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Lee Je-hoon's 'Model Taxi 2' behind-the-scenes reveal
SBS' Friday-Saturday drama 'Model Taxi 2' continues its upward trend, exceeding the highest viewership rating of 19.7% (based on Nielsen Korea's metropolitan area). Based on the world view solidly built in Season 1, Season 2 is attempting variations in various genres to provide a variety of fun. 'Model Taxi 2' even conveyed the pleasure of watching a romantic comedy by featuring Kim Do-gi (played by Lee Je-hoon) and Ango-eun (played by Pyo Ye-jin)'s 'newlywed side characters' in the last 5 episodes. Accordingly, while interest in the subtle love line of 'Model Taxi 2' is higher than ever, Lee Je-hoon, who plays Kim Do-gi, revealed his honest thoughts about Kim Do-gi's love line through the commentary video for episodes 1-4.
In the released commentary video for episodes 1-4 of 'Model Taxi 2', the 'Rainbow Five' Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-seong (played by Jang Seong-cheol), Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin (played by Choi Kyeong-gu), and Bae Yu-ram (played by Park Jin-eon) all gathered to tell the story behind the famous scene. He stated candidly. Regarding the birth of 'Muscle Doggy', which became a hot topic in the opening sequence of the first episode, Lee Je-hoon revealed a secret story, saying, "I ate a lot of beef to build my body." Regarding the scene in episode 2 where he was kidnapped by an overseas illegal gambling site organization and was hung upside down and water tortured, he said, "It was my first time hanging upside down. At the time, my body was well-trained, and my abdominal muscles held me in place, so the blood flowed backwards, but it wasn't difficult. Now, every month. “If you say Lee, he’ll probably cry and beg you to get off,” he confessed, adding to the laughter.
Lee Je-hoon recalled the filming of ‘The reappearance of Season 1’s strongest alt-character, Wang Dao-ji,’ which was considered the best highlight of episode 2. With a faint look in his eyes, he shouted, "Are you looking at Mrs. Lim?" and sent a finger heart, summoning 'Outcast' and causing laughter. For a moment, Lee Je-hoon also gave a warm smile by neatly putting an end to the love line controversy(?) by saying, "Mrs. Lim" and "An Go-eun," the two women who form a love line with Kim Do-gi in the play, "Outcast is Mrs. Lim, but Kim Do-gi is Go-eun." It also evoked .
'Rainbow Five' attracted attention with episodes that could infer a warm team atmosphere. In episode 4, Pyo Ye-jin recalled how she transformed into a part-time singer for a filial piety performance, aka 'Go-eun Singer', in order to deceive a professional conman of the elderly, and said, "I was very embarrassed during the filming, but when the directors danced with me in front of me, my tension eased a lot." I was grateful. In response, Bae Yu-ram added, “We had a lot of fun.”
'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. The broadcast will be canceled on March 10th due to the broadcast of the '2023 WBC Korea vs. Japan' match, and episode 6 will be broadcast at 10 pm on the 11th.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr
