Updated: May 16, 2023

Here’s a collection of quotes from the Korean drama, My Perfect Stranger (2023):

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“We have just arrived in the year 1987. And there’s no way to go back. We’re stuck here.” – Yoo Hae Jun

“They say good shoes take you to a good place.” – Yoon Young

• “You may be poor but you should have some class.” – Ko Mi Sook
• “Have I ever even imagined a world without my mom?” – Yoon Young

“If I ever get to travel back in time, I want to go back to that day and hold them one last time. Your tiny, beautiful hands.” – Yoon Young’s mom

• “If you drop a seed here by accident, it’ll become a tree in 30 years. Your one action can completely change someone’s future.” – Yoo Hae Jun
• “I know who you are, what kind of person you are, and how light and insignificant your love is.” – Yoon Young

“Have you ever realized how someone felt but it was too late? If only I had realized a little earlier. If only I knew a bit faster. Everything could’ve changed.” – Yoon Young

“I don’t think I can go back just yet. There’s something I must do here.” – Yoon Young

• “I’m sure your dad didn’t mean to miss out on these occasions. He must have had a reason.” – Baek Hee Sub
• “Blackmailing only works on someone who’s afraid of losing something.” – Yoon Young
• “When you charge forward after the target only, it is likely that you will fall into a trap.” – Ko Min Soo

“Who are you? Why in the world did you come here?” – Yoo Hae Jun

“Mom was giving me the time she couldn’t have.” – Yoon Young

“I’ll give it back to you now. The time you lost. Everything you gave up. I’ll get everything back to you.” – Yoon Young

“I feel like it’s time for us to become honest with each other. The fact that we met here is probably not a coincidence.” – Yoon Young

“How nice would it be if I could ever change at least one moment?” – Yoon Young

• “The person who is loved always knows, whoever they are.” – Yoo Hae Jun
• “How could I have misunderstood her intention this badly? How could I fail to understand her until the very last moment?” – Yoon Young
• “It’s unfair of you to hate yourself, and you were ready to give up.’ – Yoo Hae Jun

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Genre: Time travel, Fantasy, Melodrama
Also known as: Run Into You; A Chance Encounter; You, Whom I Met By Chance; Met You By Chance
Synopsis: Two people meet by chance through time travel and get stuck in 1987.
No of episodes: 16
Cast: Kim Dong-wook and Jin Ki-joo
Writer: Baek So Yeon
Director: Kang Soo Yeon
Network: KBS2
Streaming platform: Viu
Date: May 1, 2023

Subtitle translation: Viu