Surely Tomorrow- When will episodes 5-6 release and what to expect

JTBC’s weekend drama Surely Tomorrow continued its run with episodes 3 and 4 airing on December 13 and 14, 2025. The series broadcasts every Saturday and Sunday at 10:40 pm KST and will return with episodes 5 and 6 on December 20 and 21. Park Seo-joon stars alongside Won Ji-an in the lead roles.

The story of Surely Tomorrow follows Lee Gyeong-do, a reporter, whose routine life is disrupted when he unexpectedly reunites with his ex-girlfriend, Seo Ji-woo. Matters grow more tangled when Ji-woo’s husband becomes embroiled in a high-profile extramarital affair, ironically the very scandal Gyeong-do is assigned to investigate.

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What can be expected from the upcoming episode of Surely Tomorrow

Based on the preview, the upcoming episode of Surely Tomorrow is likely to focus on the evolving dynamic between Gyeong-do and Ji-woo as they begin living together. Ji-woo seems to struggle with Gyeong-do’s presence in her apartment, initially threatening him to leave.

Gyeong-do, however, insists on staying until she makes progress in addressing her alcoholism, setting up a mix of conflict, humor and emotional tension. At the same time, Ji-woo is conflicted. Although uncomfortable with the arrangement, she admits enjoying his company.

Gyeong-do on the other hand is seen wondering about how long he will remain in love with her. Overall, a mix of emotional confrontation, character growth, and the deepening of their complicated relationship can be expected.

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Surely Tomorrow Episodes 3-4 Recap: Gyeong-do and Ji-woo Confront the Past as family Secrets and Ex-Husband Threats Surface

Episode 3 of Surely Tomorrow picks up immediately from the end of episode 2, with Lee Gyeong-do rushing to the airport to stop Seo Ji-woo from leaving the country. When he catches her, Ji-woo demands to know why he has intervened.

Gyeong-do cannot reveal the true reason which is Ji-woo’s sister, Ji-yeon, is suffering from dementia and needs Ji-woo to help manage the family company. He tells Ji-woo that she cannot leave in her current state and urges her to stay in Korea, confront her alcoholism, before deciding her next steps.

He warns that if she goes to Europe now, she will be alone and continue to spiral with alcohol. Ji-woo in return, insisting she has nowhere else to go and refusing to return to her apartment, forces Gyeong-do to take her to his place.

She stays there for several days and continues drinking excessively, frustrating and worrying Gyeong-do. Despite him repeatedly requesting to cut back on alcohol, Ji-woo asks him why he cares and whether he still has feelings for her.

Gyeong-do avoids giving a clear answer, instead urges her to stop drinking and return to her own home. Ji-woo however refuses to leave, that is until Gyeong-do stops coming back to the apartment altogether.

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Unable to bear the situation, Gyeong-do begins sleeping elsewhere, alternating between a sauna and the on-call dorm at his office. Noticing his absence, Ji-woo goes to his office and tells him he can return home, as she is leaving to go back to her own apartment.

His concern however for her only grows. Even as she prepares to live alone, he continues to urge her not to drink, which irritates her but also sparks her curiosity.

She asks their mutual friend Park Se-young why Gyeong-do is so persistent about her drinking. Park Se-young then explains that Gyeong-do’s behavior stems from his past struggles.

After their breakup in 2017, he had turned to heavy drinking and even taking frequent days off from work. Even after returning to the office, he day-drank from a hidden flask, affecting his performance and drawing warnings from his boss.

Friends urged him to stop, but he dismissed their concerns. The situation escalated when his mother came to dispose of his alcohol. In his drunken state, he accidentally pushed her, causing her to break her arm.

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That day, he also collapsed from excessive drinking and was hospitalized. Later, upon learning about the harm he caused his mother, Gyeong-do finally decided to get sober and had not touched alcohol since.

Learning this, Ji-woo becomes deeply emotional, reflecting on what her actions have caused him. She meets Gyeong-do and berates him for his past alcoholism. When Gyeong-do tells her he does not blame her, it frustrates her further.

As she asks why he never blamed her, he admits that he has turned to alcohol after losing her and now knowing the dangers of drinking, he wants to protect her from making the same mistakes. Later Ji-woo’s mother, comes to meet her and warns her again about moving back to Europe.

Ji-woo dismisses her mother’s warnings and reveals that she knows she is an illegitimate child, born from her mother’s affair. She expresses that she does not want to be part of the family company or claim inheritance from the man who raised her, even after knowing he is not his child.

After this confrontation, Ji-woo’s mother leaves and overwhelmed, Ji-woo drinks and takes sleeping pills, unintentionally overdosing and becoming unconscious. Sensing something is wrong, Park Se-young visits her apartment, and when she gets response from Ji-woo, she calls Gyeong-do.

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They break into the apartment and finding Ji-woo unconscious, surrounded by pills, they rush her to the hospital. Once Ji-woo regains consciousness, she explains to Gyeong-do and Park Se-young that she has no intention of harming herself.

She has simply wanted to sleep but accidentally has taken too many pills. After her discharge, Gyeong-do takes her back to her apartment and asks her again not to drink excessively.

He throws out all the alcohol in her apartment, warning her not to drink again, and advises her to eat healthy. He continues to check on her, ensuring she eats properly and keeps disposing of any hidden alcohol he finds.

Meanwhile, Ji-yeon’s husband is secretly plotting against the family. He has been drugging Ji-yeon, contributing to her dementia, and is planning to sell the company behind her back.

Ji-yeon, distressed, confronts their mother, blaming her for Ji-woo’s upbringing and expressing a desire for them to be close. The series then flashes back to Gyeong-do and Ji-woo’s college days.

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Gyeong-do worked as a hotel waiter on weekends. He first realized Ji-woo came from a wealthy family when she visited the restaurant with her parents coincidentally.

After learning that, he became self-conscious around her. He gifted her a dress from her father’s brand, buying it with his own savings. When Ji-woo later gifted him an expensive shirt, matching her dress, worth more than his mother’s monthly income, he felt uneasy.

This uneasiness led to an argument. Hurt and believing she was burdening him, Ji-woo stopped talking to Gyeong-do and eventually decided to left for Europe, as her mother had urged.

Returning to the present, Ji-woo one day asks Gyeong-do to meet at their old university. She shares that she often visits the place to revisit memories, but it feels empty without him.

She confesses that his current behavior confuses her, making her feel he may still have feelings for her. She tells him that because of that, she plans to leave the country. Ji-woo warns that if Gyeong-do stops her again, she will take it as a sign that he also has feelings for her.

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Afterward, when Ji-woo returns home her ex-husband visits her. He reveals he has been released from prison for a drug-related case. He attempts to manipulate her into reconciling, claiming she will not find anyone better.

During this confrontation, Gyeong-do arrives at her apartment carrying luggages. When Ji-woo’s ex-husband questions his presence, Gyeong-do replies that he has come to “flirt” with Ji-woo and hopes he will do it well. With this, episode 4 of Surely Tomorrow concludes.

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Surely Tomorrow can be streamed online on Prime.

Edited by Adrija Chakraborty