"Manager Kim" Choi Dae-hoon and Yoon Kyung-ho were captured in a shocking state, brutally thrown into a deserted wasteland after the shocking North Korean interrogation room ending.
The brutal ordeals of fathers unfold in the SBS Friday-Saturday drama "Manager Kim."
Episode 7 recorded a peak viewership of 25.5%, 22.6% in the Seoul metropolitan area and 21.9% nationwide (Nielsen Korea), claiming the top spot in 2026 mini-series viewership with the remarkable feat of ranking first in its time slot for seven consecutive episodes, proving the unstoppable box-office run of bespectacled middle-aged men. In that broadcast, Manager Kim (So Jisub) forced the villain Joo Gang-chan (Joo Sang-Wook) to his knees and rescued his daughter Min-ji (Seo Sumin), but after surrendering himself he woke up in a North Korean interrogation room in a twist ending that shook living rooms.
Meanwhile, in episode 8 airing today, the desperate ordeals of Seong Han-su (Choi Dae-hoon), who was arrested with Manager Kim, and Park Jin-cheol (Yoon Kyung-ho) will unfold. In the released stills, the two are abandoned on a desolate plain with their entire bodies tightly bound by thick chains and handcuffs, grabbing attention.
Seong Han-su shocks viewers by wearing a grotesque gag with chains wrapped around his taekwondo uniform caked in dust. Park Jin-cheol also wears a thick restraint garment over his military uniform, his feet bound, wearing a despondent expression, suggesting the magnitude of the crisis that has befallen them. In particular, Seong Han-su's characteristic prickly line "that bastard has a grudge" bursts out, heightening curiosity about what the enormous behind-the-scenes conspiracy that separated the three fathers might be.
On the actual set, Choi Dae-hoon and Yoon Kyung-ho delivered fearless performances even in extreme conditions with their hands and feet bound and their mouths gagged, earning high praise from the staff. Even with his face covered, Choi Dae-hoon emitted intense glints through his glasses and showed fighting spirit as he rolled on the floor, while Yoon Kyung-ho handled his trademark sly facial acting even in a hair-trigger situation, and the two reportedly turned the set into a sea of laughter with their fantastic chemistry.
The production team said, "Episode 8 will capture the three fathers who, after rescuing Min-ji, are caught in a massive aftershock and face disintegration, which will evoke sympathy," and added, "Please tune in to see whether Seong Han-su and Park Jin-cheol, who do not lose their cheerfulness in any desperate situation, and Manager Kim, whose whereabouts have become unknown, will overcome this crisis and reunite as the 'dad universe.'" It airs today (the 18th) at 9:50 p.m.
[photo] "Manager Kim"
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