‘Taxi Driver 3’ Kicks Off with Thrilling First Episode, Hits 11.1% Viewership
Nov 22, 2025
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In the first episode of SBS's Friday-Saturday drama 'Model Taxi 3' (written by Oh Sang-ho/directed by Kang Bo-seung/produced by Studio S, Group A, BA Entertainment), which aired at 9:50 p.m. on the 21st (Fri), Kim Do-ki (Rainbow Five), Jang CEO (Kim Eui-sung), Go Ji-eun (Pyo Ye-jin), Choi Joo-im (Jang Hyuk-jin), and Park Joo-im (Bae Yoo-ram) received a request call directly from Yoon Seo-seo (played by Cha Si-yeon), a high school girl kidnapped and detained by a Japanese criminal organization. At the same time, the first episode of 'Exemplary Taxi 3' had the highest viewership of 11.1%, the Seoul metropolitan area of 9.9%, the highest of 3.13%, and the average of 2049, and started the box office run by starting the first episode with the highest viewership in all the channel miniseries dramas aired in 2025. (Based on Nielsen Korea)
The broadcast marked the splendid return of the cider heroes, decorating the intro with the appearance of pottery and rainbow members who raided the terrible human auction site. The first case commissioned by 'Rainbow Five' was then depicted. The client was Lee Seo, a high school girl who had been kidnapped and detained by a Japanese criminal organization, who managed to escape and request multiple agency services, but was caught again by the members.
Dogi decided to infiltrate the school to find out Lee Seo's surroundings, and summoned the legendary secondary character 'Hwang In-sung' during season 1 to make people laugh. At this time, Dogi learned the whole story of the incident through Lee Seo's friend Yeji (Lee Yu-ji), who showed suspicious signs. Lee Seo, who set foot on an illegal mobile gambling game at Yeji's recommendation, was deceived by vicious lenders and became gambling debt, and he accepted loan sharks' job placement to head to Japan to pay off his debt.
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Go Eun took a passenger ship bound for Japan like Lee Seo, and all the rainbow family members departed with Go Eun. Upon arriving in Japan, Go Eun was taken into a suspicious office that read 'Life Reset'. Sensing anxiety at the appearance of a suspicious office with a radio circuit breaker installed in the building, Do-gi immediately rushed into the office to save Go-eun, creating a sweaty tension in his hands. However, Ko Eun fortunately suppressed the gunman with her own power. For a moment, Doggie was outraged to see the profiles of women, neglected carrier bags, which were tightly attached to the walls of the 'Life Reset Office'. There were so many people who disappeared without even a trace by criminal organizations.
It is not easy to access the head of the organization because both moving the abductees and laundering their identities are made up of branch organizations. In response, Dogi took extraordinary measures. Dogi decided to become an insider if outsiders did not have access, and he created a secondary character full of Pungwoon-ah charm and approached the terminal organization of Necomoney. Pottery has saliva on his shoesHe challenged the members under the pretext of " and went on a rampage in the gym, the hideout of the members of the lower level, and then "tell it to you Oya-Bung. Call me if you buy new shoes,' he said in a CCTV video letter, giving a thrilling thrill. As a result, questions about how pottery's spirited challenge will resonate and whether he can save the missing Lee Seo rise vertically.
As such, the chemistry and character play of Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin, and Bae Yoo-ram, who boast a more perfect chemistry with the welcome 'model taxi' worldview, captivated the fans' long-awaited love for the new season. In addition, the scale of the overseas location, the immersive performance of the famous Japanese actor Kasamatsu Show, who appeared in a special role as the episode villain 'Nekomoney Boss', speedily development and edgy visual beauty became the new charm of season 3, making us look forward to the run of the model taxi 3, which has just started.
Immediately after the first broadcast of 'Exemplary Taxi 3', SNS and various online communities posted "Exemplary Taxi BGM, and my heart finally came back." My dopamine!", "As expected, it's fun, it's fun! It's worth the wait. A model taxi that you can trust and watch is "Obviously, it's been an hour, but it feels like it's been 10 minutes. Time flies. It's really fun."A model taxi should not stop", "As expected, Godotgi doesn't disappoint me. And I'm so happy that the members didn't change. It was so much fun from the first episode! It's been two years since we've had a proper drama. The scale is really different. I hope the previous episode was solved by mistake. I can't wait for the next episode."
Meanwhile, SBS Friday-Saturday drama 'Exemplary Taxi 3' is a private revenge acting in which the mysterious taxi company Rainbow Transportation and taxi driver Kim Do-ki complete revenge on behalf of the victim. The second episode will air at 9:50 p.m. tonight (22nd).
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