Between Steps: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Depicts the romance between a man who once was a swimmer but lost his left leg to illness and a woman who, after losing her way as a medical resident, finds a new path as a graduate student. Park Min Jae, a man who lost his promising swimming career and his left leg to osteosarcoma. After hitting rock bottom, he discovers a new purpose in robotics. Four years of dedication pay off when he is accepted into the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University. He hides his sensitivity behind a nonchalant facade, but he's actually just a simple guy who has dating on his bucket list. Im Yu Jin, who is on the verge of graduating from the Department of Clothing and Textiles when she gets caught up in an incident and fails in her attempt to enter graduate school; she then becomes fascinated by robotics and enrolls in a master's program in mechanical engineering.

Series details

• Title: Between Steps
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Korean
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2026-10-05
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ENA
• Network country: Korea, Republic of
• Typical episode runtime: 70 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 92156
• IMDb ID: tt39087958
• TVDB ID: 471090

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-10-05; final listed air date 2026-11-10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Between Steps on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.