Daddy Long Legs

Young-mi Cha loses her parents and struggles to fend for herself. A mysterious stranger starts paying her university fees and sending gifts, earning her the nickname 'Daddy-Long-Legs'. She believes this unseen benefactor is guiding her life.

After finishing her studies and facing early career struggles, Young-mi lands her dream job as a program writer at a nationally syndicated radio station. She also moves into a rent-free house arranged by the same benefactor, a rare stroke of fortune. She remains convinced that Daddy-Long-Legs orchestrated this path.

One day, Young-mi opens an email that had been sent from the house's computer, dated to arrive now but written a year earlier. The email contains a love story the owner once wrote and reveals why it was kept hidden until today. It hints at a future message intended for her to read in the far future.

Moved by the tale, Young-mi decides to air the owner's love story on the national radio program, serializing it for listeners. The serialized broadcast becomes an instant audience favorite and grabs the attention of the public. The program links the owner's secret past to Young-mi's life.

During her work at the radio station, Young-mi meets Kim Jun-ho, who works as a librarian at the same station. They spend time together and a budding romance begins to form. Young-mi feels drawn to him, unaware of his deeper ties to the email's writer.

Young-mi learns that Jun-ho is the man referenced in the email's past love story. This discovery complicates their relationship and stirs guilt, as she realizes someone has cherished him for years. The sense of a long-hidden connection emerges between them.

Young-mi investigates who arranged her life and discovers the radio station director acted on behalf of his younger brother. The director confirms the brother arranged her job and the housing, using influence to guide her path. The revelation shifts the focus from a benevolent benefactor to a complicated network of favors.

The younger brother is revealed to be Jun-ho, the writer of the email. Jun-ho had switched genders when writing the message and later suffered memory loss about their past with Young-mi. This twist reframes the love story and who authored it.

Young-mi and Jun-ho meet in the radio station's library, a moment that feels like a first true encounter for both. It brings back memories for Jun-ho, who struggles with what he remembers and what he has forgotten. Their connection deepens amid the resurfacing memories.

They spend time together, rebuilding trust and exploring their renewed connection. Yet Jun-ho's illness begins to relapse, threatening the fragile happiness they've found. They cling to the time they have left together.

Jun-ho's illness relapses and he dies, bringing the romance to a quiet, bittersweet close. Young-mi is left to reckon with the tangled web of love, memory, and fortune that connected their lives. The ending emphasizes memory’s power and the costs of hidden pasts.

In the aftermath, Young-mi contemplates the chain of events—from the mysterious Daddy-Long-Legs to the house-email letter and the director's machinations. She carries forward the lessons about memory, fate, and resilience as she continues her life and career.