Idol I Episode 4 recap: Hong Hye Joo's past comes to light and Ra-Ik and Se Na get caught in a car accident

Idol I Episode 4 (Image via YouTube/@스튜디오지니)
Idol I Episode 4 (Image via YouTube/@스튜디오지니)

Idol I Episode 4 is out, and viewers are finally getting answers to many of the questions they've been curious about for a while now.

The Idol I episode 4 showed how Ra-Ik and the woman who first appeared in Episode 1, making Ra-Ik uncomfortable during the autograph signing, are related. On the other hand, Kwak Byung-gyun investigates the case further, coming to know that the lady he met on a date in Episode 3 is the same lady who met Ra-Ik on the night of the murder.

On the other hand, Kwak also speaks to Se Na and asks her about her whereabouts, revealing that he remembers their school days. Just as Se Na and Ra-Ik leave his office in a car, the two get into an accident.

Continue reading for the complete Idol I in Episode 4 recap.


Idol I Episode 4 recap: Do Ra-Ik meets Hong Hye Joo

Idol I Episode 4 (Image via YouTube/@스튜디오지니)
Idol I Episode 4 (Image via YouTube/@스튜디오지니)

Idol I Episode 4 starts with a flashback of Maeng Se Na as she sees news about Ra-Ik dating a trainee of the same label. However, Ra-Ik denied the rumors at that time. Turns out, it's the same lady he met during the murder night. Her name is revealed to be Hong Hye Joo. In the present day, a reporter takes a photo when she comes to meet Ra-Ik outside the prosecutor's office. Maeng takes both of them to a private place to talk.

Ra-Ik asks Hong Hye Joo why she came to meet him and requests that she stay away from him, or else he won't be able to protect her. She reveals that on the night of the murder, she also saw Jae Hee. However, the news reported that he was in the hospital, which seemed suspicious to her.

Ra-Ik, without explaining anything to Se Na, decides to meet Jae Hee and requests Se Na to drop Hye Joo off at home. Se Na asks her detective friend to look for the taxi that showed up on the night of the murder to find more details.

Ra-Ik asks Jae Hee why he lied about being in the hospital on the night of the murder, which leads to an argument. Lee Yeong Bin, after seeing this, tells Ra-Ik that he was actually in the hospital.

Ra-Ik also meets the reporter who released his recent photos with Hye Joo. The Idol I Episode 4 takes viewers on a flashback where the same reporter was seen threatening Ra-Ik with Hye Joo's photos with other guys.

When the reporter threatens him again, Ra-Ik grabs his collar. Se Na, who was listening to everything, stops Ra-Ik.


Do Ra-Ik shares the truth about Hong Hye Joo with Maeng Se Na

In Idol I episode 4, Se Na, who has no idea about Ra-Ik's relationship with Hye Joo, feels hurt and disappointed, realizing she didn't know everything about him despite being his die-hard fan all this time.

Later, Ra-Ik decides to tell Se-Na about his past. While he didn't exactly say how he met Hye Joo, it's revealed that Hye Joo started approaching Ra-Ik to meet him after she returned to Korea.

On the day Woo Seong arrived in Ra-Ik's home, Ra-Ik received a message from Hye Joo. He left the home to meet her with the hope that this time, he would end everything with her. After meeting her in the car, he gave her five minutes to let him know what she wanted to talk about, adding that he doesn't want to keep any contact with her anymore.

Hye Joo, after listening to this, starts crying, saying she was too young back in the day and she didn't have any intention of hurting him. However, Ra-Ik leaves her, letting her know that he can't let her ruin his life again.

As he was leaving, Hye Joo, in anger, drove her car towards him. However, she does not hit him. Maeng, after listing everything, understood that he was just protecting Hye Joo and was trying to keep her away from the case. Ra-Ik also tells Se Na what Hye Joo had told him about Jae Hee.

Se Na later opens up to Chung Jae about her feelings, sharing how she felt that Ra-Ik and Hye Joo belonged to a completely different world from her own. However, she makes sure Ra-Ik feels comfortable in her home by sending all the products and things he uses through Chung Jae.


Idol I Episode 4 recap: Kwak Byeong Gyeon digs deeper into the investigation

Kwak, after seeing the video in Idol I episode 4, understands that Hye Joo was trying to hit Ra-Ik with her car. However, she stops the car at the right time. While he didn't know her real identity at the time, he learns that the car she was driving belonged to the Imhwa group.

A photo of Ra-Ik and Hye Joo goes viral, and after Kwak comes to know about it, he realizes that she is the same woman he met on a date. During the date, she was also trying to ask Kwak for details about the Ra-Ik case, which now made sense to him.

Kwak decides to investigate Hye Joo and asks why she met Ra-Ik. Hye Joo tells him that she met Ra-Ik as a friend. She also reveals that she saw Jae Hee on her way and that the news about him being admitted to the hospital was false.

Later, Ra-Ik joins Se Na for his interrogation with Byung-gyun in Idol I episode 4. Kwak asks about Ra-Ik's intentions in meeting Hye Joo and whether he was trying to hide the murder weapon. Se Na shows Byung-gyun the phone records, pointing out that after Ra-Ik returned home, there was a call between Woo Seong and Mr. Geum, proving that Woo Seong was alive at that time.

Se Na also asks Byung-gyun for evidence when he suggests that Ra-Ik and Hye Joo might have met to plan the murder. She adds that until any proof is found, Hye Joo cannot be questioned, or she could file a complaint accusing Kwak of conducting an unfair investigation.

In excitement, Ra-Ik hugs Se Na outside Kwak's office, leaving her surprised. Soon Byung-gyun appears in front of them, and Se Na asks Ra-Ik to wait for her in the car. Kwak asks Se Na about her whereabouts and if she chose this particular case after coming to know that he was the prosecutor.

Se Na mocks him by saying he should use his valuable time to improve his skills, which will help him catch the real killer and become a great prosecutor.

In the car, Ra-Ik asks Se Na about her relationship with Byung-gyun. Se Na, irritated, says that she doesn't like him at all and he makes her angry.

At the end of Idol I episode 4, Se Na loses control of her car, and the two get caught in an accident.


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Edited by Vatsala Chauhan