Netflix released new K-drama The Whirlwind on Friday, June 28, 2024. Consisting of 12 episodes, the political series stars Sol Kyung-Gu and Kim Hee-Ae in lead roles. The first six episodes deal with a brutal clash between the prime minister and deputy prime minister after an assassination attempt on the president.
The Whirlwind episode 1 features Prime Minister Park Dong-Ho’s (Kyung-Gu) attempt to assassinate President Jang Il-Jun. He defends his actions to eradicate corruption from the political world. Furthermore, the series explains Dong-Ho and his secretary Seo Jeong-Yeon’s (Im Se-Mi) agenda after dirty politics killed the latter’s brother. However, Deputy Prime Minister Jung Soo-Jin (Hee-Ae) is the biggest obstacle before Dong-Ho.
While Dong-Ho tries to play the game brutally yet wisely, Soo-Jin takes difficult and illegal paths in the political war. Who will win the battle? Let’s find out!
What happened in The Whirlwind episodes 1-6?
In The Whirlwind episodes 1 to 6, Dong-Ho and Soo-Jin get involved in a battle for the President’s seat. With Il-Jun in the hospital, the prime minister becomes the acting president, which doesn’t sit well with Soo-Jin. A few flashback scenes feature that she has followed Il-Jun from the beginning of his political career and that he is her inspiration. Hence, she fights hard against Dong-Ho.
However, Daejin Group Vice Chairman Kang Sang-Woon’s overconfidence becomes an obstacle for Soo-Jin. For context, Il-Jun has taken money from the popular chaebol group multiple times and thus became corrupt. Dong-Ho plays his cards wisely and sends Sang-Woon to prison. It threatens Soo-Jin’s position in the party, and she fears that her illegal activities may be revealed. Hence, she takes a ruthless step.
Kim Hee-Ae kills the president
In episode 3, Soo-Jin kills President Il-Jun, who is in the hospital. After his death, she portrays her good side to the public and gains support. Meanwhile, Dong-Ho receives criticism as he refuses to stop the investigation of Il-Jun’s son. When he learns that he doesn’t have public support, he steps down from the acting president position. However, Dong-Ho announces that he will only take the role when the people will support him. Therefore, he participates in the presidential election alongside Soo-Jin and Jo Sang-Cheon.
The brutal battle between Soo-Jin and Dong-Ho continues. Eventually, the latter join forces with Soo-Jin as they want Sang-Cheon out of the competition. She digs into Sang-Cheon’s past and finds a connection with North Korea. Although Dong-Ho becomes puzzled about using the evidence, he finally removes Sang-Cheon from his path.
Sol Kyung-Gu becomes the President
Finally, Dong-Ho has become president with public support. Soo-Jin assumes that he will still be on her team, but he ignores her. This irks the deputy prime minister, and she leaves the celebration. Although she helps Dong-Ho in his campaign, Soo-Jin doesn’t stop planning his downfall. Through the late president’s wife, she plants a recording device on Dong-Ho.
In episode 5 ending, Soo-Jin shocks Dong-Ho when she plays his confession to assassinate the former president. For context, the confession recording was in Choi Yeon-Suk’s possession, but Soo-Jin stole it. Episode 6 begins with Soo-Jin keeping it as leverage.
The Whirlwind episode 6 ending spoilers
In The Whirlwind episode 6, Daejin Group Chairman Kang asks Soo-Jin to add his members to the Blue House. She hands over the list to the new President Dong-Ho and threatens with the recording. However, her plan fails as Yeon-Suk announces different names. Things become more difficult for Soo-Jin when Dong-Ho gives Sang-Cheon’s name for prime minister.
When Dong-Ho meets Soo-Jin, she claims she will give the recording to the media houses. Dong-Ho then plays another recording in which Soo-Jin confesses that she has killed Il-Jun. Interestingly, he convinces her to hand over his confession recording and destroys both confessions.
In the episode 6 ending, Soo-Jin thinks her game is over. But Dong-Ho is still determined to eradicate corrupt people from the political world. The end scene shows Yeon-Suk announcing the new prime minister — Soo-Jin. It is not good news for her because now Sang-Cheon and other rivals will think that Soo-Jin is the reason for their downfall.
The Whirlwind K-drama streams on Netflix. Stay tuned for episodes 7-12 recap.
Sushmita Sen
Sushmita is a Contributing Writer at ComingSoon. As an entertainment journalist, she has covered Hollywood, Bollywood, Reality TV shows, and Celebrity interviews. Currently, she covers Korean Entertainment. When not working, Sushmita enjoys painting and binge-watching K-dramas or classic American series like FRIENDS and Grey’s Anatomy.
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