JTBC’s new weekend drama “The Apartment Job,” starring Ji Sung, premiered on July 11, 2026, with a nationwide rating of 4.6%, according to Nielsen Korea figures cited by Soompi and Edaily. In the Seoul metropolitan area, the episode drew 4.9%, peaking at 6.3%, per Edaily.
Edaily reported the premiere was No.1 among non-terrestrial dramas in its timeslot that day. The show puts Ji Sung at the center of a crime-comedy premise: a former illegal-gambling operator who needs to raise 10 billion won within three months to free his mentor, and sets his sights on a massive apartment complex.
Ratings breakdown
Nationwide, “The Apartment Job” opened at 4.6%, a figure confirmed by both Soompi and Edaily. Edaily additionally reported a Seoul metro area rating of 4.9%, with a peak of 6.3% during the broadcast.
Edaily’s reporting frames the show’s premiere-night standing specifically as No.1 among non-terrestrial programs within its timeslot that day — a narrower claim than being the day’s top-rated cable program overall, and the two should not be read as interchangeable. Edaily’s byline and timestamp on this report are confirmed: Jang Byung-ho, registered and updated July 12, 2026 at 11:27:23 KST.
The plot and cast
“The Apartment Job” follows Park Hae-gang, a former illegal gambling den operator played by Ji Sung, who needs to raise 10 billion won within three months to free his mentor. His plan centers on a 9,800-household apartment complex called “True Value State,” setting up a scale of scheme that spans an entire residential community rather than a single target.
That premise places the series in crime-comedy territory, mixing a high-stakes three-month deadline with an ensemble cast moving through the apartment complex’s residents and staff.
The premiere episode introduced the show’s ensemble alongside Ji Sung: Ha Yoon-kyung, Moon So-ri, Park Byung-eun, Hwang Hee, Kim Gyu-won and Jung Soon-won round out the supporting cast. Soompi’s coverage of the premiere paired it with a separate note on the KBS weekend drama “The Husband,” reaching a new ratings high the same weekend — a distinct show and a distinct data point from “The Apartment Job’s” own numbers.
What’s confirmed, what isn’t
The 4.6% nationwide figure is corroborated across both outlets reviewed for this article, which strengthens confidence in that specific number. The Seoul metro figures of 4.9% and a 6.3% peak come from Edaily alone. Beyond the timeslot-specific “No.1” framing Edaily used, no source reviewed here documents how “The Apartment Job” ranked against the full slate of terrestrial and cable programming that aired the same night, so readers should treat the “No.1” distinction as limited to that specific comparison group rather than a broader claim about the night’s overall ratings.
What’s next
Episode 2 of “The Apartment Job” is scheduled to air July 12, 2026, at 22:30 KST. Later ratings reports will show whether the premiere-night numbers hold, rise or fall as the story develops.
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