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Bae Yoo-ram "I was confident that 'Model Taxi 2' would increase viewer ratings"
Recently, I met actor Bae Yoo-ram, who appeared in the SBS drama 'Model Taxi 2', at Ten Asia's headquarters in Jungnim-dong, Seoul. Bae Yoo-ram plays the role of Chief Park Jin-eon, an engineer at Rainbow Transportation’s maintenance room.
Bae Yoo-ram said, "Even during the filming of Season 1, I vaguely thought that it would be good to go with a season system. The viewership ratings were good and I don't think it would be a good composition to go with a season system. About a month or two after the final episode of Season 1, I got a call and asked if I would do Season 2. I said I would do it unconditionally. Brother (Lee) Je-hoon, like (Kim) Eui-seong, also had a strong will to do it. It wasn't just a passing comment, but everyone said, 'Let's do it together next time.' For a season-based drama, the will of the lead actor is also important, isn't it?" He said.
When asked if she was confident that Season 2 would be a success following Season 1, Bae Yoo-ram said, "Because Season 1 is just the beginning, each member had to unravel their own stories. Aren't we also a group of victims' families? If there were a lot of dark parts in Season 2, then Season 1 was the first season." “I think I was able to run further because I finished that part,” he said. He continued, "In the case of crime dramas and genres like CSI, if they are repeated, you may feel déjà vu and fatigue, but our drama did a good job of avoiding that while focusing on exhilaration. That's how the script came out. It won't be easy for season 2 to be as good as season 1, but it's just as good as season 1. “I thought it would be good. Fortunately, we surpassed season 1,” he said, happy. He also said, "Because our drama is made up of episodes, I thought there was a chance for the ratings to go up again even if they dropped a little. If it's a continuous story, it may not go up once the flow is interrupted, but since our drama is made up of episodes, even if the response to one episode is lukewarm, there is a chance for it to rise again." “I was confident that if the episode was confident and had an uplifting story, it could go up. Even in sports games, even if you lose this time, you can win the next game, right?”
Lee Je-hoon made a promise through 'Wet Interview' that if the viewership rating exceeds 19%, he will drive a taxi and call van with his Rainbow Transportation family to visit viewers. In response to this, Bae Yu-ram joked, “Aren’t you saying Je-hoon will do it alone?” At the same time, he said, "It's good if I go. If my brother wants to go, I'll go. It's good," and showed an active attitude toward carrying out his pledge.
'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 ended on the 15th.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr
