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, but the dog’s owner is a mystery.
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.
