In the 5th episode of About Time Korean Drama, Do Ha asks Mi Ka to live with him after knowing she needs him to stop her clock. But she hesitates until Sung Hee tells her that they don’t sleep together. The About Time goes hot after Mi Ka found out she fell in love with Do Ha.
About Time Recap: Episode 5
Note: There are specific plot spoilers for About Time Korean Drama Episode 5
Mi Ka accepts to go out with Do Ha after he confessed his love, she takes him to walk around the hospital, and tells him she can see people’s life clock when they’re treated by doctors. They runs into an older man who asks the child for chocolate. Mi Ka comes to the child, and exchanges the chocolate with her hairpin. She tells Do Ha that the older man only have 1 day left, and asks him if he is ok when she will die soon. He thinks she just gets a excuse to reject him.
Woo Jin says that Do Ha seems like dumped by his girlfriend when he cuts apple for him. Do Ha asks him to track a older man who is dementia at the hospital for him, and asks him what she means when a woman wants the man to stay away from her. Woo Jin laughs, and thinks the scene comes from “Candy’s Seduction”, and says that the woman is hooking the man. Do Ha asks Woo Jin to get out, and says that he doesn’t want to see him.
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Soo Bong doesn’t feel good when she sees the shoes Mi Ka returned her, and asks Tae Rin to throw it off. Tae Rin tells Soo Bong that Do Ha has been hospitalized because of an accident. Soo Bong is shocked. Sung Bin tells Do Ha that his wound is very superficial, and thinks he can move in a few days, and asks him about Mi Ka. Do Ha gets angry, and says that she is playing his heart, and thinks she isn’t his painting anymore. Sung Bin laughs, and says that his painting theory is so absurd. Meanwhile he gets a call from chief, and heads down. Do Ha thinks he isn’t the man Mi Ki can toy while recalling Woo Jin told him that she was using push and pull on him.
He runs into her outside when she just comes down in the snow. He says that he is hooked, and asks her how to pull her from his mind. Sun Moon and Hye Young are waiting for Do Ha in his room after he came back. Sun Moon tells his son that Soo Bong called him, and said that he hospitalized. But he is fine when he sees him. Do Ha thinks his father comes to here to asks him to get married with another woman, instead of caring him. But Sun Moon thinks he has no right to blame him, since he cannot take care of himself. Just then Do Ha gets a call from Soo Bong, he doesn’t pick up, and claims he will settle the marriage with Soo Bong, and asks Sun Moon to hand over the company to him. Sun Moon accepts it, and leaves.
Sung Hee tells Mi Ka that Do Ha loves her after knowing he jumped in front a knife for her, and thinks she is out of mind since Mi Ka told him that she would die soon. But Mi Ka worries about him, and doesn’t want him get hurt. Sung Hee is excited, because she finds out Mi Ka loves Do Ha as well, and persuades her to look after him.
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Do Ha asks to have a talk when Soo Bong is preparing foods. Soo Bong says that she is hungry, and wants to eat first. But he asks her to listen to him first. She sits down, and thinks he is going to launch a bomb. He asks her not to get married, and says that he loves another woman. She says that he finally have the thing she wanted. He claims he will tell both families, but she rejects it, and claims she will wait until his love for her dies away. He says that it won’t happen, but she claims she will wait until he is done with her, and leaves.
Soo Bong asks her follower to spy Do Ha while she is walking in the hallway of the hospital, she says that this isn’t going to be pretty. Do San asks Sung Bin if Do Ha is ok to leave, when he is treating him with another doctor. Do Ha claims that he heal as fast as honey badgers. Sung Bin tells him that he shouldn’t overwork himself, otherwise his anxiety disorder may get worse after he completes the treatment. But Do Ha says that he will take responsibility if the scars doesn’t go away. Meanwhile, Woo Jin tells Do Ha that he needs to testify at the police station at 2 PM.
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The police officer asks the guy if he was intentional to kill Do Ha and Sung Bin, he claims he wanted them dead, even if Mi Ka think it was an accident. Sung Bin thinks the guy is mentally unstable, and asks the police officer to consider it. But the guy want to be in jail, and says that he is a nuisance of his family. Just then his wife shows up, and hits him, saying, “How can you think that when you have me and our daughter?” The guy cries out, and asks everybody to give him another chance. Do Ha gets up, and asks police officer to handle the case well, saying that there isn’t a nuisance in family.
Woo Jin tells Do Ha that the dementia patient passing away this morning when they’re out the police station. Do Ha recalls Mi Ka told him that dementia patient was going to die within 1 day. Mi Ka shows up, and thinks he is merciful. He asks her how could she knew it, she says that she can see it. He asks her how much time he left, but she says she cannot see his clock, and claims she didn’t lie. He says that he trust her, and claims he can see the anxiety which other people cannot see, and asks her if she is ok with him about 80 days since she is left 80 days. She thinks it’s the only way to live, and reveals she will die if she cannot stay with him.
He asks him if the clock is the only reason she wants to stay with him, she doesn’t reply him. He figures out another reason, and claims he can see her heart, and asks her to live together. She is shocked, and claims she isn’t such easy girl to live with any guy.
Mi Ka packs her stuff, and thinks she shouldn’t do it. But she says that her survival depends on it while looking at her clock. She recalls Sung Hee said that they were just housemate, not sharing bed, and thought they were adults, so that falling in love weren’t a big case.
Woo Jin prepares a duck doll for Mi Ka, and hands over to Do Ha. Do Ha thinks its legs are too short. Do Ha asks Woo Jin to go when Woo Jin wants to say something presumptuous. Just then Do San shows up, and asks Do Ha if he can handle the situation. Do Ha thinks humans improve and become stronger when they face struggles and hardships. Do San says that he should forget reputation and ambition to get his love. But Do Ha says that he won’t give up reputation and ambition.
Do Ha pushes his bed to the wall so that he can be close to Mi Ka who sleeps in another room. Meanwhile, she is playing the duck doll. She gets a call from him who asks her if she is sleep, and claims she cannot dismiss him even if he has a feeling on her. She smiles, and thanks him for believing her story.
Do Ha thinks Mi Ka is going to say I love you while they’re in the car, since she said thank you last night. She doesn’t know what he means, and looks at Woo Jin who is siting on the back seat. Do Ha understands it, and thinks it isn’t the right time to let her confess.
Woo Jin is going to report on the investment proposal, Do Ha is in a good mood, and thanks Woo Jin. Woo Jin is shocked. Sung Hee sees Mi Ka and Jae Yoo have a meet at the restaurant, and is curious why he wants to talk to Mi Ka. Jae Yoo asks Mi Ka to smile since they’re producer and actress. But she asks him to cut to the chase. He tells her that he wants her to be the understudy for female lead, and says that she seems like the protagonist of his show after watching her audition tape. She is excited, and says that she will do it. But he says that she still need to audition.
Sung Hee thinks Jae Yoo had a fight with Mi Ka after she came to her. But Mi Ka tells her that he chose her to be the understudy for female lead of his show. Sung Hee is excited, and thinks her friend found love, and is going to live her dream. She screams when Mi Ka shows her the sheet music.
Soo Bong sees the photo of Do Ha and Mi Ka when she is picking up shoes, she calls Do Bin, and asks for a meet. She asks him to help her, and says that she doesn’t want Do Ha to hate her, but he hates him enough. Do Bin doesn’t want to help her for free, she tells him that she will give everything he wants to get Do Ha.
Do Ha thinks Mi Ka wants to confess when she texts him, “Are you busy?” He asks her out, and says that he isn’t busy. But she says that she wants to visit Ms. Oh. He asks her to choose from him and Ms. Oh.
Ms. Oh asks Mi Ka to be on a double date when holding her boyfriend’s hand. But Do Ha thinks it’s great for everyone except him when he is flipping meat. Ms. Oh blames that Do Ha makes meat tough. Her boyfriend grills the meat for her, and says that he doesn’t want her to eat the tough meat. Ms. Oh is very happy, and says her boyfriend Mr. Park is very precious to me.
Mr. Park invites Ms. Oh to dance after he got meat for her. Mi Ka takes Do Ha to dance as well. Do Ha tells Mi Ka that she is pretty, and wants time to stop. Ms. Oh has a drink with Do Ha, but he isn’t good at drinking, and leaves. Ms. Oh asks Mi Ka that why she loves Do Ha, Mi Ka says that he brings the happiness which she tried to hide to her, and recalls she got the ability to see clocks after her grandma saved her. Ms. Oh thinks it’s the gift Mi Ka’s grandma gave her, and sees clocks of Do Ha and Mi Ka after he returned. One is 86 days, another is 61 years. She says that it’s going to be happy, but it also be heartbreaking.