Do you still remember drama "Jewel in the Palace"? The character Jang Geum can really hypnotize the viewers with her charm. Being in a break for quite long, Lee Young Ae is now back with "Saimdang, Light's Diary". The drama got high rating on its first and second episode, which shows its success.
According to report from Soompi, the drama easily wins first place from its competitors. For a record, "Saimdang" got 15.6 % on its episode and 16.3 for second episode. Meanwhile, "Missing 9" got 4.3 % and "Chief Kim" got 7.2 %. The difference is quite high for their ratings.
According to report from Korea Portal, the power of the two leads in historical drama makes the viewers easily pick their choice. Lee Young Ae is experienced with historical drama and she can pull out the character really well. Her success on "Jewel in the Place" has been known widely.
Meanwhile, another actor Song Seong Heon as the co-lead was famous for his acting in "Autumn In My Heart" and "When A Man Falls In Love". He and Lee Young Ae were absent from TV for a long time and they made their comeback on screen through this drama.
Song Seong Heon felt so nervous to act with Lee Young Ae because her acting is really great. He kept making mistake on his lines, but he did his best to deliver the character well. The preparation is needed because it is a period drama.
With the hard worker and fame of the two actors, this drama is highly anticipated as they set high rating on the first two episodes. Even, beating the record of "Legend of The Blue Sea" rating on the first episode.
The story is based on the diary of Shin Saimdang who lived in the past as an artist. In recent life, the lecturer wants to reveal the secret of the diary and the mysterious painting. Lee Young plays two role as Saimdang and the lecturer. The story line is interesting as it takes past and current life.
It will be an epic drama to watch this year. Do you agree?
