The popular romance K-drama Serendipity’s Embrace has recently concluded. The series aired episode 8, which is its final episode, on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, on tvN and Viki. It sees Lee Hong-Ju (Kim So-Hyun) and Kang Hu-Young (Chae Jong-Hyeop) coming back to each other after their big argument. Moreover, they confess their deep romantic feelings for one another.
Serendipity’s Embrace episode 8 further shows Kang Hu-Young’s mother, Baek Do-Seon (Kim Jung-Nan), giving Lee Hong-Ju the offer to live with them in the U.S. It leaves Hong-Ju in a dilemma as she has her life and career in South Korea. Meanwhile, Kang Hu-Young has to return to the U.S. as his mother has filed a lawsuit against him for violating company policies. It is her way of making him come back to the U.S. However, do they end up separated?
Serendipity’s Embrace K-drama ending spoilers
The finale episode of the K-drama Serendipity’s Embrace begins with Lee Hong-Ju (Kim So-Hyun) rushing to meet Kang Hu-Young (Chae Jong-Hyeop) after realizing she has hurt him. In the meantime, Kang Hu-Young also comes running to see Lee Hong-Ju. The two meet mid-way and reconcile after their big fight. They apologize to each other and express their deep feelings. After returning home, the two also spend some quality time with one another.
The next day, Kang Hu-Young’s mother, Baek Do-Seon (Kim Jung-Nan), meets Lee Hong-Ju and gives her an offer and a card with a lot of money to leave South Korea and stay with them in the U.S. This upsets Hong-Ju, as she does not want to leave her life, friends, and career behind. However, she also loves Kang Hu-Young and becomes confused about her choices.
Serendipity’s Embrace episode 8 then sees Kang Hu-Young learning that his mother has made sure that he returns to the U.S. by filing a lawsuit against him for violating company policies. Now, he has no choice but to go back to the U.S. However, after discovering what his mother has told Lee Hong-Ju, he rushes to meet her but can not find her. Later, the two meet at their high school, where their story had begun.
Kang Hu-Young asks Hong-Ju to come live with him abroad, but she tells him that she can not leave her life in South Korea behind. Hu-Young says that he feels relieved to see her mother’s tempting offer has failed to manipulate Hong-Ju. He further tells him that he will surely return to South Korea after taking care of everything in the U.S. The two embrace each other and decide to spend as much time as possible before Hu-Young leaves for the U.S.
What happens to Kim So-Hyun and Chae Jong-Hyeop at the end of episode 8?
Towards the end of episode 8 of Serendipity’s Embrace, viewers see Lee Hong-Ju (Kim So-Hyun) working diligently to achieve her dream in the animation film industry. She works day and night on a significant project. Meanwhile, it is Christmas time, and Kang Hu-Young (Chae Jong-Hyeop) has to leave for the U.S. before Christmas Eve.
So, Kim Hye-Ji (Kim Da-Som), her new boyfriend Son Kyung-Taek (Hwang Sung-Bin), Kwon Sang-Pil (Lee Won-Jung), and Kang Hu-Young gather at his uncle’s place to spend some time before Hu-Young leaves. However, Lee Hong-Ju fails to come to the gathering as she is busy working on her project. It makes Hu-Young upset since he has to leave for the U.S. the next morning. Hong-Ju does not even come to see him off to the airport.
At the end of Serendipity’s Embrace, the audience sees Kang Hu-Young sitting alone at the airport. At that moment, Lee Hong-Ju appears with a suitcase in her hand. It turns out she has saved vacation days at her work to spend alongside Hu-Young in the U.S. She has not even revealed it to her friends as she wants to surprise Hu-Young. Seeing her, Kang Hu-Young feels ecstatic. He goes on to share a passionate kiss with Hong-Ju at the airport before the two leave to get on the flight.
Although they may face some issues as Hong-Ju does not have a visa, it looks like the two have had a happy ending. The series ends on a highly satisfying note by showing glimpses of their past when they were in high school, which highlights that they are destined to be with one another.
Viewers can watch all episodes of the K-drama on Viki.
