All right. This post is only for people who can’t wait to watch the whole series to find out what’s happening. You are here for the spoilers. So please read on at your own risk. This post will also be updated as more clues and facts are unveiled in the later episodes. Please leave your thoughts and questions in the comment section.
First, let’s unveil the people mysteries with straightforward answers.
Penthouse – Who is Logan Lee?
Min Seol Ah’s adopted brother in the US who was saved by Seol Ah’s bone marrow. He came to Korea to avenge her death. He has a love interest in Shim Su Ryeon.
Penthouse – Who is Na Ae Gyo?
Someone who look alike as Shim Su Ryeon. Claimed as the birth mother of the twins – Joo Seok Hoon and Joo Seok Kyung. She has died in Penthouse Season 1 last episode but Shim Su Ryeon played her role in Season 2.
Penthouse – Who is Miss Jin?
She was hired by Logan Lee to keep an eye at Cheong Seo Jin. She became obsessed with Ha Eun Byul and colluded with Joo Dan Tae.
Penthouse – Who is Joo Dan Tae?
A rich real estate tycoon who was a beggar. His real name is Baek Jun Ki. He killed the real Joo Dan Tae’s parents and switched the identity with Baek Jun Ki. He also killed Na Ae Kyo (as Shim Su Ryeon) and framed Oh Yoon Hee for it. But now all the blame is on Logan.
Penthouse – Who is Baek Jun Ki?
He is the son of a Japanese-Korean tycoon. His parents were killed by the current “Joo Dan Tae”. He came to Korea with Logan to avenge “Joo Dan Tae”. S3 E6 – He colluded with Cheong Seo Jin for unlimited supply of cash to gamble.
Penthouse – Who is Kim Mi Sook?
She is the birth mother of Hye-In. She was the only one who dug up the secret of Shim Su Ryeon’s twins. As a result, she was killed by Joo Dan Tae but Yoo Dong Pil kept her body behind the wall of the fountain at Hera Palace.
Penthouse – Who are Shim Su Ryeon’s daughters?
Min Seol Ah and Joo Seok Kyung are Shim Su Ryeon’s real daughters with her first husband. Joo Hye-In are her adopted daughter who was switched with Min Seol Ah.
Penthouse – Who is Chairman Song?
Powerful and rich business lady who often visits Kang Ma Ri’s bath house. She will help the girls later on. What is Joo Dan Tae money compared to her… I wonder where she lives…
Penthouse – Who is Alex Lee?
No, Alex is not Logan. Alex is Logan hipster brother. He came to Korea to find his dead brother. He commands a whole gang of high society thugs and is now providing a safe house for his brother.
Yes, Alex loves his brother Logan. So, don’t think we need to worry about him betraying Logan. 🙂 Yay!
And let’s get some incident facts right.
Penthouse – Who killed Min Seol Ah?
Season 1 – Oh Yoon Hee. But it was until Season 2 that the truth was revealed. At some point, you must be guessing it was Joo Dan Tae or Cheong Seo Jin. But Oh Yoon Hee has confirmed that she killed Min Seol Ah. Unless there’s some memories that she didn’t recall properly, for example, she was trying to save her when someone else pushed her. But I think this case is closed.
Penthouse – Who killed Cheong Seo Jin’s father?
Cheong Seo Jin caused him to fall off the stairs on a rainy day after she tried to beg her father not to transfer her ownership of the Foundation to her sister. She ran away and caused her father to die. Ha Eun Byul recorded the incident in her phone but was never exposed.
Penthouse – Who killed Shim Su Ryeon?
Oh Yoon Hee was framed in Season 1. But we found out that it was Joo Dan Tae who stabbed her to death. And it was Na Ae Gyo who disguised as Shim Su Ryeon when she was stabbed. She was confirmed dead as her ashes were verified in Season 2 as evidence for a fake murder case to frame Joo Dan Tae. In Season 3, Logan Lee is now the new “murderer” as evidence was found that it was Logan who paid for the “cremation”.
Penthouse – Who killed Bae Ro Na?
We were led to believe it was Ha Eun Byul who caused the death of Bae Ro Na when she stabbed her with the trophy. Then we thought Ha Yoon Chul killed Bae Ro Na while she was in comma. But it was Joo Dan Tae who stabbed her at her head with the trophy and later on tried to remove her life support. Shim Su Ryeon rescued Bae Ro Na. But wasn’t it weird that Oh Yoon Hee didn’t bother to look at her daughter before she was cremated?
Penthouse – Who killed Logan Lee?
Penthouse 2 Episode 13 – Joo Dan Tae disguised as an old man and detonated a bomb beside Logan’s car.
Penthouse 3 Episode 6 – Logan Lee is still alive, saved by Baek Jun Ki who were ordered by Cheong Seo Jin to keep him alive. Ha Yoon Chul is currently attempting to cure Logan for 6 (logically should be more) months under the instruction of Cheong Seo Jin (unknowingly). He is now alive and well, reunited with Shim Su Ryeon while recovering from his burn injury.
Penthouse – Who killed Kim Mi Sook?
Joo Dan Tae. But Yoo Dong Pil took the fall so that his daughter can stay in a nice house at Hera Palace.
Penthouse – Who killed Oh Yoon Hee?
Penthouse 3 Episode 5 – Cheong Seo Jin pushed her off the cliff after Yoon Hee attempted to stop the car containing Ha Eun Byul from falling off the cliff. Yoon Hee was found by Secretary Do and her “body” (still unsure if it’s really her) was hidden in the Hera Palace fountain wall so that Joo Dan Tae can frame Yoo Dong Pil again. Yoon Hee’s body was later found in the river and it was shown on screen. There is very little doubt that she is really dead.
Now, here are the unexplained plot twists…
How did Shim Su Ryeon come to live?
Shim Su Ryeon did not die. It was Na Ae Gyo who died. They switched identity right before Na Ae Gyo was killed by Joo Dan Tae.
How did Logan Lee come to live?
Cheong Seo Jin has been secretly orchestrating to make everyone believe Logan Lee has died. She kept him alive with some medical equipment and in bandage for months. Eww. Ha Yoon Chul is secretly treating him and helping him to meet with Alex (his brother) and Shim Su Ryeon.
Why is Shim Su Ryeon’s daughter not dead?
Min Seol Ah is dead. Oh but she actually had a twin. Is it Hye In? No. It is Seok Kyung. Wait, what? How? Na Ae Gyo didn’t have twin. She couldn’t tell all these secrets to Shim Su Ryeon before she die.
Unsolved Mysteries
Penthouse – Secretary Cho
Who is he siding? He has been loyal to Yoo Dong Pil and has been brutally abused by Joo Dan Tae. But we saw him in Season 2 trying to save/kidnap “Na Ae Gyo” when “Shim Su Ryeon” was killed in the Penthouse.
He also hold Logan Lee’s VIP safe key and the DNA report from Oh Yoon Hee’s pocket. How did the paper report not get wet when retrieved from the river?
Why Oh Yoon Hee and Jin Boon Hun cars did not have a dashcam?
The police hasn’t thought of checking them yet. Shim Su Ryeon forgot about it.
The later episode finally revealed the dashcam… and they saw Joo Dan Tae and Cheong Seo Jin’s doings.
Who is the most stupid character in Penthouse?
- Bae Ro Na
- Oh Yoon Hee
- Shim Su Ryeon
Who is the worst mother in Penthouse?
Shim Su Ryeon. She had 2 beautiful twin daughters, she failed to recognize them both. She almost had both of them killed. She thinks she is very noble to punish Seok Kyung. But she should have done better in correcting her behaviour instead of shaming her and expelling her from the school.
Who is the best mother in Penthouse?
Kang Ma Ri. I think she has the best character twist. She finally did the right thing to apologize for her wrongdoings. She has open communication with her daughter as well. And seriously, I really like Jenny in Season 3. She is the most mature kid now. She didn’t throw tantrum when she learned about her mother real occupation in Season 2 and she supported her. Wait, what has she been thinking about her mother and father? She has been too naive to believe that her dad is in Dubai for years and never call her… The character development is quite unrealistic.
What lessons do you learn from Penthouse drama?
- Open communication. Don’t keep secret from the people who matter to you.
- Keep showing mercy to bad people and keep getting stabbed. Be like Bae Ro Na.
- Be aware of unattended items near you. Don’t be like Logan Lee who didn’t notice a weird cart parking by his car.
- Don’t betray your conscience for an apartment. Don’t be like Yoo Dong Pil.
- Live like Secretary Yoo. May be he didn’t die. He just had to go to the Mr Queen’s drama set.
- Quit your bad job and run away. Don’t be like Secretary Do and Secretary Cho.
- Secretary job is a highest paid job in Korea. It also demanded you to be highly intelligent, doing bad things for your boss, and keeping secrets.