Starting off with fast developments, this tvN’s new Sat-Sun drama received explosive reactions from its first episode
tvN’s Saturday-Sunday drama “Little Women”, starring Kim Go-eun, Nam Ji-hyun and Park Ji-hoo, recorded 6% viewer rating in the first episode.
According to Nielsen Korea on September 4th, the first episode of “Little Women”, which aired at 9:10 p.m on the previous day (September 3rd), achieved a rating of 6.4%.
In the first episode, the daily lives of three poor sisters with their thoughtless mother were introduced briefly.
The appearance of the third sister Oh In-hye (Park Ji-hoo), who feels grateful for the sacrifices of her first sister Oh In-joo (Kim Go-eun) and second sister Oh In-kyung (Nam Ji-hyun), who are struggling to earn 2.5 million won in order to let their youngest sister go on her school trip to the Europe proved the close relationship of the three sisters, which is the background of the main story.
In addition, the huge whirlpool that each of the three sisters will get caught up in was revealed a little, stimulating curiosity. The story, which seems to be complicated due to the appearance of various characters surrounding the three sisters, unfolded at a fast speed, raising the viewers’ immersion in the drama.
First, Oh In-joo found the body of Jin Hwa-young (Choo Ja-yeon), an outcast at the company like her, when visiting Jin Hwa-young’s house because she didn’t return from overseas. In fact, Jin Hwa-young stole the company’s illegal 15-year funds and got depression after spending such a huge amount of money on herself.
Reporter Oh In-kyung suspected the past track record of Park Jae-sang (Um Ki-joon), a strong candidate for the Seoul Mayor position, and found out that all of the clients defended by Park Jae-sang had committed suicide. After discovering this fact, Oh In-kyung decided to take disciplinary action.
The third sister Oh In-hye, who is a painting genius, spent time at the house of her rich friend Park Hyo-rin (Jeon Chae-eun) and drew together. Her first sister later found out that she received money from Park Hyo-rin’s sister.
“Little Women” raised high expectations from its production stage as the new drama by screenwriter Chung Seo-kyung, who was behind the success of movies “Decision to Leave”, “The Handmaiden”, and drama “Mother”. Starting with a calm atmosphere, the story gradually became more thrilling, hinting at big events that will unfold in the latter episodes.
The viewers are also looking forward to seeing how the three sisters get intertwined in troubles and face conflicts. Kim Go-eun, Nam Ji-hyung and Park Ji-hoo, who play the three sisters, are also complemented for their ability to lead the story well with stable acting skills and their harmonious chemistry.
Source: daum
