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‘Doctor Cha Jeong-sook’ Uhm Jeong-hwa’s turning point
The rise of JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama 'Doctor Cha Jeong-sook' is unstoppable. The 10th episode, which aired on the 14th, recorded its highest viewer rating of 18.0% nationwide, 18.9% in the metropolitan area, and 20.0% per minute, ranking first on all channels. In addition, the target audience rating of 2049 reached 6.9%, its highest, demonstrating the sensation of a syndrome-like craze.
The topicality is also overwhelming. It continued to rank first in the drama category in a topicality survey for the second week of May (May 8 to May 14) announced by Good Data Corporation. It also swept first place in the number of news articles, news comments, video views, VON (blog and community) posts, and VON comments where viewers' reactions can be immediately confirmed. In terms of the popularity of the performers, Uhm Jung-hwa and Kim Byeong-cheol maintained first and second place for four consecutive weeks. Myung Se-bin (7th) and Min Woo-hyuk (9th) also showed off their spirit by being ranked in the top 10 consecutively.
'Doctor Cha Jeong-sook' reached a turning point when Cha Jeong-sook (played by Uhm Jeong-hwa) learned all of her husband Seo In-ho's (played by Kim Byeong-cheol) secrets. Cha Jeong-sook's anger at the unbelievable reality, Seo In-ho, a man in crisis whose double life was revealed, changes in Choi Seung-hee (played by Myung Se-bin) who said he would make everything right, and Roy Kim (played by Min Woo-hyuk) who revealed his sincerity, a tectonic shift in the relationship structure. I woke up.
The variables that will be brought about by the four people's entangled choices are the best point to watch in the second half. As curiosity grows about the power each person's choices will have on each other, we pointed out the change points for each character at a critical moment.
Cha Jung-sook found out all of her husband Seo In-ho's secrets. Cha Jeong-sook, who feels seething anger and emptiness at the denial of her 20-year marriage, will choose what choice she will make to complete the reboot of her life. Cha Jeong-sook contemplated ending her marriage due to the reality that she did not want to believe, but she did not make a decision because she wanted to protect her children's important years in peace. Instead of avoiding being dispatched to the family medicine department where Choi Seung-hee was a professor, he boldly went to work and took on the challenge head-on. However, Seo In-ho and Choi Seung-hee had a daughter, Choi Eun-seo (So Ah-rin), and it was heartbreaking to learn that their daughter Seo Yi-rang (Lee Seo-yeon) knew about this. Cha Jeong-suk is filled with deep despair and anger because even the last reason to maintain her marriage has disappeared. Attention is focused on the final choice of Cha Jeong-suk, who set out to reboot her life by taking on the challenge of residency, but faced an unexpected ordeal and found herself in a situation where she literally needed to reset her life.
# Seo In-ho, a man in crisis who realizes the vacancy in Cha Jeong-sook, what will be the end of the tightrope walk?
Seo In-ho's change of mind also began. As Cha Jeong-suk left home, he finally began to realize the absence of his wife. Here, Roy Kim's presence exploded Seo In-ho's jealousy. Seo In-ho, who had no way of knowing that Cha Jeong-suk knew about his double life, continued to take careful steps to change Cha Jeong-sook's mind, which had strangely changed. However, the tightrope walk between Cha Jeong-sook and Choi Seung-hee did not stop. In response to Choi Seung-hee's question about whether he was thinking of breaking up with his wife, Seo In-ho indirectly hinted that he had no intention of divorcing, leaving him speechless. I wonder what kind of response Seo In-ho will give to Choi Seung-hee's notification that he should take time to think after returning the bracelet he received as a gift, and what kind of end Seo In-ho's hateful behavior will face. Attention is focused on whether Seo In-ho, a man in crisis, will decide to organize everything and change Cha Jeong-sook's heart, or turn to Choi Seung-hee.
# “Now is the time to decide” The aftermath of Choi Seung-hee’s decision to make everything right
Choi Seung-hee confessed to her daughter Choi Eun-seo, who resented her double life, that she came first. Choi Seung-hee, determined to make everything right for her daughter, showed up at Cha Jeong-sook's birthday party, but turned away with tears in her eyes after seeing the family looking so harmonious. When Seo In-ho gave a disappointing answer to the question of whether he intended to divorce, he made it clear that he could no longer continue his secret life, saying, "It's time to decide." His notice to take time to think seemed to be Seo In-ho's last chance. And Choi Seung-hee announced her intention to settle her legacy and return to the United States. For Cha Jeong-suk, whom he met in the same department, his unexpected behavior of maintaining a professor-resident relationship and carrying out his duties raised suspicions. Although Choi Eun-seo was overcome by twisted emotions, saying that she would not let her daughter Choi Eun-seo live as a sinner like her, Choi Seung-hee was struck by her daughter's question about whether her mother, not her father, needed a husband. Now that everything has become clear, attention is focused on where Choi Seung-hee's choices will lead. Also, attention is being paid to the storm that will be created by Choi Seung-hee, who has become very emotional over Choi Eun-seo's injury.
# “I will get a chance too” Roy Kim’s sincere confession that emerged as the biggest variable
Roy Kim's change in heading straight towards Cha Jung-sook emerged as the biggest variable in the second half. Even after it was revealed that Cha Jung-sook and Seo In-ho were a couple, Roy Kim was the first to worry about Cha Jung-sook. Roy Kim gave sincere advice to Cha Jung-sook, who maintains a marital relationship despite knowing all the facts, to choose the path to happiness on her own. He then told her not to forget that he is a friend and confessed his sincerity, saying, “Once I safely cross the waves, a chance will come to me too.” This was also a decisive turning point that made it clear to Cha Jeong-suk that he was a colleague, a friend, and something more. When Seo Jeong-min (played by Song Ji-ho) was asked about his relationship with his mother, Cha Jeong-sook, his ambiguous answer, “Let’s call them friends,” also raised expectations for an exciting change. Roy Kim's change is expected to act as a significant variable for Cha Jung-sook. Expectations are high as to what kind of change Roy Kim's choice will bring to Cha Jung-sook's life reboot.
Episode 11 of ‘Doctor Cha Jeong-sook’ will be broadcast at 10:30 pm on the 20th.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr
