Lee Jong Suk and YoonA's first drama team-up "Big Mouth" achieves double-digit ratings just three weeks after it premiered. Now on its third week, here's what the MBC drama achieved!
'Big Mouth' Achieves Double-Digit Ratings
MBC's "Big Mouth," which stars Lee Jong Suk, YoonA and Kim Joo Hun, surpassed an average viewership rating of 10.8 percent during episode 6 that aired on August 13.
This is the first time the legal series hit double-digit ratings since it debuted on July 29. In addition to Nielsen Korea's report, the Friday-Saturday drama achieved its highest rating of the episode, peaking at 12.2 percent.
Currently, "Big Mouth" is gaining praises for its well-written story packed with interesting twists, as well as the exceptional performance of the lead actors Lee Jong Suk and YoonA.
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Meanwhile, its rival series from SBS, "Today's Webtoon," recorded a viewership rating of 2.8 percent nationwide, which slightly dipped from its previous episode.
JTBC's "The Good Detective 2," starring Jang Seung Jo and Son Hyun Joo, also declined to 4.2 percent during episode 5.
'Big Mouth' Episode 6: Lee Jong Suk Reveals Big Mouse Helped Him
Spoilers Alert!
After weeks of suffering due to the power manipulation of Gong Ji Hoon (Kwang Kyung Won), Park Chang Ho (Lee Jong Suk) turns the tables as he is able to usurp the role of the notorious swindler Big Mouse.
Through this, he begins to communicate with the conman even while in prison.
Chang Ho revealed to his wife, Go Mi Ho (YoonA), that the real Big Mouse sends him messages and plans for the future through Tarot cards. He uses this continuous exchange as bait to catch Big Mouse himself.
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On the other hand, Go Mi Ho continues to secretly investigate the Gucheon Hospital. When she's exchanging intel with Kim Kyung Sook for a big tip to Seo Jae Young's hidden document, the former dies after falling from the rooftop. She managed to mention that the papers are hidden inside a cross necklace before meeting her end.
Jang Hye Jin (Hong Ji Hee) overhears Mi Ho and Joo Hee's (Ok Ja Yeon) conversation. It turns out she had an affair with Seo Jae Young, who helped her escape from her abusive husband Han Jae Ho (Lee Yoo Joon), one of the VIPs. Before he died, he gave her a cross necklace, which fits exactly the description of Mi Ho.
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