tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Ilta Scandal' (directed by Yoo Je-won, written by Yang Hee-seung, produced by Studio Dragon) is captivating viewers with the gradually building romance narrative between Nam Haeng-seon (Jeon Do-yeon) and Choi Chi-yeol (Jung Kyung-ho). In addition to the expanded chemistry of two people who are starting to care about each other little by little, the story of youth in the entrance exam war that is gradually heating up, and the mystery code that infinitely stimulates the reasoning instinct, it provides a variety of charms, causing excessive immersion. What there is.
The 4th episode aired on the 22nd (Sunday) recorded an average of 8.1%, a high of 8.9% in the metropolitan area, and an average of 7.6% and a high of 8.4% nationwide, breaking its own highest viewer ratings. . tvN's target male and female 2049 viewership rating was an average of 3.4% and a maximum of 3.8% in the metropolitan area, and an average of 3.1% and a maximum of 3.5% nationwide. In addition to recording its own highest viewership rating, the viewership rating for households in the metropolitan area and nationwide was also 1 in the same time zone including cable and general programming. I got to the top and felt the enthusiastic response.
(Based on Nielsen Korea paid platform)
On this day's broadcast, the sight of Haeng-seon and fierce competition meeting again after a surprise drunken confession the night before raised the excitement of viewers. After hearing Haeng-seon's surprising drunken confession, Chi-kyeol couldn't hold back the laughter that creeped out just before he fell asleep. The next day, Chi-kyeol went straight to the national side dish store and said to Haeng-seon, who was embarrassed by the memory of the previous day, a playful comment, “You know what I really like, this stewed burdock,” which caught her off guard once again, and their relationship, which had already become close, ended. It gave off a warm feeling. A line that has become Kyeol-kyeol’s ‘laugh button’. From the beginning, the level of immersion was heightened to see how the relationship between the two would develop in the future.
Meanwhile, the entrance exam season has begun in Nok-eun-ro with the start of the All-Care class. Haengseon attended the All Care class parents’ meeting. The friendly atmosphere continued for a while as the mothers shared curriculum information with each other, but the atmosphere took a turn with the belated appearance of Seon-jae's mother, Seo-jin (Jang Young-nam). A strange tension began to develop between Su-ah's mother, Su-hee (Kim Sun-young), and Seon-jae's mother. In the end, Su-a's mother exploded at Seon-jae's mother's seemingly ignoring attitude, and Haeng-seon, who tried to stop her, accidentally got hit in the face instead. It was a moment that predicted a difficult and thorny path for college entrance exams.
The next event was Hae-i (Noh Yun-seo), who proudly received a 1st grade in mathematics on the final exam after listening to Chi-kyeol's lecture. Hae-i thought that her mother, who abandoned her, might see her if she ranked first in the nation on the CSAT and appeared on the news, and the sight of Haeng-seon trying to hold back tears after hearing those words was heartbreaking. However, there were those who kept a check on Hae-i, who set such a clear goal. Su-ah (Kang Na-eon), who sees Hae-i as a thorn in her eyes, Su-a's mother who tries to listen to her daughter's wishes, Young-min's mother (Choi Hee-jin), who pushes Hae-i away and tries to put her son Yeong-min (Yoo-jun) in an all-care class, and her son Seon-jae's close relationship with Hae-i. Seon-jae's anxious mother, and even the director of The Pride Academy (Heo Jeong-do), who cannot ignore the wishes of Su-a's mother, who is also an influencer on the parent community SkyMomJunnet. Thanks to their combined efforts, Hae-i's acceptance into the all-care class was eventually overturned and he was eliminated, and Haeng-seon couldn't help but be angry at the news.
The first person to run to the academy was to refute point by point the academy's position that only students who had taken all of the instructor's classes could enter the all-care class, but nothing changed. In the meantime, Haeng-seon's anger rose again at the words of Su-a's mother, who deliberately came to the store and asked him to leave the All Care class parents' group chat room immediately. This time, I requested a meeting with the academy director, but it was not accepted, and I ended up staging a one-person protest in front of the academy with a loudspeaker. The director, who saw this, tried to hurriedly leave the place, but fell after colliding with a cart full of luggage, which left him unable to even have a proper conversation.
Using this incident as an excuse, the director placed Hae-i on the blacklist, and Kyeol-kyeol, who could not ignore Hae-yi without knowing this, reported that Hae-i was no longer able to attend his classes. This is a dejected line. From then on, a sign was put up in front of the side dish store saying that it would not sell to anyone associated with The Pride Academy, and Kyeol-kyeol, who saw this, could no longer visit the national side dish store.
However, Fierce is already firmly addicted to the taste of Haengseon. As if he was suffering from withdrawal from the national side dish store, his eating disorder reappeared, and his mood and physical condition were all messed up. The tension in the lecture was at its lowest and Chi Chi, who could not even throw his signature kick properly, even showed signs that the graph filling the blackboard looked like food for the line. Chi Chi, who went to get counseling, said, “I think the discomfort in my heart is greater. When the doctor said that he felt guilty for not being able to correct the injustice, he seemed to have made up his mind and hurriedly headed to the side dish store.
And Chi Chi made an offer he couldn't refuse to Haeng Seon, whom he met again after a long time. “Let’s take a separate class with me. He hinted that he would hold a class just for Haeyi, saying, “individually.” Haeng-seon, who was confused by this for a moment, tried to grab his outstretched hand, but then Chi-kyeol continued to say meaningfully, “There is a condition instead,” which amplified curiosity. While people were looking forward to seeing how Haeng-seon would accept Chi-kyeol's proposal and their chemistry to become even more delicious, tension also reached its peak as another iron ball incident occurred. A scene was depicted where Youngmin, who took Haeyi's place and entered the all-care class, was hit with a metal ball and fell from a building while being chased. Expectations are also soaring for the mystery behind the heart-pounding 'Ilta Scandal' as to what the mysterious iron ball really is.
Meanwhile, tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Ilta Scandal' airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 PM.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr