Park Shin-hye made an electrifying offer to Ko Kyung-pyo.
Yesterday (28th) the tvN weekend drama 'Undercover Miss Hong' (directed by Park Sun-ho, Na Ji-hyun / written by Moon Hyun-kyung / planned by Studio Dragon / produced by Celltrion Entertainment, Studio Dragon) episode 13 depicted Hong Geum-bo (played by Park Shin-hye) steadily removing obstacles to achieve her goal and the appearance of new helpers. That episode recorded an average nationwide paid platform rating of 10.6% and a peak of 12.0% when combining cable, IPTV and satellite, and 10.9% and a peak of 12.6% in the Seoul metropolitan area, maintaining first place across all channels in the same time slot and continuing its rapid rise. tvN's target 20-49 ratings also reached a peak of 4.2%, ranking first across all channels including terrestrial nationwide and in the Seoul metropolitan area, reaffirming its dominance of the weekend home drama slot. (Based on paid platforms combining cable, IPTV and satellite / provided by Nielsen Korea)
That day, Deputy Minister Song Joo-ran (played by Park Mi-hyun) was shocked to learn that the slush fund deposited into Hong Jang-mi's account had been completely withdrawn. To make matters worse, while conducting a background check she discovered that Hong Jang-mi was actually Hong Geum-bo, a 35-year-old securities inspector who had covertly infiltrated Hanmin Securities using her younger sister's identity, which made her furious. Deputy Minister Song summoned her roommate Go Bok-hee (played by Ha Yoon-Kyung), threatened her to take her side, and pressured Hong Geum-bo directly by visiting her. But Hong Geum-bo, far from being flustered, made a shocking counterproposal, saying she would return the slush fund if Shin Jeong-woo (played by Ko Kyung-pyo) stepped down as president of Hanmin Securities.
Meanwhile, Kang No-ra (played by Choi Ji-soo), who noticed something odd about Hong Geum-bo and Go Bok-hee, asked what they were plotting, but the two, whose ultimate goal was to bring down Kang Pil-beom (played by Lee Duk-hwa), his biological father and chairman, could not answer and were embarrassed. Eventually, Kang No-ra secretly eavesdropped on a conversation between Hong Geum-bo and Shin Jeong-woo, learned of the pair's history stemming from the past and the details of the undercover operation, and after understanding all the circumstances she asked Shin Jeong-woo whether his feelings for Hong Geum-bo remained sincere. Shin Jeong-woo shook his head and answered, "I don't want to repeat regrets," a response that conveyed the remorse stemming from the accounting fraud case at Hanmin Securities nine years ago and his resolve for change, lending credibility to his actions to date.
In the end, the standoff between Hong Geum-bo and Shin Jeong-woo, who could not yield an inch, continued tensely. Shin Jeong-woo intended to include Hong Jang-mi's name on the second round of restructuring lists and expel her from Hanmin Securities, but Deputy Minister Song, who needed to monitor the slush fund's whereabouts, objected to buy time, resulting in a branch reassignment instead of dismissal. Meanwhile, Deputy Minister Song's right-hand man Bong Dal-soo (played by Kim Roe-ha) broke into dormitory room 301 to steal the slush fund, causing a commotion, and feeling checked from all sides, Hong Geum-bo played a new card to Deputy Minister Song: she possessed a recording file of a secret meeting between Shin Jeong-woo and DK Ventures plotting to swallow up Hanmin Securities.
Hong Geum-bo embarked on a plan to cut off Chairman Kang Pil-beom's closest aides one by one, providing catharsis. Deputy Minister Song, who obtained the recording file thanks to Hong Geum-bo, immediately reported it to Chairman Kang, who, feeling indignant, proposed to DK Ventures that they abandon Shin Jeong-woo and join him. As a result, Shin Jeong-woo stepped down as president of Hanmin Securities and ended up breaking his engagement to Kang No-ra.
At the end of episode 13 it was hinted that new helpers would come to Hong Geum-bo after she achieved her goal. Kang No-ra, who visited the dorm to soothe her sadness right after the broken engagement, found bundles of cash and realized Hong Geum-bo and Go Bok-hee's plan, and learned that a slush fund set up in her name existed in a Swiss overseas account. Also, the ending scene in which Hong Geum-bo offers the now aimless Shin Jeong-woo a casting invitation to the Yeouido pirates troupe delivered a fresh twist and maximized anticipation for the next episode.
After the broadcast viewers reacted passionately, saying, "It feels thrilling to see Geum-bo gather all the cards and expose them," "The tension when Geum-bo and Deputy Minister Song faced off was crazy," "I want an older sister like Geum-bo and Bok-hee," "Shin Jeong-woo's character and Ko Kyung-pyo are a perfect match," "Park Shin-hye has chemistry with anyone she acts with and her acting is great," "The development is so brisk and unpredictable," and "I can't believe Geum-bo offered Jeong-woo to be scouted by the pirates troupe — will they become a team? I'm dying to know."
The tvN weekend drama 'Undercover Miss Hong' will air episode 14 today (1st) Sunday at 9:10 p.m.
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