Someone Special

Set in the present, the story unfolds in a September leading toward the New Year. The plot intertwines contemporary urban life with a terminal illness that accelerates decisions and feelings. Public media, through radio confessions and a cinema outing, frames private moments as moments of reckoning.

Set in contemporary Korea, the film unfolds across intimate urban spaces. The bar where Yi-yeon works becomes a crossroads for chance encounters and whispered confessions. A hotel room collapses time as characters wake up far from where they started, while the radio studio and cinema theater provide public frames to private longing.

❤️ Love, Mortality

Love in Someone Special arrives under the shadow of a terminal diagnosis, forcing characters to seize moments and redefine what counts as 'special.' Chi-sung's fear of losing love creates urgency, while Yi-yeon's quiet devotion reveals the cost of unspoken feelings. The film treats love as a catalyst for honesty rather than comfort, pushing both into vulnerable choices.

🎭 Confession, Performance

The radio confessional 'Writing Princess' broadcasts become a mirror for the characters, blurring lines between real feelings and performed stories. Yi-yeon uses the airwaves to reach out; Chi-sung's vulnerability in the hotel room turns private doubt into a shared narrative. The film explores how storytelling shapes relationships and self-perception.

🤝 Connection, Loneliness

Both leads seek connection across distance and fear—Chi-sung with his past relationships and looming death, Yi-yeon with a long-ago crush that never spoke. Their encounters in bars, hotels, and cinemas create moments of authentic contact amid isolation. The story suggests that small, tentative connections can redefine life's meaning.