Nam Ji-hyun and Moon Sang Min stand at a crossroads before the cause of a coup.
On the 11th episode of the KBS 2TV weekend miniseries To My Beloved Thief (writer Lee Seon / director Ham Young-gul / produced by Studio Dragon), which aired on the 7th (Sat), Hong Eun-jo (played by Nam Ji-hyun) and Lee Yeol (played by Moon Sang Min), whose souls have been swapped, choose opposite methods to protect each other, creating a precarious tension. Among them, the scene in which Hong Eun-jo and Lee Yeol explain their swapped souls to Dae-chu (played by Lee Seung-woo) recorded a peak minute rating of 7.5% (Nielsen Korea nationwide households).
Earlier, Lee Yeol raised a hand against King Lee Gyu (played by Ha Seok-jin) to protect Hong Eun-jo's older brother Hong Dae-il (played by Song Ji-ho), which also provoked Lee Gyu's fury. The moment Lee Gyu put a knife to Lee Yeol's throat, Hong Eun-jo's and Lee Yeol's souls suddenly swapped, and soon Hong Eun-jo's soul in Lee Yeol's body came face to face with Lee Gyu, the man who was the enemy of her father.
However, Hong Eun-jo, thinking of Lee Yeol who risked his life to protect her and her family, chose silence over revenge and tried to gauge Lee Gyu's true feelings. At that moment, Lee Yeol's soul, which had taken residence in Hong Eun-jo's body, stood before Lee Gyu with the help of Im Jae-i (played by Hong Min-gi), and the two managed to avert the crisis by proving Hong Dae-il's innocence while calming Lee Gyu's anger.
In particular, after Hong Min-jik's (played by Kim Seok-hoon) sudden death, Lee Yeol had resolved to personally protect the lost Hong Eun-jo. Lee Yeol's confession that he would visit Hong Min-jik's grave and stay by Hong Eun-jo's side to protect her in place of the promise to leave added to the poignancy.
Meanwhile, led by words from a man named Mi-bul (played by Choi Jae-woong), who seemed to know Gil-dong, Lee Yeol's soul headed to an unknown place and there realized the true meaning of the conversations he overheard, plunging into deep confusion. He heard the plot of the coup forces, who planned to use Gil-dong, that is Hong Eun-jo, to place themselves on the throne.
At the same time, Hong Eun-jo's soul, inhabiting Lee Yeol's body, met the nun (played by Han Ji-hye) who had proposed the rebellion and, after encountering her again in the palace, fell into thought. King Lee Gyu's tyranny, which disregards the people, the father who died trying to correct it, and the continuing suffering of the people made Hong Eun-jo yearn for a better world. Above all, learning that the lord the coup forces intended to place on the throne was Dowoldoegun Lee Yeol deepened Hong Eun-jo's thoughts.
Unaware of Hong Eun-jo's dilemma, Lee Yeol rushed to the palace in an effort to take Hong Eun-jo away from the coup forces. Pouring out what he had heard, he grabbed Hong Eun-jo's hand and said, "Let's run away," but Hong Eun-jo revealed her resolve with the answer, "I can't go." Seeing Hong Eun-jo's determined expression, Lee Yeol's eyes trembled helplessly, adding to the sorrow.
As the coup forces aiming to place Dowoldoegun on the throne rise to the surface, a sad confrontation is expected between Hong Eun-jo, who seeks to move toward a new world, and Lee Yeol, who must protect the royal order. Facing the approaching crisis, it is intriguing what choice Hong Eun-jo and Lee Yeol, who want to protect each other, will make at the crossroads.
The story of Nam Ji-hyun and Moon Sang Min, who find themselves at a crossroads before the inescapable whirlpool of fate, continues in episode 12 of the KBS 2TV weekend miniseries To My Beloved Thief, which will air tonight (the 8th) at 9:20 p.m.
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