Welcome To Samdal-ri Season 1 - Episode 2 Jun 2026

We are introduced to the "haenyeo" (female divers), specifically Sam-dal’s mother and

The episode picks up exactly where we left off. Cho Sam-dal (Shin Hye-sun), once the titan of Seoul’s fashion photography scene under the name “Eun-hye,” is now a pariah. A fabricated bullying scandal has stripped her of her career, her reputation, and her dignity. After a disastrous public meltdown in Seoul, she has no choice but to flee to her hometown—the tight-knit, gossipy seaside village of Samdal-ri. Welcome to Samdal-ri Season 1 - Episode 2

While hiding in her room from a visiting Yong-pil, Sam-dal’s trouser string gets caught in the door. We are introduced to the "haenyeo" (female divers),

No slow burn here. Within the first ten minutes, Sam-dal (Shin Hye-sun) goes from top-tier fashion photographer “Cho Eun-hye” to a publicly shamed pariah. An assistant’s manipulated exposé goes viral, dragging her through the mud for something she didn’t do. The industry turns its back. Her agency drops her. Her reputation? Dust. After a disastrous public meltdown in Seoul, she