When a reclusive ex-NIS spy becomes an untrained babysitter, his tactical precision collides hilariously with playground politics, chaos, and genuine paternal tenderness.
Ik-jun tries his best to give his son enough time, fulfilling his professional commitments, making for some tender, funny, and poignant interactions between father and son. The breakout delight is young Woo-jo, son of the single father Ik-jun.
When Nam Haeng-sun raises her abandoned niece, it reshapes how she sees her own ambitions in a tight-knit community, unfamiliar with their non-traditional family unit, as they brave Korea’s ruthless education race together.
It follows a pharmacist and single dad trying to build a new life and love, reckoning with social stigma around single parenthood. His son represents all the lived baggage of his past choices, serving as a moral compass in every decision he makes.
Samdal, returning to her childhood house after setbacks force her back home, as her niece’s quiet hurt exposes adult fractures, and urges them to do better.
I-jun splits his time between struggles with divorced parents, loneliness, masking his feelings with maturity beyond his age. His attachment to the male lead and other townspeople shows how community fills emotional gaps left by fractured families.