Destined With You Episode 4 Recap and Review: The South Korean fantasy romance drama, (이 연애는 불가항력) stars SF9’s Rowoon and Jo Bo-ah in lead roles. The supporting cast also includes Ha Jun, and Yura. The JTBC series is directed by Nam Ki-hoon and written by Noh Ji-sul.
The series revolves around Lee Hong-jo (Jo Bo-ah), a civil servant and Jang Shin-yu (Rowoon), a lawyer who come face to face under unexpected circumstances. Hong-jo is revealed as the owner of an old wooden box that has been sealed over 300 years ago which contains a forbidden book that has a connection to Shin-yu. He is suffering from a mysterious illness and its cure lies in the book. Soon, they both realise that the key to saving Shin-yu from the curse is in the hands of Hong-jo. Amid the same, a romance blossoms between the two.
As for the cast, Jo Bo-ah recently starred in 2023’s Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 as Nam Ji-ah whereas Rowoon starred in 2022’s Tomorrow. Also, Ha Jun starred in Missing: The Other Side Season 2 as Shin Joon-ho and Yura previously played the role of Chae Yoo-jin in Forecasting Love and Weather. Destined With You airs on JTBC at the 10.30 PM slot on Wednesday-Thursday.
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Destined With You Episode 4 Recap
After Shin-yu (Rowoon) confesses his feelings for Hong-jo (Jo Bo-ah), she is left shocked and doesn’t believe him at the beginning, but he later reveals that he was the one who drank the love potion that she had prepared for Jae-kyung (Ha Jun). He then shows her the CCTV footage, and Hong-jo is left angered about how her spell got cast on the wrong person. Shin-yu begins to curse her to turn back the love spell cast by her, but she doesn’t know how to do so. He reveals how the spell has definitely worked, given how his behaviour towards her changed when they took a trip together, and he also complimented her after seeing her in the white dress.
Hong-jo, after reaching home, is seen reminiscing about her conversation with Jae-kyung, where he asks her why she likes him. After hearing her answer, he tells her that he isn’t the person she thinks he is. At work, under Hong-jo’s love spell, Shin-yu can’t stop thinking about her and also gets jealous at the idea of her and Jae-kyung meeting and also consults a colleague on whether there is a chance that Jae-kyung may end up liking her. He then decides to woo Hong-jo with a sweet gesture and takes coffee and treats for her park maintenance team and also informs her manager Ma Eun-yeong (Lee Bong-ryun), that he is worried about Hong-jo who is being bullied by her team.
After his coffee gesture, Hong-jo asks him to meet her alone and asks him why he is behaving like that. He tells her that he can’t control his feelings even if he wants to and mentions that his heart flutters every time he sees her. At the workplace, things begin to become a little better for Hong-jo as Ma Eun-yeong turns out to be a supportive manager. While dealing with all the love feelings, Shin-yu also ends up dreaming and sees someone younger, dressed in traditional attire, smiling at him. He doesn’t recognise the face.
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In the meantime, as Hong-jo leaves work, on her way home, she encounters someone following her. Scared by the stalker, she begins to run and even drops her phone on the way. While running away from the suspicious person, she ends up falling into Shin-yu’s arms as he holds her close. He then accompanies her on the dark road to get her phone back and surprises her by showing how he has fixed the lights in her dark alley to keep her safe. The two then discuss ways to break the spell and end up with the idea of visiting shaman Eun-wol (Kim Hyeok) for answers.
On meeting her, they both reveal the dilemma they are in, and she speaks separately with them when Shin-yu asks her what if he ends up really falling in love with Hong-jo. She also reveals to Hong-jo the solution to their problem, but she doesn’t let Shin-yu know and keeps him guessing. He later tries to pester her to try to reveal the delicious secret, but Hong-jo continues to pester him and keeps mum.
Later on, Hong-jo learns that she has a new neighbour in the building, and the occupant also leaves a dessert for her after moving in. When she goes to share a thank you note with him, she finds out that her new neighbour is Jae-kyung and is happily surprised by this coincidence. Towards the end of the episode, Hong-jo leaves for the beach, where she goes to remember her late father, and Shin-yu follows her hoping to find an answer to break the spell.
Destined With You Episode 4 Ending
At the end of the episode, we see Hong-jo getting emotional as she remembers her father and even pours a drink for Shin-yu at the beach. At a distance, Shin-yu is looking at her, and suddenly he figures out the clues that Hong-jo had given him regarding the answer that the shaman gave to her about breaking the love spell. The episode ends with both of them saying the words, “Your destinies cannot be severed” as they look at each other.
Destined With You Episode 4 Review
After the big revelation at the end of the third episode about Shin-yu drinking the love potion, the new one is crucial to showcase the effects of the spell cast by Hong-jo. All through the episode, we see Rowoon flirting with Jo Bo-ah’s character, and these make for the best moments of the episode. It’s a treat to see Rowoon nail the duality of Shin-yu as he goes from hot to cold and bats his eyelids in the cutest manner while confessing his feelings for Hong-jo.
The episode is also crucial in revealing one more clue about the mysterious connection between the two as we see that the person that Shin-yu has been dreaming about is the younger version of Hong-jo. The two have probably met each other in their younger days, and it seems there could have been a strong bond between them since then. Jo Bo-ah continues to make a strong impression in the show with her performance. The scenes where she expresses Hong-jo’s excitement or sadness work well in creating a connection with her character.
Among other things where this episode particularly impresses is also in the technical departments. The cinematography in the last scene at the beach is beautiful, and the background score also remains good all through. The show’s promising storyline, combined with the performances, is keeping us hooked to it.
Destined With You airs on JTBC and is also streaming on Netflix.
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