No. of Episodes: 16

Released Year: 2016

Main Plot:

“W: Two Worlds” is a fantasy romance where doctor Oh Yeon-joo is pulled into her father’s webtoon. There, she meets Kang Chul, the hero of the story. As they cross between the real world and the comic world, love grows while dangerous twists threaten both worlds.

Main Cast:

Lee Jong-suk as Kang Chul

Han Hyo-joo as Oh Yeon-joo

Jung Yoo-jin as Yoon So-hee

Lee Tae-hwan as Seo Do-yoon

Episodes summary:

Episode 1: Pulled Into the Webtoon

The episode begins with “W,” Korea’s most popular webtoon. The main character, Kang Chul, is shown for the first time during a newscast. As a teenager, he won a gold medal in shooting at the Olympics, but his entire family was brutally murdered, his life was destroyed. He was accused of crime, but was later found not guilty due to lack of evidence. Years later, Kang Chul is depicted as a rich and influential businessman, but the Central Story Center of the Comic remains the mystery of his family murders.

The situation then becomes more plausible. Oh Yeon-joo, a young resident in cardiothoresic surgery, is shown running through the duties of her rigid hospital. Famous artist Oh Seong-Moo’s daughter, who created a webtoon, often asks her about “W”. For information, despite her frequent arguments, especially rumors that Kang Chul will die soon, Yeon-joo claims that she is unaware of her father’s intentions.

When Yeon-joo receives a necessary call in her father’s studio, her routine is disturbed. Park Soo-Bong, a long-a-time accessory of Seong-Moo, who helps with webtoon artwork, welcomes her on arrival. After claiming that he intended to kill off Kang Chul in the upcoming chapter, Soo-bong is pale and nervous as he explains that Seong-moo has vanished. Unfinished paintings of Kang Chul laying in a pool of blood and with severe injuries are on Seong-moo’s desk.

A remarkable event occurs while Yeon-joo looks at the tablet screen. She is abruptly drawn farther into the webtoon’s world. Before she knows this, she is standing on a roof behind the Kang Chul, who has been stabbed and severely bleeding. While surprised, Yeon-joo puts pressure on the cut, rips the fabric to make bandages, and makes a brave effort to save him under the guidance of her medical knowledge. When her calls for assistance are not heard, she observes the odd silence of the surroundings, as though time had stopped.

Despite his weakness, Kang Chul is capable of seizing her wrist. Her sudden appearance clearly disturbs him, and his penetrating staring suspiciously. The scene abruptly ends as Yeon-joo is starting to worry, and she is dragged back to reality, resurfacing in her father’s workshop as though nothing had happened. Yeon-joo is shocked by the stark reality of what she went through, while Soo-bong, shocked, maintains she never left.

When Seong-moo eventually makes a comeback, she appears scared and unkempt. He cautions his daughter that Kang Chul has started to move and behave independently and is no longer merely a humorous figure.Yeon-joo finds it difficult to believe him, but she cannot help, but think of the time when she saved Kang Chul from herself. 

Meanwhile, Kang Chul Webtoon is being hospitalized within the universe. He remembers the esoteric woman who came to help him unexpectedly. He explains that she is an answer to unresolved mysteries in his life, so he goes out to find it because he is certain that she is not in his reality.

As Kang Chul comes out of the hospital, he stands on one roof and looks closely at Seoul’s horizon. Yeon-joo is still absorbed in her thoughts on the bizarre event, as she lies in her room. The image accumulates on the firm eyes of Kang Chul.

Episode 2: A Mysterious Connection

After the rooftop rescue, Kang Chul has once again ended up in the hospital a second time. Now after having survived the vicious stabbing, he could not rest easy. He was always haunted by that stranger who came out of nowhere to rescue him: her face, her voice, her strange words. Who could she be and where could she have come from?

However, Oh Yeon-joo’s bizarre experience inside the webtoon bothers him in the real world. Even though she tries to tell herself that it was only a vivid dream, it is very real to ignore the image of Kang Chul’s blood and her grip on her wrist. She finds it difficult to focus on work and even make mistakes during surgery, which criticizes her seniors. Although she does not know about her covert involvement in events, her colleagues still make fun of her for the webtoon.

Kang Chul is visited in the hospital by his bodyguards and associates back in the webtoon. Despite their relief that he lived, they are nevertheless worried about the attack’s unclear circumstances. However, Kang Chul does not share his opinion with others. The woman who saved him is what she worries the most, not the attacker.

When Yeon-joo is suddenly pulled back into the world of comic books, its uncertainty only intensifies. This time, she shows correctly in Kang Chul’s hospital room. He is surprised to see her waking up and looking at her. He starts questioning her right once, demanding to know her identity and the reason she saved his life. Yeon-joo provides awkward responses out of nervousness and flusteredness, which only heightens his mistrust. She is uneasy because Kang Chul’s piercing look makes her feel as though she does not belong in his universe.

The “chapter” of the webtoon stops before she can elaborate, and she is suddenly thrust back into reality. While Park Soo-bong, her father’s assistant, watches her abrupt homecoming and becomes alarmed, she collapses in shock. As he sees it now, Yeon-joo is being pulled into the narrative much like her father.

Even after leaving the hospital, Kang Chul still thinks about Yeon-joo. At a formal press conference, he comes before the media. He responds to the attempt to murder with composition and assurance, saying that he would not close until he identifies the culprit. The reporters are influenced by his attraction, and his public personality is strongly reinforced. But behind closed doors, he keeps thinking about the enigmatic woman.

Yeon-joo is torn between incredulity and dread in the actual world. She is aware that each time she has entered the comic book industry, she has impacted the plot. When her father, Oh Seong-moo, briefly emerges, she tries to ask him questions. Seong-moo cautions her that Kang Chul is no longer merely a fictional character but rather a self-existent individual, acknowledging that the plot has gotten out of his grasp.

Kang Chul, who has totally recovered, walks outside and faces the future with determination. His intent drive to learn the truth and track down the enigmatic woman who saved his life is evident in his keen eyes.

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