′She Was Pretty′ Surpasses 10 Percent in Viewer Ratings with Episode 5

′She Was Pretty′ Surpasses 10 Percent in Viewer Ratings with Episode 5

She Was Pretty has doubled in viewer ratings in just five episodes.

On the fifth episode of MBC′s She Was Pretty, which aired on September 30, Hwang Jung Eum′s identity as Park Seo Joon′s first love was on the cusp of being exposed.Hwang Jung Eum discovers Park Seo Joon in the rain, suffering from a panic attack caused by a past traumatic event, and while attempting to calm him down, Park Seo Joon recalls memories of his first love.

The fifth episode recorded 10.7 percent (Nielsen Korea) in viewer ratings, which is double the ratings the first episode recorded.

In last night′s episode, Kim Hye Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) discovers Ji Sung Joon (Park Seo Joon) soaked from the rain and shaking on the street from a panic attack. She gets off the bus and rushes over to Sung Joon, and remembering the trauma he suffers from rainy days, takes off her hoodie to cover him.

Hye Jin then looks into Sung Joon′s panicked eyes and tries to calm him down, saying "Look over here. Nothing′s going to happen. It′s okay..It′s okay.." Sung Joon then sees flashes of the Hye Jin from his childhood through the Hye Jin in front of him, leaving viewers to wonder if he realizes the truth about Hye Jin′s identity.

Viewers responded with comments like ′Hwang Jung Eum, are you finally getting into love mode? Looking forward to it!′ ′Did he finally recognize the real Hye Jin, his first love? So curious!′ ′Hwang Jung Eum, her appearance may have changed, but her heart is the same, so he′s going to figure it out soon!′ and ′Totally had a heart attack when Hye Jin and Sung Joon made eye contact.′

Meanwhile, episode six of MBC′s She Was Pretty airs tonight at 10 p.m. KST.

Photo credit: MBC She Was Pretty screenshot