Park Jin-young Suspects Kim Yoo-jung Is a Spy in '100 Days of Deception'

tvN's drama "100 Days of Deception" (Baegirui Geojitmal) has reached a new series high in ratings. At the same time, the relationship between the characters played by Kim Yoo-jung and Park Jin-young has taken a sharp turn.

Episode 10, which aired on Nov. 8, drew an average rating of 11.7% and a peak of 13.1% among paid-platform households in the Seoul metropolitan area. The figures broke the show's own record and put it at No. 1 across all channels, including the major broadcast networks.

The series also ranked No. 1 in TV drama buzz rankings for the first week of November, marking its third consecutive week at the top. In the cast rankings, Park Jin-young placed No. 1 followed by Kim Yoo-jung placed at No. 2. Both actors have maintained their positions near the top of the rankings for two consecutive weeks.

The story follows the Gugukdan, a group of Korean independence fighters, and the bond between Lee Ga-gyeong (played by Kim Yoo-jung) and Kim Tae-ung (played by Park Jin-young). After the group bombed the Government-General of Korea, the Japanese colonial administration, during its third operation, Sato Shinichi (played by Jin Seon-kyu) became even more suspicious of those around him.

Sato began to suspect Lee Ga-gyeong, who was living under the alias Geum Seo-hui, after the death of Geum Seok-jung (played by Kam Woo-sung). He also placed Kim Tae-ung and Yoo So-ran (played by Kim Hyun-joo) under surveillance following the bombing. Meanwhile, Ga-gyeong and Tae-ung could no longer hide their feelings for each other.

In Episode 4, the Gugukdan walked into a trap set by Sato. On her first mission as a spy, Ga-gyeong obtained the schedule of ta high-ranking official in the colonial government. However, the group relied on separate information it had gathered and proceeded with the operation without her report. Sato had already discovered their plans and leaked false information.

On the day of the operation, the group found Jang Jeong-yeop (played by Lee Do-yeop) tied up in the car they had expected Sato to use. Han Cheol-ryong (played by Kim In-kwon) was attacked before he could fire a shot, while So-ran was shot in the arm and ran out of bullets. Sato, meanwhile, walked out of the Government-General building with a smile. The episode ended with the stark contrast between the trapped independence fighters and Sato's apparent victory.

Episode 6 was the first time Ga-gyeong openly showed Tae-ung how she felt. After witnessing Geum Seok-jung's death, she wandered the streets in shock. Tae-ung found her, took her hand and walked her back to Huiwon. She stood at the door for a while, hesitating before stepping back outside. He was still there, waiting.

"Ms. Geum Seo-hui, are you OK?" he asked.

"No, I'm not OK," she answered, letting out the emotions she had been holding back. Without saying much, he hugged her. The moment brought them closer, even though neither knew who the other really was and continued to be suspicious of one another.

In Episode 8, Tae-ung learned the truth about his birth and his adoptive father Sato's past. Although Tae-ung is Korean, he has lived as a Japanese man. He had previously opened up about feeling lost. "I don't belong anywhere anyway," he said.

Later, Ma Mun-mak (played by Lee Seok), who lives in a shantytown, told him about the Gyeam-ri incident. Tae-ung found records showing that Japanese soldiers had massacred 23 Koreans there. Sato, who was then going by the name Ishikawa Nobuyuki, was at the center of the incident.

Tae-ung confronted Sato in anger. Sato fired back: "You chose to become Japanese yourself. Have you still not given up your Chosenjin (Korean) blood?"

As Tae-ung reeled from the revelation, Ga-gyeong comforted him. "Don't cry, Interpreter Kim Tae-ung," she said. She called him by his Korean name rather than his Japanese one, and something in him began to shift.

Episode 9 showed the group's third operation. The plan was to set off a bomb at a banquet celebrating the opening of the Government-General's pneumatic tube system. Ga-gyeong smuggled the bomb into the venue through Kim Myeong-nam (played by Park Jung-yeon). So-ran assembled it and hid it inside a flower arrangement. The bomb was set to detonate at 6:20 p.m., when the Governor-General (played by Kim Seung-rak) would propose a toast.

But then the plan fell apart as the Governor-General's hay fever prompted staff to remove the flowers from the hall. Ga-gyeong rushed to hide the bomb in a cake. However, Tae-ung was chosen to interpret the Governor-General's toast, which put him right behind the cake. With the clock ticking, the screen cut to black as Ga-gyeong watched him.

In Episode 10, Tae-ung started to suspect of Ga-gyeong's true identity. He arrived at Huiwon with police officers searching for the bombers and closely studied her expressions. He then left without checking So-ran's shoulder injury.

Back home, he recalled what Ga-gyeong had done before the explosion. She had moved the cake trolley and pulled him away by the hand. He began to suspect whether she did it because she knew the bomb was about to go off.

The next day, he went to see her. "What should I call you, Ms. Geum Seo-hui? What's your real name?" he asked. Then, switching to informal speech, he said, "You're a spy, aren't you?" It was a clear sign that he knew.

Now that Tae-ung is convinced Ga-gyeong is working for the independence fighters, their relationship faces a new challenge. How she explains her identity and what he decides to do next will shape the next chapter of their story.

Episode 11 of "100 Days of Deception" will air on Nov. 14 at 9:10 p.m. KST.