Last episode of ′Reborn Rich′ ...speedy, acting skills and satisfying

Last episode of 'Reborn Rich' ...speedy, acting skills and satisfying: K-DRAMA&FILM / 연합뉴스 / 2022-12-25 13:44:11

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SEOUL, December 25 (Yonhap) -- JTBC's Friday-Saturday-Sunday drama "Reborn Rich," which was the most popular drama of the year, will end on Sunday

JTBC will broadcast the final episode of "Reborn Rich," starring Song Joong-ki, at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday.

As it has broken its own highest ratings every week, attention is also being paid to whether it will be able to surpass 28.4% of the highest ratings ever recorded in JTBC dramas.

"Reborn Rich" has already topped the list, surpassing the 20% viewer rating for the first time among mini-series dramas aired this year.

The drama is well-received for its speedy development of the drama, actors' acting skills, and the exhilaration of revenge.

The drama, in which the main character lives for the second time in his life, quickly unfolded the story, melting more than 30 years from 1987 to the present in 16 episodes.

The drama comprehensively points out the flow of money through major domestic and foreign events such as the International Monetary Fund's foreign exchange crisis, dot-com bubble, the U.S. 9/11 terror, and the card crisis.

On top of that, the actual events in the past, such as the box office success of the movie "Titanic," the comeback of retired Seo Tai-ji, the gold collection campaign, and the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, gave a small laugh, adding enjoyments to the play.

It is said that the fact that the drama is scheduled three times a week on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday also helped the speedy development of the drama.

The outstanding acting of the actors is also considered one of the important factors that made the drama popular.

Lee Sung-min and Song Joong-ki, who had a tight confrontation as Jin Yang-chul, the chairman of Sunyang Group, and Jin Do-joon, his youngest grandson, as well as supporting actors with solid acting skills such as Yoon Je-moon, Jo Han-chul, and Kim Shin-rok, who play the role of Sunyang's three siblings, shone.

In particular, Lee Sung-min, who exuded sharp-eyed charisma as the chairman of the conglomerate, was praised for his "all-time acting" and "crazy acting skills" by performing delirious acting with a frightened childlike face in the second half of the drama.

Above all, the "Reborn Rich" made the audience feel satisfaction and pleasure as Jin-joon, who knows what will happen in the future, avoided the economic crisis and took advantage of it as an opportunity to make a big profit on investment.

Viewers felt vicarious pleasure with the success of the investment as if they were solving a test paper which they knew the answer, and fell into the fantasy that they could "reset" their lives without the frustration that it was difficult to succeed only with individual efforts.

Jin Do-joon who was a middle classed citizen who worked as a secretary in Sunyang Group before beginning the second round of his life, and a Chaebol fighting made it seem like the fight between David and Goliath which is impossible to win was also refreshing. Jin Do-joon confronted Jin Yang-chul by claiming righteous management on behalf of the small investors who had to go through a lot due to the sharp wind of layoffs at Ajin Motors, and who suffered from corporate liquidation of Sunyang Life Science.

Ha Jae-geun, a pop culture critic, said, "People feel vicarious pleasure when they see the main character being successful in this reality where it is even hard to purchase an apartment in Seoul, and it becomes relatable as they point out economical flows they already know," he added, "Dreamy fantasy drams are successful at times when the reality is harsh, and it is hard to find hope."

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim.)

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