‘General Manager Kim’ Hits Over 20% in Viewership Ratings

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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 the internal viewership ratings circulated within SBS, the fourth episode of 'General Manager Kim' recorded 22.7%.

The drama also recorded 7.6% in the viewership ratings for 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 broke through the 20% mark in the fourth episode, consistently setting new personal records.

'General Manager Kim,' played by actor So Ji-sub, lives as an ordinary office worker and a so-called "daughter-fool" father, but the revelation of his past as a special agent has added to the excitement.

Furthermore, after his daughter becomes a victim of school violence and is subsequently kidnapped, the drama depicts the process of him rescuing her with 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. Along the way, the strong camaraderie between 'General Manager Kim' and his colleagues, 'Seong Han-soo' and 'Park Jin-cheol,' provided both touching moments and a sense of catharsis.

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.

'General Manager Kim' was also released on Netflix, where it reached 3rd place in the Global Top 10 Non-English TV shows within three days of its release, and it continues to hold the No. 1 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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