In the episode of JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Hip-Hope' that aired on the 3rd, a twist was revealed that in addition to Bong Ye-bun and Jeon Gwang-sik (played by Park No-sik), there is another person with superpowers in Mujin. Mujin, where a terrible series of murders took place, and the somewhat suspicious appearance of the village people heightened the tension.
The viewer rating for episode 8 was 7% nationwide and 7.2% in the metropolitan area (Nielsen Korea, based on paid households), ranking first among dramas in its time slot. The target audience rating for 2049 in the metropolitan area was 2.5%.
On this day, Bong Ye-bun was afraid that he would become the serial killer's next target. In response to Bong Ye-bun's concerns about not having a weapon, Moon Mun-yeol (played by Lee Min-ki) stepped forward. “Why don’t you have a weapon? I am your weapon. “Are you going to let me just let you die?” said Mun Jang-yeol, who called himself ‘Bong Ye-bun’s exclusive bodyguard.’ Once again, Bong Ye-bun's heart pounding at his unexpected words and his 'absent enthusiasm' caused a smile. Mun Jang-yeol also could not hide his feelings for Bong Ye-bun. When Bong Ye-bun said that Kim Seon-woo (played by Su-ho) was a good person, he said, “I assure you, you give him your heart, right? “You are hurt,” he said jealously, making us guess the change that had come to the two of them.
Unbeknownst to only the parties involved, the 'some' of the duo 'Ye-yeol (Ye-bun x Jang-yeol)' has already begun. Jeon Gwang-sik psychometricized Bong Ye-bun and realized that the two people had a special feeling for each other. Jeon Kwang-sik, who became a ‘love lover’ with supernatural powers, immediately diagnosed that they were “in that kind of relationship.” Previously, Won Jong-mook (played by Kim Hee-won) asked, “What kind of relationship are you two? Bong Ye-bun, who strongly denied the question, “Are we just like that?” and made everyone laugh. Without realizing his feelings yet, the 'Irregular period of joining the literary world' continued. Bong Ye-bun denied that he was helping the investigation to catch a serial killer, but Jeon Gwang-sik, who knew everything, smiled faintly.
Jo Ae-ran (played by Lee Ah-ju) disappeared while the village was in an uneasy situation. After receiving a request from Lee Ji-sook (played by Jang Yu-hwa), who works with Jo Ae-ran, Mungyeol Moon began an investigation. He captured the circumstances in which Jo Ae-ran went to Jeon Gwang-sik's barn in the opposite direction of his destination. However, Jeon Gwang-sik lied and said that he had only seen Jo Ae-ran a few times, raising his anxiety. Bong Ye-bun was puzzled after seeing the video of Jo Ae-ran confessing that she liked Jeon Kwang-sik when he was psychometricized earlier. Moreover, Jeon Gwang-sik attempted psychometry on Moon Jae-yeol, heightening his anxiety.
An unexpected twist was revealed. When Kim Seon-hwa (played by Kim Seon-hwa) forcibly created Jo Ae-ran's debt and made her work while preventing her from repaying it, she pretended that Jeon Gwang-sik and Jo Ae-ran were dead. Mun Sang-yeol realized right away that Jo Ae-ran was not dead.
This is because he was captured on CCTV wearing a poncho raincoat, a rose-patterned knife as a weapon, and suspicious blood stains. While it turned out to be a self-made play of love, Jeon Kwang-sik revealed that there was one more person besides them at the congratulatory address on the day the meteor fell. There is a third superpower after Bong Ye-bun and Jeon Gwang-sik. Bong Ye-bun was shocked as he recalled the strange faces of the villagers.
Meanwhile, Bae Ok-hee (played by Joo Min-kyung) has fallen hard for Kim Yong-myeong (played by Kim Yong-myeong). He was impressed by Kim Yong-myeong, who said that the teacher is unconditionally responsible for the student's mistakes. Bae Ok-hee envied that if she had had a teacher like Kim Yong-myeong, she would not have been like this. Yongmyeong Kim consoled her by stroking her hair, saying that she was still shining well. Bae Ok-hee, who showed an excited yet excited expression, aroused curiosity about the future relationship between the two. Changes also came to Won Jong-mook and Jeong Hyeon-ok (Park Seong-yeon). Won Jong-mook no longer hid his feelings. Won Jong-mook, who could not stand the tyranny of her ex-husband Ahn Kyung-taek (played by Lee Yoon-jae) who scolded Jeong Hyeon-ok. I pushed Ahn Kyung-taek away, held Jeong Hyeon-ok’s hand, and ran. The romantic moment was brief, and he made everyone laugh as he went to the hospital and said that he felt his knees were full of water after running for the first time in a while.
On this day, the secret of grandfather Jeong Eui-hwan (played by Yang Jae-seong) also added to the curiosity. Jeong Eui-hwan rebukes Ahn Kyeong-taek, who shamelessly wants to reunite with Jeong Hyeon-ok, saying that his nature will not change. Ahn Kyung-taek wondered about Jeong Eui-hwan, who had become an enthusiastic supporter of Cha Joo-man. Ahn Kyung-taek's words, asking whether the car owner was his enemy and whether he had dementia, raised doubts about the truth that Jeong Eui-hwan was hiding.
Ten Asia Reporter Kim Seo-yoon seogugu@tenasia.co.kr