'Our Unwritten Seoul' Wraps Up with Emotional Resonance and Soaring Ratings
Jun 30, 2025
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In the final episode of tvN's Saturday-Sunday drama Unknown Seoul (directed by Lee Kang-script, Park Shin-woo and Nam Gun), which aired on the 28th, each person who had their own pain left a deep aftertaste as they beautifully separated from the scarred past and faced a bright future.
Yu Mi-ji (Park Bo-young), who was wandering because she couldn't find anything to do, succeeded in going to college and enjoyed her campus life by dreaming of becoming a counseling psychologist. Lee Ho-su (Park Jin-young) took courage to live again by accepting the world of silence and learning how to overcome it. While running on the track of dreams, Yu Mi-ji and Lee Ho-ju stuck close to each other and shared support, comfort, and love, giving warmth.
Yoo Mi-rae (Park Bo-young), who left the company and entered a different path, proved her potential by making a big hit with strawberry farming amid everyone's concerns. Han Se-jin (Ryu Kyung-soo), who returned to the U.S., made a comeback to Korea after completing his work well, and instantly recognized Yoo Mirae among people, creating excitement.
Kim Ok-hee (Jang Young-nam) and Yeom Sung-hong (Kim Sun-young), who had been bickering throughout, showed off their close friendship by relying on each other and sharing their concerns after making all of their children independent. The change in Hyun Sang-wol (Won Mi-kyung), who overcame dyslexia and was able to read the affectionate letter left by Kim Rosa (Park Hwan-hee), soaked the eyes of the viewers. All the villains who bullied Yoo Mi-rae were punished properly, and Kim Soo-yeon (Park Ye-young), who finally came out of the room, also returned to her normal life.
There was also a heartbreaking moment of separation while everyone was racing toward the future at the starting line. Kang Wol-soon (Cha Mi-kyung), a grandmother who was the spiritual support of sisters Yu Mi-ji and Yu Mi-rae, said goodbye to her family forever. Kang Wol-soon's comfortable smile, which met the end of her long life, stimulated the tear glands.
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Above all, Park Bo-young's passionate acting as twin sisters Yoo Mi-ji and Yoo Mi-rae maximized the sense of immersion. Expressing the difference between twin sisters with the same face and opposite personalities, she drew admiration at every moment with her ever-changing face. Park Jin-young as Lee Ho-ho and Ryu Kyung-soo as Han Se-jin made the hearts of those who saw them with different charms.
At the same time, Lee Kang's unique warm and friendly story drew keen attention. The lines that show all the forms of love that exist in the world through the intertwined relationships of the characters and delicately unravel the emotions that anyone would have experienced at least once touched my heart.
In addition, the delicate productions of director Park Shin-woo and director Nam Gun also shone. While contrasting colors and tones for the spatial distinction between Duson-ri and Seoul, which are the main backgrounds of the play, the filming technique that shows various scenes across the past and present, and the production that adds a taste of using props have doubled the quality of the play. In the field, the actors' emotions were drawn out with careful acting guidance and the completion of the latter part of CG and music was enhanced.
Thanks to the fantastic synergy of actors, writers, and directors, 'Unknown Seoul' has established itself as a popular TV-OTT drama as well as a top-ranked drama cast throughout its airing. Along with the ratings of each episode, the cumulative number of video views steadily increased, surpassing 200 million views, gaining popularity.
The final episode of Unknown Seoul" not only broke its own highest ratings, with an average of 9% and up to 10.3% for households in the Seoul metropolitan area, 8.4% and up to 9.4% for households nationwide, but also topped the cable and general programming at the same time. tvN's target 2049 male and female viewership also averaged 3.9 percent and 4.4 percent in the Seoul metropolitan area, 4.2 percent nationwide and 4.7 percent. Both the metropolitan area and the national standard broke their own highest ratings and ended up being No. 1 in all channels, including terrestrial broadcasting.(Based on paid platforms integrating cable, IPTV, and satellite / provided by Nielsen Korea)
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