'Yong Pal' Records Its Highest Ratings To Date

"Yong Pal" continues to reach new heights, with the series breaking its previous record of the highest rated weeknight drama of 2015.  According to the September 17 report from Nielsen Korea, "Yong Pal" recorded 21.5 percent for its September 16 episode. This was is an increase of 2.4 percent from its previous episode and reflected a 1.0 percent  increase from its previous record, which was set on August 27.

Episode 13 of the series served as a turning point for Kim Tae Hyun (Joo Won) and Han Yeo Jin (Kim Tae Hee). Tae Hyun effectively completed the marriage registration process and arrived at the fake funeral of Yeo Jin, with the documents that secured their nuptials.

His appearance nullified the ability of Han Do Joon (Jo Hyun Jae) to maintain guardianship over Yeo Jin, leading the hieress to ascend to her rightful place within the Han conglomerate. 

Chairman Go (Jang Gwang) was neutralized for his role in the conspiracy to rule over Yeo Jin while Chief Lee (Jung Woong In) survived. As the death toll continues to rise on the action-packed series, it is apparent that series screenwriter Jang Hyuk Rin plans on making excellent use of the two episode extension that the drama was recently granted. 

MBC's romantic comedy, "She Was Pretty," debuted with lackluster ratings. The series failed to break the top 20 of programming for September 16, recording 4.8 percent with its premiere. "She Was Pretty" stars Hwang Jung Eum as Kim Hye Jin, a young woman who was once considered to be beautiful and wealthy. After she loses everything, she becomes a publishing intern before becoming a junior editor. 

Hwang is joined by her "Kill Me, Heal Me" co-star, Park Seo Joon, who portrays Ji Sung Joon. As an overweight and unpopular teen, Sung Joon harbored romantic feelings for Hye Jin. In adulthood, he returns as the youngest vice chief editor in Korea. He is attractive and arrogant. When he arrives in Korea, he contacts Min Ha Ri (Go Joon Hee, but mistakenly believes that she is Hye Jin. 

Super Junior's Choi Siwon rounds out the main cast as Kim Shin Hyuk, a senior editor, who develops romantic feelings for Hye Jin.

The KBS2 political drama, "Assembly," experienced an increase in ratings with its September 16 episode. The series, which focuses on the trials and tribulations of workers within the National Assembly, recorded 5.4 percent.