TV CHOSUN weekend mini-series 'Red Balloon' Hong Soo-hyun coolly turned black and counterattacked Seo Ji-hye's counterattack.
The 18th episode of 'Red Balloon', which aired on the 19th, broke its own highest viewership rating, rising to 10.1% nationwide viewership rating and 10.5% per minute, according to Nielsen Korea.
Han Bada (played by Hong Soo-hyun) could not sleep. It reminded me of Jo Eun-kang (played by Seo Ji-hye) saying, "I struggled to become you because I wanted to be like you. Can't I live as you for once?" Jo Eunkang's mind was complicated. Go Cha-won (Lee Sang-woo), who was very drunk, was upset when he said, "I'm sorry for being cowardly." Also, her younger brother Jo Eun-san (played by Jeong Yu-min) said, "Give up on that person. Even if he comes to you, will this marriage work?" In addition, the helper's mother, the taxi driver's father, and the younger brother who had an affair with his brother-in-law were frustrated thinking about the situation at home.
After much deliberation, Go-Cha-won made up his mind. He confessed to Jo Eungang, “Let’s go together.” Go Cha-won said, “I will be with this person from now on,” and welcomed Jo Eung-kang, who passed the teacher appointment, to his family. The junk dealer (played by Yoon Joo-sang) agreed, saying, “Let's talk again in about a year.” However, the happiness was short-lived, and Jo Eung-kang ran into Han Bada and Yeo Jeon-hee (played by Lee Sang-sook) at the restaurant where he went to eat, having heard the news of their marriage. They said they would be punished from heaven and hurled harsh words and pointed fingers, and Jo Eungang was embarrassed. Moreover, the customers in the restaurant who were watching the previous situation mentioned to Jo Eungang and Go Cha-won, "You can't live in Korea. The video has all spread," referring to the previous video of Han Bada scolding him at the cafe. Jo Eungang ran away and sat down, sobbing. As a result, Jo Eungang suffered from fear and anxiety to the extent that she dreamed of being dragged by her parents by her hair in front of the students.
Han Bada went to the supermarket to prepare for her father's memorial service and happened to see Yang Ban-suk (played by Lee Bo-hee). When Yang Ban-suk, Jo Dae-bong (Jung Bo-seok), and Jo Eun-san were seen together, they secretly followed Yang Ban-suk. And Han Bada, who confirmed from Jin Jin-cheol (played by Lee Seong-jae) that Jo Eun-san is Jo Eung-kang's younger brother, was shocked to learn that everything from a helper to a taxi driver and company accountant was related to Jo Eung-kang. Han Bada is shocked when Na Bun-nyeon (played by Kwak Myeong-hwa), the conman who ruined her, tells her to "think of all the sins of having a bad friend," along with the paper she threw away while sketching and the text messages and phone calls exchanged between Na Bun-nyeon and Jo Eungang. I was swept away.
Han Bada, who was stabbed in the back of the head by Jo Eungang, returned home, bowed to her father's memorial table, and sobbed. Soon, as if he had made up his mind, he ripped off the friendship necklace with Jo Eungang, saying, "I guess I forgot how to catch cockroaches. Now I remember," and then said with a cold expression, "You don' t let cockroaches go. You have to catch them clearly and cruelly." This has suddenly changed. At the same time, Jo Eungang's entire body was drenched in sweat, he was out of breath, and he was suffering, which added to the anxiety.
The next day, Hanbada went to Gochawon and said, “I wanted to apologize.” He then said with tears in his eyes, "The moment this happened, I hated them both and thought I was going to leave. It wasn't like me to pack my bags and leave first. I'm sorry." Then, he said, "I don't want to lose a good man like you. I'll meet you and Mipoong on the weekend. I'm returning from Italy." He smiled brightly and stood up without listening to a single word from the higher-level person. However, the moment he turned around, his expression changed to cold, creating an unusual atmosphere.
Hanbada sent a text message to Jo Eungang, saying that he wanted to resolve the issues he had been holding and that he should go on a trip to Sokcho. Jo Eungang hesitated, but soon joined Han Bada, who was driving a rental car. In an awkward silence, Hanbada dryly congratulated Jo Eun-kang that he had passed the appointment. And Han Bada turned on the radio, saying, “When we go on a trip, we’ve been busy talking and laughing since we left.” Coincidentally, there was news on the radio that said, "The suspect, who was suffering from debt and had been friends for 30 years, lured the victim to go on a trip, mixed sleeping pills into a drink he had prepared in advance, gave him alcohol, and dragged him to the beach while he was unconscious..." It flowed out. Hanbada said it was terrible and turned off the radio, but soon suggested to Jo Eungang that they drank coffee from the bag.
However, the bag that Jo Eungang opened contained fruit in addition to a thermos. Han Bada said indifferently, "The hotel doesn't give you knives. Just peel the apples and eat them," but Jo Eungang couldn't shake off his anxiety. Jo Eungang, whose hands were shaking slightly as he poured coffee from a thermos, offered the coffee to Han Bada. Han Bada asked Jo Eung-kang to drink it, but when he didn't drink it, he suggested, "Why do you think it's drugged? Do you believe me? Then drink it. That coffee. If you don't believe it , don't drink it. If you believe it, try it." The contrast between the 'polar opposite' expressions of the anxious Jo Eung-kang and the subtle smiling Han Bada raised curiosity about the future of the two people.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr