‘Catch the Big Fortune’ has powerfully raised the curtain on a new concept of family drama.

The first episode of KBS 1TV’s daily drama ‘Catch the Big Fortune’ (written by Son Ji-hye / directed by Park Man-young and Lee Hae-woo), which first aired on the 14th, showed the colorful friendship between the three musketeers of Cheonha High School, Han Moo-cheol(played by Son Chang-min), Kim Dae-sik(played by Sunwoo Jae-deok), and Choi Gyu-tae(played by Park Sang-myun).It recorded a viewership rating of 13.6% (provided by Nielsen Korea, based on all households nationwide), ranking first among all programs aired on the same day, showing signs of a huge hit from the very first episode.

The broadcast that day opened with the youth of Moo-cheol, Dae-sik, and Gyu-tae, who pledged to be friends forever in high school.However, 42 years later, they caught the attention of the relationship between A and B, the owner and tenant of the Daewoon Building.Moo-cheol, who caused a ruckus to collect the debt of his dead friend, and Dae-sik and Gyu-tae, who run a chicken restaurant and real estate in the Daewoon Building, were shocked by his rude attitude.

Moo-cheol’s antics continued regardless of his family, friends, and tenants.He picked a fight with Dae-sik, who pretended not to know him, and stimulated the anger buttons of those who saw him interfering with the tenants ‘business.Gyu-tae, the president of Ildeung Real Estate, was put in an awkward position as the customers’ backlash against Moo-cheol grew stronger.

The rivalry between Im Ja(played by Lee Ah-hyun), the wife of Mu-cheol and Dae-sik, and Lee Hye-sook(played by Oh Young-sil)also aroused interest.When Hye-sook attended a class reunion and her friends envied Mi-ja, she exposed her husband Mu-cheol’s miserly side.Mi-ja also mentioned Hye-sook’s past of living in a rented room in her house, and they engaged in a fierce war of revelations.

Hye-sook’s eyes darkened when her husband Dae-sik told her that he had been rejected for a loan.Dae-sik and Hye-sook, who had been frustrated by the bleak reality, were shocked when a new chicken restaurant in the same building started a discount sale.Dae-sik, who felt betrayed by the building owner Mu-cheol who had brought in the same business, went to see him to protest.However, Mu-cheol continued to brazenly say, “Am I not letting in what I want to let in because I’m worried about what you think?” , “Do you not know the subject and tell me to give up my persimmons and pears?” , escalating the conflict.

At the end of the broadcast, the confrontation between Moo-cheol, who had properly touched Dae-sik’s pride, and Dae-sik, who was furious to the core, raised viewers ‘expectations by foreshadowing the faded friendship between the Three Musketeers and the unpredictable narrative that will rage fiercely.

Like this,’ Catch the Big Fortune ‘has captured the attention of viewers since its first broadcast with its highly immersive plot and captivating acting.Writer Son Ji-hye’s solid script, directors Park Man-young and Lee Hae-woo’s sensational directing, and the passionate acting of the middle-aged actors have come together to announce the birth of a daily drama of a different level.The presence of Son Chang-min, who has transformed into a miserly building owner, and Sunwoo Jae-deok, who has fallen to a tenant, was overwhelming.Son Chang-min’s straightforward speech and intense gaze, and Sunwoo Jae-deok’s emotional acting that goes back and forth between anger and sadness, created perfect synergy and increased curiosity about the future development.

KBS 1TV daily drama ‘Catch the Big Fortune’ episode 2 will air at 8:30 PM on the 15th.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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