Ahn Bo-hyun and Lee Joo-been's romance began to pick up speed.
On Monday the 19th, the tvN Monday-Tuesday drama "Spring Fever" (directed by Park Won-guk / written by Kim A-jeong / planned by CJ ENM STUDIOS / produced by Bon Factory) episode 5 showed Seon Jae-gyu (played by Ahn Bo-hyun) and Yoon Bom (played by Lee Joo-been) no longer able to ignore their feelings for each other, filling living rooms with excitement and laughter. Episode 5 averaged 5% nationwide and peaked at 5.7% on paid platforms combining cable, IPTV and satellite, and recorded 4.6% average and 5.3% peak in the Seoul metropolitan area. tvN ranked first in the 20-49 target ratings across all channels including terrestrial in both nationwide and the metropolitan area in the same time slot, solidly owning viewers' Monday-Tuesday nights. (based on paid platforms combining cable, IPTV and satellite / provided by Nielsen Korea)
That episode opened with Shinsoo-eup's biggest event, the Shinsoo High School sports day. Seon Jae-gyu, who had given up participating because he did not know Yoon Bom had switched to the white team, showed signs of embarrassment when he belatedly learned of her team change. On the issue of team movement, Yoon Bom, with the lively wit befitting a "serial storyteller," candidly voiced her opinion to vice principal Hong Jeong-pyo (played by Oh Man-seok), creating a cheerful atmosphere from the start of the sports day.
However, with Seon Jae-gyu absent, the white team struggled repeatedly, and worry gradually shadowed Yoon Bom's face. Meanwhile Seon Han-gyeol (played by Cho Junyoung) deliberately dropped the relay baton and otherwise helped Choi Se-jin (played by Lee Jaein) win first place, causing viewers to grin widely.
To keep a promise with his niece, Seon Jae-gyu did not go out to the sports day and only burned with anxiety as he looked at the field. At the moment when he could not run, Yoon Bom found him in person and, saying "Seon Jae-gyu, you are definitely someone I need," unsettled his heart; she added that she would explain why she had been angry, and that one line was enough to call him back to the field.
Seon Jae-gyu's return presence was overwhelming. In the tug-of-war, after a tense showdown with his rival Choi Yi-jun (played by Cha Seo Won), the blue team representative, he seized victory with overwhelming strength, and by also winning the balloon-popping contest, he completely changed the flow of the sports day. However, the gaze of a mysterious woman watching the two (played by Son Yeo-eun) added unease for future developments.
After the sports day, Yoon Bom's hidden feelings for Seon Jae-gyu deepened, offering a different kind of thrill. The two, brought closer through the stray dog Bomsik, naturally examined each other's wounds. Seon Jae-gyu's sincere comfort to Yoon Bom, who worried about adopting Bomsik—saying, "Even if parents make mistakes, if there is love inside, you end up forgiving the parents"—warmed not only her heart but also viewers'. In particular, Seon Jae-gyu's momentary frozen reaction to Yoon Bom's "I love you" maximized the flutter.
At the end of the broadcast, Seon Jae-gyu asked Yoon Bom why she pushed him away, stirring the living room. Yoon Bom candidly confessed her true feelings toward him, saying, "I was afraid I might cross the line." The ending, with the two taking one step closer but still cautious, left viewers wondering whether the romance would truly ignite and made them anticipate the next episode even more.
After the broadcast, viewers reacted enthusiastically with comments such as "Bom, let's cross the line. The confession is so thrilling," "At this point Seon Jae-gyu's second name is wow! hey," "It's so funny that uncle and nephew are behaving like this because of a woman," "Honestly, you can't not fall for sports-day Seon Jae-gyu," "My cure for Monday blues. Their chemistry is really good and the visuals are pretty," and "This is why I watch rom-coms. Bom, you are truly the best."
tvN's Monday-Tuesday drama "Spring Fever" episode 6 airs today, Tuesday the 20th, at 8:50 p.m.
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