'Chaebol X Detective 2' Ahn Bo-hyun: The Truth Behind the Arts Festival Murder is Drugs... Ratings Hit 7.9%

SBS Friday-Saturday Drama 'Chaebol X Detective 2' airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 PM!

"The school is filled with the energy of a curse"

'Chaebol X Detective 2' Ahn Bo-hyun,

Stopped the mad blade with his bare hands!

Explosive tension with a bone-chilling 'attack ending'!

Peak viewership 7.9%

The ugly truth hidden behind the 'arts festival ghost story'

The reality of the 'arts festival protagonist' death case was a 'new type of drug'!

A twist more terrifying than the Occult!

Ahn Bo-hyun X Jung Eun-chae, from the 'serial disappearance suspicion investigation' targeting Yu Seung-ho

To the 'premeditated cruelty'—60 minutes of non-stop gripping tension! 'Extreme immersion'

- 'Chaebol X Detective 2' Ahn Bo-hyun, bare-handed defense against an arts student swinging a knife in a hallucinogenic state! 'Shocking ending'

- 'Chaebol X Detective 2' Ahn Bo-hyun X Jung Eun-chae, starting cooperation for the 'serial disappearance suspicion' suspected to be the work of Yu Seung-ho!

- 'Chaebol X Detective 2' Ahn Bo-hyun, from panic symptoms + a house turned into a mess + a chilling warning from a shaman! An imminent crisis looming over his safety! 'Tension explosion'

- 'Chaebol X Detective 2' captured the tension + Occult + thriller! Ahn Bo-hyun X Jung Eun-chae, revealed the reality of the 'curse pouch drug'!

In 'Chaebol X Detective 2', Ahn Bo-hyun raised the heart rates of viewers to their limit by grabbing a blade with his bare hands on a stage stained with madness and hallucinations.

In the 9th episode of the SBS Friday-Saturday Drama 'Chaebol X Detective 2' (produced by Studio S, Big Ocean E&M, BA Entertainment), which aired on Friday the 4th, Jin Yi-su (played by Ahn Bo-hyun) and Joo Hye-ra (played by Jung Eun-chae) began secretly digging into the tracks of Yu Seung-ho (played by Yu Seung-ho), a suspect in an unsolved serial disappearance case. Meanwhile, the 'Gangha West Violent Crimes Team 1' began an investigation into the sudden death of an arts festival protagonist, a case shrouded in the eerie fear of ghost stories and curses, creating explosive immersion. Along with this, 'Chaebol X Detective 2' recorded a peak viewership rating of 7.9%, 6.9% in the metropolitan area, and a 2049 peak rating of 2.14%. (Based on Nielsen Korea)

The broadcast began with intense tension as Joo Hye-ra shared case materials related to Yu Seung-ho with Jin Yi-su. Convinced that Yu Seung-ho was behind the disappearance of a total of five people—including four models missing across Korea and the UK, and Kim Hee-jun (played by Lee Yu-hyeon) who disappeared immediately after providing a decisive tip—Joo Hye-ra requested help from Jin Yi-su, asserting that his representative work, 'Extinction, the Silence of the Whispering Reeds,' was a product of crime used to flaunt murder.

Jin Yi-su visited Yu Seung-ho's studio with a confused mind to test his intentions. Yu Seung-ho, appearing wary for a moment, gave a meaningful response, saying, "I'll tell you, Hyung. It's to remember unforgettable memories." Along with this, Yu Seung-ho mentioned that the moment he first met Jin Yi-su was also an unforgettable memory, emphasizing that they had met much earlier than Jin Yi-su remembered, saying, "I've liked Hyung since then," which raised curiosity about the deep In-Yun between the two. Later, Jin Yi-su provided new clues for the investigation by handing over reeds secretly taken from Yu Seung-ho's work and clues observed in the studio to Joo Hye-ra.

Subsequently, the Violent Crimes Team 1 faced the bizarre incident at the arts festival that sent chills down their spines. Moon Se-yeon (played by Noh Ju-eun), a dance student and the protagonist of the arts festival who had remained alone in the practice room late at night, witnessed an unidentified ghost and was found dead the next day. Especially at the moment they faced the gruesome scene where her lower body was covered in blood and she was holding a bloody dance sword, Jin Yi-su suffered a sudden panic attack, gasping for breath and making viewers hold their breath.

The ghost stories spreading throughout the school also pushed the case into a fog. Among students, there were widespread rumors that the spirit of a senior, Baek Yu-na (played by Bang Ye-in), who had previously committed suicide in the dance room after leaving a 'curse' message in blood, had driven Moon Se-yeon to her death. Furthermore, when a bizarre 'curse note' was found among Moon Se-yeon's belongings and a suspicious spiritual figure, which was hard to identify as a person, was captured on the CCTV at the scene on the day of the incident, Jin Yi-su defined this not as a simple sudden death but as an 'arts festival ghost story riddle' and began full-scale tracking.

The Violent Crimes Team 1 delved into the intertwined jealousy and envy of the students. Song Ga-eun (played by Shin Seo-hyeong), the person who sent the 'curse note,' appealed her innocence, claiming she only bought an amulet at the 'Witch Shop' in front of the school—which was trending—out of resentment toward Moon Se-yeon, who monopolized the lead role in the arts festival due to the favoritism of Principal Jeong Ju-hee (played by Jeon Hye Bin). Furthermore, suspicions of bribery and preferential treatment by the principal were also intertwined with Baek Yu-na's past death, and a decisive fact emerged that the CCTV, which had been treated as a malfunction during the suicide incident, was actually intentionally turned off by someone, raising doubts about Baek Yu-na's death as well.

At this time, the autopsy results from medical examiner Chloe (played by Jung Ga-hee) completely flipped the course of the case. The wound on the corpse's leg was a trace of self-harm, not homicide, and the decisive cause of death was not the wound but an asthma attack, which was a pre-existing condition. Additionally, when a new type of drug that induces intense hallucinations was detected in the 'curse pouch,' a personal item of Moon Se-yeon, the devilish face of the true crime hiding behind the 'arts festival ghost story' was revealed. Someone with malicious intent distributed lethal drugs within the school disguised as curse pouches, and Moon Se-yeon, who was self-harming due to the hallucinations, met a tragic end due to respiratory distress from the drug side effects.

At the end of the broadcast, even Song Ga-eun, who became the new protagonist of the arts festival in place of the deceased Moon Se-yeon, became a victim of terrible hallucinations while touching the drugs hidden in the curse pouch in her bag. As Song Ga-eun stepped onto the rehearsal stage in a dazed state, the people around her began to look like evil spirits and ghosts to her eyes, and gripped by fear, she exploded with tension by swinging a long dance sword at a friend on stage. At that moment, Jin Yi-su, who jumped onto the stage without hesitation, dramatically prevented the tragedy by grabbing the flying blade with his bare hands. Even amidst the pain of red blood dripping from his torn hands, Jin Yi-su's 'bare-handed fighting ending' as he stared at Song Ga-eun with sharp eyes provided breathtaking suspense and thrills to viewers. Consequently, curiosity rises sharply regarding who the true culprit of the 'drug ghost story' that stained the arts high school, where students gather to pursue their dreams, will be.

Meanwhile, in this episode, ominous signs surrounding the protagonist Jin Yi-su's safety emerged in succession, amplifying anxiety. Not only did his panic symptoms gradually worsen, but his house was also found in a mess after he woke up, and he even received a chilling warning from a shaman saying, "Someone is targeting Inspector Jin, so never open the door." Accordingly, attention is focused on whether Jin Yi-su can remain safe and on the future developments.

As such, 'Chaebol X Detective 2' provided immersion by seamlessly weaving together the twisted competition among teenagers over the position of arts festival protagonist, occult ghost stories, the new drug gate hidden behind them, and the unidentified threats hitting Jin Yi-su. After the broadcast, various reactions continued on online communities and SNS, such as "The atmosphere of this episode was crazy. I didn't know 'Chaebol X Detective' had this kind of occult feel," "Since entering the second act, it's more fun because the main case and the episode case are running together," "'Chaebol X Detective' uses the characters of special guest actors really well," "What was today's ending, how can I wait until tomorrow," "Today was really fun. I thought it was a school ghost story, but it's super fun how it connects to drugs and a murder case," "'Chaebol X Detective' style occult is too scary. I'm watching this under my blanket in this weather," and "Why is Yu Seung-ho so scary when he smiles? I'm worried about ISU."

The SBS Friday-Saturday Drama 'Chaebol X Detective 2' is a pleasant, refreshing, and satisfying cooperative investigation drama featuring the chaebol detective Jin Yi-su, who flips the situation with wealth when an investigation is blocked, and the new team leader Joo Hye-ra. Episode 10 will be broadcast tonight (5th) at 9:50 PM.

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· Category: Chaebol X Detective 2

· Distribution: September 7, 14:57

Source: SBS Press Release

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