Plot Explained Spoilers guaranteed!
Plot Explained

Browse by genre

Action Comedy Drama Horror Thriller Sci-Fi Romance Mystery Animation Crime
Someday or One Day (2022) movie poster

Timeline

Someday or One Day (2022) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language
2022 · 107 mins · Chinese
Directed by
Huang Tien-jen
Starring
Ko Chia-Yen, Jin Shijia, JC Lin, Greg Hsu, Berry Wen-i Kuo, Chang Kuang-chen

Two young people, Li Zi Wei and Huang Yu Xuan, unexpectedly meet in 2009. They each carry a sense of longing and unresolved feelings from their past. A strange accident throws them into a recurring time loop, revealing a deep, enduring love that has spanned countless lifetimes. Their connection transcends time and space, but their love comes at a significant cost. Faced with the possibility of starting over, they must confront whether to embrace a chance encounter or risk repeating the painful memories that bind them together.

Mystery Romance Fantasy Cast, crew & box office
On this page (4)
  1. 1 Where to watch
  2. 2 Events in order (15)
  3. 3 Movie threads
  4. 4 Every angle

Where to watch

Where to Watch Someday or One Day (2022)

Where can you watch Someday or One Day? Stream, rent or buy it in the US, including on Rakuten Viki: current JustWatch availability with up-to-date prices.

Streaming availability powered by JustWatch

15 events in order · contains spoilers

Someday or One Day Timeline: Events in Chronological Order

Every key event of Someday or One Day (2022) in order, scene by scene, with when and where it takes place. Use it to untangle flashbacks, time jumps and parallel storylines, to refresh your memory before the sequel or to find the exact scene you are thinking of.

  1. Recurring Dream

    Huang Yuxuan and Li Ziwei experience the same dream about a familiar figure and music in a record shop during a rainstorm. Despite the vividness of the dream, once they awaken, they feel like strangers to each other in real life.

  2. Meeting at the Beverage Shop

    In 2009, Huang Yuxuan encounters Li Ziwei at her part-time job at a beverage shop, having seen him in her dreams. This meeting sparks an immediate attraction and an unusual sense of familiarity between them, quickly drawing them closer together.

    When
    2009
    Where
    Beverage Shop

  3. Childhood Connection Revealed

    Yuxuan shares a childhood memory with Ziwei about being lost in Tainan and helped by an older boy. Realizing that this boy was actually Ziwei himself, they uncover that their destinies had already intertwined long before their recent meeting.

    Where
    Tainan

  4. New Year’s Eve Together

    Yuxuan and Ziwei celebrate New Year's Eve together in 2010, solidifying their bond as a couple. This festive occasion marks a significant turning point in their relationship as they enjoy each other’s company and happiness.

    When
    2010

  5. Living Together

    In 2014, Yuxuan and Ziwei decide to move in together, marking the evolution of their relationship. Their time living together nurtures a deep emotional connection as they embrace each other's presence in daily life.

    When
    2014

  6. Job Transfer to Shanghai

    In 2017, Yuxuan receives a job offer for a transfer to Shanghai, creating tension regarding their relationship. Although Ziwei expresses his support for her decision, both feel the looming possibility of separation, affecting their bond.

    When
    2017
    Where
    Shanghai

  7. The Sad Revelation

    In a hotel room in Shanghai, Yuxuan realizes that Ziwei died in a tragic fall on July 10, 2014. Overcome with grief as she reads unread messages from him, she comes to terms with the haunting reality of his absence.

    When
    2017
    Where
    Hotel Room in Shanghai

  8. Time Travel to the Past

    Yuxuan receives an anonymous package at work containing a Walkman and a cassette tape that allows her to travel back to July 8, 2014. She becomes Chen Yunru, experiencing a race against time to save Ziwei from his tragic fate.

    When
    July 8, 2014

  9. Attempt to Save Ziwei

    Upon meeting Ziwei in her new form, Yuxuan struggles to convince him that she has traveled from the future. Despite her claims, Ziwei and another character, Mo Junjie, misunderstand her intentions, believing she has changed drastically.

    Where
    Ziwei's Studio

  10. Climactic Collision

    Yuxuan is drawn into a complex encounter involving multiple timelines, confronting different versions of herself and Ziwei. In a moment of chaos, Yuxuan's actions inadvertently lead to Ziwei's falling from a building, resulting in his tragic death.

    Where
    Abandoned Building

  11. Seeking Answers

    After returning to 2017, Yuxuan discovers Wang Quansheng, who reveals his connection to Ziwei from another timeline. Quansheng shares how he learned about time travel, giving her insight into their entangled fates and alternate possibilities.

  12. Discovering the Tragic Diary

    Yuxuan travels to Shanghai, learning from Yang Hao that Yunru, who inhabited her body, died after a miscarriage. The diary reveals the tragic circumstances leading up to the events that now intertwine their destinies and the potential for time travel.

    Where
    Shanghai

  13. The Time-Loop Consequence

    Yunru, confused about Yuxuan's determination, decides to commit suicide in a misguided attempt to change the course of events. This act ultimately reinforces the inevitability of the time loop that binds their fates together.

    Where
    Abandoned Building

  14. Breaking the Cycle

    In 2014, Quansheng and Yunru burn the cassette tape that allows time travel, believing that eliminating it can change their fates. They confront their memories and experiences at the seaside, symbolizing closure and moving forward.

    Where
    Seaside

  15. A New Beginning

    In 2019, Yuxuan receives a surprise proposal from Ziwei during her birthday celebration, bringing joy and a sense of hope. This moment symbolizes a new chapter in their lives, where they embrace love and the future together.

    When
    2019

Last updated: September 18, 2026 at 08:59

Was this helpful?

Movie threads

More Movies Like Someday or One Day, by Mood & Story

Curated lists built around what makes Someday or One Day tick: the same mood, the same kind of story or the same emotional payoff. Each list explains why these movies belong together.

Time-crossed romance like in Someday or One Day

Stories where love defies time, death, and the very boundaries of reality itself. If you loved the time loop and soul transfer romance of Someday or One Day, discover similar movies where lovers are separated by timelines, parallel realities, or reincarnation. These sci-fi fantasy romance films weave fate, memory, and destiny into emotionally complex love stories that demand close attention and reward patient viewers with transcendent, hard-won connections.

  • time loop
  • reincarnation
  • soulmates
  • fate
  • transcendent
  • haunting
  • Tone: bittersweet, romantic, ethereal
  • Pacing: variable, with quiet reflection and urgent twists
Why these movies?

The story pattern: These stories usually unfold across at least two distinct timelines or identities, with characters waking up in unfamiliar bodies, eras, or versions of reality. A central mystery or accident triggers the loop, and each cycle peels back another layer of memory, regret, or revelation. Characters must piece together clues, confront versions of themselves or their beloved, and ultimately make a devastating choice. The narrative rewards viewers who track small details, because a stray detail in one timeline becomes the key to saving someone in another.

Why they belong together: They are grouped together because they share a core narrative device of reality-bending romance, whether through literal time travel, metaphysical soul migration, or dream logic. Each story treats love as something stronger than the laws of physics, and each one earns its emotional climax by making the audience feel the weight of every repeated goodbye. The dreamy, melancholic tone and complex non-linear structure create a consistent viewing experience that fans of the genre instinctively recognize.

Someday or One Day movie poster

Someday or One Day

2022
Cloud Atlas movie poster

Cloud Atlas

2012
Everything, Everywhere movie poster

Everything, Everywhere

2023
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai movie poster

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

1000
Everything Everywhere All at Once movie poster

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022
Midnight's Children movie poster

Midnight's Children

2013
The Samurai and the Prisoner movie poster

The Samurai and the Prisoner

2026
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time movie poster

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

2021

Bittersweet love stories like in Someday or One Day

Romances where grief, fate, and impossible choices test the limits of devotion. If you loved the heavy emotional weight and bittersweet devotion of Someday or One Day, explore similar romance movies where fate, grief, and sacrifice stand between lovers. These romantic dramas pair devastating loss with hard-won happy endings, weaving memory, mortality, and enduring connection into stories that linger long after the credits roll for fans of tearful, cathartic love stories.

  • grief
  • devotion
  • fate
  • sacrifice
  • longing
  • wistful
  • Tone: bittersweet, melancholic, hopeful
  • Pacing: slow burn with urgent emotional spikes
Why these movies?

The story pattern: Stories in this thread typically begin with a couple already shaped by past trauma, a missing person, or a death that has not been fully mourned. The narrative forces them to relive, confront, or symbolically resolve that wound, often through reunion with a different version of their beloved or a second chance at a moment that was lost. The middle act is heavy with grief, suicide attempts, miscarriages, or near-misses, and the resolution only arrives after the characters accept an unbearable cost. The happy ending, when it comes, feels like a quiet gift rather than a foregone conclusion.

Why they belong together: They are grouped together for their shared emotional architecture: high romance scores, heavy sadness, low humor, and a willingness to put beloved characters through real suffering. Each film treats love as something that must be fought for across lifetimes, illnesses, or impossible circumstances, and each one balances tenderness with devastation. The tone stays wistful and emotionally heavy throughout, and the pacing alternates between intimate romantic beats and urgent, life-or-death stakes.

Someday or One Day movie poster

Someday or One Day

2022
Everything, Everywhere movie poster

Everything, Everywhere

2023
Everything Everywhere All at Once movie poster

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

Every angle

Someday or One Day (2022) Explained: Plot, Timeline & Characters

Everything about Someday or One Day in one place: what happens in the plot summary, the timeline in chronological order, the characters and meaning and a spoiler-free summary. What's After the Movie adds the cast, box office and post-credit scenes.

Coming soon on iOS and Android

The Plot Explained Movie Summary App

Plot summaries, endings explained and timelines on your phone. Catch up on any movie in minutes, save your favorites and never miss a twist again.

Be the first to know when we launch. Your email stays private, always.

Learn more about the app