[bright music playing]
[Kitty] There are many important birthdays during one's life.
Your first, then ten, double digits.
Thirteen, obviously,
Fifteen or sixteen, depending on your heritage,
and then the big one-eight.
[cell phone chimes]
How was your body scrub?
My almost-adult skin is feeling as soft as a newborn baby.
Now, is your glow from your facial or because things between you and Juliana
are heating back up after the fashion show?
[scoffs] The facial.
Honestly, I would die of happiness if we could be more than friends.
But after the way I hurt her last year, she would have to make the first move.
What about you and Min Ho?
I don't know.
Even if he wanted to make it work, how could it if I'm going to NYU?
Anyway, you still haven't RSVP'd to my birthday party invite.
Yeah, about that…
There's no way you're not coming to my 18th birthday party.
I know, I'm sorry.
I already promised Yisoo I would house-sit on Saturday.
But I have an entire itinerary laid out in my journal.
I even found the perfect party dress. Look.
-Camellia pink. -Mm.
Why camellia?
It was my mom's favorite flower.
Birthdays always make me think of her.
I think she'd like that I'm celebrating with the friends
who helped me become the person I am.
You are definitely one of those friends.
Oh, Kitty.
I still can't go.
-Yuri! -Shh!
[in Korean] I'm sorry.
[in English] Okay, well, Yuri's dead to me.
Kidding. But come on, it's my birthday.
Oh, Dae, I'm so glad you're here.
I think that my birthday invite got lost in your spam folder.
You'll be there, right?
I wish I could, but I have a thing at my dad's restaurant.
-Yep. -Oh.
-But I only turn 18 once. -Sorry.
Should I have sent out save the dates? Ooh!
Ah, ah, ah! Those are for Jin.
Mm. You're trying to butter him up.
Make him feel batter by showing how much you knead him.
-That was cute. I like that. -Thank you.
I've been leaving him treats and gifts to show him I care.
Hm. Well, I think a demonstration of love beats a declaration of love any day.
Look at you with your soon-to-be-adult wisdom.
-Speaking of… -So, Kitty…
-I have some bad news. -No.
-I don't think I'm gonna be able to… -No.
-…make it to your-- -No!
You are coming to my birthday party.
I can't. [chuckles]
I… I have a thing for track.
It's a… It's a track thing. So…
-[Kitty] Hm. -Please stop looking at me like that.
First Yuri blows off my party, and then Dae, and now you?
Oh my God.
Are you throwing me a surprise party? [gasps]
No one's ever thrown me one before!
Maybe that's because you're always in everyone's business, Kitty.
What's the ruse? Where? What should I wear?
-There's this dress that-- -I've said too much.
And don't go digging for information, okay?
You're gonna have to wait and see what we have planned.
Me, wait and see?
Yeah, tall order. But fine, I'll play along.
-NYU, here I come! -[group squeals]
Kitty, you have so much to celebrate. NYU, your 18th birthday.
Sorry to miss your party.
Yeah, we have a thing across town on Saturday, so…
Where across town?
Hongdae? Jamsil?
Oh God, look at the time.
-Is this a dressy thing you're going to? -Help.
Or is it more--
[gentle music playing]
-Hey. -Hi.
I hope you got my birthday invite.
And I hope it wasn't weird that I sent it to you.
No. I… I'm glad you did.
[chuckles softly] But I can't make it.
Oh, I get it. I mean, everyone's busy.
Yes, I actually decided to go visit my mom in LA for winter break.
And meet up with a few music contacts.
That's great.
I'm… really excited for you.
See you later.
All right, mate.
When are you gonna fess up and tell her you want her back?
I was going to, all right? At the fashion show.
But then she got the email from NYU.
So?
So now it doesn't matter.
Her future is mapped out, literally.
She's happy.
And I'm not about to ruin that.
[cell phone chimes]
I think a "congratulations" are in order, don't you?
Honestly, I didn't see this coming.
Jiwon literally cried when she found out.
Kitty, you told him?
-Well, I suppose you're disappointed. -Why would I be?
Alex, no, this is not--
-NYU is perfectly respectable. -I'm happy Jiwon's pregnant.
[both] Wait.
[both] What?
Okay. I've been seeing Miss Ahn since the summer.
We're in love.
And I'm gonna be a dad.
-You two are practically kids yourselves. -We're older than you were.
I'm sorry, I… I didn't mean that.
I'm gonna let you two talk.
Look.
I don't know if I'm ready.
But what I do know is that I'm gonna be there.
[gentle music playing]
I hope you know… if I'd had any idea about you,
I would have dropped everything to be in your life.
Everything.
I'm glad you get this chance
to be the father I wasn't.
Be there for all the important firsts.
Well, I was hoping that
maybe we could share those firsts together.
[in Korean] Grandfather.
[sighs]
[indistinct chatter]
-It's Bora. -What, what? What?
She said Kitty called our restaurant and used a fake voice
to ask if we had a birthday party booked on Saturday night.
This morning I "accidentally" left
a sky-diving brochure in the girls' common room.
-[giggles] -Ah.
Dae, thank you for helping me catch up on my studies.
I might actually get into uni.
[in English] I'd do anything for you, Eunice.
[tender music playing]
Like be my date for Kitty's surprise party?
I thought you'd never ask.
[music cuts out]
[in Korean] Hey, are you okay? Is something wrong?
You texted 911!
I meant SOS911, the girl group.
Soo-jin called me. They got into a huge fight with your dad.
Sounds like him, but…
I told the girls everything you did for me.
Now they want you to be their new manager.
You do this, your dad's gonna have to hold himself from fainting.
[Eunice laughing]
It would be fun to mess with his head,
but you and I are just getting started with our music stuff.
I still haven't told my dad I'm not pursuing engineering.
Just because my career is over doesn't mean yours should be too.
[in English] ♪ Happy birthday, dear Kitty ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
[Kitty] Anyone figured out what you're supposed to do
when people sing "Happy Birthday"?
If you wish away my heartburn, I'll name our baby after you.
[both cheer]
I'm so glad we got the chance to celebrate before your big day.
And I'm so glad that Professor Lee took the news about the baby well.
He's super happy for us,
but teachers aren't allowed to date, so one of us might need to leave KISS.
-Actually? -If it comes to it… I'll quit.
Right now, Jiwon and I are just focusing on what's important.
The baby.
-[baby crying] -Look at that poor woman over there.
She's been rocking her baby this entire time
and she hasn't had one bite of food.
How am I supposed to do this?
I don't know anything about being a mother.
No, you're going to be great.
You know you could talk to somebody who does know about being a mother.
My halmoni would disown me if she knew.
Professor Lee is a tough cookie, and he came around.
Maybe Imo-Halmoni will too.
Please, Jiwon, can I call her?
If you like my peanut butter cookies, you'll love these.
You don't have to keep bringing me treats. But thanks.
Sorry, I have a lot going on right now.
Are you working on your uni apps?
Lee told me my chances aren't great
now that I'm not a track star and my résumé's basically blank.
I wish there was something I could do.
Well, maybe Kitty's party will be a good distraction?
You're still coming, right?
Yeah, I can't wait to see the look on her face. [chuckles]
[sighs]
[in Korean] Who's this?
This is Alex, we work together.
[in English] You've got this.
[in Korean] He's going to be my baby's father.
Grandma…
I'm pregnant.
What?
[gentle music playing]
Oh my God!
Are you trying to send me out of this world?
You're just determined, aren't you? Just determined.
[sniffles, sighs deeply]
I thought you wanted to go to Seoul for work.
If you were just going to meet a man and start a family,
you could have stayed in Bukjeon!
I just wanted to find someone I loved on my own.
Is that so wrong?
Oh, I see.
You don't need me anymore!
Grandma…
I need you more than ever now.
We're both matchmakers.
They're a perfect couple!
Alex will take care of Jiwon, just like you always have.
Ah. Oh.
Oh my, you speak so well.
You're all grown up.
[both chuckle]
I really
love Jiwon.
And I would really love for us all
to become a family.
What a handsome chin.
Okay.
[gentle music swells, fades]
[cell phone chimes]
Ugh, I hate being in the dark.
But I guess I'm pretty flattered
that my friends are trying so hard to throw me off the scent.
And it's actually working.
Just hang in there a little longer, Kitty.
[cell phone vibrating]
Hello.
Happy birthday, Kitty.
Thank you. You're up early.
My boss just emailed, and she loves the book.
Of course she does. Wait, that's amazing.
So I have that dedication page, like, on lock, right?
'Cause that would be a pretty sick birthday present.
[laughs] If I ever get published,
I'm gonna dedicate the first book to Mom.
But you get the sequel.
Yes, I've edged out Margot. I'm so proud of you, sister.
Thank you.
Oh, um, that reminds me. Uh, Peter says hi.
Wait, what?
-Peter and I have some news. -What is it?
Obviously there's things we have to figure out,
but we are gonna make it work.
Love is worth the risk, right?
[gasps] This is the best news ever.
I love you so much.
I hope you have an amazing birthday. And I'll talk to you soon.
Love you too. Bye.
Call it a matchmaker's intuition,
but I knew Peter and Lara Jean would find their way back to each other,
even if they had to go the long way.
Best gift ever.
[Kitty] Okay, how about…
[gasps]
Okay, pretty good. I think we could sell it a bit more if we added some shock.
Like, almost dead.
[gasps]
[both laugh]
I'm sorry that I couldn't be more chill about my surprise party.
I just thought that if I knew what I was going into,
I could let go of the one that I wrote in my Sunset List.
It's not like you haven't crossed off a bunch of other things, right?
Yeah, but none of them really went the way I imagined.
Like, when I pictured talking to Imo-Halmoni in Korean,
I never thought I'd be hard-selling Alex as Jiwon's baby daddy.
[scoffs]
Or when I defined my relationship with Min Ho,
I never thought we would do that just to break up.
[gloomy music playing]
I know you're bummed, but tonight's not about him.
It's about you.
You're right.
And thank you for whatever diabolical plan you have in store for me.
-[evil laugh] -[chuckles]
["Cross the Line" by Sweetbaby playing]
♪ Sleeping on my own, what a crime ♪
♪ Losin' self-control every time… ♪
[guests] Happy birthday!
[cheering]
This is incredible!
Wait, so all of the clues, they were lies?
-More like misdirections. -[Kitty chuckles]
Well… you gave us no choice.
You came.
We all decided the only way to surprise you is
to keep you guessing.
It's called a Kittytini!
-My very own mocktail! Thank you. -Uh-huh.
Are these camellias?
Min Ho brought them in.
Now go change.
-[gasps] My dress? -Mm-hmm.
Thank you!
Thank you, everybody.
This is amazing.
[Q clears throat]
Yo.
Good job keeping Kitty in the dark.
Right? That girl's like a human lie detector.
Hey, so, are you still planning on interning for your dad next semester?
No.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I would look delectable in pinstripes,
but I'd much rather just enjoy my last semester of high school.
Why?
I might need a favor.
♪ Wanna take me for a ride ♪
♪ Do you got more than meets the eye? ♪
♪ But, baby, come and take a seat ♪
♪ Need you to inspire me ♪
♪ I'm only giving you one try ♪
♪ Ready, set, go ♪
♪ So hot, like summertime ♪
♪ I can make you melt ♪
♪ One look, you're hypnotized ♪
♪ Baby, I can tell ♪
♪ I'm running through your mind ♪
♪ So catch me if you can ♪
♪ Text me, though they miss me They can't kiss me ♪
♪ XO, XO, XO, XO ♪
-Okay, time for gifts! -Yay!
-Happy birthday, Kitty. -Thank you.
A lock?
Because we first met at Namsan Tower, and I hope our friendship lasts forever.
[group] Aww.
-I love it. -[Yuri] Okay, mine.
So I'm launching my new line with the dress you wore at the fashion show,
and this label's gonna be on it.
[Kitty] Yuri!
Mm.
[Kitty] Aww, cupcakes!
It's to remember the first night we met,
when you absolutely demolished that cupcake tower. [laughs]
And because you're the sweetest and messiest person I know.
Was the point of these gifts to make me cry?
Well, we each wanted to get you something to show how much you mean to us.
Yeah, it was Min Ho's idea.
That's so thoughtful.
-Thank you, guys. -["Let My Love Open The Door" playing]
♪ When people keep repeating ♪
♪ That you'll never fall in love ♪
♪ When everybody keeps retreating ♪
♪ But you can't seem to get enough ♪
♪ Let my love open the door ♪
♪ To your heart ♪
[laughing]
Damn.
Future CEO Jin really works.
Thanks.
If only it were that easy.
Well… do you have any plans, Thursday, 4:00 p.m.?
-Q, stop. -It's not a date.
It's an interview with Marius's dad for an internship next semester.
His company has a branch in Seoul.
-I don't want to owe Marius anything. -You won't.
Look, Marius really wants to make things right with you.
And…
So do I.
I've actually been reaching out to a few companies owned by former KISS alums,
so while I appreciate the help…
I want to do this on my own.
Of course.
Jin, I only did this because…
I love you.
And I know there's nothing I can say to prove it.
But maybe I can show you.
And I'll keep showing you, however long it takes for you to believe me.
Part of me wants to make you grovel.
-Like, forever. -[both chuckle]
But…
I love you too.
I want to trust you again.
Especially since we only have one semester left together.
["Everything You Need" playing]
"Together?"
♪ Still wondering how we got here ♪
♪ With every mess we made ♪
♪ But all of it still means nothing… ♪
♪ If I can't take your breath away ♪
What are you doing up here?
Just thinking about how crazy this year's been.
All the changes, and…
It's been quite the journey. [chuckles]
Well, I'm really impressed with how far you've come.
And…
I'm glad you're getting a second chance.
I also really love this song.
But I think it would be better if you danced with me.
I would love to.
["Wildfire" by Cautious Clay playing]
♪ Your eyes are like weapons ♪
♪ Your lips could teach lessons ♪
♪ Don't use them so reckless ♪
♪ 'Cause for you, I'm helpless ♪
♪ You gotta take caution ♪
♪ You know that I'm all in ♪
♪ The chance of me falling ♪
♪ You know that it's often ♪
♪ But if you don't wanna stay… ♪
So…
How does it feel to be 18?
I feel very wise.
Well, would wise old Covey
like to dance?
♪ You're starting up a wildfire In my head ♪
♪ Hope it's what you meant… ♪
So let me get this straight.
The themed gifts were your idea.
-And the camellias. -[chuckles]
And here, I totally bought your lie about going to LA for winter break.
Kitty, I wasn't lying.
I did have a ticket booked to LA.
But I decided
I'd rather be here.
Can I ask you something?
Yeah.
When you applied early decision to NYU,
how did you know it was the right call for you?
Oh, um…
Well, I kind of fell in love with it this summer.
And I really love my life in Seoul,
but when we weren't together,
it gave me a chance to really think about what I want.
-Mm. -For myself.
And I realized it was NYU.
So I decided to just go for it.
Why?
SOS911 is firing my dad.
They want me to be their manager.
Min Ho, that's huge!
Yes, but I'd have to miss quite a bit of school next term.
Well, are you gonna take the job?
Honestly, I'm not sure.
What do you think I should do?
[guests singing "Happy Birthday" in Korean]
Happy birthday, Covey.
[Kitty] I'm not a person that lets go of control easily.
I like taking the wheel, and I like knowing where I'm going.
But I learned something on my 18th birthday.
If you're surrounded by the people you love,
you can always trust them to get you exactly where you need to go.
[group cheers]
Thank you!
["Always Yours" by Banners playing]
♪ All the city's sleeping ♪
♪ Every street light's calling out… ♪
[Kitty] As quickly as it came, the semester's over.
I'm halfway to graduation, halfway to goodbye.
I had so many expectations coming into my senior year.
I even wrote them all down in a list.
I wanted it to be perfect.
It wasn't.
It was… messy.
Sometimes it hurt.
But it was beautiful, and I wouldn't change a thing.
Even the surprises.
There may even be more to come, and I'm okay with that.
♪ Oh, when the lighthouse fires ♪
♪ Feel a world away ♪
♪ Then you just have to remember ♪
♪ That the dark won't last forever ♪
♪ I'm always yours ♪
[mellow song fades]
[in Korean] It's good!
It turned out really well.
Thanks for helping me.
I told my dad I'm pursuing music.
Really?
What'd he say?
He said he spent his whole life working at a job he hated
and doesn't want that for me.
He would be proud of me if I spent my life doing what I love.
That's all I ever wanted to hear from my dad.
He'll come around.
Maybe he will, maybe he won't.
I keep thinking about what Kitty said to me…
About what I really want for myself.
I've been too focused on what others expect of me.
Maybe I want to pursue something I love.
[sighs]
[energetic music playing]
Gotta go.
Good luck!
Hey, is Kitty here?
She already left for break. You just missed her.
But she's taking the subway to the airport, so you can catch her.
-Right, subway. -Yeah.
Which subway?
Oh God.
-What? I've never taken one before. -Never?
Here, take my T-card.
It's the airport line out of Seoul Station.
Welcome to how the other half lives.
[sighs]
-Great, thank you. Thank you! -Go, go, go! Bye!
See you next semester!
[Yuri] Good luck!
[reader beeps]
[cell phone chimes]
[background sounds fade]
["By My Side" playing]
[tender acoustic guitar tune continues]
♪ We've been running circles Round and doing figure eights ♪
♪ Worried, I was stressing about you You've been on my brain ♪
♪ I need you to let me know ♪
♪ If you feel the same 'cause I ♪
♪ I ♪
♪ Recognize that we might be Running out of time ♪
♪ But in your eyes, I've always known When something isn't right… ♪
Kitty!
♪ So before we say XO, goodbye ♪
♪ Let me tell you why ♪
♪ The sun doesn't rise without you ♪
♪ The more I hold the night ♪
♪ The rain wouldn't stop Pouring down, no ♪
♪ The clouds, they will always cry ♪
♪ Can't take it anymore Living in this space between ♪
♪ Time will never make it right ♪
♪ 'Cause the sun doesn't rise Without you ♪
♪ By my side ♪
♪ By my side, without you ♪
♪ What can I do? ♪
♪ You've chosen your place ♪
♪ If this is what you want Then I will give you your space ♪
♪ But my future feels so dark ♪
♪ Without the one I can't replace ♪
♪ So before you say XO, goodbye ♪
♪ Let me tell you why ♪
♪ The sun doesn't rise without you ♪
-♪ The more I hold the night ♪ -[chimes ring]
♪ The rain wouldn't stop Pouring down, no ♪
♪ The clouds, they will always cry ♪
♪ Can't take it anymore Living in this space between ♪
-♪ Time will never make it right ♪ -Kitty!
♪ 'Cause the sun doesn't rise Without you by my side ♪
I heard your song.
It's incredible.
I'm so sorry
that it took me so long to sort myself out.
Covey, I don't want to stand in the way of your future.
And I don't know what my future holds, but…
I want it to be with you.
And I couldn't let you go without telling you that.
Or without saying…
I love you.
[tender music playing]
You what?
I love you.
["About Love" by Marina playing]
I love you too.
♪ Started in the strangest way ♪
♪ Didn't see it coming ♪
♪ Swept up in your hurricane ♪
♪ Wouldn't give it up for nothing ♪
♪ Now I'm all caught up In the highs and the lows ♪
♪ It's a shock to my system ♪
♪ I don't wanna run away, so I stayed ♪
♪ My head gets messy when I try to hide… ♪
[Kitty] I don't know what this means for Min Ho and me.
I don't know what our future holds.
I don't have a plan this time.
But if I've learned anything this year,
it's that sometimes, it's just better to let go and see what happens.
[romantic pop fades]
[plane engines roar]
I like first class.
Mm. Technically, this is business class.
Don't get posh on me, Covey.
[gentle music playing]
It's going to be freezing in Portland, isn't it?
We'll get you some warm clothes.
I think you would look really cute in a flannel.
I can't wait to see the city that made Kitty Song Covey.
Yeah?
Well, if you thought LJ was something, just wait till you meet my dad.
[Min Ho inhales sharply]
-["Head on Fire" playing] -♪ Oh, I think I've lost my senses ♪
♪ Am I walkin' straight into A burnin' light? ♪
♪ A burnin' light? ♪
♪ 'Cause I tossed and turned the covers ♪
♪ Tried to make a shape of you But didn't quite work how I'd like ♪
♪ I'm tryna find you in a crowd again ♪
♪ You were there, then you were gone ♪
♪ Now I'm tracin' all my steps to you And oh my God ♪
♪ Oh, I think I'm losin' my mind ♪
♪ Over here, over you, every night ♪
♪ Both hands holding on to the wire Impossible ♪
♪ Fight over here ♪
♪ Without you, every night ♪
♪ Sittin' here with my head on fire ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ Sittin' here with my head on fire ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ Sittin' here with my head on fire ♪ ssible ♪