Drakor The Penthouse Wins Two-Digit Rating

JAKARTA - The Korean drama The Penthouse from the SBS television channel is able to attract the attention of the public. This can be seen from their ratings which reached double digits among dramas that aired at the same time.

Launching Soompi today, November 4, the latest episode of The Penthouse which aired yesterday reached a rating of 10.8 to 13.9 percent. A good achievement after passing the 11 percent rating.

With every broadcast of the latest episodes, The Penthouse has successfully increased their rating compared to other dramas.

As the title implies, The Penthouse tells the story of the Penthouse apartment which has 100 floors.

The luxury apartment is occupied by three families with different social castes. Shim Su-Ryeon (Lee Ji Ah), a rich person who is nicknamed the queen of the Penthouse apartment. She has a husband Joo Dan Tae (Uhm Ki Joon) who is a businessman in the property sector.

Cheon Seo Jin (Kim So Yeon) is an arrogant rich man. Her husband, Ha Yoon Cheol (Yoon Jong Hoon) is an ambitious surgeon.

Oh Yoon Hee (Eugene) is a poor person. To make ends meet for his son, he works hard every day but he also wants to join the wealthy class at Penthouse.

In his latest episode, Bae Ro Na (Kim Hyun Soo) was accepted into Cheong Ah Arts High because he was the first person on the waiting list. However, his mother, Oh Yoon He did not remember anything that happened when he went to Hera Palace.

Since its premiere, not a few people have compared the Korean drama The Penthouse with JTBC's SKY Castle. From the story premise to characterization, The Penthouse looks similar to SKY Castle's plot.

The Penthouse airs every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 South Korean time on SBS and VIU.