Calla 1999

Every morning, Sun-woo Song Seung-heon receives a calla lily with a musical note attached, a mysterious ritual that makes him wonder who his secret admirer might be. One day, on a crowded bus, he encounters Ji-hee Kim Hee-seon, a woman whose warmth seems connected to the recurring gift. He notices the same musical motif echoing from the flower shop where she works and quickly links her to the anonymous sender. Enchanted and hopeful, he asks Ji-hee out, inviting her on a date to a local hotel, and she agrees.

At the hotel, Sun-woo arrives to find Ji-hee taken hostage, and, to his horror, murdered before his eyes. The shock of that moment lingers as a deep, driving grief that reshapes his days and future.

Three years pass. Sun-woo is on the verge of his own wedding, yet the memory of Ji-hee continues to haunt him, guiding his choices with a mix of longing and regret. His desperate wish to revive her magically comes true, and time is turned back to the day of the fateful hotel date, granting him a 24-hour window to turn things around and save her life. As he uses this chance, he discovers a crucial truth: the lilies did not come from Ji-hee herself; they were sent by Su-jin Kim Hyun-joo, Ji-hee’s friend, who carried the mornings’ gifts three years ago. This revelation forever shifts his understanding of the past.

Transported back to the present by the force of this discovery, Sun-woo must begin a new quest for his true love, Su-jin. The story follows his emotional journey as memory collides with reality, and as he weighs desire against duty, longing against the possibility of a different future. It blends romance with a soft, magical time-loop mechanism, driving Sun-woo to confront hard truths, reexamine loyalties, and decide what kind of love he is willing to fight for in a world where every moment matters.