Actress Lim Ji-yeon and Choo Young-woo's drama "The First Lady of the Oks" continued to show a steady rise in ratings despite two cancellations, destroying their popularity.
According to Nielsen Korea, a ratings research company, the fourth episode of JTBC's Saturday-Sunday drama "Ok's Wife Exhibition," which aired on the 15th (scripted by Park Ji-sook, director Jin-hyuk, Choi Bo-yoon, production SLL, and Corpus Korea), recorded 8.9% of the metropolitan area and 8.5% of the country, surpassing its own highest ratings in a row.
The 'Madam Ok' was canceled twice as the aftermath of President Yoon Suk Yeol's emergency martial law led to impeachment. On the 7th and 14th, the broadcast was suspended twice. In the early stages of the broadcast, it seemed that the damage caused by the cancellation would be inevitable as it could maintain a stable ratings only through word of mouth.
Nevertheless, "Ok's Wife Exhibition" proved its popularity by showing a steady rise in ratings. Before the first cancellation, the first and second episodes already showed a rapid story development, and it seems to have been achieved by fascinating viewers with differentiated stories and good performances of actors.
In the fourth episode, another big crisis came in front of fake Ok Tae-young (Im Ji-yeon). Fake Ok Tae-young and Sung Yoon-gyeom (Choo Young-woo) seemed to have a happy ending as a couple with each other's secrets of being slaves and minorities, but the incident took place in an unexpected place.
Ok Tae-young, who was commissioned by her parents who had their children taken away due to illegal waterworks, moved to get to the bottom of it and even went out to save the children herself, burning up her enthusiasm. However, she suddenly faced her husband, Sung Yoon-kyum, who covered his face with a cover.
After the wedding, Ok Tae-young was wondering as he saw not only suspicious behavior but also suspicious stigma on his shoulder. Afterwards, Ok Tae-young was shocked by the words of Sung Yoon-kyum, who revealed that he is the sole owner of the Aesimdan, who rescues, cares for, and teaches martial arts children who are minorities.
To make matters worse, things got bigger when he was followed by the powerful men of the Yuhyangso, who were aiming for the weak points of the prefectural governor. Lee Choong-il (played by Kim Dong-kyun), the left-hander who was illegally collecting outcroppings from Unbongsan Mountain by exploiting the children's labor, used a heart team he accidentally learned to cover the eyes of the prefectural governor. Not only did they turn Cheongsu-hyeon upside down by driving them to the station, but they also began to hold the prefectural governor responsible for this.
In response, Sung Yun-gyeom tried to leave the house to avoid the immediate disturbance and confessed all his secrets in front of his father he encountered, shocking everyone again. Sung Kyu-jin sent Sung Yoon-kyum out not to come back here twice, and Ok Tae-young escaped Sung Yoon-kyum safely with the help of Chun Seung-hwi (Choo Young-woo), who he encountered after an urgent crisis.
However, the responsibility of asking Sung Kyu-jin (Sung Dong-il) was inevitable. Sung Kyu-jin was given the post of Saktalgwan for failing to punish Yeokdang, and he was even given the order to give all of his family and food to Lee Choong-il, the left-hander who pretended to suppress Yeokdang. In the end, Sung Kyu-jin, who was listening to the school paper, collapsed and the Hyungam family, which was solid, faced its collapse overnight, raising questions about how Ok Tae-young would overcome the crisis.The 5th episode of
'Occy Lady Exhibition' will air at 10:30 p.m. on the 21st.
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