tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'One-hit Scandal' (directed by Yoo Je-won, written by Yang Hee-seung, produced by Studio Dragon), which aired on the 25th (Saturday), demonstrated the magic of passing time with a sweet plot that goes back and forth between romance and genre. Along with the sweet love mode between Haeng-seon (Jeon Do-yeon) and Chi-kyeol (Jeong Kyung-ho), the true culprit of the iron ball incident, Dong-hee (Shin Jae-ha), reveals his hidden true face, simultaneously presenting the charm of a genre film and showing the strongest level of immersion. Accordingly, the viewer ratings for the last 13 episodes recorded an average of 12.9% and a maximum of 14.5% in the metropolitan area, and an average of 11.4% and a maximum of 12.7% nationwide, firmly maintaining the top spot in the same time slot including all channels. (Based on Nielsen Korea paid platform)
On this day's broadcast, the crisis surrounding Haeng-seon and Hae-i reached its peak. First, Haeng-seon became the target of Dong-hee's steel ball slingshot, but fortunately the crisis was overcome thanks to the appearance of Chi-cheol, who bought donuts and made a surprise visit. Then, Hae-i, who was shocked to learn that the printout Seon-jae (Lee Chae-min) gave her and the midterm test questions were the same, ended up submitting the answer sheet with a blank sheet.
Hee-jae (Kim Tae-jeong), who was being reviewed for an arrest warrant as a suspect in Jin I-sang's (Ji Il-ju) murder case, made a decisive statement as a witness and no longer a suspect. He specifically testified that the criminal's hands were white and long and that there were calluses on the index fingers. At the same time, the calluses on Donghee's fingers were visible, further increasing the tension.
In the midst of this, Haeng-seon and Kyeol-kyeol continued their sweet romance. Chi-kyeol, whose boiler broke down at home, headed to Haeng-seon's house instead of the hotel. Using the excuse of a broken boiler, they decided to spend the night at Haengseon's house. At Chi-yeol’s surprise visit, Jae-woo (Oh Eui-sik) greets Chi-yeol with a warm welcome, saying, “Chi-yeol is your brother-in-law,” and asks, “So, are you sleeping in my room today? “With men?” he personally showed me around his room. The sight of Chi Chi being helplessly dragged into his room made me laugh. After spending some quality time playing Jenga with Haengseon's family, Chi-kyeol lies down next to Jae-woo. After barely putting Jae-woo, who doesn't fall asleep easily, to sleep, he headed to Haeng-seon's room, and after a sweet argument, Haeng-seon fell asleep in Chi-kyeol's arms, completing the 'one roof' date. The two people showing the end of their sweetness were a sight to behold. Made the clown dance.
But that sweet mode didn’t last long. Haeng-seon, who heard that Chi-kyeol would be filming lectures all day, made a sandwich as a snack and personally delivered it to the research lab. He gave the sandwich to Dong-hee, thinking of Chi-cheol, who was probably busy filming the lecture. However, Dong-hee, thinking that Haeng-seon had gone, immediately threw the sandwich in the trash, and Haeng-seon, who came back to give her wet tissues, witnessed the scene. Haeng-seon, who realized that the uneasy feeling was not a misunderstanding and that it was all true, asked, “Did you do that on purpose that day too?” The innocent smiling face disappeared in an instant, and Dong-hee’s cold expression gave him goosebumps. And Chi-kyeol, who happened to see the two people, tried to comfort Haeng-seon by saying that there must be a misunderstanding, but Haeng-seon was no longer shaken because he had witnessed Dong-hee's two faces in person. Haeng-seon, who was even more confused because she knew how much Chi-kyeol relies on Dong-hee, needed time to organize her thoughts.
Meanwhile, Hae-i continued to try to meet Seon-jae, who was having a hard time. Meanwhile, Seon-jae's mother found out that Seon-jae had also shown the test paper to Hae-i, and immediately met Hae-i. Hae-i tried to persuade Seon-jae's mother to make the right choice, but it was no use. “The water has already spilled. To Seon-jae's mother, who said, "If you're thinking about Seon-jae's future, just pretend not to know," Hae-i said, "It's not for Seon-jae's sake, but for the lady's sake." Seonjae I'm not okay right now. “I will do what I believe,” he answered firmly.
Afterwards, as Hae-i disappeared, the sense of crisis reached its peak. Haeng-seon contacted Hae-i to buy trash bags. However, even after a long time, Hae-i did not return home, and upon hearing the news, Kyeol-kyeol and Yeong-ju rushed to the streets and started looking for Hae-i. Haeng-seon, who went to the police station together to report her missing, looked up Hae-i's phone records the next day and found out that the last person she called was Seon-jae's mother. Seon-jae's mother lied and said that she contacted Seon-jae because her phone was turned off. After hearing this, Seon-jae's guilt grew even more as he found out that his mother had met Hae-i. In addition, Haeng-seon's anxiety grew as he learned that Hae-i had submitted a blank answer sheet for the Korean language subject for the midterm exam. And the ending that followed was shocking itself. Hae-i, who was being chased by someone, gets into a car accident and collapses, and Dong-hee is seen standing behind him wearing a black hoodie, completing the creepy ending. What is the connection between Hae-i's disappearance and Dong-hee, and how will the worst crisis that befell Haeng-seon's family lead to development, raising expectations for the 14th episode, which will be aired today (26th)?
Meanwhile, episode 14 of tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Ilta Scandal' will be broadcast at 9:10 pm today (26th).
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr