Good Boy Park Bo-gum How to Fight Bad Boy Oh Jung-se..Enter the second act with ratings and issues
Jun 23, 2025
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JTBC 'Good Boy' (played by Lee Dae-il, directed by Shim Na-yeon) was broadcast until the 8th episode on the 22nd, turning the turning point. Since the first broadcast, it has been ranked No. 1 in the popularity of dramas and actors for three consecutive weeks, and the ratings have also been on an upward curve, and 'Good Avengers' has faced the biggest crisis after being attacked by the cartels of 'Bad Boy' Oh Jung-se and evil. But the fight isn't over until it's over. A second half turnaround awaits.
The national action, which is the signature of 'Good Boy', and the comical tiki-taka of the powerful special teams bursting in the gap are the top box office factors. Every weekend, it is refreshingly penetrating the viewers' tiredness and even causing pleasant laughter. Among them, the anxiety factor that can't just laugh tightens the tension. It's boxing champion Yun Dong-ju's 'Punch Drunk'. Yoon Dong-ju's boxing aftereffects are getting more serious, although even his colleagues did not notice him because he was always brave and bright. In particular, immediately after kissing Ji Han-na (Kim So-hyun), her vision was blurred and her fingertips shook, and she eventually collapsed, suggesting Parkinson's disease, which took the life of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. In addition, since declaring an all-out war against Min Ju-young, his body has literally never had a day to become holy. He threw his whole body to block Min Ju-young's vehicle, which was about to flee overseas, and held out until he died by being hit by a heavyweight punch from Oh Jong-gu (Jung Man-sik) to prevent the dissolution of the strong special team. Yoon Dong-ju is confident in getting hit, but he is in such a dangerous state that even his doctor recommends a thorough examination. Viewers are paying attention to the physical condition of Yun Dong-ju, the bulldozer, whether he can overcome this fatal aftereffect and fight to the end to make Min Ju-young (Oh Jung-se) pay for his crime.
Not only Yun Dong-ju but also 'Good Avengers' each carries the weight of trauma and life. Ji Han-na, a shooting genius, put down her gun due to tinnitus and panic after suffering bullying from her mother Jin Kyung-sook (Seo Jae-hee) and colleagues, who were busy making money. In addition, questions have also arisen that need to be solved as there is a possibility that Min Ju-young may have been involved in the death of her father, who was a police officer. Kim Jong-hyun (Lee Sang-i) is suffering from panic whenever he sees something pointed after being stabbed in his left eye in the final of an international competition. In addition, he is struggling to deliberately turn away from his wealthy family, suffering from a sense of inferiority resulting from constant comparison with his brother who became a prosecutor. Ko Man-sik (Heo Sung-tae) and Shin Jae-hong (Tae Won-seok) are somehow enduring any humiliation at the National Police Agency to do their best in their responsibilities as the head of the household, leaving behind the glory of the past. The process of people who gather with different wounds and stories fighting together under the name of 'Good Avengers' will serve as an important narrative that will shine even more in the second half. The strong performance of 'One Team' is expected more than ever.
Min Ju-young made her first appearance as an ordinary customs official. The more he revealed his heinous reality, the more shocking it became. He was the godfather who dominated the underground economy of Inseong City, and the size of the cartel was huge beyond imagination. From the devil (Lee Ho-jung), the core of international drug distribution, to the Russian Far East mafia Leo (Go Joon), Baek Seok-chun (Ahn Se-ho), who leads the Korean-Chinese gang northeast, and Oh Jong-gu, the head of security company J9, as a heavyweight boxing champion, they have formed a cross-border coalition of evil. As a result, it is gradually expanding its interest to drugs, illegal weapons, and vehicles based on its distribution network encompassing Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia, and is also expanding its influence on the police, prosecutors, and political power. It is never easy to stop this huge cartel that freely crosses the legal net. Of course, there is also a possibility of cracking in that they are in a relationship that thoroughly follows their own interests. In fact, Min Ju-young revealed the essence of the alliance by saying "Don't trust me, trust money". In the second half, the biggest point to watch is how the "Good Avengers" special team, which will become stronger and stronger due to crises and wounds, can break up the cartels of Min Ju-young and evil and fight back to bring them to justice.
JTBC's Saturday-Sunday Drama 'Good Boy' airs every Saturday at 10:40 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 p.m. and is released to viewers around the world through Amazon Prime Video.
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