‘Reborn Rich’ Episode 12: Song Joong Ki Discovers Culprit Behind Attempted Assassination
Things get a little complicated in "Reborn Rich" episode 12 as Song Joong Ki witnesses Lee Sung Min's deteriorating health. Moreover, one of the highlights of the episode is the unexpected person behind the assassination of Soonyang Group's chairman and Jin Do Joon.
"Reborn Rich" is based on the web novel "The Youngest Son of a Conglomerate," which depicts the story of a revenge-driven Yoon Hyun Woo who was framed for embezzlement and eventually murdered by one of the members of Soonyang Group, the company that he served for several years.
However, he was stunned to see that he was reborn as one of the Soonyang members Jin Do Joon, who became the youngest grandson of Chairman Jin Yang Chul, played by Lee Sung Min.
Viewers get to see how Jin Do Joon lived as a third-generation chaebol, who took this as an opportunity to have his revenge.
'Reborn Rich' Episode 12 Viewership
From achieving its first double-digit rating, Song Joong Ki's new drama showed its dominance by showing increasing ratings per episode.
For "Reborn Rich" episode 12, Nielsen Korea recorded a nationwide average viewership of 19.817 percent while it garnered 22.178 percent in metropolitan areas.
It only showed that the JTBC series has no signs of slowing down and might continue its soaring rating until the finale episode.
'Reborn Rich' Episode 12 Recap
Episode 12 continues with Jin Do Joon and Jin yang Chul's secretary, finding a way to slow down the chairman's illness as he suffers from delirium. However, Dr. Jung got honest and told them that getting rid of it is impossible.
Hoping that the chairman would get better, Jin Do Joon witnessed how Jin Yang Chul's health got worse day by day.
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Apart from being forgetful, he now experiences total memory loss and would sometimes forget the present including his grandson Jin Do Joon.
With this, Jin Do Joon and the chairman's secretary chose not to reveal the truth about Jin yang Chul's health even to his family.
However, their secret was about to be involved as the eldest grandson Jin Sung Joon sensed that something was off with the chairman's health.
In one scene, he tested the memory of his grandfather by asking a question that he already knew. He had a hard time recalling it and prompted Jin Do Joon to step in.
Stunned by what had happened, Jin Yang Chul couldn't accept the fact about the symptoms of his illness.
One of the highlights of "Reborn Rich" episode 12 is finding out about the person who instigated the murder of Chairman Jin Yang Chul and Jin Do Joon.
After instructing Mr. Woo to investigate the person behind the failed assassination, Jin Do Joon found out that it was Jin yang Chul's wife, Lee Ok Pil, who was the one who instigated the murder.
For the matriarch, she is against the chairman's plan to give the whole company to their youngest grandson Jin Do Joon and see their own sons Jin Young Ki and Jin Dong Ki as well as their daughter, Jin Hwa Young, standing behind their nephew.
