The BEST episodes of While You Were Sleeping

Every episode of While You Were Sleeping ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of While You Were Sleeping!

A young woman has visions through her dreams of terrible things that will happen to people in the future; a prosecutor tries to prevent these dreams from happening in real life.

Last Updated: 2/28/2024Network: SBSStatus: Ended
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Goodbye, My Friend (2)
star
9.10
52 votes

#1 - Goodbye, My Friend (2)

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 11/16/2017

Meanwhile, Woo Tak decides to take a huge risk in order to help this trial be successful.

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Goodbye, My Friend (1)
star
8.93
42 votes

#2 - Goodbye, My Friend (1)

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 11/16/2017

Yu Beom is on trial for manipulating the murder of Ha Ju Won. Before the trial, Dam Dong suspects that Yu Beom will try to leave the country. He tells Jae Chan, who tells Woo Joo that they must a travel ban preventing Yu Beom from leaving.

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We're on Our Way To Meet You Now (2)
star
8.67
46 votes

#3 - We're on Our Way To Meet You Now (2)

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/8/2017

Hong Joo goes to Criminal Division Three to follow a prosecutor for three days for an article, and Jae Chan is worried that he will embarrass himself in front of her. Meanwhile, a cellphone thief provides evidence for a past case.

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A City of Blinds (2)
star
8.67
51 votes

#4 - A City of Blinds (2)

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/12/2017

To prevent the case, Jae Chan asks Hong Joo to remember the details of incident if anything happens, so that he can find her after seeing in his precognitive dream.

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Stand By Me (2)
star
8.63
43 votes

#5 - Stand By Me (2)

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 11/15/2017

Fortunately, Jae Chan comes just in time to save her. The court hearing begins and Hong Joo is summoned to testify.

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While You Were Sleeping (2)
star
8.62
68 votes

#6 - While You Were Sleeping (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2017

Jae Chan has a dream about Hong Joo. He feels that he must prevent the events of his dreams from actually happening and tries his best to make sure that the accident never happens.

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Knocking on Heaven's Door (2)
star
8.61
44 votes

#7 - Knocking on Heaven's Door (2)

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/2/2017

Meanwhile, Moon Sun wants to keep Jae Chan away from Hong Joo because she doesn’t want to see Hong Joo suffer.

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The Usual Suspect (2)
star
8.61
41 votes

#8 - The Usual Suspect (2)

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/25/2017

Meanwhile, Yu Beom uses the media to appeal to the public on Yoo Su Kyung's case.

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While You Were Sleeping (1)
star
8.57
81 votes

#9 - While You Were Sleeping (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2017

Hong Joo's dreams always come true. She dreams of hugging a man whom she has never met and is shocked at her actions. On the night of Valentine's Day, she is worried about her mom and hurries home to see her.

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Stand By Me (1)
star
8.54
41 votes

#10 - Stand By Me (1)

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 11/15/2017

Hong Joo is injected with a lethal drug and loses consciousness.

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A Few Good Men (1)
star
8.53
51 votes

#11 - A Few Good Men (1)

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/2017

Woo Tak has a precognitive dream that shows Hong Joo getting injured. He brings Jae Chan along to where it actually happens, so Jae Chan is able to prevent the injury from happening.

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A Few Good Men (2)
star
8.52
50 votes

#12 - A Few Good Men (2)

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/5/2017

Woo Tak and Hong Joo have similar dreams, but they end in different conclusions. They call Jae Chan in order to lead to the result they hope for.

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To Die or to be Bad (1)
star
8.50
48 votes

#13 - To Die or to be Bad (1)

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/1/2017

Jae Chan is released from the hospital and stays with Hong Joo for two days. Woo Tak and Hong Joo both dream about Jae Chan. In their dream, Jae Chan is in charge of a case that results in his resignation from the prosecution.

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To Die or to be Bad (2)
star
8.47
45 votes

#14 - To Die or to be Bad (2)

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/1/2017

Upon his return to work, Jae Chan must decide whether or not he will authorize the autopsy for a man who is set to donate his organs.

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Knocking on Heaven's Door (1)
star
8.45
44 votes

#15 - Knocking on Heaven's Door (1)

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/2/2017

Jae Chan charges Moon Tae Min for murder despite everyone’s disapproval. He has to prove that Lee Hwan didn’t die from the organ transplant, but Yu Beom has a strong argument that Jae Chan can’t win over.

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A Boy Meets a Girl (2)
star
8.34
44 votes

#16 - A Boy Meets a Girl (2)

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/26/2017

Hong Joo receives a note that Jae Chan sent to her before the accident and realizes that they’ve known each other for over 13 years.

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Secret That Can't Be Told (1)
star
8.34
47 votes

#17 - Secret That Can't Be Told (1)

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/18/2017

Jae Chan arrives to the scene of the crime to find out Woo Tak has been stabbed. He goes after Dae Hee and manages to arrest him. Jae Chan works hard to make sure that Dae Hee is prosecuted for his crimes.

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Pride and Prejudice (2)
star
8.33
48 votes

#18 - Pride and Prejudice (2)

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/19/2017

Hak Young is a friend of Woo Tak, so Woo Tak convinces Hak Young to turn himself in. Jae Chan has to prosecute Hak Young, but there’s not enough evidence to do so.

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The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2)
star
8.30
56 votes

#19 - The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2)

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/2017

So Yoon tries to kill her father to protect her mother, and Seung Won tries to stop her and help her out.

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Catch Me if You Can (2)
star
8.30
43 votes

#20 - Catch Me if You Can (2)

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/9/2017

Woo Joo and Hee Min look into the arson case, and Ji Gwang and Jae Chan reinvestigate the IV drip serial murder case. Hong Joo also begins to look into the case. Meanwhile, Yu Beom receives a mysterious text message from the real killer.

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A Boy Meets a Girl (1)
star
8.28
43 votes

#21 - A Boy Meets a Girl (1)

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/26/2017

Jae Chan gets shot by Yoo Su Kyung’s father, Yoo Man Ho, and gets transferred to a hospital.

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A City of Blinds (1)
star
8.27
52 votes

#22 - A City of Blinds (1)

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/12/2017

Jae Chan has a precognitive dream that shows Hong Joo announcing false insurance case in the news.

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Catch Me if You Can (1)
star
8.26
42 votes

#23 - Catch Me if You Can (1)

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 11/9/2017

After the arson, Criminal Division Three is swamped with work.

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Secretly, Greatly (2)
star
8.26
54 votes

#24 - Secretly, Greatly (2)

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/4/2017

Jae Chan tells Seung Won to stay out of trouble, but they only drift apart more.

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Secretly, Greatly (1)
star
8.25
55 votes

#25 - Secretly, Greatly (1)

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/2017

Jae Chan and Hong Joo meet before the situation becomes irreversible. Before things get ugly, Jae Chan gets to Seung Won, and Hong Joo improvises so that things turn out differently from her dream.

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