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Born Again

Born Again
★ 6.9/10•2020•35m•15•Drama
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Fate entwined by love from lives past.

Life, death and second chances take center stage in this story about three people whose intertwined destinies travel through space and time with haunting results. It’s the 1980s and Detective Cha Hyung Bin has devoted his life to criminal justice, and his heart to Ha Eun, a bookshop owner suffering from heart disease who keeps her illness a secret. But Cha Hyung Bin isn’t the only one pining after Ha Eun: serial killer Gong Ji Chul has also fallen in love with her. Their lives collide with tragic results, but 30 years later, they’re reincarnated and fate brings them together again. The more time passes, the more their new lives become tangled in the devastating web of history. Will they manage to escape the past, or be forced to come face to face with it?

Jin Hyung-wook · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime35m
LanguageKO
First Air DateApr 20, 2020

Episodes

Episode 1 - Heathcliff Was In Love (1)E135m

Heathcliff Was In Love (1)

Hyung Bin who is a detective asks his girlfriend, Ha Eun to marry him. But she refuses because of her heart disease. Meanwhile, another dead body has been found. Some crazy woman rushes into the crim scene and picks up a yellow umbrella. And the mystery man also has a yellow umbrella with him.

Apr 20, 2020

Episode 2 - Heathcliff Was In Love (2)E235m

Heathcliff Was In Love (2)

Ha Eun teaches kids at the church. By chance, Ji Chul takes her class and he ends up falling in love with Ha Eun. One day, Ji Chul sees an abused child who used to be his friend dead. Ha Eun collapses from her heart disease and Ji Chul finds out that she needs a heart transplant.

Apr 20, 2020

Episode 3 - Bad Karma (1)E335m

Bad Karma (1)

Ha Eun collapses after she witnesses a murder scene. And Hyung Bin finds out that it was Ji Chul who brought Ha Eun to the hospital. Hyung Bin protects Ha Eun day and night after the incident, and Ji Chul always watches Ha Eun from distance.

Apr 21, 2020

Episode 4 - Bad Karma (2)E435m

Bad Karma (2)

Ha Eun visits Ji Chul before the trial and asks him if he killed accidentally. But Ji Chul answers he would've done the same even if he goes back in time. Ji Chul is put in a psych ward but escapes. Ha Eun heads to the cathedral where she is getting married to Hyung Bin.

Apr 21, 2020

Episode 5 - Meeting Your Past In The Future (1)E535m

Meeting Your Past In The Future (1)

Jong Bum runs into Sa Bin at the University and he finds out that she had a heart implant when she was young. Sa Bin hears rumors about Jong Bum from students that he's actually a psychopath and he has killed someone. Su Hyuk and Sa Bin encounter at the place where some remains are discovered.

Apr 27, 2020

Episode 6 - Meeting Your Past In The Future (2)E635m

Meeting Your Past In The Future (2)

Jong Bum goes home but his father and brother don't seem to like him at all. The mummy found from Donggang River turns into skeletons in a day. Su Hyuk keeps feeling pain in his eye and Jong Bum's hand keeps twitching. And finally, Sa Bin, Jong Bum, and Su Hyuk meet.

Apr 27, 2020

Episode 7 - Eternal Evidence (1)E735m

Eternal Evidence (1)

Su Hyuk tries to forge the evidence of Donggang River mummy so Byun Sung Hoon can be sentenced to life. Jong Bum visits a woman's house to do the errands for her and she asks him to have a drink with her. Sa Bin and her friend try to restore the face of a mummy from Donggang River.

Apr 28, 2020

Episode 8 - Eternal Evidence (2)E835m

Eternal Evidence (2)

Su Hyuk finds out that it was Jong Bum who was with the victim of a copycat murder case. But Su Hyuk feels pain in the heart as he follows Jong Bum to the exhibition and sees him with Sa Bin. The criminal Byun Sung Hoon presses Su Hyuk with the lawyer. Sa Bin discovers crucial evidence from the book that was with the mummy and calls Su Hyuk.

Apr 28, 2020

Episode 9 - Instinct (1)E935m

Instinct (1)

Su Hyuk saves Sa Bin from a terrible car accident. Sa Bin's heart starts to pound for Su Hyuk. Su Hyuk tells Jong Bum's father that Jong Bum is the prime suspect of a murder case. Jong Bum decides to leave his family.

May 4, 2020

Episode 10 - Instinct (2)E1035m

Instinct (2)

Sa Bin posts the restored image of a mummy from Donggang River. Su Hyuk finds out that Sa Bin posted the image and gets furious. Ji Chul picks up the notebook that Sa Bin dropped and reads about Gong Ji Chul. Su Hyuk makes a deal with Seo Tae Ha and looks for the buried bodies that were killed by Byun Sung Hoon.

May 4, 2020

Episode 11 - Resurrection (1)E1135m

Resurrection (1)

After the remains of a buried baby are found, Jong Bum and Su Hyuk face each other as a prime suspect and a prosecutor. Jang Hye Mi, the writer of "Secrets of A Murderer," says that Gong Ji Chul was never a psychopath. She is sure that Jong Bum is going to kill someday.

May 5, 2020

Episode 12 - Resurrection (2)E1235m

Resurrection (2)

It turns out that the remains were identified as Lim Hwa Young's baby. Sa Bin realizes Jong Bum's relationship with his little brother and sympathizes with him. Sa Bin and Su Hyuk visit “Old Future,” the secondhand bookshop. Both Su Hyuk and Jong Bum begin to have feelings for Sa Bin.

May 5, 2020

Episode 13 - The Path of Humans, The Path of Beasts (1)E1335m

The Path of Humans, The Path of Beasts (1)

Su Hyuk lost his father who believed in humanity in the past. After his death, Su Hyuk has been fighting against beast-like criminals. Jong Bum’s feelings for Sa Bin grow bigger. But he finds out that Sa Bin has feelings for Su Hyuk, and a post is uploaded on Seoyeon University’s social media site.

May 11, 2020

Episode 14 - The Path of Humans, The Path of Beasts (2)E1435m

The Path of Humans, The Path of Beasts (2)

Sa Bin sees the painting of Cain and Abel and has a hunch that something will happen with Jong Bum and his little brother, so she follows him to the charity gala. Sa Bin almost drowns and as she's close to death, she remembers a strange memory. Jong Bum dreams about killing Sa Bin, whom he loves.

May 11, 2020

Episode 15 - The Path of Humans, The Path of Beasts (3)E1535m

The Path of Humans, The Path of Beasts (3)

Su Hyuk investigates what happened on the day Jong Woo almost drowned and finds out Jong Bum was at the lake before the incident. Meanwhile, Jong Bum shows up where Sa Bin is using the tracking application. Su Hyuk visits the nursing hospital where the prison officer who executed Gong Ji Chul is, but it turns out that he is missing.

May 12, 2020

Episode 16 - The Path of Humans, The Path of Beasts (4)E1635m

The Path of Humans, The Path of Beasts (4)

Sa Bin struggles with her feelings for Su Hyuk. Jong Bum decides to get rid of Su Hyuk for Sa Bin and himself. Chief Prosecutor Chun warns Su Hyuk to leave Jong Bum alone, but Su Hyuk makes up his mind to go against him. Sa Bin finds out that a woman gave her father a note.

May 12, 2020

Episode 17 - Old Future (1)E1735m

Old Future (1)

Sa Bin gets transferred to the hospital after she was stabbed by a thug. Su Hyuk finds out that it was Jong Bum who incited to murder Su Hyuk. Sa Bin notices that there is a tracking app on her phone and she assumes that Jong Bum was following her all along. The police discover a tattoo from the victim, Lim Hwa Young, and start to track down the person who purchased the tattoo ink.

May 18, 2020

Episode 18 - Old Future (2)E1835m

Old Future (2)

Jong Bum takes a picture of Detective Ju being attacked by someone. And he meets and talks with the attacker. Su Hyuk says goodbye to his fiancee and confesses his feelings for Sa Bin. Su Hyuk discovers that Jong Bum’s father was the prosecutor in charge of Gong Ji Chul’s murder cases. Jong Bum sees Sa Bin and Su Hyuk kissing at the bookstore and suddenly feels pain in his eye.

May 18, 2020

Episode 19 - Revenge: Getting Even With What You Have Suffered (1)E1935m

Revenge: Getting Even With What You Have Suffered (1)

Su Hyuk sees Jong Bum on the camera which was installed at the place where Detective Ju was attacked. So Su Hyuk believes Jong Bum attacked Detective Ju. Jong Bum notices his house was robbed by someone and realizes that his painting was missing, and all of his photos on his phone are sent to somewhere else.

May 19, 2020

Episode 20 - Revenge: Getting Even With What You Have Suffered (2)E2035m

Revenge: Getting Even With What You Have Suffered (2)

Jae Yi tells Su Hyuk that Jong Bum has been stalking Sa Bin. And Su Hyuk is convinced that Jong Bum attacked Detective Ju after hearing the recording file from Detective Ju’s phone. Jong Bum invites Sang Ah, telling her that he’ll show his first murder, and Sang Ah invites Sa Bin to the place.

May 19, 2020

Episode 21 - Born Again (1)E2135m

Born Again (1)

Tae Ha takes Jong Bum to the hospital. Jong Bum’s mother falls into despair as the doctor tells her a bullet is in Jong Bum’s head and that his brain might be damaged. There has been a rumor that Jong Bum went to America, but a student comes up to Sa Bin and tells her that she saw him near Insa-dong.

May 25, 2020

Episode 22 - Born Again (2)E2235m

Born Again (2)

Finally, the remains from Donggang River are restored with a hologram. But as Su Hyuk sees the hologram, he collapses with unknown memories and pain. After he opens his eyes, it seems like Su Hyuk has become someone else. Jong Bum is back to his family. He doesn’t remember anything but his family doesn’t seem to notice.

May 25, 2020

Episode 23 - An Unfinished Promise (1)E2335m

An Unfinished Promise (1)

Feeling confused, Hyung Bin heads to Old Future. He asks the owner where Ha Eun was buried. After Jong Bum opened his eyes, he introduced himself as Gong Ji Chul in the test he had at the hospital. A male remains are found near in the East Sea, Gangwon-do. And JI Chul encounters the remains at the NFS.

May 26, 2020

Episode 24 - An Unfinished Promise (2)E2435m

An Unfinished Promise (2)

Ji Chul tells Hyung Bin that the real killer is Gong In Woo. Hyung Bin finds the killer’s paintings from 30 years ago. Ji Chul visits Hye Mi and threatens to bring Gong In Woo. Hyung Bin finally gets to where Ha Eun was buried. Sa Bin gives the ring back to the owner. And again, Hyung Bin, Ji Chul, and Gong In Woo head to the same place.

May 26, 2020

Episode 25 - Coexistence (1)E2535m

Coexistence (1)

Gong Ji Chul and Gong In Woo finally meet. From their conversation, Hyung Bin realizes that it was Gong In Woo who killed all those women in the past. Meanwhile, the face of the death-row convict who was found by the sea is completed. But it looks just like Jong Bum. Another body has been found, and Hyung Bin notices something.

Jun 1, 2020

Episode 26 - Coexistence (2)E2635m

Coexistence (2)

Sang Ah is taken to the police as a suspect of the Yellow Murder Case. Hye Mi presses Suk Tae to let Sang Ah to be released. Ji Chul threatens Hye Mi with the identification card of her stepfather. But it seems like Ji Chul is out of his time. Su Hyuk tells Sa Bin that he’ll go back to her after sorting things out, but Sa Bin can’t let Jong Bum alone.

Jun 1, 2020

Episode 27 - The Memory of Heart (1)E2735m

The Memory of Heart (1)

Sang Ah goes to trial and Detective Ju testifies that it was Sang Ah who stabbed him. But Hye Mi denies all charges as her lawyer. Seok Tae keeps trying to stop Su Hyuk from digging into Ji Chul’s case, but Su Hyuk is determined. Sa Bin shows a restored image of the death-row convict to her father and her father falls in shock.

Jun 2, 2020

Episode 28 - The Memory of Heart (2)E2835m

The Memory of Heart (2)

Su Hyuk realizes someone broke into his house and took files related to his past cases. Sa Bin receives a message about his father and hurries to the hospital. In Woo tries to kill Sa Bin, but luckily Jong Bum comes on time to save her. The owner of the “Old Future” hands a recorder to Sa Bin.

Jun 2, 2020

Episode 29 - The Way of The Heart (1)E2935m

The Way of The Heart (1)

Seok Tae gets into trouble after Gong In Woo was arrested for the Yellow Umbrella Murder. As the crisis deepens, Hye Mi presses Tae Ha to take care of Su Hyuk. So Tae Ha decides to put an end to all. Sa Bin wakes at the hospital but she seems rather strange. When Su Hyuk comes to see her, she jumps out of her skin.

Jun 8, 2020

Episode 30 - The Way of The Heart (2)E3035m

The Way of The Heart (2)

The broadcast about Gong In Woo goes viral and the photos of Gong In Woo and his victims are sent to Su Hyuk by someone. Sa Bin feels lost in between the feelings for Su Hyuk and Jong Bum. In Sang Ah’s trial, the photo handed by Jong Bum acts as crucial evidence and she gets sentenced for life. Now, Jong Bum heads to solve his mystery.

Jun 8, 2020

Episode 31 - Sacrifice (1)E3135m

Sacrifice (1)

Su Hyuk submits his resignation and visits Tae Ha to apologize. He suggests for the retrial for Tae Ha’s brother. Sa Bin tells Jong Bum that it was Seok Tae who killed Ji Chul in the past. Donggang Mummy is identified as Hyung Bin, and Sa Bin brings the remains to Su Hyuk. But what Su Hyuk confesses makes Sa Bin confused.

Jun 9, 2020

Episode 32 - Sacrifice (2)E3235m

Sacrifice (2)

Sa Bin collapses after days of crying. Jong Bum can’t stand watching her sad so he makes up his mind to save her. Sa Bin gives the ring back to Su Hyuk saying her heart now belongs to Jong Bum. The time is running out for Jong Bum so he asks Tae Ha his plan.

Jun 9, 2020

Actors

Jang Ki-yong

Jang Ki-yong

Gong Ji-cheol / Chun Jong-bum

Jin Se-yeon

Jin Se-yeon

Jung Ha-eun / Jung Sa-bin

Lee Soo-hyuk

Lee Soo-hyuk

Cha Hyung-bin / Kim Soo-hyuk

Kim Jung-nan

Kim Jung-nan

Jang Hye-mi

Kim Hee-jung

Kim Hee-jung

Kim Seo-ra

Jang Won-young

Jang Won-young

Joo In-do

Cha Min-jee

Cha Min-jee

Jay

Lee Seo-el

Lee Seo-el

Baek Sang-ah

Choi Gwang-il

Choi Gwang-il

Chun Suk-tae

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