Seo Kang-joon emitted a fearless forward momentum in pursuit of urban legends.
In the second episode of MBC's Friday-Saturday drama 'Undercover High School' (planned by Namgoong Seong-woo / written by Lim Young-bin / directed by Choi Jeong-in / produced by Neo Entertainment, Slingshot Studio), which aired last night at 9:50 PM, Jung Hae-seong (played by Seo Kang-joon) began to uncover the truth behind the urban legends circulating in the school with his friend Lee Dong-min (played by Shin Jun-hang).
On this day, the ratings recorded 6.6% nationwide according to Nielsen Korea, and 6.5% in the metropolitan area. In particular, the epilogue scene showing Seo Myung-joo watching Hae-seong on CCTV as he examines the basement of the old building in the school soared to 8.8%, bringing the tension to its peak. Furthermore, the key indicator of channel competitiveness and popularity, the 2049 ratings, maintained the top spot among all dramas aired that day with 2.8%, attracting significant interest from drama fans.
In yesterday's broadcast, while exploring the first floor of the old building, Hae-seong encountered Su-a, who was on patrol, putting him at risk of being discovered. Hae-seong shone his flashlight on Su-a and then fled, narrowly escaping the situation. He then sensed something suspicious when he saw Principal Park Jae-moon (played by Park Jin-woo) heading down to the basement of the old building, further amplifying the mystery.
Meanwhile, Hae-seong heard about the circulating urban legends in the school from Dong-min. It was said that a female student who was bullied by her peers long ago took her own life in the old classroom, and since then, the spirit of the deceased student appears in the closed practice room at the same time every day. Dong-min shocked Hae-seong, who didn't believe the urban legends, by showing him a video he had filmed himself.
Just as they were about to hear about the next urban legend, Park Tae-soo (played by Jang Seong-beom) and his group appeared in front of Hae-seong and Dong-min. Tae-soo spat in Dong-min's food and ordered him to eat it. When Hae-seong tried to stop him, the tension in the surroundings escalated. Tae-soo, furious that Hae-seong had interfered with him, grabbed him by the collar, leading to a serious situation that escalated into a big fight. Despite the team's instructions to stay out of any trouble and focus solely on their mission while at school, Hae-seong has become uncomfortably entangled with the students, raising curiosity about what will happen next.
Meanwhile, in order to uncover the truth behind the urban legends, Hae-seong went to the old building and coincidentally met Dong-min, who joined him. As the two entered the building, they heard classical music coming from somewhere and followed the sound down to the basement. There, they found a mysterious man hammering away, who threw down his hammer and fled upon seeing them, raising questions. Inside the basement room, there were newspaper clippings about the first chairman Seo Byeong-moon (played by Kim Ui-seong) and Emperor Gojong's gold bars covering the walls, suggesting that Chairwoman Seo Myung-joo (played by Kim Shin-rok) was also searching for the gold bars.
At the end of the broadcast, as Dong-min was trying to escape the building, he discovered a skeletal corpse wearing a female student uniform under the wooden floor, causing his heart to race. As suspicious events continue to unfold, viewers are left wondering how Hae-seong will untangle this complicated situation in the next episode.
Thus, the second episode vividly depicted Hae-seong's thrilling pursuit of the whereabouts of the gold bars, while also providing a rich variety of stories as he became entangled with the students, captivating viewers on Friday and Saturday nights.
[Geum Bit-na, MK Sports Reporter]
