In the 4th episode of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama 'Model Taxi 2' (written by Oh Sang-ho/directed by Ethan/produced by Studio S, Group 8), which aired at 10 pm on the 25th (Saturday), Rainbow Dark Heroes committed vicious fraud targeting good senior citizens. The scene of providing true education to Yoo Sang-ki (Go Sang-ho), a trot singer specializing in promotional performances, and his gang was depicted in a cheerful and refreshing way. Accordingly, 'Model Taxi 2' recorded the highest viewer rating of 15.0%, 11.7% in the metropolitan area, and 11.3% nationwide. In particular, in the 2049 viewership rating, which is a key indicator of channel competitiveness and topicality, it recorded its highest viewership rating of 5.8% in the metropolitan area. This is an overwhelming figure that ranks first among all Saturday programs and ranks first among all programs, including dramas and entertainment shows, broadcast during the week. (Based on Nielsen Korea)
Kim Do-gi (played by Lee Je-hoon), who disguised himself as a resident of Yongsori Village and greeted Yoo Sang-gi and his gang, deliberately continued to encounter Yoo Sang-gi in his range of actions and subtly gave them trouble. In addition, Joo-im Choi (played by Hyuk-jin Jang) and Joo-im Park (played by Yoo-ram Bae), who infiltrated the Filial Piety Performance Hall, secretly switched the prize lots to stop Yoo Sang-ki's method of emptying the pockets of the elderly under the pretext of winning prizes, and Kim Do-gi and Yoo Sang-gi When an attempt was made to steal the elderly person's card and pay up to the limit, they accessed it by hiding a radio wave blocker in the net and disabled the card terminal, thus protecting the innocent Yongsori elderly people. To this end, the sight of Kim Do-gi following Yoo Sang-gi around and deliberately pretending to be oblivious and bothering him was a source of laughter.
Kim Do-gi enlisted CEO Jang (played by Kim Eui-seong) to participate in the sub-character play in order to find all the money that Yoo Sang-gi had stolen and provide them with a true education. CEO Jang is an old man living in the countryside with an unstable mental state after embezzling all of the hidden funds of moneylender Baek Seong-mi (played by Cha Ji-yeon) and disappearing. Kim Do-gi threw CEO Jang, who smelled of money, as bait in front of Yoo Sang-gi, and as expected, Yoo Sang-gi changed his target of crime and approached CEO Jang, a 'big hit'. Yoo Sang-gi tried his best to win CEO Jang's favor by taking him to a filial piety performance, but CEO Jang deliberately pretended not to be interested.
Yoo Sang-ki changed his plan when the existing method did not work. They found the land where CEO Jang was believed to have buried all his assets and attempted to steal the money. At the same time, the Rainbow Team also tried to find Yoo Sang-gi's money, but both sides were in vain. Accordingly, Kim Do-gi began a second-stage strategy. He took advantage of Yoo Sang-gi, who came to visit him and tried to get information about CEO Jang, and made fun of him by telling lies such as 'CEO Jang was carrying a red flag' and 'I once asked to borrow a tractor', and even though he went through all sorts of hardships, he made fun of Yoo Sang-gi. Yoo Sang-ki, who was blinded by the treasure chest, stayed by CEO Jang's side 24 hours a day and threatened him, saying, "Tell me where you hid the money."
In response, Kim Do-gi took out the last card. Go Eun (played by Pyo Ye-jin), who was active only in the call van, was called outside and mobilized for a sub-character operation. Representative Jang pretended to open his heart to Go-eun, who showed off her lovely charm by disguising himself as a professional singer for filial piety events, and pretended to hand over everything to Go-eun, including pocket money and a luxury car, as well as the coordinates of a treasure chest, as a show of pride to Yoo Sang-ki. Yoo Sang-ki, who lost his temper when all the fish he caught was taken away by Go-eun, fiercely chased Go-eun's car as he went to retrieve CEO Jang's treasure chest, creating tension. At this time, Kim Do-gi, riding a cultivator, got in between Go-eun's car and Yoo Sang-gi's car, and in a relaxed and natural manner grabbed Yoo Sang-gi's ankle, making him burst into laughter.
Yoo Sang-gi, who was delayed because of Kim Do-gi, belatedly followed Go-eun's car to the quarry, but Go-eun had already disappeared, leaving behind a map of the treasure chest. At that moment, the truck Yoo Sang-gi and his gang were riding in suddenly reversed, rolled over the edge of a cliff and exploded, and Yoo Sang-gi screamed as if he had lost the whole world. The reason is that the truck that Yoo Sang-gi cherished was their safe. Kim Do-gi, who had already seen this, recovered all the money, installed an automatic driving device in the truck, and blew it up in front of Yoo Sang-gi's eyes, causing despair.
Yoo Sang-ki, who had lost all his assets and had completely lost all sense of reason, threatened CEO Jang with a weapon, and CEO Jang, who was standing on the edge of a cliff, jumped off the cliff right in front of Yoo Sang-gi. Representative Jang was safely rescued by Juim, who was waiting in advance, but Yoo Sang-gi's subordinates, who firmly believed that Representative Jang was dead, ran away to avoid Yoo Sang-gi, who had rolled their eyes, and were caught by Kim Do-gi, who was waiting, and received a true education. Yoo Sang-gi, who was left alone and in a half-crazy state, held the treasure map left behind by Go-eun and wandered all over the mountain with red flags in search of treasure that was not there in the first place, and the Rainbow Team withdrew from Yongsori Village, leaving Yu Sang-gi behind.
Kim Do-gi said to Go-eun, who asked the reason for his withdrawal, "For that guy, today is a day he will never forget. In an instant, all his assets went up in flames, and his colleagues also left. On top of that, people also died. This is a hopeless reality that is difficult to bear. “The only way to escape reality is to find the fortune hidden underground. The more desperate the reality, the more intense the temptation and desire for treasure,” he said, describing the foolishness of Yoo Sang-gi, who locked himself in a prison created by his own greed. pinched. In addition, Kim Do-gi said, "Once you gain enlightenment, you will open the door and come out on your own. But it won't be easy either. There is no treasure, but there is no treasure. Many red flags have already been planted in that area. The red flag was originally a military sign that it was a mine-laying area. “I mean it,” he said, and along with that, the image of Yoo Sang-gi, who had truly stepped on a landmine and fallen into the abyss of self-destruction, was reflected, putting emphasis on true education.
Meanwhile, on this day's broadcast, an unexpected crisis struck the rainbow team. The youngest driver, On Ha-jun (played by Shin Jae-ha), was trying to find a customer's lost belongings when he discovered a secret underground hideout passage. As a result, curiosity grows as to whether Team Rainbow will reveal Ha-jun On's identity. At the same time, it was revealed that a mystery sniper who wanted to find out Kim Do-gi's identity had come to Rainbow Fortune, further heightening the tension.
Immediately after the broadcast of episode 4 of 'Model Taxi 2', which brought laughter and a heavy message with such a novel design and a character show worth watching, SNS and various online communities posted comments such as "Today's episode is a great legend! Funny, refreshing and full of fun", "Rainbow" From the family members to the villains, it's an acting party", "It was a much cooler ending than putting them in jail or beating them up, Godbeom Taxi!", "Every time Today's Power Diary BGM came on, I exploded without resistance", "Even the music director for today's episode was determined. Comments on watching the show continued, such as, “I like the heavy message in a lively production,” and “Season 2 is so fun. I watched it today and laughed so hard that I still feel like a clown.”
SBS' Friday-Saturday drama 'Model Taxi 2' is a private revenge drama in which a mysterious taxi company, Rainbow Transportation, and taxi driver Kim Do-gi complete revenge on behalf of wronged victims. It airs every Friday and Saturday at 10 PM.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr