According to Nielsen Korea, the first episode of the new super action movie Twelve starring Ma Dong Seok and Park Hyung Sik has achieved a viewership rating of 8.1%, becoming the most watched short-running TV series on Saturday.
Inspired by the 12 horsemen of the East, the film tells the story of 12 gods living in human form to protect the human world from evil spirits.
In which, Tae San (Ma Dong Seok) - the tiger and leader of the gods will join monkey Won Seung (Seo In Guk), dragon Mir (Lee Joo Bin), pig Don Yi (Go Kyu pil), dog Gang Ji (Kang Mi Na), rat god Jwi Dol (Sung Yoo Bin), horse Mal Sook (Ahn Ji Hye), snake god Bang Wool (Regina Lei) ... to protect the world.
In episode 1, "Twelve" is told with a fast pace and humorous color. Ma Dong Seok still appears with familiar "steel fists". His characters and the gods are tasked with lending money for interest, however, they do not lend normally, but only to people with criminal records, or those who intend to work illegally.
Park Hyung Sik's villain Ogui appears for a few seconds at the end of the episode, after Sa Min (Kim Chan Hyung) wakes up but still attracts attention. This is a character who will pose a serious threat to the gods and the world.
Meanwhile, the new fantasy romance drama Bon Appetit, Your Majesty starring Yoona and Lee Chae Min was released with a positive viewership rating of 4.9%. The film not only leads the broadcast time frame on all channels but also recorded the highest rating among tvN's Saturday - Sunday TV series since the beginning of the year.
Based on a famous online novel, the film tells the story of Yeon Ji Young (YoonA) - an award-winning French chef who has traveled back in time to the past 500 years. Here, she meets the tycoon king Lee Heon (Lee Chae Min), who is known as the worst tycoon - and also a phlegm.
The audience commented that although episode 1 focused on introducing characters, "The reward of bullies" still had appeal thanks to the humorous details and complete acting of the cast.
Compared to Lee Chae Min's pressures when he took over as co-star Park Sung Hoon, or the first time the 2000 handsome man acted in a historical film, he was praised for his role-playing and historical costume design.
Also on the evening of August 23, the movie "The Golden Time of the Son" (played by Jung Il Woo) aired a new episode with a rating of 13.2%, becoming the most watched show on Saturday. The film "Dream of a Lawyer" (played by Lee Jin Wook) achieved a rating of 7%, while "Miracle Team" (played by Yoon Kye Sang) achieved a rating of 5.5% before the final week of broadcasting.
