SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Treasure Island’ Park Hyung-sik didn‘t die and woke up.

According to Nielsen Korea, a viewership ratings research company, on March 16, the 8th episode of SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Treasure Island’ (written by Lee Myung-hee/directed by Jin Chang-gyu) that aired on March 15 recorded viewership ratings of 12.3% nationwide and 12.3% in the metropolitan area, up 1.4% from the previous episode and breaking its own record. The peak viewership rating soared to a whopping 14.1%, and the 2049 viewership rating also skyrocketed to 3.2%. This is the number 1 ranking for all channels in the same time slot, Saturday mini-series, and weekly mini-series.

In the broadcast that day, a tense brawl unfolded between Seo Dong-joo (played by Park Hyung-sik), who risks his life for revenge, Yeom Jang-seon (played by Heo Jun-ho), and Heo Il-do (played by Lee Hae-young), whose desires were properly ignited because of Seo Dong-joo. In the process, the living room was shocked when Yeo Eun-nam (played by Hong Hwa-yeon) found out about her stepfather Heo Il-do’s evil deeds.

In the ending of episode 7, Seo Dong-joo is allergic to cinnamon, but he ate the taro fruit sent by Yeom Jang-seon even though he knew it contained cinnamon. He risked his life to get revenge on Yeom Jang-seon, who put him in danger and drove his only older sister to death. In the end, Seo Dong-joo collapsed and was taken to the hospital. Yeom Jeong-seon and Heo Il-do smiled bitterly in their hearts as they watched Seo Dong-ju, who was going through a life-or-death struggle.

In fact, Yeom Jang-seon was annoyed by Seo Dong-ju from the beginning. So she urged Daesan Group Chairman Cha Kang-cheon (played by Woo Hyun) to fire Seo Dong-ju, but Seo Dong-ju, who had already caught Cha Kang-cheon‘s eye, gradually increased his position in Daesan Group. Then, Yeo Eun-nam, the granddaughter of Chairman Cha Kang-cheon and Seo Dong-ju’s lover, got married for political reasons to Yeom Jang-seon‘s nephew Yeom Hee-cheol (played by Kwon Soo-hyun), and Seo Dong-ju’s 2 trillion won political slush fund hacking incident occurred.

Because Seo Dong-ju lost his memories, Yeom Jang-seon was unable to use a single penny of the ‘National Love Fund’, and he suffered from the pressure. At this time, the method Yeom Jang-seon came up with was to push Cha Kang-cheon out and put Heo Il-do, whom she could easily control, in the position of Daesan Group Chairman. In that case, they could control more than 2 trillion won, and they could get rid of the annoying Seo Dong-ju.

So Yeom Jang-sun and Heo Il-do decided to kill Seo Dong-ju, and made him eat cinnamon-spiked taro, knowing that he would be allergic to it. However, the situation turned out differently than Yeom Jang-sun expected. Seo Dong-ju did not die, but rather, the video of Heo Il-do on the sea on the day Seo Dong-ju was shot on the yacht ended up in Yeo Eun-nam’s hands. Yeo Eun-nam also witnessed the death of Seo Dong-ju’s older sister, Yeom Jang-sun’s secretary Cheon Gu-ho (played by Joo Yeon-woo).

From Yeo Eun-nam’s perspective, it was a shocking situation where her stepfather could have tried to kill Seo Dong-ju, whom she loved, and that her husband’s uncle, who she had a political marriage with, had a hand in the death of Seo Dong-ju’s older sister. In the end, Yeo Eun-nam declared a divorce to Yeom Hee-chul and pressured Yeom Jang-sun with the video. In response, Yeom Jang-sun ordered Heo Il-do to kill Seo Dong-ju again. Yeom Jang-sun‘s patience exploded.

Heo Il-do later visited the hospital where Seo Dong-ju was. At that moment, Seo Dong-ju opened his eyes wide at someone’s threat and counterattacked. The person who threatened Seo Dong-ju was not Heo Il-do, but the manager (played by Sung No-jin) who had previously tortured Seo Dong-ju at Yeom Jang-sun‘s request. When Seo Dong-ju raised his head after knocking down the manager, his eyes met with Heo Il-do’s, who was watching outside the hospital room. Heo Il-do found out that Seo Dong-ju had woken up. The 8th episode of ‘Treasure Island’ ended with the two men‘s unwavering gazes intersecting. This was another devilish ending that made viewers’ immersion soar.

Seo Dong-ju, who comes back to life like a phoenix no matter how many times they try to kill him. His resurrection ignites Yeom Jang-sun and Heo Il-do‘s desires and drives them wild. When Seo Dong-ju’s burning desire for revenge intersects with this, the tension and thrill that viewers feel are doubled. It is anticipated how Seo Dong-ju will pressure and shake up these two in the future. SBS‘s Friday-Saturday drama ‘Treasure Island’ airs every Friday at 10 p.m. and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com

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