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SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) – The first episode of SBS Friday-Saturday drama, “Payback,” starring veteran actor Lee Sun-kyun, has kicked off with a viewing rate of 8.7%, according to data released from Nielson Korea.
In its first episode, which was aired at 10 P.M. Friday, Eun-young, played by Lee Sun-kyun, first appeared as a boy who does not hesitate to infringe the law as long as it would increase his fortune.
Eun-yong, who was released from the juvenile detention center, meets Myung In-jo – acted out by Kim Hong-pa –, who is the “big hand” of the Myeong-dong loan market. He eventually ends up making a fortune in the loan business as the henchman of Chairman Myung.
However, his dream was too big to be satisfied – Eun-young eventually leaves for Mongolia to scratch up even more money. Then, he decides to return home after 10 years as he hears the news from his hometown.
Meanwhile, Prosecutor Jang – played by Kang Yoo-seok –, who is also Eun-yong’s nephew, begins to dig into a series of stock price manipulation cases involving Chairman Myung and other big names. On the other side, Major Park – played by Moon Chae-won – who was in a bad relationship with Chairman Myung, also gears up to start her own revenge.
The new drama, which will be unraveling their revenge story against the top predators of capitalism, is adding suspense by hinting that Eun-yong and Major Park used to be homies, piquing the curiosity of viewers on whether the two will team up for their revenge.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Ha eun Lee)
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