Lee Jun-young turns the tables.. Highest 8.1% this year, JTBC's highest for "New Employee Kang (Chairman)"

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Lee Jun-young has prepared to turn the tables.

In the third episode of JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama "New Employee Kang (Chairman)" (creator Kim Soon-ok, screenplay by Hyun Jimin, directed by Ko Hye-jin, produced by SLL and Cooper Korea), which aired on the 6th, Hwang Jun-hyun (played by Lee Jun-young), possessed by the soul of Kang Yong-ho (played by Son Hyun-joo), secured Kang Bang-geul (played by Lee Ju-myung) as an ally and obtained Kang Jae-sung's (played by Jin Goo) slush fund, laying the groundwork for a full-scale counterattack.

The third episode recorded viewership ratings of 6.6% in the Seoul metropolitan area and 6.7% nationwide, achieving the highest viewership for a JTBC Saturday-Sunday drama in 2026. The peak viewership in the per-minute metric reached 8.1% in the Seoul metropolitan area. (Based on Nielsen Korea paid households.)

That day, Hwang Jun-hyun (with Kang Yong-ho inside) was puzzled to learn that Kang Bang-geul had become a regular employee at Choeseong Group with the permission of Kang Jae-kyung (played by Jeon Hye-jin) and Kang Jae-sung. Hwang Jun-hyun instinctively sensed that Kang Bang-geul had handed over part of her assets and secretly followed her to find out why she was so determined to stay at Choeseong Group. Later, Hwang Jun-hyun realized that Kang Bang-geul's active social life was a calculated move to grasp the internal dynamics. Kang Bang-geul read Hwang Jun-hyun's behavioral patterns and began following him instead, discovering him at the secret warehouse of Kang Yong-ho (Chairman) while he was securing living funds, and aggressively interrogated him.

Cornered, Hwang Jun-hyun claimed he was on Kang Yong-ho (Chairman)'s side and accurately pierced through Kang Bang-geul's desire for recognition and inner thirst. He then extended his hand to Kang Bang-geul, proposing they stand together with Kang Jae-kyung and Kang Jae-sung, drawing her to his side.

Hwang Jun-hyun and Kang Bang-geul witnessed a suspicious scene where an executive in charge of managing Kang Jae-sung's slush fund was rushing somewhere, and they realized that Taeha Group was also eyeing his slush fund as a potential weakness of Kang Jae-sung.

Although the situation allowed for the public exposure of both Kang Jae-sung's slush fund creation and Taeha Group's involvement, Hwang Jun-hyun chose a bigger picture over the immediate victory. He judged that if Kang Jae-sung were to collapse now, a board favorable to Kang Jae-kyung could be created, so Hwang Jun-hyun decided to secure Kang Jae-sung's slush fund to use it as ammunition for himself in the future.

Hwang Jun-hyun appeared directly before the executive, reminding him that he was merely a pawn discarded by Tae Ha-geu-rup (Chairman), and advised him to steal the most important access code when transferring the slush fund to the chairman. Following Hwang Jun-hyun's advice, the executive witnessed his own vehicle exploding immediately after the slush fund transfer and promptly handed over approximately 300 billion won in slush funds to Hwang Jun-hyun. Hwang Jun-hyun smiled as if everything was proceeding according to plan.

The story of Lee Jun-young, who transformed from a dirt spoon to a 300 billion won spoon, will continue in the fourth episode of JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama "New Employee Kang (Chairman)" airing on the 7th.

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