Our Unwritten Seoul- Episodes 9-10
Scandals, Stand-Offs, and the Start of a Reckoning
Episode 9 of Our Unwritten Seoul wastes no time with the drama. We jump straight into the moment of truth: Mi-ji scans her fingerprint at the office data room and surprise it verifies her as Mi-rae. The switch has already happened. Mi-rae is back in Seoul, and Mi-ji is officially off duty. Or so they think.
We get a deeper look into Mi-rae’s mindset. She’s always been the one forced to pick her battles, and Su-yeon’s case was one she tried to fight… until the weight of it all crushed her. She ran. Ironically, it was in her escape that she found comfort with Se-jin, far away from the office politics and whispered rumors.
But there’s no outrunning the truth. Tae-i confronts Mi-ji in the street and reveals the full story—he’s Su-yeon’s younger brother, and he joined the company to collect evidence. They now have everything they need to expose the corruption, but it’s Mi-rae who must take the lead. She was there. She lived it. She’s the only one who can make this case land.
Mi-rae, though, is exhausted. She’s already tried fighting and lost. Her confidence is gone. A heated argument with Mi-ji pushes the sisters back to their original lives. But new flashbacks reveal more about Sang-yeong’s betrayal. He once praised Mi-rae’s courage for defending Su-yeon, but when Mi-rae tried to protect him from a drunken incident with a Sihan Construction executive, things got twisted.
What really happened? Mi-rae drove Sang-yeong home after a night out. He passed out, she tried to put on his seatbelt, and he misread the moment and tried to kiss her. She pushed him away and told him to forget it. He didn’t. Instead, he flipped the story, claiming Mi-rae was being inappropriate, weaponizing the moment to protect himself.
HR, of course, sided with him. They accused Mi-rae of failing to report the incident properly, questioning her coffee runs and late-night meetings. She was gaslit and villainized. And she gave up.
Tae-i can’t go public with this, it’ll look like revenge for his sister. But Mi-rae still can. The question is, will she?
Meanwhile, Ro-sa offers Mi-ji legal guardianship of her son, who lives in a care facility. It’s a full-circle moment for Mi-ji, who’s spent years caring for her own grandmother. But Ro-sa’s trust begins to crack when blackmail from Chung-gu ties back to her son and when documents about the restaurant show up, she assumes Mi-ji is behind it.
Mi-ji confesses the truth. She and Mi-rae switched places. Ro-sa is furious and throws her out, heartbroken and betrayed. Mi-ji opens up to Ho-su afterward, fresh from a successful interview with a new law firm. She’s devastated. She doesn’t see a reason to stay anymore, but Ho-su, ever steady, wraps her in a quiet, solid embrace.
Back home, Mi-ji gets a fresh round of fire, this time from her mother, Ok-hui, who’s finally realized the twins swapped lives. She lashes out, but Mi-ji pushes back, calling out a lifetime of favoritism and how it shaped her. Ok-hui offers excuses, claiming her own childhood was hard, but when Mi-ji says she’s only following her example, caring for others instead of chasing her own dreams, it hits like a slap.
On the other side of the city, Tae-i brings Mi-rae to see Su-yeon, who has been hiding from the world for six months. Their reunion is quiet, but meaningful. Su-yeon apologizes for running, and for leaving Mi-rae to face the consequences alone.
Later, Sang-yeong confronts Mi-rae outside her building, suggesting she take a transfer to the Childal Branch. Mi-rae records the conversation, until he spots her phone and deletes it. The threat is real. He tells her it’s a war of reputations, and she’s already lost.
But she hasn’t lost Mi-ji. Mi-ji charges in and punches him square in the face. The fight lands them all in a police station, where Ho-su arrives just in time. This time, Mi-rae doesn’t back down. She presses charges, determined to take Sang-yeong and the company down.
Meanwhile, Se-jin decides to head back to Seoul to find Mi-rae, and Ro-sa stands her ground, refusing to sell the restaurant despite the pressure.
But Chung-gu isn’t done. He sends an anonymous tip to Reporter Im with a cruel subject line: “The woman who stole her friend’s life.”
Episode 10: Hidden Names, Heavy Truths, and a Turning Point
Episode 10 of Our Unwritten Seoul starts with a flashback that reintroduces us to Ro-sa or rather, Sang-wol. As a child, she was bullied and chased, using the name Sang-wol, a name we soon learn holds more weight than we ever imagined.
Back in the present, everything explodes. The online article about Ro-sa spreads like wildfire. She’s labeled a murderer, and her restaurant becomes a target. Although we don’t see the attack, her windows are smashed. Rumors and judgment move fast. The damage is real.
Tae-gwan is worried about the fallout, but Chung-gu brushes it off. He reveals that it’s all part of a strategy to shift guardianship of Ro-sa’s son to his uncle. The media is circling. A TV segment is in the works. An investigation is coming. And Ro-sa’s brother-in-law is preparing to speak on camera.
Inspector Im calls Ro-sa in for questioning, accusing her of filing a false death report to secure assets. Just like Mi-rae once did, Ro-sa hangs up, turns off her phone, and runs.
At work, Sang-yeong abruptly leaves the branch, making Mi-rae look like the villain. Her coworkers glare, but this time, she does not flinch. No more running. She declares she is not going on leave, and that confidence starts to shift the atmosphere.
Tae-i learns that Mi-rae pressed charges and offers his help. She accepts, but makes it clear, this time, she will fight her way, with patience and precision. No shortcuts.
Meanwhile, Wol-sun is refusing to eat without Mi-ji. Ok-hui refuses to reach out to her daughter, declaring it’s not her responsibility anymore.
In Seoul, Mi-rae spends more time with Se-jin. He introduces her to friends across the city, showing her that good people exist beyond the office walls. Their bond deepens, and at an observatory, Se-jin reveals he’s leaving for the States. He offers Mi-rae the chance to join him once she’s resolved her situation. She agrees it may be for the best.
Elsewhere, Mi-ji visits Ho-su and starts digging into Ro-sa’s case. She finds a letter from the prosecution office and decides to help. When Ho-su learns that Chung-gu is the one pursuing charges, he is stunned. Chung-gu is cold, indifferent, and refers to Ro-sa only as “Sang-wol.” Ho-su has had enough.
He calls Mi-ji and reveals what’s really going on: KFMC is behind the lawsuit, with Chung-gu as the front man.
Mi-ji urges Ro-sa to tell the truth, and finally, she does.
Ro-sa is Sang-wol. She and a woman named Ro-sa grew up together in an orphanage. Sang-wol struggled with reading, and Ro-sa often read to her, wrote poetry, and supported her. They called each other twins. When they left the orphanage, they lived together.
But Sang-wol began to feel left behind as Ro-sa flourished. Feeling inferior, she left quietly and eventually found work in a restaurant. Years later, she ran into Ro-sa again, battered, bruised, and raising a sick child while trapped in an abusive marriage. Sang-wol helped her escape and took them in.
Everything changed when Ro-sa’s husband, Jong-du, found them and tried to kill her. Sang-wol struck him with a blunt object and killed him. She took the fall. Ro-sa, burdened with guilt, tried to survive on her poetry but found no refuge. The name Sang-wol became toxic. So before passing away from cancer, Ro-sa asked Sang-wol to adopt her name and raise her son.
Now, if guardianship shifts to Jong-du’s family, they will take the inheritance and abandon the child. That is why Sang-wol refused to sell the restaurant.
When Ho-su reviews the official documents, he finds a letter from Ro-sa confirming that everything; assets, guardianship, and legal identity, was passed to Sang-wol by her own will. With this, Ho-su builds a legal case. If Sang-wol admits to identity theft, the will protects her from prosecution.
The case closes with a suspended indictment. It’s not a full acquittal, but if Sang-wol follows the court’s orders, it will be dismissed. Meanwhile, Mi-ji hands in dozens of petitions from scholarship students who benefited from the Rosa Foundation, reinforcing just how much good Sang-wol has done.
Chung-gu is left humiliated. His strategy backfires, but just when we think we’ve reached a happy ending, the tone shifts.
Ho-su begins to lose his hearing completely. In the final moments, he quietly walks away, with neither Mi-ji nor Sang-wol realizing what’s happening.
DramaZen's Opinion
These episodes? Emotional wrecking balls. No notes.
Episode 9 came in swinging with Mi-rae finally stepping up and pressing charges, Tae-i dropping the truth bombs about Su-yeon, and Mi-ji going full big sister mode, punching Sang-yeong into next week. It was pure chaos in the best way. And that phone call between the twins? Heartbreaking. These sisters are finally confronting their pain, and it’s raw and overdue.
Then Episode 10 just blew the roof off with the Ro-sa, or should I say Sang-wol, reveal. That backstory? Absolutely devastating. But also beautiful. The writing was so layered, and watching Ho-su and Mi-ji help her reclaim her name and dignity? Powerful stuff.
And just when I was about to breathe again, they hit us with that final twist, Ho-su losing his hearing completely. No buildup. No warning. Just heartbreak.
This drama keeps pulling off emotional gut punches wrapped in soft character moments. Every plot twist lands, every reveal hits, and I’m fully invested. Let’s go, Episode 11.
