'Apartment' Ji Sung delivers a scathing rebuke to Park Byung-eun: "You're just trash"... Ratings hit 5.4% [Comprehensive]

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'Apartment's Ji Sung delivered a refreshing, sardonic retort aimed at Park Byung-eun.

According to Nielsen Korea, the ratings survey company, the eighth episode of JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama "Apartment" (script by Kim Yoon-young, directed by Cho Yong-won, produced by SLL and Red Nine Pictures Co., Ltd.), which aired on the 2nd, recorded a national average rating of 5.4% and a metropolitan area average of 5.3%, marking an increase of up to 1.3 percentage points from the previous seventh episode. This performance secured the number one spot in viewership for the same time slot across all terrestrial broadcasters and general entertainment channels.

On that day, Park Hae-kyung (Ji Sung) attempted to hand over a briefcase containing 10 billion won, which he had been asked by Lee Chung-won (Park Byung-eun) to deliver, to the National Police Agency's Investigation Division Chief (Lee Hyun-gyun). However, upon seeing the family portrait drawn by Kim Gyeong-buk (Kim Han-gyeol), Park Hae-kyung recalled the people he wanted to protect. Remembering the tragedy of Seo Gang-won (Baek Hyun-jin) and his family, who had vanished without a trace, Park Hae-kyung swallowed his tears and completed Lee Chung-won's errand. Subsequently, when visiting the Investigation Division Chief, unlike before, Park Hae-kyung did not yield even to the fist swung by the chief. With a piercing gaze, he declared, "You need to hurry up with the medical parole," adding, "The 10 billion won you want is now on a deadline," leaving the chief flustered.

Meanwhile, upon learning that the 10 billion won had been successfully delivered, Lee Chung-won expressed satisfaction, saying, "A smart dog will be loyal to its owner if trained properly. Park Hae-kyung knows how to see the big picture." At this moment, Park Hae-kyung approached Lee Chung-won and boldly demanded 10 billion won as a performance bonus, stating, "Since you have acquired better talent, you must pay a fair price," securing his agreement. After a grueling day, he returned home to a surprise birthday party prepared by his family, revealing his overwhelmed emotions.

The following day, Park Hae-kyung attended a meal organized by Lee Chung-won. Manager Song (Jung Seung-gil) and Kang Ha-jeong (Ryu Hyun-kyung) confirmed that Lee Chung-won was indeed the mastermind. However, Kang Ha-jeong, shocked by Park Hae-kyung's collusion with Lee Chung-won, fiercely criticized him: "Did you build a fake family just to do this? Quit immediately!"

Later, another ledger was revealed when Kang Ha-jeong pulled out a secret ledger hidden under the sink. While cleaning the house, Kang Ha-ri (Ha Yoon-kyung) discovered the secret ledger and raised her voice at Kang Ha-jeong, asking, "Do you know what you've gotten involved in? Quit right now!" In response, Kang Ha-jeong requested permission to resign from the manager and used the existence of the secret ledger as a negotiating card. Despite the manager's objections, Lee Chung-won became furious, finding Kang Ha-jeong's presence unsettling, and entrusted Park Hae-kyung with the final mission involving 10 billion won, describing it as "an easy job where you just have to drive."

However, when Park Hae-kyung arrived driving a truck, he found himself at the bus stop where Kang Ha-jeong was standing. Although Lee Chung-won ordered him to run over Kang Ha-jeong, Park Hae-kyung boldly turned the steering wheel and drove the truck toward Kim Sil-jang (No Jung-hyun), who had been monitoring him, causing Lee Chung-won's anger to explode. Even more dramatically, Park Hae-kyung drove the truck straight to Taesan Construction. Facing Lee Chung-won's demands, he retorted, "I may be a bad guy too, but you're just trash," and declared, "I think I can make this very interesting for you," signaling an outright confrontation. With Ji Sung's determined gaze and Lee Chung-won's cold response captured on screen, curiosity arose regarding the intense war that was about to fully ignite between the two.

Meanwhile, a shocking revelation emerged: Jang Suk-jin (Moon So-ri), who had previously shown deep affection for the apartment complex, was actually a tenant in a rental unit. As external residents were found using the sauna at the apartment community center without permission, tensions flared between owners and tenants. When it was revealed that Jang Suk-jin also resided in a rental unit, she faced demands from the resident council representatives to vacate immediately, citing her lack of eligibility to attend the Owners' Association meetings under the apartment regulations. Jang Suk-jin countered sharply, "I am trying to make this apartment we live in more livable; do you need qualifications for that?" However, after appearing confident during the meeting, she returned home and recalled the excitement of her first move-in, breaking down into tears and moving viewers with her poignant display of emotion.

However, a twist occurred when Park Hae-kyung, who had received instructions from Lee Chung-won to expose all rental units to exacerbate conflicts within the apartment complex, consulted with Kang Ha-ri and studied the management regulations. He eventually encouraged Jang Suk-jin to run for the position of Lim Cha-in (CEO) meeting chairperson. After a heartfelt plea from Jang Suk-jin, "Please recognize rental households as part of the community," she was elected as chairperson. Following her election, Jang Suk-jin expressed deep trust in Park Hae-kyung, saying, "It feels like he is someone sent down from heaven to help make this apartment a better place to live."

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