[OSEN=Reporter Lee In-hwan] Park Jin-young and Kim Yoo-jung have claimed the top two spots in drama cast buzz rankings. The spy romance series ‘100 Days of Lies’, starring the duo, has also broken through the 10% nationwide average viewership ratings while maintaining its throne at the top of TV drama buzz charts.
According to the 1st week of November data released by Good Data Corporation’s FunDex on the 10th, Park Jin-young ranked first in the TV-OTT integrated drama cast buzz category. This marks his second consecutive week at number one following last week. Kim Yoo-jung secured the second spot.
‘100 Days of Lies’ captured first place in the TV drama buzz category for three consecutive weeks starting from the 4th week of October. It also claimed second place in the TV-OTT integrated drama category, which includes OTT streaming series. The latest tracking period covered data from the 2nd to the 8th.
The tvN Saturday-Sunday drama ‘100 Days of Lies’ is a spy romance depicting the encounters between Gyeongseong’s top pickpocket turned secret agent and an elite interpreter at the Japanese Government-General of Korea. Kim Yoo-jung plays Lee Ga-gyeong, who hides her true identity to infiltrate the Government-General, while Park Jin-young portrays Kim Tae-woong, who lives under the name Sato Hideo.
During the 10th episode broadcast on the 8th, Lee Ga-gyeong faced the crisis of having her identity exposed. Her action of saving Kim Tae-woong in the middle of a bomb operation raised suspicions. Piecing together the circumstances and her movements at the time, Kim Tae-woong began to suspect that she might be a secret agent.
Having given up her trip to the United States and returned, Lee Ga-gyeong was met with questioning from Kim Tae-woong. Near the end of the broadcast, Kim Tae-woong approached Lee Ga-gyeong upon her arrival at work and successively brought up the names Geum Seo-hee and Lee Gae-dong. He then pressed her with the interrogation, “You’re a secret agent, aren’t you?” bringing the 10th episode to a tense close.
Kim Yoo-jung has skillfully portrayed the journey of pickpocket Lee Ga-gyeong hiding her identity inside the Government-General to carry out her secret agent missions. Even while growing closer to Kim Tae-woong, she had to conceal her real name and objectives. In episode 10, her attempts to save him ultimately drew suspicion.
Park Jin-young’s character, Kim Tae-woong, was born a Joseon native but has lived as the Japanese national Sato Hideo. As the adopted son of Government-General Administrative Vice-Governor Sato Shinichi (played by Jin Seon-kyu) and an elite interpreter, he finds himself torn between his feelings for Lee Ga-gyeong and his own precarious position. The ending, featuring a direct confrontation regarding her spy status, has heightened anticipation for their upcoming clash.
Viewership ratings for the 10th episode recorded an average of 10.7% nationwide and 11.7% in the Seoul metropolitan area, based on Nielsen Korea’s paid platform households. Peak ratings surged to 12.0% nationwide and 13.1% in the metropolitan area, marking personal best records for both regions.
Having started with a nationwide average of 5.3% for its premiere on the 10th of last month, the show has more than doubled its ratings within 10 episodes. Sunday broadcasts steadily raised personal bests from 7.6% for episode 2, 9.0% for episode 4, 9.5% for episode 6, and 9.8% for episode 8, finally breaking into the double-digit milestone with episode 10.
With a total of 16 episodes, ‘100 Days of Lies’ has 6 episodes remaining until its conclusion. The next chapter for Lee Ga-gyeong, now cornered by Kim Tae-woong’s interrogation, will unfold in the 11th episode airing on the 14th at 9:10 PM.
