'Friday is Gold Day' Episode 39 ranks first among comprehensive programming with a 3.7% viewership rating... Yang Ji Eun·Son Bin Ah achieve a perfect score of 100 points

TV CHOSUN variety show ’Friday Gold Rush’ episode 39 aired on the 18th as a special ’7080 Memory Trip.’ On this day, trot stars reinterpreted classic hits from the 70s and 80s by Shim Soo-bong, Na Hoon A, Lee Sun-hee, Nami, and others. In the broadcast, Choo Hyeokjin and Cheon Rok Dam each sang Shim Soo-bong’s ’That Person Back Then’ and Na Hoon A’s ’Musiro,’ scoring 99 points. Afterwards, Super Megi Singer Lee Sang-woo competed against Nam Seung-min and Chun Gil, with Chun Gil facing Lee Sang-woo with a score of 98 points. Lee Sang-woo sang Jin Simon’s ’Unfamiliar Regret’ and received 96 points, and Chun Gil won. Chun Gil drew ’+2’ in the ’Roulette from Hell,’ taking the solo lead with 8 golden stars. Kim Yong Bin showed signs of guarding against Chun Gil, saying, ″Did you install something on the roulette?″ In the match between Kim Yong Bin and Yang Ji Eun, Yang Ji Eun won with a perfect score of 100 points for Nami’s ’Sad Fate,’ and Oh Yoo-jin defeated Choi Jae Myeong with Kim Tae-hee’s ’Soyanggang Maiden.’ In the final match, Son Bin Ah scored 100 points with Kim Hak-rae’s ’Path of Sadness,’ surpassing Seo Joo Jung, and earned ’+1’ on the roulette, securing 5 golden stars. The broadcast recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 3.7%, with a peak of 4%, ranking first among daily general programming and cable shows. The golden star rankings changed according to the stage results and the ’Roulette from Hell,’ with Chun Gil maintaining the solo lead with 8 golden stars. ’Friday Gold Rush’ will take a two-week break due to coverage of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, and episode 40 is scheduled to air at 10 PM on October 9.