'The Interest of Love' Episode 5: Moon Ga Young Receives Blowback After Defending Herself
"The Interest of Love" episode 5 gave viewers a mini heart attack after Moon Ga Young gets caught up in a difficult situation at work.
Interestingly, the romance drama shows slow yet increasing ratings for its fifth episode.
'The Interest of Love' Episode 5 Viewership
According to Neilsen Korea, "The Interest of Love" episode 5 scored an average nationwide viewership rating of 2.777 percent.
The episode marked a minimal increase from the show's previous episode's rating of 2.5 percent.
Viewers of "The Interest of Love" starring Moon Ga Young, Yoo Yeon Seok, Geum Sae Rok, and Jung Ga Ram could check out the newest episode through JTBC and Netflix for subtitles.
'The Interest of Love' Episode 5 Recap
After the cliffhanging episode, The Interest of Love" episode 5 showcases a surprising twist with An Soo Young's career and family relationship.
Moreover, she is also confused about how she feels toward Ha Sang Soo.
At the beginning of the episode, it depicted how she and Jung Jong Hyun get along and how the rookie guard got curious about An Soo Young.
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The fifth episode also talks about toxic work culture that involves being taken advantage of by the boss.
It comes after An Soo Young was invited by their head manager Mr. Yuk to go visit a client.
Despite after working hours, she went along with her boss, not knowing that her job was not to discuss proposals but to entertain the VIP.
Unfortunately, she was so stunned that she couldn't react right away.
The next day, her colleagues have been talking about her and their boss, speculating that she is a mistress.
Sadly, An Soo Young received another invitation from her boss but this time she said no and raised that it's not her job to entertain a VIP behind working hours.
Felt embarrassed about what happened especially in front of their colleagues, Mr. Yuk punished An Soo Young to do the dirty work at the bank.
In another scene, Ha Sang Soo witnessed how their peers embarrassed and judged Park Mi Kyung, stating that she got the position because of her wealthy parents.
Here, Ha Sang Soo saw the reason why Park Mi Kyung is so competitive at work and doesn't want her parents to be recognized for the work she does.
In the latter part of "The Interest of Love" episode 5, Soo Young felt that it was hard to stand up for her rights as she had to face repercussions for going against the boss.
The scheme also featured Mr. Yuk coming to their office amid the audit and was furious towards An Soo Young.
Interestingly, Ha Sang Soo defended Soo Young from the raging Mr. Yuk.
