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Lee Sun Kyun is back with an SBS drama that tops ratings in the same time slot right from the 1st episode

SBS’s new Friday-Saturday drama “Payback” marked a smooth start. This is Lee Sun Kyun’s first SBS drama since 2008.

SBS’s first episode of “Payback,” which first aired on Jan 6th, recorded 9.6% in the Seoul metropolitan area and 8.7% nationwide, ranking first among Friday-Saturday dramas. Its highest ratings per minute even soared to 10.8%.

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Lee Sun Kyun‘s performance is also drawing attention as this is his return to SBS drama after 15 years since “My Sweet City” in 2008.

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In the 1st episode, Eun Yong (Lee Sun Kyun), who lives a life where even eating and sleeping are life-or-death problems, swore to do everything, even illegal, to make a lot of money after being released from the juvenile detention center. Eun Yong then became a good friend with Myung In Joo (Kim Hong Pa) while working under his service at the suggestion of a fellow he met in the juvenile detention center, and started a private loan business. However, Eun Yong later left for Mongolia to live in seclusion, saying, “I will make more money.”

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Eun Yong’s nephew Jang Tae Chun (Kang Yoo Seok) learned that Chairman Myung In Joo was entangled in the cases he is following after receiving a stock price manipulation report on a stock recommended by a YouTuber called “Yeouido Rambo.” It turned out that Park Joon Kyung (Moon Chae Won), a former prosecutor-turned-army major, reported internal documents related to the stock price manipulation related to Chairman Myung.

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At the end of the episode, Eun Yong, dressed in a suit, boarded a private plane and decided to return after 10 years, responding to Park Joon Kyung’s silent cry, “Come back and fight together.

“Payback” is a refreshing revenge play between Eun Yong, a money trader, and Park Joon Kyung, an army major and elite juridical officer, in their fights against the cartel of law. “Payback” airs every Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m.

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Source: Wikitree

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