Lee Je Hoon’s “Taxi Driver 2” episode 1 recorded highest rating of 14.5%…Easily exceed season 1’s record
SBS’ Friday-Saturday drama “Taxi Driver 2” got off to a fine start by surpassing the record of season 1’s first broadcast.
According to Nielsen Korea, episode 1 of SBS’ Friday-Saturday drama “Taxi Driver 2” (written by Oh Sang Ho/directed by Lee Dan/produced by Studio S, Group 8) recorded 12.1% nationwide, 12.8% in the metropolitan area and the highest rating of 14.5%, easily exceeding season 1’s first broadcast. These ratings, which surpassed double digits from the beginning, helped the work rank first among Friday-Saturday dramas. In addition, in terms of the 2049 (viewers from 20 to 49 years old) rating, a key indicator of channel competitiveness and topicality, “Taxi Driver 2” also took first place among Friday programs by recording 5.2% in the metropolitan area.
“Taxi Driver 2” satisfied fans who waited for season 2 with a bigger scale as well as dynamic development and directing without boredom. Besides, Lee Je Hoon, Kim Eui Sung, Pyo Ye Jin, Jang Hyuk Jin and Bae Yoo Ram still showed off their attractive character play and drew intense immersion with episodes that stimulated viewers’ empathy.
Immediately after the first broadcast of “Taxi Driver 2”, netizens on SNS and various online communities showed reactions such as “It’s worth waiting for Taxi Driver season 2”, “The first episode was so much fun”, “‘God’ Do Gi (Kim Do Gi – Lee Je Hoon) is handsome, cute and funny”...
Meanwhile, SBS’ Friday-Saturday drama “Taxi Driver 2” revolves around Kim Do Gi (Lee Je Hoon), a Korea Military Academy graduate whose mother was murdered when he was young. Since he could not take revenge on the man who murdered his mother, he now works as a taxi driver for a company which offers a “revenge-call” service to its clients who have been wronged and helps them take revenge. Episode 2 is scheduled to air at 10 PM today (Feb 18th).
Source: daum
