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The Best Episodes of While You Were Sleeping

Every episode of While You Were Sleeping ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of While You Were Sleeping!

Burdened with visions of the future in their dreams, a young woman and two men try to prevent horrible events before they actually happen.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Network:SBS

Best Episodes Summary

"This Will All Pass (1)" is the best rated episode of "While You Were Sleeping". It scored 9.1/10 based on 68 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/16/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Boy Meets a Girl (1)".

  • This Will All Pass (1)
    9.1/1068 votes
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    #1 - This Will All Pass (1)

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 11/16/2017

    Yoobeom is on trial for manipulating the murder of Ha Juan. Before the trial, Choi Damdong suspects that Yoobeom will try to leave the country. He tells Jaechan, who tells Woojoo that they must a travel ban preventing Yoobeom from leaving. Meanwhile, Wootak decides to take a huge risk in order to help this trial be successful.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Boy Meets a Girl (1)
    9.0/1053 votes
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    #2 - A Boy Meets a Girl (1)

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 10/26/2017

    Jaechan gets shot by Soogyeong’s father, Yoo Manho, and gets transferred to a hospital. Hongjoo receives a note that Jaechan sent to her before the accident and realizes that they’ve known each other for over 13 years.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • We're on Our Way to Meet You Now (2)
    9.0/1049 votes
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    #3 - We're on Our Way to Meet You Now (2)

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 11/8/2017

    Wootak and Jaechan share their theory behind why they can see each other's future in their dreams. Hongjoo goes to Criminal Division Three to follow a prosecutor for three days for an article, and Jaechan is worried that he will embarrass himself in front of her. Meanwhile, a cellphone thief provides evidence for a past case.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Catch Me If You Can (2)
    9.0/1046 votes
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    #4 - Catch Me If You Can (2)

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 11/9/2017

    After the arson, Criminal Division Three is swamped with work. Son Woojoo and Shin Heemin look into the arson case, and Lee Jigwang and Jaechan reinvestigate the IV drip serial murder case. Hongjoo also begins to look into the case. Meanwhile, Yoobeom receives a mysterious text message from the real killer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stand by Me (2)
    9.0/1048 votes
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    #5 - Stand by Me (2)

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 11/15/2017

    Hongjoo is injected with a lethal drug and loses consciousness. Fortunately, Jaechan comes just in time to save her. The court hearing begins and Hongjoo is summoned to testify.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Different Dreams (2)
    8.9/1081 votes
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    #6 - Two Different Dreams (2)

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/5/2017

    Han Wootak has a precognitive dream that shows Hongjoo getting injured. He brings Jaechan along to where it actually happens, so Jaechan is able to prevent the injury from happening. Wootak and Hongjoo have similar dreams, but they end in different conclusions. They call Jaechan in order to lead to the result they hope for.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Usual Suspect (1)
    8.9/1053 votes
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    #7 - The Usual Suspect (1)

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/25/2017

    A murder case of Yu Sugyeong, a former professional archer, occurs and Do Hakyoung is pointed as the prime suspect. Hakyoung is a friend of Wootak, so Wootak convinces Hakyoung to turn himself in. Jaechan has to prosecute Hakyoung, but there’s not enough evidence to do so.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Usual Suspect (2)
    8.9/1054 votes
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    #8 - The Usual Suspect (2)

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/25/2017

    A murder case of Yu Sugyeong, a former professional archer, occurs and Do Hakyoung is pointed as the prime suspect. Hakyoung is a friend of Wootak, so Wootak convinces Hakyoung to turn himself in. Jaechan has to prosecute Hakyoung, but there’s not enough evidence to do so.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Boy Meets a Girl (2)
    8.9/1054 votes
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    #9 - A Boy Meets a Girl (2)

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 10/26/2017

    Jaechan gets shot by Soogyeong’s father, Yoo Manho, and gets transferred to a hospital. Hongjoo receives a note that Jaechan sent to her before the accident and realizes that they’ve known each other for over 13 years.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • This Will All Pass (2)
    8.9/1060 votes
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    #10 - This Will All Pass (2)

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 11/16/2017

    Yoobeom is on trial for manipulating the murder of Ha Juan. Before the trial, Choi Damdong suspects that Yoobeom will try to leave the country. He tells Jaechan, who tells Woojoo that they must a travel ban preventing Yoobeom from leaving. Meanwhile, Wootak decides to take a huge risk in order to help this trial be successful.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What Caused His Death? (2)
    8.8/1051 votes
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    #11 - What Caused His Death? (2)

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 11/2/2017

    Jaechan charges Moon Taemin for murder despite everyone’s disapproval. He has to prove that Lee Hwan didn’t die from the organ transplant, but Lee Yoobeom has a strong argument that Jaechan can’t win over. Meanwhile, Yoon Moonseon wants to keep Jaechan away from Hongjoo because she doesn’t want to see Hongjoo suffer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • We're on Our Way to Meet You Now (1)
    8.8/1047 votes
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    #12 - We're on Our Way to Meet You Now (1)

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 11/8/2017

    Wootak and Jaechan share their theory behind why they can see each other's future in their dreams. Hongjoo goes to Criminal Division Three to follow a prosecutor for three days for an article, and Jaechan is worried that he will embarrass himself in front of her. Meanwhile, a cellphone thief provides evidence for a past case.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stand by Me (1)
    8.8/1047 votes
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    #13 - Stand by Me (1)

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 11/15/2017

    Hongjoo is injected with a lethal drug and loses consciousness. Fortunately, Jaechan comes just in time to save her. The court hearing begins and Hongjoo is summoned to testify.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Accident (2)
    8.7/1094 votes
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    #14 - The Accident (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2017

    Nam Hongjoo's dreams always come true. She dreams of hugging a man whom she has never met and is shocked at her actions. On the night of Valentine's Day, she is worried about her mom and hurries home to see her. Jeong Jaechan has a dream about Hongjoo. He feels that he must prevent the events of his dreams from actually happening and tries his best to make sure that the accident never happens.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Secretly, Greatly (1)
    8.7/1075 votes
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    #15 - Secretly, Greatly (1)

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/2017

    Jaechan and Hongjoo meet before the situation becomes irreversible. Before things get ugly, Jaechan gets to Seungwon, and Hongjoo improvises so that things turn out differently from her dream. Jaechan tells Seungwon to stay out of trouble, but they only drift apart more.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Different Dreams (1)
    8.7/1072 votes
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    #16 - Two Different Dreams (1)

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/2017

    Han Wootak has a precognitive dream that shows Hongjoo getting injured. He brings Jaechan along to where it actually happens, so Jaechan is able to prevent the injury from happening. Wootak and Hongjoo have similar dreams, but they end in different conclusions. They call Jaechan in order to lead to the result they hope for.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • False Insurance Case (2)
    8.7/1067 votes
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    #17 - False Insurance Case (2)

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/12/2017

    Jaechan has a precognitive dream that shows Hongjoo announcing false insurance case in the news. To prevent the case, Jaechan asks Hongjoo to remember the details of incident if anything happens, so that he can find her after seeing in his precognitive dream.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Secret That Can't Be Told (2)
    8.7/1067 votes
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    #18 - The Secret That Can't Be Told (2)

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/18/2017

    Jaechan arrives to the scene of the crime to find out Wootak has been stabbed. He goes after Kang Daehee and manages to arrest him. Jaechan works hard to make sure that Daehee is prosecuted for his crimes. Meanwhile, Wootak stays at Hongjoo's house while he recovers and asks both Hongjoo and Jaechan for favors while he's there.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Die or to Be Bad (2)
    8.7/1050 votes
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    #19 - To Die or to Be Bad (2)

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/1/2017

    Jaechan is released from the hospital and stays with Hongjoo for two days. Wootak and Hongjoo both dream about Jaechan. In their dream, Jaechan is in charge of a case that results in his resignation from the prosecution. Upon his return to work, Jaechan must decide whether or not he will authorize the autopsy for a man who is set to donate his organs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What Caused His Death? (1)
    8.7/1049 votes
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    #20 - What Caused His Death? (1)

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/2/2017

    Jaechan charges Moon Taemin for murder despite everyone’s disapproval. He has to prove that Lee Hwan didn’t die from the organ transplant, but Lee Yoobeom has a strong argument that Jaechan can’t win over. Meanwhile, Yoon Moonseon wants to keep Jaechan away from Hongjoo because she doesn’t want to see Hongjoo suffer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Secretly, Greatly (2)
    8.6/1070 votes
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    #21 - Secretly, Greatly (2)

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/4/2017

    Jaechan and Hongjoo meet before the situation becomes irreversible. Before things get ugly, Jaechan gets to Seungwon, and Hongjoo improvises so that things turn out differently from her dream. Jaechan tells Seungwon to stay out of trouble, but they only drift apart more.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Don’t Trust Her (2)
    8.6/1069 votes
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    #22 - Don’t Trust Her (2)

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/11/2017

    Hongjoo is torn between going back to work and helping her mother out at the restaurant. As Jaechan, Wootak, and she begin to alter the future by preventing the events from happening, Hongjoo gains hope that perhaps her fate isn't sealed. As a result, she decides to return to SBC as a reporter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pride and Prejudice (1)
    8.6/1067 votes
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    #23 - Pride and Prejudice (1)

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/19/2017

    A murder case of Yu Sugyeong, a former professional archer, occurs and Do Hakyoung is pointed as the prime suspect. Hakyoung is a friend of Wootak, so Wootak convinces Hakyoung to turn himself in. Jaechan has to prosecute Hakyoung, but there’s not enough evidence to do so.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pride and Prejudice (2)
    8.6/1065 votes
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    #24 - Pride and Prejudice (2)

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/19/2017

    A murder case of Yu Sugyeong, a former professional archer, occurs and Do Hakyoung is pointed as the prime suspect. Hakyoung is a friend of Wootak, so Wootak convinces Hakyoung to turn himself in. Jaechan has to prosecute Hakyoung, but there’s not enough evidence to do so.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Die or to Be Bad (1)
    8.6/1051 votes
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    #25 - To Die or to Be Bad (1)

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/1/2017

    Jaechan is released from the hospital and stays with Hongjoo for two days. Wootak and Hongjoo both dream about Jaechan. In their dream, Jaechan is in charge of a case that results in his resignation from the prosecution. Upon his return to work, Jaechan must decide whether or not he will authorize the autopsy for a man who is set to donate his organs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A