"Taxi Driver" managed to reign the top spot on viewership rating as Lee Je-Hoon's character transformed into a whole new persona.

The latest episode of the SBS drama reached 16 percent, breaking its own highest ratings for three consecutive as cited by Nielsen Korea.

Moreover, "Taxi Driver" episode 3 scored a nationwide average of 13.6 percent and 14.5 percent in the Seoul metropolitan area.

This means that the action thriller series landed first place among dramas for its time slot and said to be tremendous progress since its debut.

To recall, the much anticipated evening drama starring Lee Je-Hoon and Esom started off with a positive response from the viewer after reaching an 8.7 percent nationwide rating and 10.7 percent for its two parts.

Aside from its high viewership ratings, "Taxi Driver" was also lauded over Twitter as fans pointed out the unexpected scenes and impressive visuals.

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Deluxe Rainbow Taxi Got a Request from a Victim of School Violence

SBS' latest crime thriller show depicts how the Rainbow Taxi team's deluxe service takes justice into their own hands by punishing the criminals as they seek fairness to individuals that the law failed to protect.

"Taxi Driver" episode 3 tackled social issues like school bullying and its negative impact on the victims.

It came after the team received a request from a high school student named Park Jung-min (Park Jun-Mok.) The student lives together with his deaf mother, who runs a fish stall.

He explained that he experienced constant bullying and assault from his schoolmates due to his way of living.

It even came to a point where the school bullies visited his mother at their house and threatened that they would harm the both of them.

To make things worse, he also told the Rainbow Taxi team that he got no support from his homeroom teacher and even the infamous School Violence Countermeasure Committee.

Kim Do Gi Becomes a Cool High School Teacher

Without second thoughts, the deluxe taxi driver Kim Do Gi (Lee Je-Hoon), a former officer in the special forces, accessed the campus by disguising himself as a high school teacher and became Park Jung-min's temporary homeroom teacher.

During the class roll call, the group of school bullies showed no respect to Kim Do Gi by leaving the class without permission.

While on the class break, the group, led by Park Seung-tae (Choi Hyun-wook), harassed Kim Do Gi by taking his money and threatening him.

In one of the scenes, Kim Do Gi managed to interfere with the group's attack after he witnessed a student being bullied by the group. Unfiortuenly, he ends up being framed and accused of "sexual harassment."

This made him worry that his identity will be revealed and might cause the revenge to fail.

The next episode of "Taxi Driver" will reveal how the Rainbow Taxi team's special service led by Kim Do-Gi avenges Park Jung-Min from the group of high school bullies.

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Written by Geca Wills