Kim Yoo-jung and Park Jin-young, sharing their past wounds, take another step closer in "The 100-Day Lie"

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In "The 100-Day Lie," Kim Yoo-jung and Park Jin-young moved a step closer to each other, sparking interest in the upcoming storyline.

In Episode 7 of tvN's 20th-anniversary special weekend drama "The 100-Day Lie" (directed by Yoo In-sik and Kim Yun-jin, written by Ryu Bo-ri), which aired on October 31, Sato Hideo (played by Park Jin-young) revealed his Joseon name, "Kim Tae-ung," to Lee Ga-kyung (played by Kim Yoo-jung). In response to his confession that he does not belong anywhere anyway, Lee Ga-kyung shared the story behind her dream of going to America and comforted him by saying, "Just take one step first."

The episode recorded an average viewership rating of 7.2% and a peak of 9.0% among households nationwide and in the Seoul metropolitan area, securing the top spot in its time slot across cable and pay-TV channels (based on Nielsen Korea's paid platform data).

That day, Lee Ga-kyung conveyed to Yoo So-ran (played by Kim Hyun-joo) the sad news of Geum Seok-joong's (played by Kang Woo-sung) death, along with his last words: "Buy a castella on your way." The "castella" they had promised to eat together in Gyeongseong as three families when spring came was a promise that Geum Seok-joong could not keep. Yoo So-ran, who had maintained a calm expression in front of Lee Ga-kyung and Yoo Philip (played by Lee Mu-saeng), quietly shed tears in her bedroom. Meanwhile, Sato Hideo voiced his resentment and criticism toward his father, Sato Shinichi (played by Jin Sun-kyu), stating that Geum Seok-joong should have received a fair trial. However, upon hearing the cold remark, "Have you changed your mind now that you are in Joseon?", he once again felt a sense of powerlessness.

Lee Ga-kyung and Sato Hideo went to work as usual the next day. Neither mentioned Geum Seok-joong's death. However, Sato Hideo brought up memories of his foster mother and apologized to Lee Ga-kyung for the words he had said in anger the previous day. In turn, Lee Ga-kyung opened up about how her mother abandoned her, married a Japanese man, and then passed away. She stated that she had lived hard in her own way and survived without dying, asking, "Isn't it not so bad at this point?" Sato Hideo replied, "Ms. Geum Seo-hee is quite a good person." However, the conversation once again turned to their relationship with Yoo Philip. Despite having told countless lies, Lee Ga-kyung found it difficult to comfortably pretend to be in an affair with Yoo Philip in front of Sato Hideo.

Amidst this, Lee Ga-kyung discovered a secret letter addressed to Sato Shinichi while visiting the mailroom. Seeing that the sender was the Suwon Police Station, she was overcome with an uneasy premonition. While the post office employee was briefly away, Lee Ga-kyung called the Suwon Police Station to check the contents of the envelope. As expected, it contained materials related to the Gyeam-ri incident, and they mentioned that it even included an unexpected family photo of Geum Seok-joong. The appearance of Yamada (played by Kouri Yuka), secretary to the Political Inspector General, became an opportunity rather than a crisis for Lee Ga-kyung. Just before the secret letter was delivered to Sato Shinichi, she used Yamada to open the envelope, secretly remove and burn the family photo, and erase all traces.

That evening, on her way home from work with Sato Hideo, Lee Ga-kyung accidentally ran into Inoma (played by Hong Sa-bin). He was being scolded by the owner of a seolleongtang restaurant because he could not do his delivery job after his bicycle was stolen. Lee Ga-kyung turned away to avoid being seen by Inoma, while Sato Hideo recognized him and moved toward him. When Sato Hideo said, "I am the older brother of the child I help with studies," Lee Ga-kyung hid her surprise and urgently stopped him, saying, "Don't get involved with kids like that. I'm telling you not to do charity." Sato Hideo expressed his disappointment in Lee Ga-kyung for treating Inoma as a poor Joseon person of a different class. Ultimately, the two clashed over hurtful words born from misunderstanding.

However, Sato Hideo accepted Lee Ga-kyung's sincere apology, and instead of dinner, they shared a beer and had an honest conversation. As Sato Hideo spoke about his identity, Lee Ga-kyung empathized, saying she sometimes felt the same way. Recalling her mother, Lee Ae-young (played by Song Ji-hyo), she said, "In those times, I just walked forward. The place where my feet are is real, more than the thoughts in my head." She recalled that when she wanted to give up on everything, she saw a path to America. Amidst the loud music and a moderate buzz from alcohol, Sato Hideo revealed to Lee Ga-kyung, "It's Kim Tae-ung. My Joseon name." A warm flutter spread between the two as they began to exchange sincerity, having set aside lies and suspicion.

Episode 8 of "The 100-Day Lie" will air at 9:10 p.m. on the 1st.

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