Lee Jun-young in 'New Employee Kang (Chairman)' truly takes off.. Ratings surge vertically to over 5% in just two episodes [Official]

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'New Employee Kang (Chairman)' has truly gained widespread buzz.

The second episode of JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama 'New Employee Kang (Chairman)' (created by Kim Soon-ok / scripted by Hyun Jimin / directed by Ko Hye-jin), which aired on the night of May 31, recorded a national viewership rating of 5.2%. This represents a sharp 1.5 percentage point increase from the first episode's 3.7%. The peak rating per minute reached 5.8% in the Seoul metropolitan area (based on Nielsen Korea's paid households).

In the second episode, Kang Yong-ho (played by Son Hyun-joo), inhabiting the body of Hwang Jun-hyun (played by Lee Jun-young), is shown launching a stern lesson against his daughter Kang Jae-kyung (played by Jeon Hye-jin) and son Kang Jae-seong (played by Jin Goo), who betrayed him.

Hwang Jun-hyun (with Kang Yong-ho inside) visited the hospital room to reclaim his body but realized that the closer he got to his original form, the more dangerous their lives became. Contrary to expectations, as reclaiming his body grew more difficult, Kang Yong-ho fell into deep contemplation and faced his children, who had shifted the blame for the hit-and-run accident onto him while he was in Hwang Jun-hyun's body.

Rather than worrying about their father Kang Yong-ho, Kang Jae-kyung and Kang Jae-seong offered hollow platitudes to Hwang Jun-hyun (with Kang Yong-ho inside) and tried to hush up the incident by urging him to secure compensation. Enraged by the shameless behavior of the two siblings, Kang Yong-ho came to reflect on his own past action of handing over a blank check to Hwang Jun-hyun in an attempt to cover up his children's wrongdoing.

Meanwhile, public interest in Choi Sung Group began to intensify, centered on the hit-and-run accident. Kang Jae-kyung and Kang Jae-seong claimed that all the various controversial acts they had committed were done under their father's orders, shifting the blame onto Kang Yong-ho. Moreover, they even mentioned the possibility of stripping Kang Yong-ho-ui (Chairman) of his title, revealing their dark ambitions.

Unable to bear his children's misdeeds any longer, Kang Yong-ho, possessing Hwang Jun-hyun's body, made a surprise appearance at an emergency press conference of Choi Sung Group, shocking everyone. Following this, Hwang Jun-hyun (with Kang Yong-ho inside) asserted that Kang Yong-ho (Chairman) was indeed the perpetrator of the hit-and-run accident, while simultaneously drawing a line to state that his children and Choi Sung Group were not at fault. This was because he believed that protecting Choi Sung Group, even at the cost of his own reputation, came first.

Despite Kang Yong-ho's sacrifice, the misdeeds of the siblings Kang Jae-kyung and Kang Jae-seong continued to escalate, eventually reaching the point of attempting to eliminate their father, causing shock. Hwang Jun-hyun (with Kang Yong-ho inside), who directly witnessed his children's unfilial behavior in Kang Yong-ho's hospital room, urgently sounded the fire alarm to barely avert the crisis. However, having seen the cruel and ruthless true faces of his children who had betrayed their natural bonds, Kang Yong-ho could not help but feel utterly devastated.

Amidst this, a blank check found in Hwang Jun-hyun's clothes, bearing the phrase 'Watch over Choi Sung', struck Kang Yong-ho hard. He realized that just as football was precious to Hwang Jun-hyun, Choi Sung Group, which Kang Yong-ho had built with his entire life, was equally precious. Kang Yong-ho decided to compensate Hwang Jun-hyun, who had lost his life due to his own children's mistakes, by giving him Choi Sung Group, which was as good as his own life.

In response, Hwang Jun-hyun (with Kang Yong-ho inside) sought out Kang Jae-kyung and Kang Jae-seong, demanding an internship position at Choi Sung Group, and began methodically preparing for revenge as an intern in the Materials Division 2 of Choi Sung Trading. After mastering the job details, securing living funds, and establishing a system to monitor his health, Hwang Jun-hyun (with Kang Yong-ho inside) left a letter written in Kang Yong-ho (Chairman)'s handwriting to his long-time confidant Lee Sang-jae (played by Kim Jong-tae), laying the groundwork for his counterattack.

After thorough preparation, the curtain finally rose on Hwang Jun-hyun's (with Kang Yong-ho inside) life-or-death counterattack. While Hwang Jun-hyun (with Kang Yong-ho inside), acting as an intern, targeted Kang Jae-seong's slush fund warehouse, Lee Sang-jae announced the news of abolishing bloodline succession by reading Kang Yong-ho's letter at the executive board meeting.

Just in time, Hwang Jun-hyun (with Kang Yong-ho inside) entered the meeting room and said, "Does that mean I am also qualified? Qualified to become Choi Seong-geu-rup (Chairman)?", hinting at his participation in the succession war and sparking interest.

The challenge story of intern Lee Jun-young to become Choi Seong-geu-rup (Chairman) will continue in the third episode of 'New Employee Kang (Chairman)', airing at 10:40 p.m. on the 6th.

'New Employee Kang (Chairman)' is based on the web novel of the same name by author San-kyung, who also wrote the original novel for JTBC's popular drama 'The Youngest Son of a Chaebol Family'.

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