'Apartment' Hits 6.1% Viewership, Its Highest Ever.. Ji-sung, Losing to Jung Jin-young, Lets Out a 'Blood-Tear Roar of Rage' [Comprehensive]

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In JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama "Apartment," Park Byeong-eun, who faced a crisis after Ji-sung exposed the shoddy construction, drove Jung Jin-young to his death. Upon learning this, Ji-sung unleashed a furious "blood-tear roar."

The 10th episode of JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama "Apartment" (script by Kim Yoon-young, directed by Jo Yong-won, produced by SLL and Red Nine Pictures Co., Ltd.), which aired on the 9th, recorded a nationwide average viewership of 6.1% and a metropolitan area average of 5.7% based on Nielsen Korea data. This represents an increase of 1.4 percentage points from the previous episode's broadcast, setting a new record for the series' highest viewership and topping all channels in the same time slot, including terrestrial networks. The climax narrative, reaching its peak with only two episodes remaining, sparked explosive response from viewers.

First, cracks appeared within the "Intermittent Family," which found itself in a life-or-death crisis due to the emergency arrest of Park Hae-kyung (Ji-sung). Kang Ha-ri (Ha Yoon-kyung) pointed out the fatal flaw in the ledger that her family demanded she hand over, noting it lacked the crucial link to the main culprit, Lee Chung-won (Park Byeong-eun). She explained that if Lee Chung-won obtained the ledger, he would cut off the tail. Furthermore, Kang Ha-ri emphasized that the family must hold their ground against the image of Park Hae-kyung's fake family being torn apart as intended by Lee Chung-won.

Meanwhile, Jang Suk-jin (Moon So-ri) harbored doubts about rumors that Park Hae-kyung had embezzled 17.8 billion won. She pointed out the absurdity of people criticizing him while he remained in the apartment and worked hard after allegedly embezzling the money. When the apartment manager (Jung Seung-gil), who had posted a video exposing Park Hae-kyung under Lee Chung-won's pressure, attempted to flee overnight, Kim Kyung-nam (Jeong Soon-won), Jang Je-gil (Hwang Hee), and Keun-dungi (Kim Gyu-won) joined forces to catch him and interrogate him about the truth.

Lee Chung-won visited Park Hae-kyung in the interrogation room, holding up an exposé flyer and sneering, "I worked really hard on this; do you like it?" When Park Hae-kyung retorted, "Why didn't you work just as hard on a kindergarten?", Lee Chung-won shamelessly provoked him by mentioning shoddy construction: "Where in South Korea isn't it sloppy? If you tear it apart, they're all the same." However, after turning away and saying, "Spend 48 hours reflecting," Lee Chung-won learned that the apartment manager had not boarded a plane for overseas escape. This news triggered his anger, heightening the tension.

As Park Hae-kyung requested, the Intermittent Family stood firm despite strong public condemnation and ostracism. Upon his release, Park Hae-kyung declared to residents blocking his way, "I won't run until I catch the thief who stole 17.8 billion won." He then met with Jang Suk-jin, revealed the entire truth, and apologized. Jang Suk-jin forgave him, saying, "Park (Chairman) has truly worked hard up to now," but asked him to find the missing funds for the kindergarten instead. Subsequently, Park Hae-kyung warned the apartment manager that he could take all the blame by holding the secret ledger given to him by Kang Ha-ri. He also handed over evidence of Taesan Construction's shoddy construction to National Police Agency Investigation Chief Lee Hyun-gyun (Lee Hyun-gyun), who was seeking grounds to check Lee Chung-won, securing Park Yong-man's (Jung Jin-young) conditional release on medical grounds following the collapse of "One Club."

In contrast, when "One Club" members criticized him for shoddy construction while treating him like a "spare tire," Lee Chung-won gritted his teeth and said, "Just wait and see how I handle this." The next day, Lee Chung-won held a press conference in the residents' meeting room, promising to rebuild the kindergarten and fully fund a top-tier English kindergarten, staging a lavish "apology show." However, at that moment, Park Hae-kyung arrived with a heavy hammer, smashing it into the meeting room wall. As construction debris poured out from between the broken walls, the scene was broadcast live on all media within the complex, shocking the residents.

Park Hae-kyung shot a sharp rebuke at the frozen Lee Chung-won: "Are you going to demolish all 9,800 households and rebuild them?" He then added a satisfying blow to Lee Chung-won, who tried to flee the scene like a runaway: "You're trapped in the frame you created; now it's your turn to die." Upon hearing news that Park Yong-man's medical release paperwork had been filed, Park Hae-kyung showed firm determination to the apologizing residents: "Watch my back. No one will be allowed to touch my hammer."

However, after failing even to control the media due to a series of stop-loss sell-offs by "One Club" members, Lee Chung-won uttered a chilling line: "Do you know when it's most desperate? It's when you think everything is settled that the ground beneath your feet gives way." He then went to find Park Yong-man. As Lee Chung-won recounted his cruel childhood, Park Yong-man struck at the core of the matter, calling him "a pitiful little kid who trembles in fear and spreads poison all over the world," causing Lee Chung-won to explode. In a final act of cruelty, he even cut the emergency bell cord with a knife. Unaware of this, Park Hae-kyung visited the hospital room, confirmed Park Yong-man's death, and wailed, "Please save my older brother," letting out a torrent of sobs.

In the final scene, as Park Hae-kyung sat dazed in the wake of his brother's funeral, Lee Chung-won appeared and provoked him: "Your brother was like a splinter in your life. So I cut him out myself. Are you feeling relieved now?" After exchanging pleasantries, he burst into laughter, sending chills down spines. The episode ends with Park Hae-kyung frozen by the shocking truth, clenching his fist and letting out a "blood-tear roar." With only the final episode remaining, attention turns to what kind of satisfying counterattack Park Hae-kyung will unleash.

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