Getting left on the cliffhanger last week, fans are waiting for Episode 5 of the k-drama ‘Insider’. The k-drama stars ‘When Camilla Blooms’ fame Kang Ha Neul, ‘My Fellow Citizen’ fame Lee Yoo Young, and ‘Squid Game’ fame Heo Sung Tae in the leading roles. Starting off strong, the recent episodes of the k-drama ‘Insider’ have achieved nationwide ratings of over 3.3%. While the plot of the k-drama is getting quite messy, fans are still staying for the amazing cast members. The ending of the last episode has left the fans shook as no one was expecting that to happen. With Kim Yo Han finally confronting Mok Jin Hyung, fans have finally gotten some peace.
The k-drama ‘Insider’ follows Kim Yo Han, a judicial trainee who has a huge mission to take care of. With no care for the coming future, Yo Han always has his poker face on. As Yo Han is undercover for an important investigation, he gets into a crisis that can either make or break his game of life in prison. As he gets stuck in an unexpected incident during the investigation, the danger for the undercover agent is just starting. With no option to give up, Yo Han continues to fight to survive, trying to turn his problems into an opportunity.
jTBC Apologies For Hurting Sentiments
While the k-drama ‘Insider’ is going strong, the jTBC k-drama has been accused of hurting religious sentiments. Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism has accused the broadcasting network of insulting Buddhists and Buddhist monks. The first episode of the k-drama showed an illegal gambling house having the interior of a large Buddhist temple. In a still from another scene, a Korean Buddhist monk has also seen sitting with the goons. In the episode, even the monks were shown gambling and making bets with other gamblers.
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Taking responsibility, jTBC visited the Korean Buddhism History and Culture Memorial Hall and apologized for the mistake. During the premiere of episodes 3 and 4, a public apology was released. The scenes in question have also been edited out of the k-drama for online streaming platforms. The fans have shown mixed reactions to the controversy. While some called the k-drama a fiction, some claimed that the channel should’ve been careful.
‘Insider’ Episode 5 Release Date & Preview
‘Insider’ Episode 5 will release on June 22, 2022, at 10:30 PM Korean Standard Time. ‘Insider’ Episode 5 has a lot of things lined up for the viewers. After confronting Jin Hyung and getting all the answers he could, Yo Han isn’t really happy. He’s thinking about all the moves that he has already played. Still not giving up on the mission, his new aim is to find Nam Dae Moon’s slush fund ledger. We also see Jae Sun saying that he never gave up on either of them, which shows that there is still some tension left between the men.
The hostility between the prison mates is still the same. In fact, Jang Sun O is ready to take the lives of his prison mates as well. On the other side, Inspector Kwon isn’t just hiding a camera. And chairman Yang will finally be giving the prison a visit. But the video that Yo Han has found might become game-changing.
Watch ‘Insider’ Episode 5 Online – Streaming Details
‘Insider’ Episode 5 will originally release on the jTBC broadcasting network at 10:30 pm time slot according to Korean Standard Time on Wednesday and Thursday. For international viewers, the timings are 9:30 am in the United States, 9:30 am in Canada, 2:30 pm in the United Kingdom, and 11:30 pm in Australia. For global viewers, episode 5 of the k-drama ‘Insider’ will be available on Rakuten Viki. Episode 5 will also be available with subtitles in various languages.
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