‘Treasure Island’ has broken its own highest viewership ratings record again. The ratings are skyrocketing without stopping.

According to Nielsen Korea, a viewership ratings research company, on the 23rd, the 10th episode of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Treasure Island’ (written by Lee Myung-hee/directed by Jin Chang-gyu/produced by Studio S, A2Z Entertainment, Purumir Factory) that aired on March 22nd recorded a viewership rating of 13.1% nationwide and 13% in the metropolitan area, breaking its own highest record again.

The peak viewership rating soared to 14.7%, and the 2049 viewership rating, a key indicator of channel competitiveness, also recorded 2.8%. With this, ‘Treasure Island’ has swept the top spots in various viewership ratings, taking first place among Saturday miniseries, first place across all channels in the same time slot, and first place among weekly dramas. The crazy rise of ‘Treasure Island’ is surprising and surprising again.

In the broadcast on the 22nd, the secret of Seo Dong-joo‘s (Park Hyung-sik) birth began to slowly reveal itself. However, the secret of his birth was so shocking that it turned the living rooms upside down. It was a development that was full of twists and turns. It was enough to send chills down the back of the viewers’ heads.

Earlier, Seo Dong-joo declared war to Yeom Jang-seon (Heo Jun-ho), saying, “What I want is revenge,” and “I will kill you when your life is worth sacrificing for my revenge.” He also warned Heo Il-do, saying, “He is an attempted murderer who tried to kill Seo Dong-joo but failed. I will make good use of that weakness in the future.” As if to prove this, Seo Dong-ju began his revenge in earnest, pressuring the two from all sides.

First, Seo Dong-ju, who returned to Daesan Group, hurried the promotion of Chief Choi (played by Kim Min-sang) to Vice President according to the wishes of Chairman Cha Kang-cheon (played by Woo Hyun). At the same time, he went to see Ji Young-soo (played by Do Ji-won) to use the card of Ji Sun-woo (played by Cha Woo-min), Cha Kang-cheon‘s illegitimate child, and ran into Cha Deok-hee (played by Kim Jung-nan), the eldest daughter of Cha Kang-cheon and wife of Heo Il-do. Seo Dong-ju’s quick movements greatly stimulated the anxiety of the Heo Il-do and Cha Deok-hee couple.

Seo Dong-ju continued to pressure Yeom Jang-sun using the manager (played by Seong No-jin) and Jo Yang-chun (played by Kim Ki-moo) as bait. In particular, as the ‘Dandelion Data’, which could later become a great weakness for Yeom Jang-sun, came out of the two people‘s mouths, Seo Dong-ju’s head also started to work quickly. The ‘Dandelion Data’ is information that the National Intelligence Service used to spy on key figures, and Yeom Jang-seon was also a target of the surveillance.

In the process, it was shocking to discover that the entire series of situations were part of Seo Dong-ju‘s big picture. In fact, Seo Dong-ju had already regained his memories when he saved Heo Il-do from drowning. Seo Dong-ju saved Heo Il-do, who shot him in revenge. When Heo Il-do asked why he saved him, Seo Dong-ju said, “You will come to know him so painfully that your bones will ache.”

Seo Dong-ju also heard from the manager, “I know your father well,” and set out to find his biological father, who might be related to the name ‘Seong-hyeon’. Seo Dong-ju believed that his and his dead sister’s biological father were the same person. However, Seo Dong-ju was not related by blood to his dead older sister.

In the meantime, Seo Dong-ju got his hands on a photo from the past, and the person holding the young Dong-ju in the photo was Yeo Soon-ho (played by Joo Sang-wook). Madam Pi (played by Son Ji-na) said that Yeo Soon-ho in the photo seemed to be Seo Dong-ju‘s biological father. After that, Seo Dong-ju showed the photo to Yeo Eun-nam (played by Hong Hwa-yeon). At that moment, Yeo Eun-nam pointed out Yeo Soon-ho and said, “He’s my dad.” Episode 10 of ‘Treasure Island’ ended with Seo Dong-ju looking shocked.

Episode 10 of ‘Treasure Island’ heightened the tension by meticulously and tightly depicting Seo Dong-ju‘s revenge against Yeom Jang-seon and Heo Il-do. And in the ending, it gave a huge shock by throwing an unimaginable clue related to the secret of Seo Dong-ju’s birth that had been building up little by little.

In particular, the detailed acting of the actors leading Treasure Island made it impossible for viewers to take their eyes off the play for even a second.

SBS‘s Friday-Saturday drama ‘Treasure Island’ airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 PM.

Photo courtesy of SBS drama ‘Treasure Island’

Jo Sung-woon, Donga.com reporter madduxly@donga.com

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