‘Individual Circumstances’ follows the war-like reunion between troubled writer Woo Jae and struggling director Yeon Woo.
We see the contrast between the two characters in the series—Woo Jae is the cold and distant character while Yeon Woo is the opposite, with his lively and cheerful personality. We get navigated through the episodes with some of Woo Jae’s inner monologue, his written story accompanying the development of the two’s rekindling relationship.
The series is filled with moments that tug at your heart, it pulls you in and leaves you wondering what truly happened between Woo Jae and Yeon Woo. With scenes that alternate between the present and past, the reason why Woo Jae ‘disappeared’ is slowly unfolding in the available episodes of the series.
Several moments especially made us feel butterflies and then tension the next. Here are some of the key scenes in the series that stirred our hearts:
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. Read at your own risk!
Episode 1: Keeping an old number
After pestering Su Hyeok (the one in charge of Hyber’s web novels) to try and convince the writer J-Dog (Seong Woo Jae) to have his work “How To Break Up With Your First Love” adapted into a movie, Yeon Woo finally got the writer’s number to meet up with him even though Su Hyeok has warned him the writer would be against it. Once he sees the number, we get taken into a flashback of when the two were still on good terms. Since Woo Jae has been getting many weird phone calls, they discuss changing their number to each other’s birthday. Yeon Woo suggests it’s fun and that they would never be able to forget each other’s birthday that way. Who knew a phone number could have a bittersweet meaning to it? It seems effective since it appears Yeon Woo already had a feeling the writer he would be meeting up with is WooJae, given that the first thing he says to him is, “It’s been a long time, have you had breakfast?”.
Episode 2: The wall to conquer
Woo Jae tries hard to ignore Yeon Woo’s antics but eventually calls the cops on him, though they quickly retire after thinking the two must have had just a small fight between friends. In spite of being displeased at the sudden appearance of Yeon Woo, Woo Jae makes no further actions to actually push him away. It’s hard to tell if he’s actually happy or not about their sudden reunion, but one thing is for sure, Yeon Woo has unlocked something in his heart once again. Yeon Woo being outside, knocking, and waiting for Woo Jae to let him inside his house is very symbolic of the situation their relationship is currently experiencing.