'Chilling Romance' Episode 9, Park Eun-bin Faces Management Rights Crisis, Yang Se-jong Supports... 6.1% Viewership Rating Tops Same Time Slot

In episode 9 of the tvN weekend drama ″Chilling Romance,″ Cheon Yeori (Park Eun-bin) faces the threat of dismissal as the CEO of Reina Hotel, while Ma Gangwook (Yang Se-jong) stands by her side as a reliable supporter. After their engagement, Ma Gangwook showed exceptional support by staying up all night to find solutions together for Cheon Yeori, who officially became his girlfriend. Despite being unable to hold hands due to a curse, the two enjoyed their dates dreaming of the day they could hold hands like ordinary lovers. Cheon Yeori left for Singapore to persuade shareholder Han Se-in (No Soo-sanna) to protect her management rights, but Han Se-in rejected the proposal, saying she had already contacted someone else. A scheduled meeting with investors was abruptly canceled, putting Cheon Yeori in a difficult situation. During this process, Kang Min-hwan (Ong Seong-wu), after being rejected by Cheon Yeori, became involved in the management battle, emerging as a new variable. At a moment when Cheon Yeori was discouraged, Ma Gangwook came to Singapore with a clue to move Han Se-in’s heart and was shown holding hands with Cheon Yeori while wearing matching gloves. Meanwhile, Ma Gangwook’s grandmother, Paeng Myo-sun (Cha Mi-kyung), discovered that Cheon Yeori is the ″Black Monkey″ she had opposed, signaling changes in their engagement. Episode 9 of ″Chilling Romance″ recorded an average nationwide viewership rating of 6.1% and a peak of 7.6% on Nielsen Korea’s paid platforms. In the metropolitan area, it averaged 5.9% with a peak of 7.5%, ranking first in its time slot across all channels including terrestrial broadcasters nationwide and in the metropolitan area. It also ranked first in the 2049 demographic ratings during the same time slot.