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Nam Hong Ju, endowed with the ability to foresee events, resides with her widowed mother who runs a small restaurant. Despite her gift, she often finds herself powerless to change the outcomes. On the other

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 1 - While You Were Sleeping (1)
    8.3/10(171 votes)

    #1 - While You Were Sleeping (1)

    S1:E1

    Hong Joo'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.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 2 - While You Were Sleeping (2)
    8.4/10(122 votes)

    #2 - While You Were Sleeping (2)

    S1:E2

    Jae Chan has a dream about Hong Joo. 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:Unknown
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  3. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 3 - The Good, The Bad, The Weird (1)
    8.0/10(107 votes)

    #3 - The Good, The Bad, The Weird (1)

    S1:E3

    Jae Chan finds out that Hong Joo has precognitive dreams on a regular basis and visits her after dreaming of his younger brother, Seung Won, becoming a murderer.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 4 - The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2)
    8.5/10(101 votes)

    #4 - The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2)

    S1:E4

    So Yoon tries to kill her father to protect her mother, and Seung Won tries to stop her and help her out.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 5 - Secretly, Greatly (1)
    8.7/10(100 votes)

    #5 - Secretly, Greatly (1)

    S1:E5

    Jae Chan and Hong Joo meet before the situation becomes irreversible. Before things get ugly, Jae Chan gets to Seung Won, and Hong Joo improvises so that things turn out differently from her dream.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 6 - Secretly, Greatly (2)
    8.7/10(94 votes)

    #6 - Secretly, Greatly (2)

    S1:E6

    Jae Chan tells Seung Won to stay out of trouble, but they only drift apart more.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 7 - A Few Good Men (1)
    8.8/10(94 votes)

    #7 - A Few Good Men (1)

    S1:E7

    Woo Tak has a precognitive dream that shows Hong Joo getting injured. He brings Jae Chan along to where it actually happens, so Jae Chan is able to prevent the injury from happening.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 8 - A Few Good Men (2)
    9.0/10(105 votes)

    #8 - A Few Good Men (2)

    S1:E8

    Woo Tak and Hong Joo have similar dreams, but they end in different conclusions. They call Jae Chan in order to lead to the result they hope for.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 9 - Don't Trust Her (1)
    8.7/10(90 votes)

    #9 - Don't Trust Her (1)

    S1:E9

    Hong Joo is torn between going back to work and helping her mother out at the restaurant.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 10 - Don't Trust Her (2)
    8.7/10(90 votes)

    #10 - Don't Trust Her (2)

    S1:E10

    As Jae Chan, Woo Tak and Hong Joo begin to alter the future by preventing the events from happening, Hong Joo gains hope that perhaps her fate isn't sealed.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 11 - A City of Blinds (1)
    8.6/10(88 votes)

    #11 - A City of Blinds (1)

    S1:E11

    Jae Chan has a precognitive dream that shows Hong Joo announcing false insurance case in the news.

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  12. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 12 - A City of Blinds (2)
    8.7/10(89 votes)

    #12 - A City of Blinds (2)

    S1:E12

    To prevent the case, Jae Chan asks Hong Joo to remember the details of incident if anything happens, so that he can find her after seeing in his precognitive dream.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 13 - Secret That Can't Be Told (1)
    8.6/10(87 votes)

    #13 - Secret That Can't Be Told (1)

    S1:E13

    Jae Chan arrives to the scene of the crime to find out Woo Tak has been stabbed. He goes after Dae Hee and manages to arrest him. Jae Chan works hard to make sure that Dae Hee is prosecuted for his crimes.

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  14. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 14 - Secret That Can't Be Told (2)
    8.7/10(88 votes)

    #14 - Secret That Can't Be Told (2)

    S1:E14

    Meanwhile, Woo Tak stays at Hong Joo's house while he recovers and asks both Hong Joo and Jae Chan for favors while he's there.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 15 - Pride and Prejudice (1)
    8.6/10(88 votes)

    #15 - Pride and Prejudice (1)

    S1:E15

    A murder case of Yoo Su Kyung,a former professional archer, occurs andDo Hak Youngis pointed as the prime suspect.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 16 - Pride and Prejudice (2)
    8.7/10(86 votes)

    #16 - Pride and Prejudice (2)

    S1:E16

    Hak Young is a friend of Woo Tak, so Woo Tak convinces Hak Young to turn himself in. Jae Chan has to prosecute Hak Young, but there’s not enough evidence to do so.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 17 - The Usual Suspect (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - The Usual Suspect (1)

    S1:E17

    Hak Young is released and set to be investigated without detention. Thanks to a comment left by a netizen, Hong Joo figures out the cause of the strange markings on the floor of Yoo Su Kyung's apartment.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 18 - The Usual Suspect (2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - The Usual Suspect (2)

    S1:E18

    Meanwhile, Yu Beom uses the media to appeal to the public on Yoo Su Kyung's case.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 19 - A Boy Meets a Girl (1)
    9.0/10(77 votes)

    #19 - A Boy Meets a Girl (1)

    S1:E19

    Jae Chan gets shot by Yoo Su Kyung’s father, Yoo Man Ho, and gets transferred to a hospital.

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  20. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 20 - A Boy Meets a Girl (2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - A Boy Meets a Girl (2)

    S1:E20

    Hong Joo receives a note that Jae Chan sent to her before the accident and realizes that they’ve known each other for over 13 years.

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  21. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 21 - To Die or to Be Bad (1)
    8.6/10(70 votes)

    #21 - To Die or to Be Bad (1)

    S1:E21

    Jae Chan is released from the hospital and stays with Hong Joo for two days. Woo Tak and Hong Joo both dream about Jae Chan. In their dream, Jae Chan is in charge of a case that results in his resignation from the prosecution.

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  22. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 22 - To Die or to Be Bad (2)
    8.7/10(70 votes)

    #22 - To Die or to Be Bad (2)

    S1:E22

    Upon his return to work, Jae Chan must decide whether or not he will authorize the autopsy for a man who is set to donate his organs.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 23 - What Caused His Death? (1)
    8.8/10(70 votes)

    #23 - What Caused His Death? (1)

    S1:E23

    Jae Chan charges Moon Tae Min for murder despite everyone’s disapproval. He has to prove that Lee Hwan didn’t die from the organ transplant, but Yu Beom has a strong argument that Jae Chan can’t win over.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 24 - What Caused His Death? (2)
    8.8/10(72 votes)

    #24 - What Caused His Death? (2)

    S1:E24

    Meanwhile, Moon Sun wants to keep Jae Chan away from Hong Joo because she doesn’t want to see Hong Joo suffer.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. While You Were Sleeping Season 1 Episode 25 - We're on Our Way to Meet You Now (1)
    8.8/10(68 votes)

    #25 - We're on Our Way to Meet You Now (1)

    S1:E25

    Woo Tak and Jae Chan share their theory behind why they can see each other's future in their dreams.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"While You Were Sleeping (1)" is the best rated episode of "While You Were Sleeping" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 171 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "While You Were Sleeping (2)".