Lim Ji-yeon, from Joseon villain to home shopping best-seller.. Top viewership 6.9% [Beautiful World]

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Lim Ji-yeon, Heo Nam-jun, and Jang Seung-jo were entangled 300 years ago.

In the second episode of SBS's Friday-Saturday drama "Beautiful World" (directed by Han Tae-seop, written by Kang Hyun-ju, produced by Studio S and Gil Pictures), which aired on the 9th, Shin Seo-ri (played by Lim Ji-yeon), the "Joseon villain," embarked on her full-fledged survival journey in the 21st century. The second episode of "Beautiful World" recorded a peak viewership of 6.9%, 5.4% nationwide, 5.3% in the Seoul metropolitan area, and 2.72% among viewers aged 20-49. (Nielsen Korea data)

The broadcast began with a dream in which Seo-ri, who had briefly fainted, found herself. In the dream, Seo-ri briefly enjoyed a tender moment with the king, but she trembled in fear as she recalled the poison ordered by the king that drove her to death. Upon waking from the dream, Seo-ri, seeking a way to survive in her new life, proposed to Che-gye (played by Heo Nam-jun) that he keep her by his side. However, Che-gye did not drop his suspicions of Seo-ri and judged her proposal to have no utility value, so he flatly rejected it.

Seo-ri appeared before her grandmother Nam Ok-soon (played by Gimhae-sook) at the boarding house. For the first time in her life, Seo-ri felt unconditional love from Ok-soon, who cherished her granddaughter without conditions, and was moved. However, at the Cha family's family gathering, a tense battle of wits filled with greed unfolded. Che-gye expressed disgust toward his aunts, who were only trying to curry favor with Cha Dal-soo (played by Yoon Ju-sang), who was Cha Il-geu-rup (Chairman), and toward his cousin Moon Do's attitude. After meeting his family and returning home, Che-gye recalled Seo-ri's proposal: "Keep me by your side. I will protect your life, which is as precarious as a candle in the wind," but he dismissed the thought, saying, "Who is going to protect whose life?"

Che-gye's meaningful dream added to the mystery. He dreamed that he woke up from a nap in the palace courtyard to the sound of a woman crying. Especially, this dream seemed to overlap with Seo-ri's memories from her past life.

Seo-ri began to fully adapt to the 21st century. Through her diary, she learned about her difficult days as an unknown actress and decided to live a proper life by exercising her survival skills. Then, Seo-ri's over-immersion in quickly studying major events in South Korea's history provoked laughter. Her bold side, which defeated illegal filming offenders and harshly scolded the boarding house villain Baek Gwang-nam (played by Kim Min-seok) in the boarding house, with the same vigor that once dominated Joseon, caught the eye.

Seo-ri went to find Che-gye, who had not answered her proposal. Che-gye harshly drove Seo-ri away, saying, "Stop talking nonsense about protecting you and just ask for money." However, Seo-ri firmly stepped on Che-gye's foot and boasted of the spirit of a Joseon villain, saying, "I came all this way after thinking it over, and you don't even know this kindness, you wretch!" Then, as she was dragged away by security personnel, she vented her anger, saying, "If you do not value your life, you will die young! The assassins will not leave the target you once missed alone!"

A 180-degree reversal occurred in Seo-ri's life. A video exposing abuse by a drama staff member, in which Seo-ri had appeared in a minor role, spread as the "Hee-bin possession meme," causing a huge phenomenon on social media. Confirming Seo-ri's buzz, Che-gye decided to join hands with her. Coincidentally, Seo-ri once again made her presence felt. Her honed survival skills shone during her part-time job at a home shopping channel. Seo-ri sold out kitchen knives with her dazzling knife skills honed in the royal kitchen and also conquered textbook sales with her fluent Chinese skills, which she had accumulated by mastering the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Furthermore, Seo-ri sold out all vitamin drinks with a perfect martial arts demonstration, emerging as a home shopping best-seller ace.

However, at the end of the drama, an unexpected crisis befell Seo-ri. The trauma of poison was triggered after watching a black goat stewing. Che-gye saved Seo-ri, who was in danger of being assaulted by a home shopping staff member, creating a flutter of excitement. After punishing the staff member, Che-gye approached Seo-ri and said, "I found you, Shin Seo-ri." Just as a strange atmosphere formed between Seo-ri and Che-gye, Seo-ri, terrified by the appearance of Moon Do, who looked exactly like An Jong (played by Jang Seung-jo), who had driven her to death, ran to the rooftop in fear. Che-gye followed Seo-ri and said, "I need you. I need you desperately," and proposed a deal to Seo-ri. At that moment, Seo-ri, who spotted Moon Do chasing them, said, "Wretch, you will have to be my shield for a while," and threw herself into Che-gye's arms.

In the ending, it was revealed that Che-gye was also someone who had a connection with Seo-ri 300 years ago. The person who saved Seo-ri, who had been locked in a chest, was a man who looked exactly like Che-gye. Thus, the fates of Seo-ri, Che-gye, and Moon Do, entangled by past love, surfaced.

Meanwhile, SBS's "Beautiful World" airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.

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