi ends up in a hospital bed. Mun-ho and Ye-jung invite Song Won to stay with them, only for Sa-hyeon to walk into the restaurant and Hye-ryung to follow, and the group retreats home for a talk.

EP 08

The Hospital Room

Jul 4, 2021

Hye-ryung demands Song Won explain how it started and spots the ring, and Sa-hyeon coolly suggests they end the marriage, before the scene turns out to be a vision. In reality, Song Won apologises for the mess she has caused and Sa-hyeon’s parents comfort her while he retreats into silence. Yu-sin moves A-mi into a private room at his own hospital, and Pi-young, rushing there when her mother collapses, sees them hugging and faints.

EP 09

Speechless

Jul 10, 2021

Pi-young wants answers, but the confrontation exists only in her head, and in reality she has lost her voice. Yu-sin tells her that her mother has cancer, and moves A-mi to another hospital. Song Won meets Seo Ban on a set-up dinner, and both agree they’re not a match. While Pi-young refuses to hold Yu-sin’s hand, her mother dies, and the family gathers for the funeral.

EP 10

The Ultimatum

Jul 11, 2021

Pi-young is silent and unforgiving through the funeral, and her mother’s ghost visits her briefly and gives back her voice. She leaves a note for Dong-mi, then lays out two choices for Yu-sin: drive her to A-mi’s house, or file for divorce. At A-mi’s door, she admits she loves Yu-sin, he can’t say the same aloud, and Pi-young decides to divorce him. Dong-mi arrives, slaps Yu-sin and goes for A-mi with a bottle in her hand.

EP 11

Packing a Bag

Jul 17, 2021

Pi-young is ready to take Yu-sin to court unless A-mi hands over her phone, while Dong-mi keeps calling her the perfect wife. A-mi’s mother Su-hui comes to town and learns what her daughter has been doing, and then A-mi’s parents show up at Yu-sin’s door. Yu-sin can’t leave A-mi yet because she is unstable and hurts herself, so he asks Hae-ryun to lean on Si-eun to talk Pi-young round.

EP 12

The Last Goodbye

Jul 18, 2021

At breakfast, Yu-sin asks Pi-young for three more years and a clean slate, and she tells him the best thing he can do is stay out of her sight. He kneels and offers his assets, then compares himself to unfermented kimchi, and none of it lands. Pi-young reminds him where he was while her mother was dying. Yu-sin finally agrees to sign the papers and asks for the occasional shared meal.

EP 13

Blessings and Rivals

Jul 24, 2021

Newly divorced, Pi-young plays golf with Dong-mi and runs into Seo Ban, and Mun-ho coldly blanks Dong-mi to show Ye-jung he has changed. Hye-ryung tells Sa-hyeon she will divorce him so he can be with his child, and he hurries to Song Won to say they can finally be together. A-mi tells Pi-young she loves Yu-sin, then moves into his home with suitcases, which sends Dong-mi into a rage.

EP 14

The Press Conference

Aug 1, 2021

Seo Ban tells Pi-young about the mother he lost, and he and Hye-ryung start spending time together while Dong-mi cooks up trouble to split Yu-sin and A-mi. Hye-ryung sends Sa-hyeon off with a hug and a warm goodbye, then goes on air to say he started the divorce for his pregnant mistress, and the story goes viral. At the theatre, Yu-sin arrives with A-mi as Pi-young sits beside Seo Ban.

EP 15

Seeing Her With Someone Else

Aug 7, 2021

Yu-sin takes the theatre seating as proof of a date and storms over the next day accusing Pi-young of divorcing him to be with Seo Ban, though a slap is enough to calm him. On air, Hye-ryung tearfully recounts her marriage and quietly keeps pushing Sa-hyeon’s name into the mud. She tells her co-workers she likes Seo Ban, and Yu-sin trails the group in his car. In Spain, Dong-ma proposes to Ga-bin.

EP 16

A Season Without a Landing

Aug 8, 2021

Ga-bin tells Hae-ryun she needs to be alone, and Dong-ma keeps showing up until she breaks up with Hae-ryun. Yu-sin turns up for breakfast and the school run, and Hye-ryung apologises to her ex-in-laws for the press conference. At a late drink, Yu-sin gives Pi-young a necklace for the anniversary of their first date, and A-mi arrives. For how the season closes, see the Ending Explained section below.

Everything that happens in the finale, explained in full — spoilers ahead.

Nothing is settled Both recaps we read agree that the season ends without a conclusion. TheReviewGeek (August 8, 2021) calls it a finale with no closure for any character. Ready Steady Cut says it has no climax and mostly raises new questions. The biggest event on the romance side is Nam Ga-bin’s breakup. Seo Dong-ma, her former boyfriend, takes her out, buys her clothes and sets up a picnic, and questions whether she loves Park Hae-ryun. The two recaps differ slightly on the wording: TheReviewGeek says Ga-bin first asks for time alone, while Ready Steady Cut says she tells Hae-ryun on a night walk that she only likes him and does not truly love him. Both end the same way, with her ending the relationship and Hae-ryun moving out.

Pi-young, Yu-sin and the necklace Sa Pi-young and Shin Yu-sin get the stretch of the finale that TheReviewGeek calls the best segment of the whole two-season run. Yu-sin offers to come for breakfast every day and to drive their daughter Ji-a to school. Per Ready Steady Cut, Pi-young allows the school run and refuses the daily breakfast, and later pulls him in to help with a computer. TheReviewGeek and Ready Steady Cut both describe a late-night drink in which he gives her a necklace for the anniversary of their first official date. She is touched but keeps her guard up, and the evening ends when A-mi arrives, because Pi-young had phoned her herself.

Ga-bin, Si-eun and the weddings After the breakup, Ga-bin turns up outside Lee Si-eun’s apartment, tells her she is being punished for breaking up a marriage and blames that for her parents’ deaths. Si-eun takes her in. In another scene Boo Hye-ryung visits her ex-in-laws, apologises for her press conference and asks to be told when Song Won gives birth. Then the show jumps ahead without explanation. According to Ready Steady Cut, Sa-hyeon is at a wedding where the bride is A-mi, Seo Ban’s bride is Song Won, and Dong-ma walks down an aisle beside Pi-young. TheReviewGeek calls the pairings baffling and says there is no context for them. The season 3 recaps show that these were not straight previews: there, Seo Ban marries Si-eun, and Pi-young marries Dong-ma.

What the sources do not tell us Neither recap says what happens to Hye-ryung after the apology, whether Song Won’s baby is born outside a vision, whether the scandal around Sa-hyeon blew over, or whether Hae-ryun and Si-eun get back together. TheReviewGeek lists these as unanswered questions. They are not answered in the summaries we read, so we do not answer them here either: not reported.

The last scene: a possession The season closes with Ji-a walking up to Yu-sin and Dong-mi. She calls Yu-sin ‘son’, then calls Dong-mi by her full name. Both recaps read this as Ji-a being possessed by Shin Gi-rim’s spirit, and she reaches for Dong-mi’s neck before the screen cuts to black. This is the season’s one clear hook. TheReviewGeek gave the episode a 0.5 and called it a waste of two seasons; Ready Steady Cut was less harsh but also said the plot lost its focus. Season 3, 16 more episodes, aired February to May 2022.