The WORST episodes of The Penthouse

Every episode of The Penthouse ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Penthouse!

Three women who live at Seoul's most luxurious penthouse apartment will stop at nothing to protect their status and their children's futures. But a murder at Hera leaves one mom questioning her place in this elite society and puts her on the road for revenge.

Last Updated: 11/25/2024Network: SBSStatus: Ended
Episode 2
star
7.00
22 votes

#1 - Episode 2

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/11/2021

The moment Seo Jin is released from prison, she visits her daughter, Eun Byeol, but Eun Byeol avoids her. Therefore, she decides to retrieve everything back from Dan Tae and her stepmother. Meanwhile, on the day of the performance test, students are getting ready at the examination hall for Seoul University of Music, and Seok Kyung relays a shocking message to Jenny just before the test.

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Episode 1
star
7.06
50 votes

#2 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/2020

Yoon Hee's daughter dreams to be a classical singer. Despite her mom's disapproval, she's a feisty middle school student who pursues singing. One day, she visits the most famous soprano in Korea, Cheon Seo Jin. She wants to take her lessons and pleads her to accept her. Right when Seo Jin was astonished to hear her voice, Yoon Hee barges in, and the two meet unexpectedly.

Directors: Joo Dong-min
Writer: Kim Soon-ok
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Episode 5
star
7.15
27 votes

#3 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2020

Files of Hera Club kids harassing Seol A is spread online and the Hera Club parents find ways to circumvent the situation. They decide to shift the attention to Yoon Hee and make sure Ro Na is suspended from school. However, an unexpected man stands up for her at the emergency parent meeting.

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Episode 10
star
7.15
26 votes

#4 - Episode 10

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/2020

Yoon Hee moves into Hera Palace and the whole Hera Club is astonished. More surprisingly, it was Joo Dan Tae who wrote a recommendation letter, allowing her move-in. Ro Na and Yoon Hee enjoy their first day at Hera Palace while the others scheme to get her out.

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Episode 12
star
7.17
23 votes

#5 - Episode 12

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/2020

Everyone practices hard to perform well at the Cheong A Ambassador Audition. Eun Byeol is on the verge to ruin herself as she grows agitated about competing against Ro Na and Seok Kyung. Seeing her daughter in panic, Seo Jin buys the audition script and hands it over to Eun Byeol to practice.

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Episode 13
star
7.22
23 votes

#6 - Episode 13

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2020

Yoon Hee finds out how badly Joo Dan Tae needs to meet Logan Lee to sell the Myeongdong plot of land. She and Su Ryeon plan to get back at Joo Dan Tae by arranging Logan and Dan Tae’s meeting at all costs. Will Logan buy Yoon Hee’s story and help her out?

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Episode 15
star
7.23
26 votes

#7 - Episode 15

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/15/2020

Yoon Hee finds out how Ro Na has been misunderstanding her relationship with Yoon Chul. She decides to get back at Seo Jin for deliberately using her daughter to instigate Eun Byeol. Seo Jin and Yoon Hee meet, with another surprise guest Seo Jin would’ve never thought of in her dreams.

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Episode 21
star
7.27
26 votes

#8 - Episode 21

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/5/2021

Yoon Hee admits to killing Su Ryeon at the police station, but there’s actually a real culprit behind Su Ryeon’s murder. Joo Dan Tae planned to frame Yoon Hee and kill Su Ryeon together with Cheon Seo Jin. The two happily enjoy their freedom as Yoon Hee gets arrested.

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Episode 11
star
7.28
25 votes

#9 - Episode 11

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/2020

Yoon Chul spots Seo Jin enjoying an intimate time with Joo Dan Tae. He's devastated inside and decides to get a divorce. Meanwhile, Cheong A’s audition to select the school’s ambassador is held and all of the Hera Club kids participate. As they audition, Seok Hoon hints a warm support to Ro Na, and Eun Byeol burns with jealousy.

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Episode 8
star
7.33
27 votes

#10 - Episode 8

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2020

Su Ryeon intentionally allows Yoon Hee to see her husband having an affair with Seo Jin. Using Yoon Hee’s sympathy toward her, Su Ryeon moves on with her plans in bringing down Joo Dan Tae. The first step is by purchasing the building in the center of Myeongdong’s new shopping center site.

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Episode 2
star
7.42
33 votes

#11 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2020

All of Hera Club's middle schoolers aim to top the entrance audition to Cheong Ah Arts High School. Everyone busily takes their lessons and works hard and so does Ro Na, Yoon Hee's daughter. The big day arrives and everyone patiently waits for the results. A surprising name tops the list of successful applicants. It's an unheard girl named Min Seol A.

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Episode 5
star
7.44
16 votes

#12 - Episode 5

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/2/2021

After discovering Oh Yoon Hee's body, Yoo Dong Pil falls victim to Joo Dan Tae and drops to his knees, begging for his life. As a result, he gets told to get rid of Oh Yoon Hee's body. Meanwhile, due to Joo Dan Tae's scheme, Jin Bun Hong holds an emergency press conference claiming that Oh Yoon Hee kidnapped Ha Eun Byeol.

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Episode 14
star
7.44
25 votes

#13 - Episode 14

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/14/2020

At the lighting ceremony hosted to impress Logan Lee, Joo Dan Tae faces an unexpected surprise. Another hideous warning calling out Min Seol A’s death takes place and all Hera Club members are taken aback. Right then, Seo Jin steps up to confront Su Ryeon and exposes Su Ryeon’s relationship with Min Seol A.

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Episode 18
star
7.44
25 votes

#14 - Episode 18

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/28/2020

Yoon Hee sees Dan Tae as a chance to elevate her daughter, Ro Na’s school life. Despite feeling some guilt about slowly growing distant from Su Ryeon, she partners with Dan Tae to also hide the fact that she’s the killer of Min Seol A. Meanwhile, Eun Byeol feels disgusted toward her mom after finding out about her affair with Mr. Joo.

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Episode 3
star
7.45
31 votes

#15 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/2/2020

Seo Jin urges Seol A to sign a paper saying that she’ll give up her acceptance to Cheong Ah Arts High. Seol A doesn’t back down and firmly states how she’ll attend the school no matter what. On top of that, Seol A also mentions how she knows about Seo Jin and Dan Tae’s secret illicit love affair.

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Episode 6
star
7.46
26 votes

#16 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2020

Su Ryeon visits Congressman Cho to reveal the truth behind the countless orphans who were adopted but deported back. The two get in a fight as the discussion heats up and Mr. Yoon accidentally kills Congressman Cho by trying to protect Su Ryeon. Right then, the doorbell rings and Yoon Hee appears.

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Episode 8
star
7.48
23 votes

#17 - Episode 8

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/30/2021

Su Ryeon becomes desperate after finding out that Seok Kyung is her biological daughter and that Ju Dan Tae may have taken her somewhere else other than Italy. To help find Seok Kyung, Seok Hoon fools Dan Tae into thinking that he wants to take over his father's business and starts digging for clues. Meanwhile, Ro Na shines at the Cheong A Arts Residence Audition.

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Episode 1
star
7.48
23 votes

#18 - Episode 1

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/2021

Dan Tae and the residents of Hera Palace prepare a wedding proposal for Seo Jin. However, police officers barge in and arrest Dan Tae as the murderer of Su Ryeon. While Yoon Hee turns herself in, she runs into Dan Tae and Seo Jin at the police station. Now that Dan Tae is a new suspect, other residents also start to believe that he killed his own wife.

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Episode 7
star
7.48
27 votes

#19 - Episode 7

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2020

Yoon Hee decides to sell the Bosuk Village home she bought for her daughter’s sake. However, on the day Yoon Hee was supposed to sell the house, she sees the news of the city’s new redevelopment plan. Bosuk Village will be the main redeveloped area and she and Ro Na be rich now.

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Episode 19
star
7.56
27 votes

#20 - Episode 19

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/29/2020

On the day of Seo Jin's inauguration ceremony as the new director of Cheong A Foundation, a surprise text spread across the school. She's accused of forging Eun Byeol's admissions to Cheong A Arts High and captured. Dan Tae is also sued for embezzlement and finds out it was Logan Lee who reported him.

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Episode 9
star
7.56
25 votes

#21 - Episode 9

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/2020

Because Yoon Hee won the auction bid for the Myeongdong house, Joo Dan Tae tries to win her over by offering a deal. However, Yoon Hee remains rigid and clearly states that she will not sell the building to Joo Dan Tae. The Hera Club men are infuriated and this time, Attorney Lee steps in to convince Yoon Hee in selling the Myeongdong house.

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Episode 12
star
7.56
16 votes

#22 - Episode 12

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/27/2021

Seo Jin survives and recovers in the hospital. However, Su Ryeon believes her mental state is all just an act. Meanwhile, loan sharks wait by her hospital bedside, keeping watch as Eun Byeol tries to fight them off. Later, Dan Tae escapes from the mental hospital in Japan and calls Seok Hoon for help.

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Episode 20
star
7.58
26 votes

#23 - Episode 20

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/4/2021

Seo Jin and Yoon Hee both beg Su Ryeon to stop now. They can’t bear seeing their daughters suffer from their wrongdoings, now being exposed. Su Ryeon tells them to turn themselves in and pay for what they did to Min Seol A.

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Episode 3
star
7.58
26 votes

#24 - Episode 3

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/18/2021

Su Ryeon stops Jun Ki from shooting Dan Tae at the restaurant since Seok Kyung was with him. Jun Ki finally meets Su Ryeon and tells her the truth behind Dan Tae’s real identity and Logan’s death. To take his revenge, Jun Ki meets everyone around Dan Tae. Meanwhile, Hera Palace residents suspect Yoon Hee of taking Logan’s 10 billion dollars which he received as an inheritance under Seol A's name.

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Episode 3
star
7.60
20 votes

#25 - Episode 3

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/26/2021

Seo Jin is shocked to find out that Yoon Hee sang for her instead of Young Ran. Seo Jin gets mad at Secretary Do for letting Yoon Hee take revenge on her and tells him to find a way to stop her. Dan Tae also notices that Seo Jin is hiding something from him. Meanwhile, Ro Na decides to make her move after Yoon Hee confesses her sin.

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