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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 of turning 40.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 11 - About Romance
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - About Romance

    S1:E11

    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:Yu Young-ah

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  2. Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 1 - Thirty, Nine
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Thirty, Nine

    S1:E1

    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:Yu Young-ah

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  3. Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 2 - One Absurd Day
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - One Absurd Day

    S1:E2

    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:Yu Young-ah

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  4. Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 3 - Something I Had Never Thought Of
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Something I Had Never Thought Of

    S1:E3

    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:Yu Young-ah

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  5. Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 4 - Choice
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Choice

    S1:E4

    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:Yu Young-ah

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  6. Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 5 - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2

    S1:E5

    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:Yu Young-ah

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  7. Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 6 - Conviction
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Conviction

    S1:E6

    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:Yu Young-ah

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  8. Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 7 - The Inconvenient Truth
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Inconvenient Truth

    S1:E7

    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:Yu Young-ah

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  9. Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 8 - When You Think It's the End
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - When You Think It's the End

    S1:E8

    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:Yu Young-ah

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  10. Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 9 - A Thousand Nights Over and Over Again
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - A Thousand Nights Over and Over Again

    S1:E9

    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:Yu Young-ah

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  11. Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 10 - He Who Dances Must Pay the Piper
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - He Who Dances Must Pay the Piper

    S1:E10

    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:Yu Young-ah

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  12. Thirty-Nine Season 1 Episode 12 - Samseong-dong, Hyochang-dong and Gocheok-dong
    10.0/10(1 votes)

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

    S1:E12

    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:Yu Young-ah

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Worst Episodes Summary

"About Romance" is the worst rated episode of "Thirty-Nine". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Kim Sang-ho and written by Yu Young-ah, it aired on 3/30/2022. This episode scored 8.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Thirty, Nine".