When the Camellia Blooms
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 10/10Small townA tight community where everyone knows everyone.This show: 9/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 9/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 8/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 8/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 7/10TearjerkerEngineered to make you cry, and it works.This show: 7/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kong Hyo-jinKang Ha-neulKim Ji-seokSuyeon JiOh Jung-seYeom Hye-ran
Starring
Kong Hyo-jinKang Ha-neulKim Ji-seokSuyeon JiOh Jung-seYeom Hye-ran
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| S1 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
About
"A cozy town romance hiding a killer plot"
Dongbaek runs a modest bar in a small, gossipy seaside town, raising her son alone while the whole neighborhood judges her past. A quiet, dutiful young police officer falls hard for her, and their slow, tender courtship unfolds against a backdrop of small-town nosiness and an unsettling serial-killer mystery lurking at the edges of town. The show moves at an unhurried pace, mixing warm comedy and genuine heartache, and it's carried almost entirely by its lead performances, which make the melodrama feel lived-in rather than manipulative.
Watch it for
the warm, lived-in chemistry between the leads that turns small-town gossip into real tenderness
Maybe skip if
you want a straightforward romance without a slow-burn mystery woven underneath it
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Season 12019
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Dongbaek is a single mother. When a potential new love enters her life, she finds ways to defy the social stigmas surrounding her.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Woman with the Germanium Bracelet | 8.0 | 52 | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Woman with the Germanium Bracelet | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Good, the Bad, and the Cheap | 8.2 | 41 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Good, the Bad, and the Cheap | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Mutt's Strategy | 8.4 | 39 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Mutt's Strategy | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | The Country Boy | 8.6 | 37 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Country Boy | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 9 | A Wish, an Affair, and Turmoil | 8.0 | 32 | — | |
| ▶ | 10 | A Wish, an Affair, and Turmoil | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 11 | Born to Be a Hippo | 8.3 | 32 | — | |
| ▶ | 12 | Born to Be a Hippo | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 13 | The Ongsan Fairy | 8.2 | 30 | — | |
| ▶ | 14 | The Ongsan Fairy | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 15 | The Lynx of This Area | 8.2 | 29 | — | |
| ▶ | 16 | The Lynx of This Area | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 17 | I Will Welcome Everyone | 8.1 | 27 | — | |
| ▶ | 18 | I Will Welcome Everyone | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 19 | Nice People Can't Get Lucky | 8.3 | 26 | — | |
| ▶ | 20 | Nice People Can't Get Lucky | 8.3 | 25 | — | |
| ▶ | 21 | The Hero Appears at the Last Minute | 8.8 | 27 | — | |
| ▶ | 22 | The Hero Appears at the Last Minute | 8.5 | 26 | — | |
| ▶ | 23 | Don't Forget Me | 8.7 | 25 | — | |
| ▶ | 24 | Don't Forget Me | 8.6 | 26 | — | |
| ▶ | 25 | The End of All the Flirting | 8.8 | 24 | — | |
| ▶ | 26 | The End of All the Flirting | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 27 | My Mom's Age Lines "And That is How My Mom Aged" | 8.8 | 27 | — | |
| ▶ | 28 | My Mom's Age Lines "And That Is How My Mom Aged" | 9.0 | 26 | — | |
| ▶ | 29 | Mother | 8.4 | 24 | — | |
| ▶ | 30 | Mother | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 31 | Switching Offense and Defense (Feat. One Who Steps on the Accelerator) | 8.7 | 24 | — | |
| ▶ | 32 | Switching Offense and Defense (Feat. One Who Steps On the Accelerator) | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 33 | The Ongsan Avengers | 8.4 | 24 | — | |
| ▶ | 34 | The Ongsan Avengers | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 35 | Life of an 8-year-old | 8.5 | 22 | — | |
| ▶ | 36 | Life of an 8-year-old | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 37 | 7 Years and 3 Months of Motherhood | 8.4 | 27 | — | |
| ▶ | 38 | 7 Years and 3 Months of Motherhood | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 39 | Do Miracles Happen? | 8.3 | 27 | — | |
| ▶ | 40 | Do Miracles Happen? | — | — | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Kong Hyo-jin Oh Dong-baek
Kang Ha-neul Hwang Yong-sik
Kim Ji-seok Kang Jong-ryeol
Suyeon Ji Jessica Park Sang-mi
Oh Jung-se Noh Gyoo-tae
Yeom Hye-ran Hong Ja-yeong
Son Dam-bi Choi Hyang-mi
Kim Kang-hoon Kang Pil-goo
Ko Du-shim Gwak Deok-soon
Lee Jeong-eun Jo Jeong-sook
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