"18, 29" Records Highest Rating since Premiere
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The viewer ratings of the KBS miniseries "18, 29" have recorded 18.5 percent, the highest since its debut on March 7 and attesting to the unrivaled popularity of the Monday-Tuesday series. The success of this drama, which is currently in its ninth episode, can be largely ascribed to the impressive acting of its lead actress Park Seon-young, who portrays a 29 year-old housewife who has mentally reverted to an 18 year-old. The drama's lead actor, Ryoo Soo-young, is also highly credited with breaking away from his usually serious image and transforming into a sassy and outgoing character.
In the eighth episode, which aired on March 29, Hye-chan (played by Park Seon-young) learns that Sang-yeong (played by Ryoo Soo-young) has quit his role on a television show because of her, and tries to apologize to him. But contrary to her expectations, the two end up fighting. Just when she feels more frustrated than ever, her "savior" Kim Noon (played by Lee Jeong-moon) confesses his feelings for her at a drive-in theater.
Critics say the drama's popularity has soared since two of its male characters -- Hye-chan's husband, who does his best to help his wife recover her memory, and the youthful Kim Noon, who falls for the pure-hearted and cheerful personality of Hye-chan -- started squaring off over Hye-chan, staging a war of love transcending age.
In the eighth episode, which aired on March 29, Hye-chan (played by Park Seon-young) learns that Sang-yeong (played by Ryoo Soo-young) has quit his role on a television show because of her, and tries to apologize to him. But contrary to her expectations, the two end up fighting. Just when she feels more frustrated than ever, her "savior" Kim Noon (played by Lee Jeong-moon) confesses his feelings for her at a drive-in theater.
Critics say the drama's popularity has soared since two of its male characters -- Hye-chan's husband, who does his best to help his wife recover her memory, and the youthful Kim Noon, who falls for the pure-hearted and cheerful personality of Hye-chan -- started squaring off over Hye-chan, staging a war of love transcending age.
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