'Undercover Miss Hong' Park Shin-hye and the crisis management headquarters team face a real crisis.
Episode 9 of the tvN weekend drama Undercover Miss Hong (directed by Park Seon-ho, Na Ji-hyun; written by Moon Hyun-kyung), which airs on the 14th, will continue Hong Geum-bo's (played by Park Shin-hye) struggle as she encounters the huge obstacle of the 1997 foreign exchange crisis (commonly called the "IMF crisis") and the undercover operation runs into difficulties.
In the previous episode, Hong Geum-bo noticed Hanmin Securities' intention to obtain government support through cooking the books and thwarted it. As a result, Hanmin Securities was excluded from the public support review and faced severe turbulence amid the unprecedented IMF national economic crisis, focusing attention on what measures Chairman Kang Pil-beom (played by Lee Duk-hwa) and President Shin Jeong-woo (played by Ko Kyung-pyo) would take to save the company.
The stills released today (the 13th) captured a scene in which crisis management headquarters team member Hong Geum-bo, Deputy Minister Albolt Oh (played by Cho Han-gyeol), Director Bang Jin-mok (played by Kim Do-hyun) and Director Lee Yong-gi (played by Jang Do-ha) are gathered together. Crisis management headquarters had long maintained a lax work environment, often idly watching movies or reading comics and staying far from normal duties. But after Hong Geum-bo joined and helped lead the team through crises, they began to build a special bond and teamwork, and now a wind of change blows over them. The unusually serious look on Albolt Oh's face and Lee Yong-gi's reddened eyes suggest an ominous atmosphere.
Hong Geum-bo and Bang Jin-mok also look at their colleagues with mixed feelings. The two previously clashed in the Hanmin Securities public support task force by showing opposing values, and Director Bang, revealed to be the internal whistleblower "Yeppe," has turned away saying he can no longer assist Hong Geum-bo's operation. Questions arise about how the strained relationship between the two will be resolved. It raises curiosity about how the crisis that has arisen within the now close-knit crisis management headquarters will be overcome.
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