SOURCE: 박지훈, 1600만 '왕사남' 이어 '취사병'도 대박 조짐..2회 만에 시청률 1위 6.2% [핫피플]
After the huge success of 'The King's Warden,' which attracted 16 million viewers, expectations are rising for another potential hit project from Park Jihoon as 'The Legend of Kitchen Soldier' surpassed 6% ratings in just its second episode.
According to Nielsen Korea on the 13th, the second episode of the TVING original series 'The Legend of Kitchen Soldier' (written by Choi Ryong, directed by Jo Namhyung), which aired on the 12th, recorded a viewer rating of 6.2% nationwide among paid broadcasting households. Its peak rating even rose to 7.6%.
In the Seoul metropolitan area, the ratings were even higher, averaging at 6.7% and peaking at 7.9%. As a result, the second episode ranked No. 1 in its time slot among all cable TV and general programming channels nationwide, as well as terrestrial channels in the metropolitan area. It also ranked No. 1 across all channels among viewers aged 20-49 during its time slot.
'The Legend of Kitchen Soldier' is a drama about Kang Sungjae, played by Park Jihoon, an underprivilage private second-class soldier who carries a kitchen knife instead of rifle and wears an apron instead of ammunition belts, as he rises to become a 'legendary cook soldier.' The drama is based on the popular web novel and webtoon of the same name.
The drama especially drew attention as it is Park Jihoon's next project follwwing his highly-praised performance as King Danjong in his film debut 'The King's Warden,' which recently surpassed 16 million viewers.
