Do You Like Brahms?

Song Ah is 29 years old, and going back to college to study music! After an uninspired career in business, she decides to pursue her passion for music. She will face new challenges like being much older than all her peers and not having the support of her family. See what happens when Song Ah meets the successful pianist Joon Young.

Dong Yun returns to Korea and Min Seong throws a welcome party for him. Joon Young, Hyeon Ho, and Jung Kyung plan on playing together as a piano trio, just like they did when they were in middle school. Meanwhile, Song Ah becomes the trio’s publicist and even stands in as Joon Young's music page-turner for a performance.

Song Ah and Joon Young get to know each other a little better. Joon Young, who struggles to express himself through words, begins to open up to Song Ah for the first time. Song Ah feels reassured by Joon Young’s attention. Meanwhile, Song Ah has a birthday party, but Min Seong says she can’t attend.

Joon Young ends up joining Song Ah's friends for her birthday dinner. Awkwardness hangs in the air between Song Ah and Dong Yun, and it's not much better for Joon Young and Jung Kyung either. Meanwhile, as Joon Young prepares for his speech at his old middle school, he tells Song Ah how he truly feels about his career as a classical musician.

After the talk show, Song Ah shares her thoughts with Joon Young about those who have talent and those who don’t. When Joon Young responds with a totally unexpected answer, Song Ah is disappointed. Meanwhile, Joon Young no longer considers Jung Kyung as fondly after she confesses her feelings. Due to his family’s finances, Joon Young looks for ways to obtain more loans.

As the summer internship comes to an end, Song Ah gets some good news from one of her professors at school. She wants to share the news with Joon Young, but he doesn't respond to her message. Meanwhile, Jung Kyung tells Young In that she broke up with Hyeon Ho. After the fall semester begins, Song Ah meets Joon Young at school.

Joon Young struggles to deal with his family's financial difficulties, his messy friendships, and his teacher's oppressive teaching style. However, he finds himself feeling comfortable and smiling whenever he is with Song Ah. Then, weird rumors about their relationship start to spread across campus.

Song Ah becomes all too aware that people are saying Joon Young is on a different level than she is. She loses confidence and keeps trying to distance herself from Joon Young. Meanwhile, Joon Young reacts coldly when he finds Jung Kyung in front of his house. Afterwards, Joon Young calls Song Ah, saying he has something to tell her.

Song Ah and Joon Young finally realize they have mutual feelings for one another, and they have a few blissful moments together. Meanwhile, Hyeon Ho finds out about Joon Young and Song Ah's relationship and gets angry. The stress caused by his broken friendship and the seemingly perpetual cycle of preparing for competitions starts to wear on Joon Young.

Seong Jae suggests that Joon Young talk about his family on TV for publicity. Joon Young feels both insulted and ashamed, but he holds his ground. Meanwhile, Song Ah asks Joon Young if she can visit his place. She keeps feeling Jun Kyung’s presence around Joon Young both at his apartment and later on at school.

Seong Jae finds out that Song Ah and Joon Young are dating, and calls her for a chat. His bluntness hurts her feelings. Later on, Joon Young joins Song Ah on a sudden trip to Daejeon and shows her around the neighborhood where he grew up. After an unexpected meeting with his mother, Joon Young opens up to Song Ah about more personal matters.

Song Ah has to look for a new accompanist when her last one quits. She asks her acquaintances for help, but she has no luck. Just then, Joon Young offers to play for her. People find out that Song Ah and Joon Young are dating, and that Joon Young is playing for Song Ah’s grad school exam. Rumors about them spread like wildfire, which makes Song Ah doubt if she made the right decision.

With Jung Kyung constantly asking Joon Young whether he still has feelings for her, Joon Young once again tells her how he feels. Later, Song Ah questions Joon Young about his whereabouts last night, after seeing him and Jung Kyung ride off in a taxi. When Director Nah asks Joon Young a favor regarding Jung Kyung, he turns down her request.

The recording of Yoo Tae Jin playing “Traumerei” goes viral. However, it turns out that Joon Young performed the music, not Tae Jin. He demands Tae Jin take the recording down, but he refuses. Jung Kyung helps Joon Young by successfully convincing Tae Jin to take the recording down. Song Ah runs into Jung Kyung and hears about the recording and how much it means to Joon Young.

After breaking up with Joon Young, Song Ah continues with her entrance exam as if nothing happened. On the other hand, Joon Young feels very bad that he hurt Song Ah. In spite of the dissuasion, Joon Young decides to quit playing the piano. Meanwhile, Director Nah passes away.

While Joon Young continues to wait for Song Ah’s answer, Joon Young, Jung Kyung, and Hyeon Ho perform together at Director Nah’s commemoration concert. Later, Song Ah shares the news regarding her admission offer from the graduate school with Joon Young. As Song Ah listens attentively to Joon Young’s piano performance at his recital, she realizes that her feelings toward Joon Young.