Namkoong Min, a desperate struggle with a construction site policeman… 'The Husband' viewership ratings
Namkoong Min's "The Husband" recorded a personal best viewership rating of 7.2%. In episode 5 on the 18th, Namkoong Min's action unfolds as he confronts the police at a construction site.
Actor Namkoong Min breathes tension into living rooms with his full-body action. In the 5th episode of the KBS 2TV weekend mini-series 'The Husband', the protagonist Kang Tae-joo (played by Namkoong Min) navigates a construction site and confronts the police to find his kidnapped wife.
Kang Tae-joo fights a desperate battle, running through massive sand dunes and climbing up and down high structures to evade the police forces chasing him. In particular, a scene appears where he fires warning shots into the air against a large police force encountered in the middle of the construction site. The process of him, once an ordinary neurosurgeon, rolling on the rough ground to save his wife reveals the character's desperation.
'The Husband' Records Its Highest Ratings Ever
'The Husband' broke its own record in the 4th episode, recording a 7.2% national viewership rating and a peak rating of 8.5% per minute according to Nielsen Korea. Its performance on OTT platforms is also continuing. It took 1st place for two consecutive weeks in Disney+'s 'Today's Korea TOP 10 Series' and ranked 2nd in the drama TV-OTT search response for the second week of July announced by Good Data Corporation.
In the previous 4th episode, after cooperating with Yi Suhyŏng (played by Park Byeong-eun) who lost his wife, Kang Tae-joo signaled a counterattack by appearing on the monitor of Noh Man-hee (played by Kim Dae-myung), who kidnapped Seyoon Ko (played by Lee Seol). The 5th episode of this work, which follows a man facing criminals to save his wife kidnapped just before divorce, will air on the 18th at 9:20 PM.
Weekend Drama Ratings Landscape
Currently, the weekend drama market is a confrontation between actors, including Namkoong Min. So Ji-sub of SBS 'Agent Kim Reactivated' is leading with a 21.9% rating in the latest episode, while Ji Sung of JTBC 'Apartment' is recording 5.4%. 'The Husband' is chasing with a 7.2% rating.
Namkoong Min, born in 1978, personally performed the high-difficulty action in this episode. Along with rolling on the rough ground and climbing up and down high structures, he captured Kang Tae-joo's psychology where anxiety, anger, and fear intersect. The story unfolds as Kang Tae-joo, who was a neurosurgeon, risks everything to save his kidnapped wife.
