'Casino' Starring Choi Min-sik Outperforms 'Our Movie' in Premiere Ratings

Choi Min-sik's 'Casino' has surpassed Namkoong Min's 'Our Movie' in ratings with its premiere episode.

On the 5th, the 7th episode of SBS's Friday-Saturday drama 'Our Movie' recorded a nationwide rating of 3.6%. This marks the third consecutive episode with ratings in the 3% range. The episode featured the beginning of the film 'White Love' and a scene where actress Lee Da-eum (played by Jeon Yeo-bin) confides her secret to Chae Seo-young (played by Lee Seol).

Meanwhile, the premiere of 'Casino' achieved a nationwide rating of 4.5%, outperforming 'Our Movie' by 0.9 percentage points. This is a slight increase from the final episode of its predecessor, 'Labor Attorney No Moo-jin,' which recorded 4.2%.

'Casino' is a crime action series that depicts the intense psychological battle between Cha Moo-sik (played by Choi Min-sik), a fallen legend in the Philippine casino world, and detective Oh Seung-hoon (played by Son Seok-koo), who relentlessly pursues him. Originally a Disney+ original drama, it gained significant popularity and critical acclaim upon its release in 2022.

Despite being re-aired as an MBC special series after three years, 'Casino' has proven its appeal by outperforming 'Our Movie' from its first episode.

Reported by Tae Yuna, TenAsia youyou@tenasia.co.kr