A green light between Ahn Bo-hyun and Lee Joo-been turned on, delivering a sleepless night.
On the 12th, the tvN Monday-Tuesday drama Spring Fever (directed by Park Won-guk, written by Kim Ah-jung) episode 3 showed Seon Jae-gyu (played by Ahn Bo-hyun) and Yoon Bom (played by Lee Joo-been) beginning a not-quite-relationship that drenched living rooms in rosy excitement. Episode 3's ratings, based on nationwide averages for paid platforms combining cable, IPTV and satellite, averaged 5.4% with a peak of 6.2%; in the Seoul metropolitan area they averaged 4.6% with a peak of 5.5%, marking the highest household ratings to date. tvN's target demographic ratings among men and women ages 20-49 ranked first across all channels in the same time slot, including terrestrial broadcasters, both nationwide and in the Seoul metropolitan area, establishing it as a new Monday-Tuesday contender. (Based on paid platforms combining cable, IPTV and satellite / provided by Nielsen Korea)
That day, Seon Jae-gyu and Yoon Bom, searching the subway for runaway Choi Se-jin (played by Lee Jaein), encountered a mysterious man who had been friendly with Choi Se-jin. His identity was Choi Yi-joon (played by Cha Seo Won), Seon Jae-gyu's old friend turned rival. The chance reunion after 10 years between Seon Jae-gyu and Choi Yi-joon raised the tension, and Choi Yi-joon realized that the daughter Jung Nan-hee (played by Na Young-hee) had asked him to find was Yoon Bom, who had been with Seon Jae-gyu. Viewers were left curious about the hidden stories tangled among them.
Meanwhile, Seon Jae-gyu and Yoon Bom spent a night at a hotel for Seon Han-gyeol (played by Cho Junyoung). While Seon Han-gyeol was away, the two unintentionally exercised together and kept eye contact, and the tense, thrilling moments raised viewers' heart rates.
A short time later, Seon Jae-gyu left the hotel room to avoid the awkward atmosphere and happened to save a child who had fallen into the hotel pool. But because of Seon Jae-gyu's rough first impression, the child's parents misunderstood him and he found himself in an awkward situation, and Yoon Bom, who had watched it all, said, "What needs to be done must be done. Once something is buried, it's hard to dig it up again," and cleared up his unfair situation for him.
After discovering an unexpected side of Seon Jae-gyu in Seoul, Yoon Bom thought he might be kinder and more considerate than she had imagined. As her feelings for him slowly softened, rumors began circulating in the village that Seon Jae-gyu was not Seon Han-gyeol's uncle but his father. Yoon Bom heard from Seo Hye-sook (played by Jin Kyung) that Seon Jae-gyu had been seen with a woman at the market and, experiencing jealousy and other changing emotions, added to the viewing enjoyment.
Then Yoon Bom's heart wavered again when she saw Seon Jae-gyu rescue a puppy that had fallen into a drain. In the process, Yoon Bom laughed at the rumor that he wasn't Seon Han-gyeol's uncle but his biological father after Seon Jae-gyu named the puppy "Han-gyeol." Seeing Seon Jae-gyu in a new light, Yoon Bom, looking as if she had made a decision, asked him out on a date for just the two of them, and Jae-gyu, taking it as a green light, beamed with excitement, lifting viewers' spirits.
At the end of the broadcast, the signals exchanged between the two created excitement. Convinced by Yoon Bom's affectionate behavior that she liked him, Seon Jae-gyu's heart began to beat more strongly. In response to Seon Jae-gyu's feelings, Yoon Bom's answer of "That's right," symbolizing her green light, drew cheers from living rooms. The development maximized anticipation for what direction the two's relationship will take in future episodes.
[Photo] tvN Spring Fever broadcast capture
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