Eeokeon Jom Gochyeojwo

In the sweltering heat of midsummer, a sudden household disaster sets an unexpected chain of events into motion when the air conditioner abruptly breaks down. The oppressive temperature transforms an ordinary day into an unbearable ordeal, leaving the protagonist struggling to cope with the stifling conditions inside her home. Just as the discomfort reaches its peak, an unforeseen visitor arrives at her door, completely drenched in sweat from the relentless summer heat. To her surprise, the person standing before her is not a repair technician or a familiar neighbor, but rather her own son's friend. This sudden and intimate intrusion into her personal space immediately shifts the dynamic of what should have been a mundane afternoon. The young man's unexpected presence, coupled with his disheveled state from the intense weather, introduces a compelling tension that neither of them anticipated. What begins as a simple mechanical failure quickly evolves into a far more complex situation. Forced to share the same suffocating environment without any relief from the broken cooling system, the protagonist finds herself navigating an awkward and charged atmosphere. As the summer heat continues to rise, the boundaries between them begin to blur, setting the stage for a story driven by proximity, surprise, and shifting relationships.