Seo Kang-joon and Jin Ki-joo caught the attention of viewers with their charms from the first episode.

In the first episode of MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School’ (planned by Nam Goong-woo/written by Lim Young-bin/directed by Choi Jeong-in/produced by Neo Entertainment, Slingshot Studio), which aired on the afternoon of the 21st, the story of National Intelligence Service agent Jung Hae-seong (played by Seo Kang-joon) receiving a new mission and going undercover at a high school was spectacularly portrayed. The viewership ratings for that day were 5.6% nationwide and 5.8% in the metropolitan area according to Nielsen Korea. In particular, the scene where Hae-seong discovers the electric meter running in the old school building and becomes suspicious drew attention, soaring to 6.4%. In addition, the 2049 viewership ratings, a key indicator of channel competitiveness and topicality, maintained the top spot among Friday-Saturday dramas with 2.0%, proving that it is a drama worth watching.

Yesterday’s broadcast began with the story of Hae-sung and four domestic teams conducting a secret operation. Hae-sung, who was chasing those who were smuggling the Bangasayusang, an important cultural asset, out of the country, easily subdued the group and doggedly chased after President Park (played by Kim Do-yoon) who was running away, and eventually obtained the Bangasayusang. In the scene, Seo Kang-joon played a part in heightening the tension of the drama with his strong gaze and splendid action scenes where he defeated the enemy in one breath.



Bangasayusang, who was thought to be safe, was hit by Hae-sung‘s warning shot and lost one of his arms, putting him in danger of being kicked out. In order to avoid expulsion, Haesung takes on a new mission: finding the whereabouts of the gold bars that Byungmoon High School’s first chairman, Lee Byungmoon, is hiding. To do this, Haesung, who needed a way to infiltrate the school, decides to disguise himself as a student.

Meanwhile, Haesung and Oh Soo-ah‘s meeting really stimulated the laughter button. Soo-ah felt excited when Haesung coolly subdued a customer who was drinking at her mother’s store. However, Soo-ah couldn‘t hide her anger when Haesung showed up as a transfer student at the school. Haesung then boldly called Soo-ah “you” and spoke informally to her, embarrassing her. Expectations were high for the exciting developments that the two’s bickering encounter would create in the future.

Meanwhile, Haesung found an old and worn-out building while walking through the schoolyard and instinctively sensed something suspicious. Also, despite it being an abandoned building, the electric meter was running, so he decided to investigate closely. It made people wonder if there was any connection between the old building and the gold bars.

At the end of the broadcast, something unexpected happened to Hae-sung. As Hae-sung was about to go down to the basement after sneaking into the old building in the middle of the night, someone pointed a gun at him and stopped his heart. It made people even more curious about the next broadcast as to how he, who had faced a crisis from the beginning of the operation, would be able to avoid this situation.

In this way, the first episode of ‘Undercover High School’ not only showed the essence of action food presented by Seo Kang-joon, but also actively acted with a seriousness that flowed like water and a comedy that went back and forth, and Jin Ki-joo also added vitality to the drama with stable acting, adding strength to the fresh story. In addition, director Choi Jung-in‘s sensible directing that adds fun to details and music that fully supports the mood of the play combine to enrich the play and make viewers look forward to the second episode.

MBC’s Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School’ Episode 2 will air at 9:50 p.m. today (the 22nd).

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com

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