Jin Ki-joo was attacked by a stranger.

In the 8th episode of MBC‘s Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School’ (planned by Nam Goong Sung-woo/written by Lim Young-bin/directed by Choi Jung-in) aired on the 15th, Jung Hae-sung (played by Seo Kang-joon) and Oh Soo-ah (played by Jin Ki-joo) uncovered a corruption scandal involving school records. The viewership ratings for that day were 6.1% according to Nielsen Korea’s nationwide household ratings. In particular, the scene where Soo-ah confronts the stranger at Hae-sung‘s house soared to 8.5%, creating extreme tension for the viewers. In addition, the 2049 viewership rating, a key indicator of channel competitiveness and topicality, recorded 2.7%, drawing an enthusiastic response from drama fans.

In the episode aired that day, Hae-sung fell into confusion after finding out that he was being used by Seo Myung-joo (played by Kim Shin-rok) and that there was a spy within the National Intelligence Service. Among them, Soo-ah solved the mystery related to the ghost story by combining the school song score and keywords to complete a sentence.

In the meantime, Soo-ah, after much thought, accessed the link written on the business card that Han Seung-jae (played by Lee Hyun-so) dropped, and was surprised to find a list of VIP students who had manipulated their internal grades. Lee Ye-na (played by Kim Min-joo) was also shocked to learn that she had received benefits to get to that position. When Myeong-ju found out that Soo-ah had accessed the link on the business card, she warned him, and when Seung-jae badmouthed his daughter Ye-na in front of her, she repeatedly slapped him in the face, causing goosebumps. In that scene, Kim Shin-rok’s impressive acting took viewers‘ breath away while increasing the immersion in the drama.

Soo-ah told Hae-sung about this, and Hae-sung sensed that it would affect ordinary students, including Ahn Yu-jeong (played by Park Se-hyun), and decided to investigate the internal grade corruption case together. The two figured out that Myung-joo was getting what she needed for her Education City business from the parents of students who manipulated their grades. It raised curiosity about how Hae-sung and Soo-ah would stop this growing incident and how her conflict with Myung-joo would unfold.

In the meantime, another crisis arose for Hae-sung. He could no longer stay at school as the order to stop the operation was given. As soon as Hae-sung investigated the grade corruption case, he found it suspicious and approached Myung-joo, pretending to know about the fourth ghost story and trying to stay at school.

At the end of the broadcast, Soo-ah went to Hae-sung’s house after finding out that Lee Jun-ho (played by Noh Jong-hyun) was involved in the grade manipulation case. However, Soo-ah was found collapsed and bleeding a little later, and this scene heightened the tension of the drama to the max. Who is the person targeting Soo-ah? What is the other twist hidden behind it? The 8th episode left a strong impact and raised curiosity about the next story to the max.

In this way, the 8th episode saw another incident of school report manipulation, and Hae-sung and Soo-ah took off their shoes to uncover the truth. However, the unpredictable developments, such as the order to stop the operation and the crisis of Soo-ah‘s attack, kept viewers’ hearts racing.

‘Undercover High School’ airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.

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

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