According to Nielsen Korea, episode 4 of "Agent Kim Reboot" broadcast on the evening of July 4 recorded a viewership rating of 21.6%, with the highest time reaching 25.1%.
This achievement helps the work continue to top the broadcast time slot and break its own highest record since its release. Previously, the film opened with a rating of 9.5%, increasing to 15.7% in episode 2 and reaching 18.8% in episode 3.
Surpassing the 20% mark after only 4 episodes shows the remarkable growth rate of "Agent Kim Reboot" in the context that ratings for Korean dramas recently are not easy to break through.
Based on rating data, this is the first Korean drama to surpass the 20% mark after about 2 years.
In SBS's Friday-Saturday evening drama group, "Agent Kim Reboot" currently ranks 3rd in ratings, after "War of the Upper Class 2" (29.2%) and "The Fiery Priest" (22%).
The viewership rate in the 20-49 age group also reached 7.6% and 8.81%, showing that the work not only attracts traditional television viewers but also creates an effect with young viewers.
In episode 4, the journey to find Min Ji enters a more tense phase when Kim Do Hyun (So Ji Sub), Park Jin Cheol (Yoon Kyung Ho) and Seong Han Su (Choi Dae Hoon) join forces to follow new clues.
The episode also reveals Kim Do Hyun's past and connection with the agent codenamed 66. This character is played by Taecyeon, introduced as Park Young Gwang - who has undergone rigorous training with Kim Do Hyun in the past.
The incident related to Park Young Gwang left a big wound in Kim Do Hyun's memory, and at the same time expanded the mystery of the male lead's past before he lived in seclusion like a normal father.
In the present, Kim Do Hyun continues to be drawn into a dangerous chase when Park Kang Seong - Park Young Gwang's younger brother - appears. Despite being injured, the character still refuses to go to the hospital to continue searching for his daughter, showing the despair and instinct to protect a child of a father.
Besides the action scenes, the episode also promotes the father-son element as Kim Do Hyun gets closer and closer to the truth about Min Ji's whereabouts. The fact that the girl is confirmed to be still alive makes viewers continue to place more expectations on the developments in the next episodes.
Some viewers believe that the television version may create a different turning point compared to the original webtoon.
In the original, after escaping from the freezer, Min Ji mistakenly gets into the bully group's car. However, the detail that the car appears in the film has different colors and designs, causing many viewers to predict that the screenwriter may change the direction of the story development.
Also airing on the evening of July 4th is the new movie "The Husband" starring Nam Goong Min with a rating of 4.4% and the movie "Pilot Chairman" with a rating of 10.8% in the penultimate episode.
