The WORST episodes of Namib
Every episode of Namib ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Namib!
After being fired for her past mistakes, former entertainment company CEO Kang Soo-hyun is offered a severance package to buy out her longtime trainee, Yoo Jin-woo. Soo-hyun decides to train Jin-woo well and sell him to another company so that she can buy a factory for her disabled child. At first, she only thinks of her own child and tries to make Jin-woo successful, but as time goes by, she helps him sincerely.
#1 - Expulsion
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/23/2024
Soo-hyun gets dismissed from Pandora Entertainment, and Jang Hyun-chul, a former management team leader, takes her position. Jin-woo’s contract with Pandora Entertainment ends as the agency lets go of long term trainees. Jin-woo also had to cough up 200,000 dollars, which his mom had borrowed from the company. Soo-hyun decides to produce Jin-woo as a way to make money for the factory she’s buying.
#2 - The Best Kid
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/2025
Soo-hyun gets admitted to the hospital after a car accident. Worried about Jin-woo, she leaves in the middle of the night to see him. Jin-woo decides to leave TA Entertainment after promising to pay back for the damage he caused. He’s even forced to have a press conference where he has to tell a lie and take responsibility for everything. Right then, Soo-hyun shows up.
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#3 - Contract
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/24/2024
Soo-hyun decides to meet Jin-woo’s mother before signing a contract with him. Soo-hyun sees how horrible a mother Jin-woo’s mother is and decides to sign with him on the spot. Meanwhile, Jun-seok sees a divorce lawyer behind Soo-hyun’s back.
#4 - The Beginning
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/7/2025
The reason for Yoon-hee’s tragic death is revealed. Hyun-chul is more determined to bring Soo-hyun down after hearing that Jin-woo has passed the audition. Hence, he meets the producer of the show and forces him to eliminate Jin-woo. Meanwhile, Shim Jin-woo gets into trouble, so Yoo Jin-woo leaves the dorm to help him, putting him at risk of getting eliminated from “Star Rise.”
#5 - Goodbye
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2025
Soo-hyun and Jun-seok will stop at nothing to bring Yoo Jin-woo into their care, but it requires something they never thought they'd do. Meanwhile, Hyun-chul finds himself under investigation for drug-related activities, along with Muse, forcing him into a high-stakes, all-or-nothing scenario. Chris pays an unexpected visit to Jin-woo, but something doesn't feel quite right.
#6 - Accident
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/20/2025
Ha-na becomes the finalist on “Star Rise.” Jin-woo joins TA Entertainment’s debut team and starts practising as their trainee. Surprisingly, Kim Yi-jun also joins the debut team. Jin-woo finds out that Yi-jun lied about Chris telling him to withdraw from the live show. Meanwhile, news about Pandora Entertainment bribing the producer of “Star Rise” breaks out, and people speculate that Jin-woo and Ha-na benefitted from it.
#7 - That Kind of Kid
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/30/2024
Soo-hyun takes her son to the factory for the first time and shows him around. Soo-hyun convinces Jun-seok to produce Jin-woo and she also gets Jung-hwa on board. Jin-woo continues to work at the club Chris recommended without Soo-hyun's knowledge. Meanwhile, Soo-hyun meets Jin-woo’s aunt and hears from her what kind of person he is.
#8 - Family
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/6/2025
Jin-woo’s mother comes to the audition for “Star Rise” to see him. Soo-hyun meets Chris to warn him to leave Jin-woo alone. A tabloid threatens Soo-hyun that they’ll reveal the video of her abusing her power against RAID. Soo-hyun acquires the original file and is shocked when she discovers who filmed it.
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#9 - Resolution
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2025
Jin-woo manages to sing on the stage, but he gets eliminated for singing a song that wasn’t agreed upon. Even after getting eliminated, Jin-woo’s singing becomes the talk of the town, so TA Entertainment contacts Soo-hyun to buy him. Feeling betrayed by Soo-hyun’s decision, Jin-woo makes a shocking proposal.
#10 - Happiness
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/31/2024
Jin-woo realizes that he dropped Soo-hyun’s name card when he got into a car accident. Even after finding out that Jin-woo hurts himself whenever he’s anxious, Soo-hyun continues to train him. On the day of the audition, Soo-hyun and Jun-seok change their plan and make Jin-woo sing in a low pitch.
#11 - A Long Trip
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/2025
Jin-woo returns but struggles to find his voice to sing because of the horrible things people have said, but Soo-hyun gets him back on track and releases a song. Meanwhile, Jun-seok receives an offer for the CEO position of Pandora, and Soo-hyun plans to let Jin-woo go as he gets ready for a live performance.
#12 - Trust
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/13/2025
After placing first on “Star Rise,” Jin-woo gets all the spotlight. Ha-na makes a mistake in the next performance, but the producer deliberately edits it out. Jin-woo receives a message from Chris that he should give up on the live performance and that Soo-hyun could be hurt if he doesn’t. After Soo-hyun finds out Jin-woo is being blackmailed, she goes to see him, but Jin-woo refuses to see her.