According to Nielsen Korea, episode 4 of the Korean drama "Good Partner" recorded an average national rating of 13.7% and a metropolitan area rating of 14.1%. - the highest rating since it aired, nearly doubling compared to episode 1 (national average rating 7.8%).
This is a huge increase compared to the previous work "Connection" starring Ji Sung. “Connection” increased from a rating of 5.7% in the first episode to 7.9% in the fourth episode and ended with a rating of 14.2% in the final episode. But “Good Partner” has almost reached the 14% rating mark after just the first 4 episodes.
According to Eddaily, what attracted the greatest attention was the main character Cha Eun Kyung played by Jang Nara. In the film, Cha Eun Kyung is a famous female divorce lawyer with 17 years of experience, leading a new divorce lawyer Han Yu Ri (Nam Ji Hyun).
At the beginning, "Good Partner" mentions a number of lawsuits resolving divorce conflicts due to adultery. It won the hearts of viewers through a story that used a provocative theme of adultery and a fast-paced plot.
In particular, the appeal of the movie increased when it was revealed that Cha Eun Kyung's husband was also having an affair .
Before “Good Partner”, Jang Nara repeatedly played the role of a woman hurt by her husband's infidelity such as in “The Last Empress”, “VIP” and “My Happy Ending”. But in "Good Partner", Jang Nara still found a way to differentiate herself by expressing her feelings of betrayal when she discovered her husband was having an affair.
Despite the huge shock, female lead Cha Eun Kyung still restrained herself and handled it calmly and intelligently. She gradually collected evidence of her husband's affair with his secretary to file a lawsuit.
Newsen highly appreciated Jang Nara's performance through complex emotions, anger, betrayal, resignation and desire for revenge, even love and hatred were included at the same time.
Previously, when appearing on a radio program, Jang Nara shared: "I think the reporters used the modifier "baby face" because nothing special came to their mind when they looked at it. see me. I want to create a new change through this film ."
And that has been proven through the rapid increase in ratings after only 4 episodes.
