"100 Days of Lies" Episode 2 Ratings Up 7.6%... Unfolding of Geum Seok-jung's Identity and Rescue of Lee Ga-kyung

The second episode of tvN’s weekend drama ″100 Days My Prince″ recorded a viewership rating of 7.6%, showing an increase compared to the first episode. According to Nielsen Korea’s nationwide paid platform data, the rating rose by 2.3 percentage points from 5.3% in the first episode. In this episode, Yoo So-ran (played by Kim Hyun-joo) launched an assassination attempt targeting Sato Shinichi (played by Jin Sun-kyu), but Geum Seok-jung (played by Kam Woo-sung), disguised as a cake delivery man, appeared and engaged in a shootout with Sato Hideo (Park Jin Young). During this, Suzuki (played by Kim Do-hyun) was shot and collapsed in place of Lee Ga-kyung (played by Kim Yoo-jung). After the shootout, Geum Seok-jung exchanged glances with Yoo So-ran and escaped through the window. The police lost track of Geum Seok-jung and interrogated Lee Ga-kyung, but Sato Hideo testified, ″This woman saved the Chief Political Officer and me,″ protecting Lee Ga-kyung. Yoo Philip (played by Lee Moo-saeng) also warned that he would publish an article about the incident as the police search continued. Yoo So-ran revealed to Yoo Philip that Geum Seok-jung was ″my husband whom I had no news of for 13 years,″ unveiling their story. Additionally, it was revealed that 13 years ago, during the March 1st Movement, her husband Geum Seok-jung was arrested as a ringleader, leading to the sacrifice of their daughter Geum Seo-hee (played by Park Yoo-ha) and the village residents. It was disclosed that Sato Shinichi was behind this incident. Meanwhile, Lee Ga-kyung and Sato Hideo met again at a pawnshop in Jongno. The episode ended with Sato Hideo catching Lee Ga-kyung as she tried to escape, saying, ″Got you, pickpocket.″ ″100 Days My Prince″ airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 PM.