Byeong-tae (Yoon Mun-seob), a philosophy major at Y University, goes to a group blind date and meets Young-ja (Lee Young-ok), who studies French literature at H University. The young men and women of the 1970s, who have grown up under the influence of a rapid influx of Western culture, agonize over college issues, family conflicts, and their future paths in life. But such struggles are self-derisive, and they can see no tomorrow waiting for them. Between Byeong-tae and Young-ja, there is no promise of love, of any kind. They simply meet, and exchange meaningless conversation. Meanwhile, Yeong-cheol (Ha Jae-young), who always rides a bike and declares every time he drinks that he will set off in search of a whale, has feelings for another girl he met on the blind date, named Sun-ja (Kim Young-suk). But Sun-ja rejects Yeong-cheol, who stammers, has no prospects, and was even turned down for military duty due to health reasons, and he falls into despair. With nothing to look forward to, Byeong-tae and Yeong-cheol head to the sea. Yeong-cheol, who boasted that he would catch a beautiful whale in the East Sea, commits suicide, and Byeong-tae enlists with the military. Young-ja comes to see him off, even though she said she wouldn't see him any more, and the two of them kiss through the open window of the train that will carry Byeong-tae away.

在纳粹占领的法国，抵抗需要勇气。75年后，面对自己的鬼魂可能需要更多时间。

故事是在世纪初期的南方小城，人们相信着纯真与希望能带来一个更好的明天。你我的人生是历经一场又一场的赛道，这次跑道上是充满盼望的中学跑步队员与怀才不遇又奋力一搏的跑队教练。作为一个目击者的作家吴又立，原来只想侧写这些少年的汗水与激情，但从远方来的她，却成了赛道上的不速之客。背叛横刀划开的伤害，流逝在那夏天燥热与不安的空气里，在跑道上扬起的灰尘里，湿润的双眼里，心碎的痛楚里……

在SP中，吉高饰演的主人公·伦子在三年后还是单身，不过她依旧没有放弃，前作中和坂口健太郎饰演的金发帅哥KEY是否还有后续呢？荣仓奈奈饰演的香成为了人妻，大岛优子饰演的小雪则朝着自己的梦想继续前进，本剧描绘的就是这样的各种问题。