'Newbie Season 4: Sabotage' - Mình Hồ và Nguyên Chính's conflict escalates, filling living rooms with tension.
In the 4th episode of ENA's Monday-Tuesday drama 'Newbie Season 4: Sabotage' (directed by Dân Tiến Cơ·Chế Dục, written by Dương Kỳ Doanh·Kim Dan, planned by KT Studio Genie, produced by Story Island) aired on the 1st, the 2nd platoon's mishaps during weekend community service and the rollercoaster of a day unfolding from the exposure of a concealed gun accident that shocked the Sinhwa unit were depicted.
The 4th episode's viewership ratings that day soared to a national 3.6%, with peak ratings per minute reaching 4.2%, taking the top spot among Monday-Tuesday dramas, while the Seoul metro area 2049 target audience ratings also recorded a peak of 1.9% per minute, continuing to receive enthusiastic responses.
The broadcast began with Bạc Dân Tích and Kim Hiền Úc's first meeting during their training camp days. It was Kim Hiền Úc who offered his hand to a withdrawn Bạc Dân Tích in the unfamiliar training camp, saying it would be okay. Because the two grew closer relying on each other that way, Kim Hiền Úc's completely changed sharp attitude caused great confusion for Bạc Dân Tích.
Meanwhile, an order for the 2nd platoon's weekend community service came down. With unexpected instructions to wear 'Grade A combat uniforms', the members got excited dreaming of romance with female college students at the volunteer site, but reality was hard labor in muddy fields. It was Battalion Commander Biến Cách Tiến who boosted the morale of the exhausted unit members. With his words, "You are right now the most perfect Grade A rescue team sent by the nation," the unit members regained their strength.
Inspired by the battalion commander's speech, Ngô Tích Tấn, who was burning with enthusiasm, faced unexpected hardships. An elderly woman at the community service site grabbed him and made him take on all sorts of chores from building stone walls to carrying kimchi containers, removing beehives, cleaning chicken coops, and electrical repairs. Eventually, Ngô Tích Tấn's struggle while even wearing a floral pajama suit drew delighted laughter.
The warm atmosphere after successfully completing community service was short-lived as an exposé post saying 'the battalion concealed a gun accident' appeared on the official unit café, putting the Sinhwa unit on high alert. Reports to superior units, reprimands from the regiment commander, and protest calls from parents poured in. Bạc Dân Tích called out Kim Hiền Úc to question the exposé post, but Kim Hiền Úc presented an alibi that he was with everyone around the world, saying with a meaningful tone, "Are you going to throw me out again?" which left his counterpart bewildered.
The aftershocks of the exposé post also demanded a decision from platoon leader Triệu Bạch Hổ. When Biến Cách Tiến requested an investigation of the military network logs, Triệu Bạch Hổ pointed to the battalion commander's unit café policy as the cause. And as the 2nd platoon's person in charge, he declared a direct breakthrough saying, "I will take responsibility." His figure bearing the burden to protect his platoon members at this crucial moment before his promotion review left a weighty resonance.
Toàn Thế Giới also struggled before the truth surrounding Kim Hiền Úc, but made a decision based on Triệu Bạch Hổ's sacrificial choice and told Bạc Dân Tích the truth. Eventually, Bạc Dân Tích went to find Kim Hiền Úc and burst out his suppressed emotions saying, "Why are you doing this to me?" When Kim Hiền Úc met him with a cynical attitude, Bạc Dân Tích grabbed his collar, and just then Triệu Bạch Hổ and administrative officer Bạc Tài Thu witnessed this scene, with tension reaching its peak.
ENA's Monday-Tuesday drama 'Newbie Season 4: Sabotage' airs every Monday and Tuesday at 10 PM on ENA.
