‘The Apartment Job’ Episode 10 Release Date, Time And Preview Ahead Of Ji Sung’s Caper Comedy Entering Its Back Half

‘The Apartment Job’ has spent the past month building one of the more unexpected hits of the JTBC weekend slot, and its tenth episode is about to push the story into its final stretch. The South Korean crime comedy series, written by Kim Yoon-young and directed by Jo Yong-won, stars Ji Sung, Ha Yoon-kyung, Park Byung-eun, and Moon So-ri, and follows a former gangster boss who infiltrates a newly built apartment complex by running for the residents’ association president in order to recover hidden illicit cash, only to find himself fighting deep-seated local corruption as an accidental hero. It premiered on JTBC on July 11, 2026, and airs every Saturday at 22:40 KST and Sunday at 22:30 KST, with episodes also available for streaming.

With the con at the center of ‘The Apartment Job’ now colliding head on with the fallout of Hae-gang’s past, viewers are looking ahead to when the next chapter drops and what direction the story takes as it heads toward its finale.

The Apartment Job Episode 10 Release Date And Time

Episode 10 of ‘The Apartment Job’ is scheduled to air on August 9, 2026. That places it on a Sunday, consistent with the drama’s established broadcast pattern since its premiere. The series continues to air every Saturday and Sunday on JTBC, with Sunday episodes typically landing around 22:30 KST.

For international viewers, the release window has held steady for weeks now. Sunday episodes of ‘The Apartment Job’ have generally released at approximately 3pm GMT, or 11am ET, with subtitles going up on Netflix at roughly the same time as the broadcast. Given that episode 10 follows the same Sunday pattern as episode 6, that timing is likely to hold once again.

‘The Apartment Job’ is scheduled to run for a total of 12 episodes, with each installment lasting approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. That means episode 10 leaves only two chapters remaining after it, a fact that has fans of the show bracing for a fast moving conclusion to Hae-gang’s scheme.

The show’s international footprint has grown alongside its domestic broadcast. ‘The Apartment Job’ premiered on Netflix in India on the same day it debuted in Korea, and it continues to be available to a global streaming audience through the platform.

What To Expect In The Episode 10 Preview

The back half of ‘The Apartment Job’ has shifted the tone from lighthearted caper toward something with real consequences for Hae-gang and the people around him. Having finally reached his goal of taking control of the apartment complex, Hae-gang prepares to disappear without a trace, but everything unravels when he heads to the bank to try to claim the money for himself.

That unraveling appears to carry directly into the episode 10 preview material. With resident busybody Jang Suk-jin closing in on them, Hae-gang and Kang Ha-ri are forced to scramble to keep their secret safe. It suggests episode 10 will focus heavily on damage control, as the elaborate cover Hae-gang has built for himself starts to crack under scrutiny from someone who has spent the whole series noticing more than anyone gave her credit for.

Recent recaps of the show have framed this stretch of episodes as the moment where the cost of Hae-gang’s choices finally catches up to him. One recent recap described the turn this way, noting that striking a deal with a devil comes at a cost, and the apartment president is learning exactly what his price is. That framing lines up with where the plot appears to be heading, with Hae-gang increasingly boxed in by the very institution he set out to exploit.

Given how tightly the last several episodes have been plotted, episode 10 looks positioned to be a turning point rather than a breather, setting up whatever confrontation the final two episodes are building toward.

The Cast And Story Behind The Apartment Job

At the center of ‘The Apartment Job’ is Park Hae-gang, played by Ji Sung, a former gang boss whose fixer instincts get redirected toward apartment politics. Ji plays the character as the head of HK Trading and Investment, a front for an illegal gambling operation, which he runs with the help of three lieutenants from his former gang. The character needs to raise ten billion won quickly, and turns to the reserve fund of a high-end apartment complex as his unusual mark.

He is not operating alone. Hae-gang is joined by Kang Ha-ri, an aspiring lawyer who dreams of joining the prestigious law firm We Partners, though for now she works part-time at its free consultation counter. Complicating matters further are construction company CEO and penthouse resident Lee Chung-won, who has his own designs on the reserve fund, and resident busybody Jang Sook-jin, who seems to know everything happening behind the complex’s closed doors.

The cast carries real industry pedigree behind it. The series reunites Ji Sung with actor Baek Hyun-jin for the first time since ‘The Devil Judge’ in 2021, alongside Moon So-ri and Ha Yoon-kyung in the other lead roles. Director Jo Yong-won previously won the Best Director award at the Seoul Drama Awards for ‘Missing Child,’ while writer Kim Yoon-young has past credits including ‘Kaist’ and ‘My Strange Hero.’

Critics have generally responded well to the setup, particularly the way it filters a heist premise through the very specific social dynamics of Korean apartment life. In its review of the series, the South China Morning Post described ‘The Apartment Job’ as a caper thriller that gives the genre a distinctly Korean twist.

The Apartment Job Ratings And Reception

Domestically, ‘The Apartment Job’ has performed strongly since its debut. The premiere episode scored an average nationwide rating of 4.6 percent according to Nielsen Korea, making it the most watched cable program of any kind to air that day, and it opened to higher numbers than its predecessor in the same time slot.

The show did not stay flat after that opening. By mid July, its latest Nielsen rating had climbed to 5.4 percent. That growth was tied specifically to its second episode, which rose nearly a full percentage point to become the most watched program of any kind to air on cable that Sunday.

The reaction from viewers following along in real time has been similarly positive, particularly around the chemistry between the leads and the show’s willingness to blend comedy with genuine crime plotting. Fan comments on the series have compared its early episodes to ‘Ocean’s Eleven,’ with several viewers noting they were sold on the show within just its first few episodes.

With two episodes left after episode 10, all of that goodwill is now riding on whether ‘The Apartment Job’ can stick the landing on both its heist mechanics and its more sincere turn toward community and accountability.

As Hae-gang and Ha-ri scramble to stay one step ahead of Jang Suk-jin, how do you think their cover story finally falls apart, and who do you think ends up exposing them first.