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In the 8th episode of the JTBC weekend drama 'New Employee Chairman Kang,' which aired on the 21st, actor Lee Jun-young (playing Hwang Jun-hyun, possessed by the soul of Chairman Kang Yong-ho) made a desperate move to renounce his chairman status to stop the reckless ambition of Kang Jae-kyung (played by Jeon Hye-jin). Despite his strategic efforts, the episode concluded with a shocking turn of events involving the death of Son Hyun-joo's character and the sudden collapse of Lee Jun-young. The intense cliffhanger propelled the drama to a personal best viewership rating of 11.0%. - Lee Jun-young's dramatic performance helped the drama achieve a record-breaking 11% viewership rating, surpassing the previous 10% milestone. - The plot took a dark turn as Lee Jun-young's character collapsed following a severe headache, coinciding with the death of Son Hyun-joo's character. Q: Why is this trending? A: The show is trending due to a shocking cliffhanger in the latest episode where Lee Jun-young's collapse and a character's death led to a record-breaking viewership rating of 11%. | In the 8th episode of the JTBC weekend drama 'New Employee Chairman Kang,' which aired on the 21st, actor Lee Jun-young (playing Hwang Jun-hyun, possessed by the soul of Chairman Kang Yong-ho) made a desperate move to renounce his chairman status to stop the reckless ambition of Kang Jae-kyung (played by Jeon Hye-jin). Despite his strategic efforts, the episode concluded with a shocking turn of events involving the death of Son Hyun-joo's character and the sudden collapse of Lee Jun-young. The intense cliffhanger propelled the drama to a personal best viewership rating of 11.0%. - Lee Jun-young's dramatic performance helped the drama achieve a record-breaking 11% viewership rating, surpassing the previous 10% milestone. - The plot took a dark turn as Lee Jun-young's character collapsed following a severe headache, coinciding with the death of Son Hyun-joo's character. Q: Why is this trending? A: The show is trending due to a shocking cliffhanger in the latest episode where Lee Jun-young's collapse and a character's death led to a record-breaking viewership rating of 11%.
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[이준영] Lee Jun-young Faces Critical Crisis in Record-Breaking Episode of 'New Employee Chairman Kang'
k-drama6/22/2026

[이준영] Lee Jun-young Faces Critical Crisis in Record-Breaking Episode of 'New Employee Chairman Kang'

In the 8th episode of the JTBC weekend drama 'New Employee Chairman Kang,' which aired on the 21st, actor Lee Jun-young (playing Hwang Jun-hyun, possessed by the soul of Chairman Kang Yong-ho) made a desperate move to renounce his chairman status to stop the reckless ambition of Kang Jae-kyung (played by Jeon Hye-jin). Despite his strategic efforts, the episode concluded with a shocking turn of events involving the death of Son Hyun-joo's character and the sudden collapse of Lee Jun-young. The intense cliffhanger propelled the drama to a personal best viewership rating of 11.0%. - Lee Jun-young's dramatic performance helped the drama achieve a record-breaking 11% viewership rating, surpassing the previous 10% milestone. - The plot took a dark turn as Lee Jun-young's character collapsed following a severe headache, coinciding with the death of Son Hyun-joo's character. Q: Why is this trending? A: The show is trending due to a shocking cliffhanger in the latest episode where Lee Jun-young's collapse and a character's death led to a record-breaking viewership rating of 11%.