The much-awaited drama of the year finally hit primetime last Feb 20 and 21. Song Joong Ki's newest suspense series, "Vincenzo," already made impressive ratings during their first two episodes.

Many are in awe seeing again actor Song Joong Ki on the small screen. Plus, his new character as an Italian lawyer already made its debut in front of the viewers, and they can't help but swoon over Song Joong Ki's visuals throughout the episodes.

According to Nielsen Korea, tvN's drama "Vincenzo" was able to achieve an average rating of 7.7 percent nationwide and a peak of 9.5 percent in metropolitan during its pilot episode that aired on the 20th of February. And the fact that the hype for the drama already began, viewers were already hooked up to watch for the next episode.

During its second episode that aired last Feb 21, "Vincenzo's" average nationwide rating increased to 9.3 percent and 10.8 percent in the metropolitan area. tvN again made a new history. "Vincenzo" is announced as the third-highest premiere ratings in the history of tvN for the category in the weekend drama. First was the 2018 series "Mr.Sunshine," which achieved an average rating of 8.9 percent nationwide during its first episode, followed by "Mr.Queen" on the second spot after kicking off with an average rating of 8.0 percent.

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Episode 1 (Vincenzo Cassano Works for A Mafia Boss)

The beautiful country of Italy has been established well, same as with one of the provinces where Vincenzo is spending his years of working as a consigliere. A combination of comedy and serious thrills can be seen during the first episode.

Vincenzo is a humorous man who loves to tease his opponents, making him suitable for his job. There was also an underdog fight to save the residents living in a small and chaotic tenement. Aside from slapstick comedy, the introduction to the world of law was also started to unfold, and all of these just happened in one episode, giving the viewers that there are still lots of hidden agendas coming in the next episodes.

Too much to digest, but viewers are hungry to know more about the journey of Vincenzo. Plus, Song Joong Ki was seen having a shower exposing his naked top, too early for the viewers to see.

Episode 2 (Vincenzo and Hong Yoo Chan is Your Newest Drama Tandem)

In continuation of the first episode, Vincenzo continues to show up at the building to stop the Babel group from harassing the tenants. In order to gain the trust of the tenants, Vincenzo does whatever he could, in order to prove that his intentions were good. Meanwhile, the audience was loving the bond between Vincenzo and lawyer Hong Yoo Chan (played by Yoo Jae Myung). The chemistry that they shared was just too cool and smart to watch.

Also, the tension between lawyer Hong Cha Young and Vincenzo already started to arise. We are not giving all the details in order for you all to enjoy watching the series. These were just some of the key points that you should look forward to while watching the series. On the other hand, tvN was able to make another success in producing high-quality content, and the results just prove how good the series was.

Also Read: Song Joong Ki and Jeon Yeo Bin Start to Show Chaotic Yet Cute Chemistry in New Stills for tvN's Upcoming Drama 'Vincenzo'

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Written by Shai Collins.