The WORST episodes of While You Were Sleeping

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

A young woman with bad premonition dreams meets two people who suddenly develop the same ability. Nam Hong Joo lives with her mother, Yoon Moon Sun, a widow who runs a small restaurant. Jung Jae Chan, a rookie prosecutor, and his younger brother, Seung Won, move in across the street. Since she was young, Hong Joo has had the ability to see bad events before they happen, but she is often unable to do anything about it. One day, Jae Chan has a strange premonition dream about an accident involving Hong Joo. Jae Chan decides to interfere in the course of events and ends up saving the lives of Hong Joo and Han Woo Tak, a young police officer. When Jae Chan, Hong Joo and Woo Tak then start having dreams about one another, they realize that their lives are now somehow entwined. But can the three discover the reason that they were brought together, and can they prevent the people closest to them from getting hurt?

Last Updated: 12/10/2024Network: SBSStatus: Ended
Don't Trust Her (1)
star
7.96
55 votes

#1 - Don't Trust Her (1)

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/11/2017

Hong Joo is torn between going back to work and helping her mother out at the restaurant.

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Pride and Prejudice (1)
star
8.00
48 votes

#2 - Pride and Prejudice (1)

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/19/2017

A murder case of Yoo Su Kyung, a former professional archer, occurs and Do Hak Young is pointed as the prime suspect.

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Don't Trust Her (2)
star
8.04
53 votes

#3 - Don't Trust Her (2)

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

As Jae Chan, Woo Tak and Hong Joo begin to alter the future by preventing the events from happening, Hong Joo gains hope that perhaps her fate isn't sealed.

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We're on Our Way To Meet You Now (1)
star
8.07
43 votes

#4 - We're on Our Way To Meet You Now (1)

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/8/2017

Woo Tak and Jae Chan share their theory behind why they can see each other's future in their dreams.

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The Usual Suspect (1)
star
8.14
43 votes

#5 - The Usual Suspect (1)

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/25/2017

Hak Young is released and set to be investigated without detention. Thanks to a comment left by a netizen, Hong Joo figures out the cause of the strange markings on the floor of Yoo Su Kyung's apartment.

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Secret That Can't Be Told (1)
star
8.16
49 votes

#6 - 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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Secret That Can't Be Told (2)
star
8.17
47 votes

#7 - Secret That Can't Be Told (2)

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/18/2017

Meanwhile, Woo Tak stays at Hong Joo's house while he recovers and asks both Hong Joo and Jae Chan for favors while he's there.

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The Good, The Bad, The Weird (1)
star
8.17
58 votes

#8 - The Good, The Bad, The Weird (1)

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/2017

Jae Chan finds out that Hong Joo has precognitive dreams on a regular basis and visits her after dreaming of his younger brother, Seung Won, becoming a murderer.

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Catch Me if You Can (1)
star
8.22
41 votes

#9 - 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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A City of Blinds (1)
star
8.27
52 votes

#10 - 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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A Boy Meets a Girl (1)
star
8.29
42 votes

#11 - 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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Secretly, Greatly (1)
star
8.29
55 votes

#12 - 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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Secretly, Greatly (2)
star
8.30
54 votes

#13 - 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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Catch Me if You Can (2)
star
8.33
43 votes

#14 - 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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The Good, The Bad, The Weird (2)
star
8.37
57 votes

#15 - 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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A Boy Meets a Girl (2)
star
8.37
43 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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Pride and Prejudice (2)
star
8.38
48 votes

#17 - 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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Knocking on Heaven's Door (1)
star
8.47
43 votes

#18 - 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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To Die or to be Bad (1)
star
8.47
47 votes

#19 - 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
8.48
44 votes

#20 - 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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Stand By Me (1)
star
8.51
41 votes

#21 - 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 (2)
star
8.53
51 votes

#22 - 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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A Few Good Men (1)
star
8.53
51 votes

#23 - 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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While You Were Sleeping (1)
star
8.55
83 votes

#24 - 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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Knocking on Heaven's Door (2)
star
8.58
43 votes

#25 - 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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