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SEOUL, Mar. 12
(Yonhap) –"Pandora,” a new drama that Kim Soon-ok, who made the drama
"Penthouse: War in life" a hit, has started with a viewer rating of
4%.
According to
Nielsen Korea, a ratings research company on Sunday, the first episode of tvN's
Saturday-Sunday drama "Pandora," which aired at 9:10 p.m. the
previous day, had a rating of 4.9%.
In the first
episode, the life of Hong Tae-ra (E Ji-ah), who lives a perfect life,
fluctuated with unfamiliar memories that suddenly came.
Ko Hae-soo (Jang
Hee-jin), Hong Tae-ra's close friend and main anchor of YBC, received a message
that Oh Young was the real culprit in the murder of his father, former
President Ko Tae-sun, 15 years ago, and that if she wants to find the person,
come to Hanul Mental Hospital.
Hong Tae-ra, who
visited Hanul Mental Hospital with Ko Hae-soo, faced the shocking truth that
she was Oh Young, a killer who killed Ko Hae-soo's father in the past.
The suspicious
characters surrounding Hong Tae-ra, who has forgotten her memories for 15
years, raised questions about the complicated story ahead.
Hong Yu-ra (Han
Soo-yeon), who secretly manipulated Hong Tae-ra to put her in danger and
recover her memory, had an affair with Ko Hae-soo's husband, and Hong Tae-ra's
husband Pyo Jae-hyun (Lee Sang-yun) took a step toward a higher dream of
becoming president by becoming chairman of Hatch, an IT company that develops
brain-linked smart patches.
“Pandora” raised
interest by speeding up a huge and complex story, throwing hints about hidden
stories.
The mixture of
provocative materials such as infidelity, power, and murder gives off a similar
atmosphere to the "Penthouse: War in life," but raises expectations
on how to solve the subject of a killer who lost her memory.
Meanwhile, the
sixth episode of SBS Friday-Saturday drama "Taxi Driver 2" starring
Lee Je-hoon, which aired the previous day, recorded 14.4% of the viewership,
ranking first in the weekend drama competition without "Crash Course in
Romance" (tvN).
It is slightly
down from fifth episode which has the rating of 14.7%, but it is gaining
popularity by beating criminals. In the sixth episode, it portrayed a
conviction of a "real estate villain" who uses young children and
commits all kinds of evil deeds.
JTBC's
Saturday-Sunday drama "Divorce Attorney Shin" starring Cho Seung-woo,
which aired on the same day, recorded 4.8%, and MBC's Friday-Saturday drama
"Kokdu: Season of Deity" starring Kim Jung-hyun and Im Soo-hyang
recorded 1.4%.
(This article is
translated from Korean to English by Yunhee Cho)
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