The much-anticipated mystery drama "Sisyphus: The Myth" aired its first episode on Feb. 17, and it started with promising viewership ratings!
"Sisyphus: The Myth" stars talented actors Cho Seung Woo and Park Shin Hye. The drama is otherwise dubbed as "JTBC's 10th Anniversary Special Drama."
"Sisyphus: The Myth": Genius Engineer Joins Female Warrior in Saving Humanity
The drama involves a time travel history between two characters, the genius engineer named Han Tae Sul and the woman from the future who becomes his savior Kang Seo Hae.
Cho Seung Woo will portray the character of Han Tae Sul, the hotshot genius engineer and the co-founder of Quantum and Time Company. He possesses both looks and brains, and everything he does produces innovative results. And because of his hard work, Quantum and Time have become a world-class enterprise. He is famous as a miracle worker and a hero in Korea.
However, in reality, his life is quite different.
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When Han Tae Sul's older brother passed away 10 years ago, he started to act differently, and since then, the company's stock price has fluctuated accordingly. One day, he discovered something related to his brother's death. From then on, he decided to take a perilous journey.
The elite soldier Kang Seo Hae will be starred by beautiful actress Park Shin Hye. She's a strong and brave woman who can do more than what a man can do. She can fight and take down the biggest men with just her bare hands and zipline from building to building. She's great at handling guns and knows how to make bombs. She has developed this set of skills by living amongst gangsters and warlords. She travels to the future to find Han Tae Sul to save him and save the world.
"Sisyphus: The Myth" and KBS's "Hello, Me!" Premiere Ratings
Based on Nielsen Korea, the first episode or the premiere of "Sisyphus: The Myth" recorded average nationwide ratings of 5.608 percent. This rating is higher than the personal best ratings of the previous drama in the same time slot, "Run On," which garnered 3.772 percent.
Moving forward, KBS's "Hello, Me!" also aired its first episode and recorded average nationwide ratings of 3.8 and 4.9 percent. The score they garnered is not far from the premiere ratings of its previous drama in the same time slot, "Cheat on Me If You Can," which started with promising ratings in the 5 percent range. However, it struggled to maintain its lead.
"Hello, Me!" is the new KBS drama starring actors Kim Young Kwang, Choi Kang Hee, Eum Moon Seok, and Kim Yoo Mi. The drama is based on the 2011 novel Fantastic Girl by Kim Hye Jung. It tells the story of Ban Ha Ni (Choi Kang Hee ), who, one day, finds herself meeting the passionate and fearless 17-year-old self. Together with her younger self, she grows as he heals her wounds and learns how to love again.
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Written by Liza Parker
