Je Bul Chal-ssi Iyagi follows an unprecedented television program airing in a studio, where viewers are asked whether a spider that has driven an assemblyman to madness should be publicly executed. The spider, named Je Bul‑chal, meaning “my mistake”, is a hardworking young individual who became known as “the ear cleaner” because of a treasured memory he holds about his sister. As the show polls the audience on his execution, the backstory of how Mr. Sorry transformed into a spider is gradually unveiled.