Moon Ga-young opened up the secret room of Choi Hyun-wook‘s fandom worldview.

In episode 3 of the tvN Monday-Tuesday drama ‘The Black Flame Dragon’ (directed by Lee Soo-hyun and Kim Soo-yeon), which aired on the 24th, Ban Ju-yeon (played by Choi Hyun-wook) unknowingly found herself drawn to Baek Soo-jung (played by Moon Ga-young), who completely understood her.

As the renewal project to increase Yongseong Department Store’s sales began in earnest, Soo-jung and Ju-yeon showed off their fantastic teamwork. Soo-jung and Ju-yeon went to investigate Yongseong Department Store and encountered a customer who had complaints about the store‘s operation. The man who was thought to be a regular customer was actually the vocalist (played by Vincent) of the hard rock band that Joo-yeon loves, and Joo-yeon, who had to save face as the head of the department, couldn’t show his fandom and just stomped his feet, making everyone laugh. However, Soo-jeong, who noticed this, took a picture with Joo-yeon‘s favorite on his behalf and got his sunglasses case autographed, making Joo-yeon smile warmly.

This became an opportunity for Soo-jeong and Joo-yeon to become even closer. Soo-jeong, who was looking at Joo-yeon happily looking at his favorite’s autograph and photo, said, “I think it‘s precious to be able to passionately like something. So, like it as much as you want. I don’t know what other people think, but I don‘t think it’s a problem for the head of the department to have a hobby like that.” Joo-yeon felt subtle emotions for the first time in his life when Soo-jeong acknowledged and supported his tastes that he thought he had to hide. Joo-yeon responded, “I‘ll like it a little more. In front of you,” which brought his excitement to the peak. After that, Joo-yeon revealed her true feelings by saying, “Just take it. It was pretty,” about the expensive designer dress that Soo-jung tried to return, raising expectations for the change in their relationship.

In the meantime, an incident occurred that caused the two to drift apart again. Joo-yeon’s favorite pink capsule toy was suddenly found in the office. Panic-stricken by the thought that it could be hers, Joo-yeon went straight home and was barely relieved when she found out that the capsule toy was not hers. However, the owner of the capsule toy became a hot potato in the office, and Soo-jung and her employees whispered about whether there was anyone raising a child in the office, so Joo-yeon felt hurt alone. In the process, Joo-yeon‘s trauma was revealed, making it even more heartbreaking. When Joo-yeon was young, her parents got into a car accident on the way to the animation performance that she insisted on going to. Her grandmother Jeong Hyo-sun (played by Ban Hyo-jung) expressed her resentment towards Joo-yeon, saying, “You killed my son. Because of such useless things.” At this, Joo-yeon, who felt betrayed by Soo-jung, who thought she understood her completely, immediately demanded that Soo-jung return the luxury dress she had given her as a gift, which flustered her.


At the end of the broadcast, the tension soared as Soo-jung entered Joo-yeon’s secret room. While Joo-yeon was installing a new light, the outlet broke, so he thoroughly investigated to avoid being discovered and asked a hardware store to fix it. He even disguised his voice as a grandfather to call the repairman, but it just so happened to be Soo-jung‘s father, Baek Won-seok (played by Ko Chang-seok), and to make matters worse, Soo-jung went to Joo-yeon’s house in place of Won-seok, who had another business trip scheduled. Joo-yeon, who was hiding in the parking lot and communicating with Soo-jung through text messages, was terrified when he saw Soo-jung‘s face on the CCTV. At the same time, Soo-jeong also found the signature of the vocalist of the rock band that Joo-yeon liked, which Soo-jeong had accepted on his behalf, inside the house, realizing that the client was Joo-yeon, heightened the tension. Soo-jeong, who first set foot in Joo-yeon’s utopia where only Joo-yeon could enter, and Joo-yeon, who runs to stop her, were included in the ending one after another, raising curiosity about future developments.

Meanwhile, Kim Shin-won (played by Kwak Si-yang) and Seo Ha-jin (played by Im Se-mi) announced the beginning of a romance after their strong attraction to each other in their first meeting as the owner and customer at a bar. While giving advice to Ha-jin about a photo to post on the store‘s promotional poster, Shin-won and Ha-jin’s hands touched, and at that moment, Ha-jin boldly asked, “Do you want to sleep with me?” and Shin-won responded with a kiss, causing excitement to explode. This has raised interest in how the sparkling romance will continue in the future.

Meanwhile, the third episode of ‘He is a Black Flame Dragon’ recorded an average of 4.6% and a high of 5.4% for households in the metropolitan area, and an average of 4.5% and a high of 5.4% for households nationwide. The target audience, 2049, saw its viewership ratings rise to a high of 1.8%. (Paid platform, Nielsen Korea)

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter, projecthong@donga.com

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