As Jung Joon-won becomes aware of his feelings for Go Youn-jung, attention is focused on whether he will confess directly in the 9th episode, as viewers have speculated.

In the 8th episode of the tvN weekend drama 'Resident Playbook' (creators Shin Won-ho and Lee Woo-jung, directed by Lee Min-soo, written by Kim Song-hee, planned by CJ ENM Studios, produced by Egg is Coming, hereinafter 'Resident Playbook') which aired on the 4th, Koo Do-won (played by Jung Joon-won) experiences his heart racing towards Oi-young (played by Go Youn-jung) and realizes his feelings.

Earlier in 'Resident Playbook', Oi-young became aware of her feelings for chief resident Koo Do-won and expressed her feelings directly. Most notably, while alone in an elevator, Oi-young requested to answer “yes” only for her birthday gift, ultimately confessing, "Can I like you?" directly expressing her feelings towards Koo Do-won.

In response, Koo Do-won answered "yes" and then added, "If you want to make things uncomfortable, go ahead," indicating he had no feelings for Oi-young.

Despite having drawn a firm line with Oi-young, Koo Do-won began to change his attitude towards her as he witnessed fellow resident Myung Eun-won (played by Kim Hye-in) steal his thesis and Oi-young bravely demanding an apology.

Meanwhile, after facing an emergency situation with anesthesiology resident Ham Dong-ho (played by Kim I-jun), Oi-young was asked by Ham Dong-ho to dinner. She pondered whether it was a simple dinner invitation or a date. Although dinner was merely a suggestion, Ham Dong-ho had feelings for Oi-young.

Koo Do-won subtly paid attention to the relationship between Oi-young and Ham Dong-ho. Although it was a relationship already rejected, his feelings for Oi-young continued to grow. Koo Do-won broke his routine to carpool to work with Oi-young and bombarded her with questions in the car, contrasting with Oi-young, who began to realize her feelings and continuously asked him questions.

Ultimately, as Koo Do-won became aware of his feelings and affection for Oi-young, viewers are curious if the predicted 'Oi-young confession in the 5th episode, Koo Do-won confession in the 9th episode' will actually happen. Oi-young's confession in the elevator was in the 5th episode of 'Resident Playbook,' while Koo Do-won's realization of his feelings was portrayed in the 8th episode, raising expectations for how their love line will develop in the 9th episode.

As the love line between Oi-young and Koo Do-won is being vividly depicted, the viewership ratings for 'Resident Playbook' are steadily increasing. The 8th episode achieved an average rating of 6.4% and a peak of 7.4% in the metropolitan area, while achieving an average of 6% and a peak of 6.7% nationwide, breaking its own record and ranking first in the same time slot among cable and comprehensive programming channels (Nielsen Korea).

Meanwhile, the tvN weekend drama 'Resident Playbook' airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:20 p.m.

[Photo] tvN 'Resident Playbook'

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