[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Hyesoo] The 5th episode of 'Itaewon Class' surpassed 12%, setting a new personal record for viewership ratings.
The 5th episode of JTBC's Friday-Saturday drama 'Itaewon Class,' aired on the 14th, recorded nationwide ratings of 10.7% and 12.0% in the metropolitan area (based on Nielsen Korea's paid households), once again breaking its own record.
On this day, Jo Yi-seo (played by Kim Da-mi) joined Danbam Pocha as a manager. To Jo Yi-seo, who said, "I have a feeling I would bet my life on this person," Park Sae-ro-yi (played by Park Seo-joon) also trusted his intuition and hired her as an employee. And his choice was not wrong. Jo Yi-seo led the novice owner Park Sae-ro-yi and the staff to improve the store's problems one by one.
With the members' united spirit, Danbam Pocha was reborn and reopened on D-Day. As Jo Yi-seo declared, "Now, we will dominate Itaewon," she successfully attracted customers and made a comeback. Jo Yi-seo, who was once the unwelcome guest that caused Danbam Pocha's business suspension, became Park Sae-ro-yi's savior as a manager who turned crisis into opportunity.
Meanwhile, Chairman Jang (played by Yoo Jae-myung), who had been closely watching Park Sae-ro-yi's entry into Itaewon, began to take measures to check him. Watching Danbam Pocha from afar, Chairman Jang pressured Oh Soo-ah by saying, "You don't say things you don't want to hear. How about showing it through actions instead of words?" putting her in a dilemma.
Also, Jo Yi-seo, while fighting with Guk Bok-hee (played by Han Ye-ji), the daughter of the district chief who was expelled from high school, learned that it was Bok-hee, not Oh Soo-ah, who reported Danbam Pocha, which stirred complicated emotions within her.
Additionally, in this episode, Jo Yi-seo, Jang Geun-soo (played by Kim Dong-hee), and Choi Seung-kwon (played by Ryu Kyung-soo) went to a club and were startled to find the kitchen chef Ma Hyun-i (played by Lee Joo-young) with long black straight hair. Ma Hyun-i was transgender, and Park Sae-ro-yi also knew this fact and hired her, which surprised the three of them.
To make matters worse, as customers continued to complain about Ma Hyun-i's food, Jo Yi-seo firmly told Park Sae-ro-yi that Ma Hyun-i should be fired. In response, Park Sae-ro-yi called Ma Hyun-i and assured her that he would not fire her, giving her double the salary and telling her to work twice as hard if she liked the place, then persuaded the other staff. Understanding Park Sae-ro-yi's intention, Jo Yi-seo tasted Ma Hyun-i's cooking practice and gave feedback, eventually saying, "It's delicious."
As the members complemented each other and grew together, Danbam Pocha threatened the top-class Jangga Group in the food industry, signaling a rebellion, while attention is increasingly focused on Chairman Jang's counterattack.
JTBC's Friday-Saturday drama 'Itaewon Class' Episode 6 will air on the 15th at 10:50 PM.
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