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The action drama "General Manager Kim," starring So Ji-sub, has surpassed 20% in viewership ratings.
According to Nielsen Korea, a viewership rating research company, the fourth episode of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama "General Manager Kim," which aired on July 4, recorded a rating of 21.6%.
In internal SBS viewership data, the fourth episode of "General Manager Kim" recorded 22.7%.
The drama also recorded a 7.6% rating among the 20-49 age demographic, leading to assessments that "General Manager Kim" has successfully drawn viewers across all age groups from their 20s and up to the television screen.
In particular, the drama started with a 9.5% rating for its first episode, followed by 15.7% for the second, 18.8% for the third, and finally breaking the 20% mark in the fourth episode, consistently setting new record highs.
The character "General Manager Kim," played by actor So Ji-sub, lives as an ordinary office worker and a devoted father, but the story gained momentum as it was revealed that he is a former special agent.
Furthermore, after his daughter becomes a victim of school violence and is subsequently kidnapped, the show depicts him rescuing her through ruthless action.
In the fourth episode, "General Manager Kim," despite suffering a gunshot wound, followed clues to the location where his daughter was being held and engaged in a desperate struggle. The strong camaraderie between "General Manager Kim" and his colleagues, "Sung Han-soo" and "Park Jin-chul," added both emotional depth and a sense of catharsis at every critical turn.
Although his daughter was dramatically rescued from a cold storage warehouse, she faces another crisis, and the appearance of North Korean agents further heightens the tension.
An official from the SBS review team stated, "There were many scenes more violent than in previous dramas, which made the review process quite difficult."
"General Manager Kim" was also released on Netflix, where it reached third place in the global Top 10 non-English shows within three days, and it continues to hold the number one spot on the "Top 10 in South Korea Today."
Reported by Jo Gi-ho | Video by Na Hong-hee | Graphics by Lee Jung-ju | Produced by SBS Digital News
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