Perhaps it’s because of Lee Junki (the man behind the mask above) that brings such great fortunes to this newest SBS drama, Iljimae. The drama premiered yesterday at 9:55pm Korea time starring Lee Junki (Time of Dog and Wolf), Han Hyo Joo (Spring Waltz, As much as heaven and earth), Park Shi Hoo (Perfect Neighbor), and Lee Young Ah (Golden Bride). Its pilot episode grabbed a solid #4 ratings Nationwide, 15.5% and a strong 17% for Seoul ratings yesterday. No wonder, by the 2nd episode, Iljimae’s ratings jumps up to #2 spot – 17.7% nationwide and 18.4% Seoul. Pretty impresive, no?
See the teaser in HD
There must be something about this drama that’s so intriguing, and yes, it could’ve been Lee Junki’s selling power, but also because of the story. For all I know, the fans have all been waiting for this one to be aired, and I, myself, after watching episode 1, am very intrigued indeed by the pace of this series. Junki is awesome as always, and all the other child actors are simply AMAZING. Seriously, how the heck do they train these awesome child actors?
