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The Best Episodes of Thirty-Nine Season 1

Every episode of Thirty-Nine Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Thirty-Nine Season 1!

Leaning on each other through thick and thin, a trio of best friends stand together as they experience life, love and loss on the brink...
Genre:Drama
Network:JTBC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Thirty, Nine" is the best rated episode of "Thirty-Nine" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 128 votes. Directed by Kim Sang-ho and written by Yoo Young-a, it aired on 2/16/2022. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "One Absurd Day".

  • Thirty, Nine
    7.5/10128 votes

    #1 - Thirty, Nine

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2022

    Cha Mi-jo announces her sabbatical to her two best friends. Chance encounters and sweet-scented peonies draw Kim Seon-u and Mi-jo together.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a

  • One Absurd Day
    8.1/1051 votes

    #2 - One Absurd Day

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/17/2022

    Unable to let her go, Kim Jin-seok asks Jeong Chan-young to rethink their breakup. Mi-jo receives a heart-racing confession... and heartbreaking news.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a

  • Something I Had Never Thought Of
    8.0/1043 votes

    #3 - Something I Had Never Thought Of

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/23/2022

    Jin-seok's wife confronts Chan-young. Lacking the courage to tell Chan-young the diagnosis, Mi-jo takes her anger out on someone else.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a

  • Choice
    8.4/1045 votes

    #4 - Choice

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/24/2022

    Chan-young and Jin-seok tearfully reveal their secrets to each other. A friend's sighting of Kim So-won at an unlikely place rattles Seon-u.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a

  • Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
    8.3/1040 votes

    #5 - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2022

    Chan-young creates a bucket list of her to-do items for loved ones. Mi-jo consoles a guilt-ridden Seon-u, who blames himself for So-won's sorrows.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a

  • Conviction
    8.4/1039 votes

    #6 - Conviction

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/3/2022

    At an impromptu dinner for four, Seon-u's dad shows his affinity for Mi-jo and aversion for So-won. Chan-young's mom stops by while Jin-seok is over.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a

  • The Inconvenient Truth
    8.1/1037 votes

    #7 - The Inconvenient Truth

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/16/2022

    Chan-young finds information on Mi-jo's birth mother and auditions to achieve a long-awaited dream. So-won moves into the orphanage.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a

  • When You Think It's the End
    7.9/1038 votes

    #8 - When You Think It's the End

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2022

    Seon-u asks his father to apologize to So-won. Chan-young's mom demands answers from the trio. Mi-jo learns of her biological mother.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a

  • A Thousand Nights Over and Over Again
    8.1/1032 votes

    #9 - A Thousand Nights Over and Over Again

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/23/2022

    Mi-jo's conversation with her birth mother leaves her distraught. Chan-young excitedly plans her mom's birthday, but nearly misses the celebration.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a

  • He Who Dances Must Pay the Piper
    8.0/1035 votes

    #10 - He Who Dances Must Pay the Piper

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/24/2022

    When a strange man comes looking for Mi-jo at her clinic, she seeks answers from her adoptive mother. Jang Joo-hee expresses her frustration and fear.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a

  • About Romance
    8.2/1031 votes

    #11 - About Romance

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/30/2022

    Joo-hee and Mi-jo take Chan-young out to capture her smile after hearing she's taken her funeral photo. Mi-jo's parents invite Seon-u over for a meal.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a

  • Samseong-dong, Hyochang-dong and Gocheok-dong
    9.1/1053 votes

    #12 - Samseong-dong, Hyochang-dong and Gocheok-dong

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/31/2022

    Chan-young gets the chance to say goodbye to loved ones at an unforgettable brunch. Worried about Mi-jo, she leaves behind a surprise gift.

    Director: Kim Sang-ho

    Writer: Yoo Young-a