"The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection" kicks off with an unexpected scene as Lee Joon returns as revenge-driven Min Do Hyuk.

Meanwhile, the SBS Makjang series premiered with a solid start.

Headlined by Lee Joon, Uhm Ki Joon, Hwang Jung Eum, Lee Yoo Bi, Yoon Jong Hoon, Shin Eun Kyung, and more, the new series is the sequel to "The Escape of the Seven: War for Survival" and depicts the story of K, who wants to overtake the Sungchan Group and uses seven other people as his pawns.

'The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection' Viewership

The long wait is over for fans who looked forward to the comeback of Min Do Hyuk, Geum Ka Hee, Matthew Lee, and more.

In a report, Nielsen Korea recorded an average nationwide viewership rating of 4.4 percent for "The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection" episode 1. A decent rating for a pilot episode.

Unfortunately, the sequel failed to surpass "The Escape of the Seven" episode 1 after scoring 6 percent for an average nationwide rating.

Despite this, the SBS series is definitely showing impressive figures in the rating race.

'The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection' Episode 1 Recap: The Return of Min Do Hyuk

"The Escape of the Seven: War of Survival" ends with a cliffhanger with Min Do Hyuk falling into Matthew Lee's trap.

In the pilot episode, Kang Ki Tak was able to save Min Do Hyuk thanks to Lee Hwa Soo.

Before he died, he left him a flash drive that contained L.U.C.A., which will be the key to Matthew Lee's downfall.

While Min Do Hyuk was unconscious due to the incident, Kang Ki Tak helped him while in hiding through Chairman Shim Yong's sister, Shim Mi Young.

She explained that she wanted Do Hyuk to avenge her brother and sister-in-law, whom she considered one of the closest family members.

Min Do Hyuk rejected his aunt's offer and assured him that Sungchan Group is all hers and all he wanted was to get back at Matthew Lee, a.k.a. K, and pay his sins.

As for Matthew Lee, he was able to get the sympathy of the public by disguising himself as Lee Hwi Soo, Bang Da Mi's adoptive father.

He even got Chairman Bang's fortune with the help of Geum Ra Hee.

Here, he was able to buy the loyalty of Han Mo Ne, Cha Joo Ran, Nam Chul Woo, and Go Myung Ji, but for Yang Jin Mo, he is only doing this to help him find Han Na, K, and Han Mo Ne's real daughter. He grew up under Noh Paeng Hee.

On the other hand, as Min Do Hyuk and Kang Ki Tak begin their plan by unveiling the truth through L.U.C.A., the old system that Lee Hwi Soo used to work on,.

Other than the duo, they also teamed up with Shim Mi Young and Michelle, who is the sister of Song Ji Ah.

Meanwhile, the pilot episode also featured the sudden change in Geum Ra Hee as she sought redemption.

Here, she is secretly helping Min Do Hyuk and Kang Ki Tak in hopes of correcting what she did to Bang Da Mi.

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Written by Geca Flores