Here are the short quick read recaps of all episodes of the ongoing Slice-of-life, Romance, Kdrama “My Lovely Journey,” starring Gong Seung Yeon, Kim Jae Young, Yoo Jun Sang, Hong Su Hyun, Oh Hyun Joong. (Updated Weekly)
Episode 1
Former idol turned reporter Kang Yeo Reum is struggling at the bottom of her career. On her travel show, a selfish and irritable new PD approves a poorly pronounced sponsorship product for the behind-the-scenes video. The clip goes viral the next day, and Yeo Reum is blamed.
Flashbacks reveal she has always been overlooked, even as an idol. Though editor Lee Yeon Seok clears her name by releasing the full video, the show is still cancelled.
The next day, foreign fan Kate asks Yeo Reum to take her place on a trip to Buyeo. Initially refusing, Yeo Reum later agrees—but her CEO O Sang Sik won’t send any staff. Unused to traveling alone, she hesitates, yet soon we see her setting off on the journey by herself.
Episode 2
After a tense meeting with her CEO, Yeo Reum recalls her father’s promise not to return to her hometown until she succeeds, and memories of her tough trainee days resurface. On the way to Buyeo, she gives her Mokpo ticket to a stranger. After reaching Buyeo, Yeo Reum stops at a convenience store to charge her phone, where the clerk secretly takes her photos. The images reach Yeon Seok, who seems to have feelings for her.
That night, a kind elderly restaurant owner offers her a family meal and a place to stay. The next morning, noticing Yeo Reum’s bracelet from Kate, the woman suggests she visit Muryangsa Temple. There, Yeo Reum records her trip for Kate and briefly spots someone who looks exactly like her. Meanwhile, Lee Yeon Seok and O Sang Sik arrives in Buyeo. O Sang Sik scold her—pushing Yeo Reum to decide it’s time to rise again.
Episode 3
Yeon Seok later hands Yeo Reum his camera and pitches a business idea to Sang Sik. Meanwhile, Yeo Reum shows the restaurant ajhumma Kate’s photo, leading her to the mysterious woman’s house. Pretending to be there for an interview on hanbok-making. The next day, the woman sends Yeo Reum away after learning her show was cancelled.
They meet again under the same tree where Yeo Reum first saw her. Yeo Reum admits she came on behalf of someone in the U.S. who looks identical to her. The woman notices Yeo Reum’s bracelet and reveals it’s made by her mother and she has one too. Just as Yeo Reum is about to return to Seoul, she receives a letter and video from Kate, saying she was abandoned under a tree in Buyeo with only a bracelet and a few clothes. Yeo Reum rushes back to show the woman.
Finally, Yeon Seok introduces his idea for a “substitute travel agency,” which Yeo Reum agrees to join. O Sang Sik brings her first client—a dog named Genie.
Episode 4
Genie’s “vacation” comes with luxury treats, but his owner remains a mystery. The next trip is to Pohang.
Yeo Reum reads about Si Wan’s dating rumors with Eun Chae, while Sang Sik sees his ex-wife arrive with a man on a motorbike. Amid the chaos, Genie swallows Yeo Reum’s couple ring. After they leave, she follows the owner’s itinerary, but a breaking article confirming Si Wan and Eun Chae’s relationship shocks her—causing her to lose Genie, who runs away.
After a frantic search, she gets a call about his location—only to find him sick. At the hospital, the vet keeps him for observation. While waiting, she discovers a photo linking Genie’s trip to a man at the same restaurant where the dog was found—revealed in the final scene chasing someone.
Episode 5
Yeo Reum visits the restaurant and discovers that the man in the photo is actor Jeong Woo, who often ate there during filming. The next day, she discovers Genie is sick and needs a biopsy. She tries to reach the owner, but he only tells her to focus on her trip.
Eventually, Yeo Reum travels to her final destination, a hidden restaurant where Genie finally manages to relieve himself. As Yeo Reum sets up his poop bag, the doctor points out that these bags are typically only used by guide dogs for the blind. Flashbacks show how Genie supported actor Jeong Woo when he lost his sight. Later, when Genie became sick, Jeong Woo wanted him to go to the place he had once loved.
Meanwhile, Sang Sik and his ex-wife recall their painful final trip together after losing their daughter.
Yeo Reum, moved by Genie’s story, adopts him and also arranges Jeong Woo’s reunion with Genie in Pohang. Meanwhile, Yeo Reum, her manager Hyun Ba Ram, and Lee Yeon Seok enjoy time at the beach. Later, Yeo Reum is seen traveling to Japan, where a mysterious woman is introduced.
Episode 6
The episode begins with a young woman stealing money and fleeing. She is later revealed as the same mysterious traveler, now exploring Hakodate, Japan, where she crosses paths with Yeo Reum, who is on her first trip abroad. After losing her camera, Yeo Reum finds it returned with a note from the woman.
They meet again when the woman, Haruko, tricks Yeo Reum into paying for food. Flashbacks show Haruko’s past romance with a Korean man. Though they reconnect over drinks, Yeo Reum later sees her stealing and distances herself.
The next day, Yeo Reum follows her itinerary, eats carrot soup, and runs into Haruko again. She starts to question why her client sent her to Hakodate on that date. Later, while editing, Hyun Seok notices Yeo Reum and Haruko have been visiting the same places, making Yeo Reum suspect Haruko is tied to her client—especially when the handwriting on her itinerary matches the note left with her camera.
