Lee Je-hoon was sold as a cult

Lee Je-hoon transformed into the secondary character ‘Shaman Dogi’ and set out to catch the evil cult.

In the 7th episode of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama 'Model Taxi 2', which aired on the 17th, Kim Do-gi (played by Lee Je-hoon) and the 'Rainbow Model Taxi' team played Lee Jin-hee (played by Kim Eun-bi), who is trying to get back her older sister Lee Jin-seon (played by Jeong Ji-woo) who fell into a religious cult. It was interesting to see him approach the religious group 'Sunbaekyo', a hotbed of vicious crimes, and its leader, Ok Joo-man (played by Ahn Sang-woo), upon receiving a request from .

The broadcast on this day opened by revealing the true identity of On Ha-jun (played by Shin Jae-ha). The cold-blooded side of On Ha-jun, who brutally murders his business partner for his own profit, and the fact that he already knows the personal information of the Rainbow Model Taxi team in detail, made me sweat. Kang Pil-seung (played by Kim Do-yoon), the 'real estate villain' whom On Ha-jun contacted to get information about Kim Do-gi, was also found dead, making us feel once again the cruelty of On Ha-jun hidden behind his innocent face.

On the other hand, Kim Do-gi and CEO Jang (played by Kim Eui-seong) did not let Kang Pil-seung's death pass in vain. Kim Do-gi was suspicious of the fact that the criminals they had punished were dying one after another, and warned, "They may be watching us from closer than we think." However, the sight of On Ha-jun still pretending to be the bright youngest knight and the Rainbow Five who treat On Ha-jun without fault created a thrilling tension.

Meanwhile, a new client came to ‘Rainbow Model Taxi’. The client is Jin-hee, who lost her parents when she was young. Her older sister, Jin-seon, whom she relied on and followed, fell into a pseudo-religious group that claimed to 'cure the disease with the power of whiteness' while fighting an incurable disease. Jinseon refused even hospital treatment and donated all of his medical expenses and loans to the church, then entered a prayer center and cut off all contact. Dogi, who peered into the Sunbaekyo worship service through tight security, witnessed vicious behavior that aroused the fear of believers and even encouraged violence among believers who were family members.

The so-called 'father', the religious leader Ok Ju-man, was a vicious criminal with 13 criminal convictions, but the believers who were unaware of this fact and blindly believed in Ok Ju-man became an inexhaustible source of money for Ok Ju-man, who was hell-bent on creating a 'pure white temple'. Accordingly, the 'Rainbow Model Taxi' team began their revenge for pseudo-true education in earnest. According to the role distribution planned by designer Kim Do-gi, Director Park (played by Bae Yoo-ram) played a patient with an incurable disease and became a disguised believer by claiming to be the prey of Pure Baekism.

Jin-seon, whom we met there, seemed to be in very poor health, but despite Director Park's persuasion to take her to the hospital, she had strong faith in Ok-ju. The church officials, who were suspicious of Pastor Park's actions, locked him in solitary confinement and punished him by requiring him to memorize all the doctrines of Sunbaekism before he could get out.

In the end, Kim Do-gi launched a new sub-character, ‘Shaman Do-gi’. Kim Do-gi, who deliberately approached Ok Joo-man and his group who were having a sumptuous meal at a high-end restaurant with money extorted from believers, made Ok Joo-man feel uneasy by warning him, "This is a person who will die young. Always watch your head." Afterwards, Director Choi (played by Jang Hyuk-jin) and Director Park used special effects prepared in advance to drop a sign on Ok Joo-man's head as she was leaving the restaurant, scaring her and making her feel even more anxious.

When narcotic painkillers prescribed for severe cancer patients were detected in the pure water that was given to believers in Sunbaekyo, purifying the body of bad energy, Kim Do-gi, who was enraged by Okjuman's vicious behavior, gave impetus to the design. The 'Rainbow Model Taxi' team buried the ceramics they had prepared in advance at the construction site of Okjuman's Pure White Temple and stopped the construction due to the excavation of cultural assets. Ok Joo-man, who heard this news and rushed to work, smashed the pottery and pushed ahead with the construction. In the process, the suspicious complex with gold strings around it was shattered, creating a strange sense of tension.

After that, a series of suspicious things happened to Ok Joo-man. While driving, he witnessed the Grim Reaper, his car's brakes broke, and even his cell phone stopped working. Ok Ju-man, who was wandering around to borrow a cell phone, seemed to be possessed by something and headed to the suspicious Seonangdang, and at that moment, Do-gi, transformed into a shaman, appeared in front of Ok Ju-man. Kim Do-gi shouted at Ok Ju-man, "You're not dead yet. You're not going to be able to put this bastard out." At that moment, a huge gust of wind blew around Seonangdang.

Soon, the wind calmed down and Kim Do-gi warned Ok Joo-man, who was dumbfounded, “Right now I was scared of something strange and ran away, but it will come back soon. To take your life.” However, Ok Joo-man turned his back on Do-gi, accusing him of being a pseudo-geek, and Do-gi, who failed in the operation and heard the false accusation again, swallowed a bitter smile and pledged, "If I lack faith, I have to make up for it."

The criminal organization 'Geumhoe', of which On Ha-jun was a member, was also revealed. In particular, it was shocking to discover that the deceased Kang Pil-seung was in charge of real estate funds at the Gold Society, and that On Ha-jun was the person who created a violent organization in Kotaya that exploited young people working abroad to create an illegal gambling site. On Ha-jun was indignant that Do-gi was repeatedly ruining the 'Geum Society' criminal profit cartel that he had carefully designed, and vowed to find out what the purpose of the Rainbow Five was.

Meanwhile, 'Model Taxi 2' recorded the highest viewer rating of 17.0%, 13.7% in the metropolitan area, and 5.4% in 2049, proving its unrivaled popularity by not only ranking first in the average viewership rating among all programs on all channels broadcast on Friday, but also ranking first in the 2049 viewership rating. . (Based on Nielsen Korea)

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr