TV CHOSUN weekend mini-series 'Red Balloon' Seo Ji-hye and Hong Soo-hyun ended their 20-year friendship with a trip, heightening tension with a tragic 'revenge ending'.
The 19th episode of the TV CHOSUN weekend mini-series 'Red Balloon' (written by Moon Young-nam/directed by Jin Hyeong-wook/produced by Chorokbaem Media, High Ground), which aired on the 25th (Saturday), had a national viewership rating of 10.2% based on Nielsen Korea, and the highest viewership rating per minute was 10.7%. It soared to the highest level and broke its own highest viewer ratings again.
In the play, Jo Eun-kang (Seo Ji-hye) goes on a trip with Han Bada (Hong Soo-hyun), but suffers from anxiety and fear. I was very surprised to see that Hanbada put something in not only the suspicious coffee that he gave me, but also the raw fish restaurant where I went to eat raw fish. When asked by Jo Eun-kang what she had put in it, Han Bada took out a bottle of collagen, but Jo Eun-kang felt ominous and hid the fruit that Han Bada brought in her bag at the hotel. Moreover, when I entered the bathroom where the sea was out and fell, I couldn't hide my anxiety as I looked around the bathroom.
Afterwards, Jo Eungang and Han Bada chatted over drinks, but Han Bada, who momentarily burst into laughter, asked, “Why did you do that? 37 years, more than half of them were with you. “Even now, losing you hurts me the most,” he said, expressing his dismay at the fractured friendship. Jo Eungang said, “Once it started, there was no turning back. When Han Bada said, “I’m sorry, Bada,” in tears and said that she had been thinking about hitting me the entire trip, saying, “Don’t worry. Don't kill me. “Let’s go out,” he said, leading him outside. Standing side by side on a beautiful beach just before sunrise, Han Bada and Jo Eungang threw their friendship necklaces toward the sea. Hanbada said, “Our friendship ends here. He held out his hand and said, “Let’s clean up the last 20 years,” and Jo Eungang hugged Han Bada and said, “You were truly the best friend of my life. I'm sorry for hurting you. thank you. “I will never forget you,” he said, shedding tears over a passionate friendship that will never return.
Meanwhile, Jo Eungang received a call from the police station informing him that he had been accused of being an accomplice in stealing Hanbada's design, and was surprised to see Hanbada sitting in front of the police. Jo Eungang, who denied receiving bribes, eventually admitted that he had received 500,000 won once three years ago, then looked at Han Bada and said, “I want you to give me at least a discarded design.” “I picked up what I threw away while sketching and gave it to you,” he replied. However, without even looking at Jo Eungang, Han Bada coolly said, “Who said you threw it away as you please?” Jo Eungang protested, saying, “I thought you threw it away because you crumpled it,” but the police said that they claimed that Na Boon-nyeon was an accomplice. reported.
Moreover, when asked by the police if he was friends with Jo Eungang, Hanbada replied, “It’s just a part-time job that gives daily wages. “I ask you to be punished for the crime you committed,” he said clearly, shocking Jo Eungang. Jo Eung-kang chased after Han Bada and complained, saying, “I did it to help my mom pay for an appendectomy of 500,000 won,” and “I never had any intention of ruining you,” but Han Bada coldly sneered, saying, “Friend?” and took a taxi and left.
In the end, Hanbada sent Jo Eungang a ‘lawsuit for adulterous women’, a ‘lawsuit for damages’ claiming 30,990 won, and when Jo Eungang came to visit in shock, he asked, “Is this your first time receiving a lawsuit for adulterous women?” “I thought you wouldn’t be scared because you have a strong heart, but you look scared,” he said with a cold smile. And when Jo Eung-kang asked if what he said during the trip wasn't sincere, he scolded him and said, "20 years of friendship was lost on the beach, and from now on, you are not my friend, but the adulterous woman I accused!" He continued, “From now on, I am the victim, you are the perpetrator, I am the plaintiff, and you are the defendant,” and poured out a rapid-fire attack, saying, “You must pay the full price for your crimes.”
In addition, after reporting that Hanbada had revealed the identity of Jo Eungang's mother, father, and younger brother, he asked, "What and how much benefit did you get by screwing each one of them?" “Are you a parasite?” Jo Eungang said, “It was because of the money. Can't you imagine home without you? “I did it so I could make more money,” he said, shedding tears. Without hesitation, Hanbada said, “You broke my life with one blow, but I didn’t break it with one blow. I will slowly bleed you to death. Because it starts now. “See you in court, adulterous woman,” he poured out harsh words. At the same time, “You know how much I wanted to be a teacher. Jo Eung-kang, who apologizes sobbingly, saying, “Please save me,” achieves the ‘ultimate ending,’ and attention is being paid to how it will end.
Meanwhile, Go Geum-ah (Kim Hye-seon) is told by Jo Dae-bong (Jeong Bo-seok) not to see Jo Dae-geun (Choi Dae-cheol) anymore, and that the junk dealer (Yoon Joo-sang) had someone beat Jo Dae-geun severely when he tried to run away 18 years ago. I was shocked when I heard it. Enraged, Go Geum-ah declared to the junk dealer that she would divorce him, saying that he had ruined her life to protect her father's property. Jin Jin-cheol (Lee Seong-jae), who was just entering the front door, was in a miserable mood and said, "I can't take it anymore. “We will each go our own way,” he said and left the house on his own. Afterwards, Jin Jin-cheol missed Jo Eun-san (Jeong Yu-min) and went to the alley where they kissed, but he turned away. However, the next day, while Jin Jin-cheol was working in the field with his younger brother, he noticed Jo Eun-san walking from afar, so he ran up the causeway like crazy. The 'memory reunion ending' in which Jin Jin-cheol and Jo Eun-san burst into tears, with their eyes fixed on each other, was tinged with sadness.
After the broadcast, viewers said, “It’s an unexpected twist! “I thought they were going to reconcile because they were happy and laughing during the trip, but now they’re suing me!”, “Wow, the back of my head is completely tingling!” “It’s like cider because it’s so fragrant, but it’s somehow empty!”, “As expected, the charm of the red balloon is the acting skills of the acting masters! It breaks my heart to think that I won't be able to see you starting tomorrow! “The best acting!” There was a lot of enthusiastic response.
Meanwhile, the final episode of TV CHOSUN's weekend miniseries 'Red Balloon' will be broadcast at 9:10 pm on February 26th (today).
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr