'Fifties Professionals' Hits Series High as Oh Jung-se Recovers His Memory, Setting Up Long-Awaited Showdown

MBC's Fifties Professionals continued its momentum toward the second half of its run, setting a new series ratings high while delivering major developments for several of its central characters.

Episode 9, which aired on June 19, saw Bong Je-soon (Oh Jung-se) begin recovering his lost memories, while Jung Ho-myung (Shin Ha-kyun) finally came face-to-face with Han Kyung-wook (Kim Sang-kyung), reigniting a rivalry that stretches back a decade.

According to Nielsen Korea, the episode recorded 5.6 percent nationwide and in the Seoul metropolitan area, with a peak viewership of 6.1 percent, marking a new personal best for the series.