Veteran actor Kim Jong-soo steps in as the final big bad of "Taxi Driver 3".
Riding high after peaking at a stellar 18.5% in ratings, SBS’s Friday-Saturday drama "Taxi Driver 3" (written by Oh Sang-ho, directed by Kang Bo-seung) dropped a character poster for Kim Jong-soo, the main villain of its closing arc―plus a “complete set” poster spotlighting the season’s Six Villains, turning up the finale buzz.
This season kept viewers hooked by casting lead-caliber stars as case-by-case antagonists. Kicking off with Kasamatsu Sho (as Matsuda), the show then flipped expectations with first-time villain turns from Yoon Shi-yoon (Cha Byung-jin) and Jang Na-ra (Kang Ju-ri). Genre standouts Um Mun-suk (Cheon Gwang-jin) and Kim Sung-kyu (as a chilling auteur-like baddie) cemented the run, with each performance igniting social chatter and supercharging the series’ momentum.
Now, Kim Jong-soo completes the puzzle as villain No. 6. With a 41-year career, the scene-stealing veteran has stacked credits across films like "Bogota," "Revolver," plus dramas including "Moving" and "Misaeng." His gravitas is poised to add heavyweight tension to "Taxi Driver 3"s rogues’ gallery.
The special poster delivers exactly that: in the dead of night, Kim sits in a car, lips set, eyes locked on something beyond the window. It’s a look you can’t quite read―calculated, secretive―pulling you in. The quiet menace he projects hints at a top-tier “big bad” ready to shake the story to its core.
Kim plays Oh Won-sang, a figure wrapped in secrecy. With the final case unfolding against a military backdrop, curiosity mounts over what he’s done―and how brutal the fallout will be. Expect an all-out showdown as the Rainbow Taxi crew launches one last revenge-for-hire mission against Oh Won-sang.
Episode 15 of "Taxi Driver 3" airs Friday, January 9 at 9:50 p.m. KST.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)