To the Moon Episode 8 Recap: Da-hae Faces Her Father’s Truth

In To the Moon Episode 8, Da-hae starts her day feeling cheerful. Her cryptocurrency investment is finally going up. She feels proud and tells her friends about it over lunch.

While chatting, she also shares plans for her mother’s sixtieth birthday. She wants to throw a surprise party and take her mother to Jeju Island.

Then the episode cuts to a flashback. It shows Da-hae and Ji-song rushing to help Eun-sang in her fight with her ex-husband. Back in the present, Eun-sang and her ex are still arguing through texts. Life hasn’t calmed down yet.

In the middle of this chaos, Da-hae gets a call from the police. Her father, Jung Yong-jik, is drunk and has been taken in. She picks him up from the station, but she’s not happy about it. Yong-jik says he has a new dream — crypto mining. Da-hae doesn’t care. She tells him to stay away from her and walks off.

She hides the whole thing from her mother, Jung-lim. Da-hae focuses on the birthday plans. The party begins beautifully. Everyone’s smiling and laughing. But then Yong-jik shows up and ruins everything.

He blurts out that Da-hae also invests in crypto. Jung-lim is shocked. She scolds Da-hae for following her father’s “get rich quick” path. The room falls silent.

Family Conflicts and Harsh Realities

At work, Ji-song tells her coworkers that Wei Lin will visit her soon. His parents are away on business. Soo-jin teases that maybe this is about marriage. Ji-song laughs, but she’s clearly stressed. She doesn’t speak Chinese, and that adds more pressure.

Elsewhere, Eun-sang’s story takes a different turn. Her ex-husband’s mother is sick in the hospital. His father calls Eun-sang and asks her to come. It’s awkward, but she agrees.

Back at Da-hae’s home, things are still tense. Jung-lim finds Yong-jik sitting outside and brings him in. She blames him for Da-hae’s crypto obsession.

He fires back, saying Da-hae takes after her, not him. He reminds her that Da-hae once left angry voicemails for years after he abandoned them. His words sting.

Later, Yong-jik goes to Da-hae’s office. He wants to talk. She ignores his calls, so he comes in person. He asks for money again. She refuses and tells him she only invested in crypto to survive.

Her voice shakes. Then something shocking happens. Yong-jik collapses right in front of her. Ji-woo, who happens to be nearby, runs to help.

At the hospital, Da-hae learns her father has lung cancer. Ji-woo stands by her, ready to support her through it. But Da-hae pushes him away. She believes her life is cursed. She doesn’t want him dragged into her problems. Her pain feels heavy, but she walks off quietly.

At work, Ji-song’s colleague Oh Dong-gyu figures out she might actually want to marry Wei Lin someday. She blushes but doesn’t deny it. The show moves between these quiet, emotional moments with care.

Jung-lim visits the hospital too. She tells Da-hae she’s willing to use her savings for Yong-jik’s treatment. Da-hae refuses. She’s too angry. But Jung-lim insists that one day she’ll regret doing nothing. Her words come from deep experience.

Old Wounds and New Understanding

A flashback reveals how much Jung-lim once struggled. When Da-hae got accepted into a good college, they couldn’t afford it. Jung-lim cried, unable to help her daughter.

Da-hae secretly took a cleaning job at a loan shark’s office. One day, she overheard her mother begging for a loan on the phone. Jung-lim even offered her own organs to pay for Da-hae’s studies. That moment broke Da-hae’s heart.

Later, she lied to her mother. She said she failed the test and would go to a cheaper college that gave her a scholarship. She wanted to ease her mother’s guilt. That memory shapes who she is now — proud, but deeply hurt.

In the present, Da-hae reflects on her mother’s guilt. She tells her friends she doesn’t understand why her mom still feels sorry when she’s done so much already. Eun-sang replies softly that all mothers feel that way. It’s their nature.

Meanwhile, Eun-sang visits her ex-husband’s mother in the hospital. To comfort her, she pretends they are still married. They even lie about their son being at a school camp.

It’s sad but strangely peaceful. Afterward, Eun-sang thanks her ex for sharing the burden of parenthood, even if only a little.

That night, Da-hae tries to call her mother but gets no answer. Panic rises. She finally finds Jung-lim sitting quietly inside the bus she drives for work. They talk honestly for the first time in a while.

Jung-lim tells her to live her own life. She says it’s okay to use her money however she wants. Da-hae pauses, then surprises her. She says she’ll use her Jeju trip fund for her father’s treatment instead.

The episode ends with Da-hae visiting Ji-woo. She looks tired but calm. She apologizes and holds his hand again. He smiles back, his eyes soft. That one smile says everything — forgiveness, hope, and maybe love.

“To the Moon” episode 8 captures real human struggles. It doesn’t rely on big twists. It looks at family wounds, guilt, and how people try to fix broken ties.

Da-hae’s choices are messy but honest. The drama shows how money, pride, and love can crash into each other — and how healing often begins with a simple decision to care again.

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