Final episode of 'Chief Kim' approaches, So Ji-sub faces his biggest crisis yet.. Ratings hit 21.5%

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'Chief Kim's' Joo Sang-wook delivered a shocking brutal counterattack by taking the children of Max-hoon and Yoon Kyung-ho hostage.

The ninth episode of SBS's Friday-Saturday drama 'Chief Kim,' aired on the 24th, recorded an instantaneous peak rating of 23.2%, a national average of 21.5%, and a metropolitan area average of 21.3% based on Nielsen Korea ratings, breaking the 20th% threshold for six consecutive episodes. It secured first place not only in its time slot but also among all weekly mini-series in terms of viewership. In the 2049 demographic, it achieved a peak rating of 6.6% and an average of 5.8%, ranking first among all programs broadcast during that week.

Earlier, the North Korea delegation representative declared the suspension of high-level inter-Korean talks, citing the South Korean government's assistance to Li Ying-ling's asylum and its assignment of bodyguard duties to the top fugitive Chief Kim. The North Korean side pressured that if the two were not handed over immediately, inter-Korean relations would change completely. Ultimately, the Special Mission Unit, acting on the Prime Minister's order, surrendered both Chief Kim and Li Ying-ling to North Korean agents. The North Korean agents transported Li Ying-ling and Chief Kim in separate vehicles to a remote forest, where Chief Kim encountered Joo Kang-chan, consumed by vengeance. Joo Kang-chan then said, "I will eliminate you for the sake of my own daughter," before brutally beating Chief Kim indiscriminately and pointing a gun at him.

However, just as Joo Kang-chan ordered Chief Kim to be placed in the trunk and turned his back, Chief Kim swiftly subdued the North Korean agents, pointed a gun at Joo Kang-chan, and Seong Han-soo and Park Jin-cheol, who had been chasing them, joined in, turning the tide. Under interrogation about Li Ying-ling's whereabouts, Joo Kang-chan proposed a deal, offering to help find her if he was spared. For the sake of a new life with Min-ji (played by Seo Su-min), Chief Kim suppressed his vengeance and accepted the offer.

Thereafter, Chief Kim's group, along with Jeong Sang-a (played by Son Na-eun) and Mr. Im from the laundry shop (played by Park Jin-woo), gathered information on the internal layout and security details of Joo Kang-chan's resort where the North Korea delegation was staying, based on intel obtained from Joo Kang-chan. They formulated a rescue operation. To infiltrate the heavily guarded resort, they used Joo Kang-chan as their vanguard. Chief Kim disguised himself as a driver, Park Jin-cheol as a bodyguard, and Jeong Sang-a as a secretary. Seong Han-soo hid inside the vehicle trunk to infiltrate, creating tension while eliciting laughter.

Seong Han-soo, Park Jin-cheol, and Jeong Sang-a took control of the resort's CCTV monitoring room and discovered that Li Ying-ling was being held captive in a suite. Meanwhile, Chief Kim rappelled down the building's exterior wall to infiltrate the suite. During this time, the North Korea representative tortured Li Ying-ling, attempting to coerce her into revealing hidden anti-South Korean operation funds worth 8 million dollars. However, Chief Kim, who had overheard their conversation, subdued the North Korea representative at a critical moment and rescued Li Ying-ling. At the same time, Seong Han-soo and Park Jin-cheol supported the effort by engaging in fierce hand-to-hand combat against North Korean agents.

However, when the North Korea representative ordered the immediate execution of both Chief Kim and Li Ying-ling, the resort instantly descended into chaos from gunfire. Even worse, North Korean agents activated an EMP bomb that cut off all power within the resort, causing all plans devised by Chief Kim's group to collapse. Chief Kim desperately attempted to escape but was ultimately surrounded by North Korean agents. He faced them with his back turned to Li Ying-ling, pointing a gun at her in a tense standoff on the brink of explosion.

At that moment, Seong Han-soo and Park Jin-cheol, who had returned to the room to assess the situation after fighting fiercely against North Korean agents, encountered Joo Kang-chan, who had cut his bonds even by burning his wrists with a lighter. Joo Kang-chan casually threw a cigarette at the two men looking at him without concern and mocked them. The video showed Seong Han-soo's son Tae-hoon (played by Yang Jun-seok) and Park Jin-cheol's daughter Da-bin (played by Lee Na-yeon), both bound, screaming "Please save us." Joo Kang-chan threatened the shocked Seong Han-soo and Park Jin-cheol, saying, "If you so much as touch me with a finger, your children will die."

Enraged, Park Jin-cheol grabbed Joo Kang-chan by the collar and warned, "If anything happens to Da-bin, I will chew you up bone by bone." Seong Han-soo also screamed, "Where are the kids?" Joo Kang-chan merely showed a cold smile, signaling the beginning of his brutal trap.

Interest is growing in whether Chief Kim can break through the North Korean agents' encirclement and protect Li Ying-ling, and whether Seong Han-soo and Park Jin-cheol can safely rescue Tae-hoon and Da-bin, who are held captive by Joo Kang-chan, as the final episode approaches.

Meanwhile, the final episode of SBS's Friday-Saturday drama 'Chief Kim' will air at 9:45 p.m. on the 25th.

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