'Apartment' Ji-sung Ends With a Personal Best 7.7% Finale—A Satisfying Twist After 3 Years

The collapse of a solid corruption cartel—and the start of a new alliance

The JTBC weekend drama 'Apartment', led by actors 'Ji-sung' and 'Ha Yoon-kyung', capped off an overwhelming finale by reaching its own highest viewership rating of '7.7%'.

According to Nielsen Korea's viewership survey results announced on the 17th, the 'Apartment' final episode (Episode 12), which aired the previous day, recorded a nationwide rating of '7.7%'. It marks a meaningful jump, vaulting past the numbers that had stayed in the 4% to 6% range throughout its run.

In the broadcast that day, a dense portrayal unfolded of how 'Park Hae-gang' (played by Ji-sung) and the members of 'intermittent family' thoroughly dismantled a vested-interest corruption cartel centered on construction company CEO 'Lee Chung-won' (played by Park Byung-eun). 'Park Hae-gang' rescued a colleague trapped in an urgent, life-or-death crisis while also bringing crucial evidence—containing a murder confession and signs of embezzlement and corruption—up to the surface.

Complicated power figures lined up one after another to face judgment at the hands of the law. In particular, a scene in which enormous hidden funds were fully reclaimed and returned to the apartment management office stood out as a highlight of the realization of public justice that went beyond private revenge.

Time leaps forward by 3 years. 'Kang Ha-ri' (played by Ha Yoon-kyung), who has reemerged as a licensed attorney, opened a new chapter by launching a law firm with 'Park Hae-gang'. Together, they blocked betrayal crimes targeting apartment residents and launched a special audit, vowing their unwavering commitment to realizing justice.

'Apartment' cast the three-dimensional warmth of solidarity among the marginalized alongside a thrilling catharsis that pushes back against a crooked reality. The synergy created by 'Ji-sung''s weighty presence and 'Ha Yoon-kyung''s precise acting is praised for elevating the quality of the well-made genre drama.