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Actor Joo Ji-hoon is once again performing the "Joo Ji-hoon Effect" by leading the ENA Monday-Tuesday drama "Climax" to the top of the popularity list.
In the third week of March, released by Good Data Corporation Fundex, Joo Ji-hoon ranked first (6.2%) in the drama cast. On top of that, "Climax" also ranked first in the TV drama category (18.72 percent), proving that both the work and the actor were popular at the same time. The ratings are also showing an upward trend. Climax rose from 2.9% in the first session (based on Nielsen Korea's nationwide paid households) to 3.8% in the second session and 3.9% in the third session, marking the third consecutive rise.
In addition, "Climax" topped "Korea's Top 10 Series" shortly after the release of Disney+ and topped major platforms such as Naver Entertainment's "Drama I've searched a lot now," KinoLights Trend, and WatchaPedia HOT Drama. Joo Ji-hoon, who swept various indicators at home and abroad, is also making significant achievements with his next film "Climax," starting with topping the Netflix global TV show non-English category with "Severe Trauma Center" last year.

In "Climax," Joo Ji-hoon depicts in three dimensions "Bang Tae-seop," a prosecutor from a dirt spoon who runs toward desire. It is evaluated that it solves the character who intersects the desire for power and the inner conflict with subtle changes in eyes and facial expressions, and raises the density in each scene. In particular, the unconventional whistle ending of the first episode created a big buzz online.
Meanwhile, in the third episode, which aired on the 23rd, Bang Tae-seop left the prosecution organization and entered the political arena in earnest, and visited Park Jae-sang (Lee Ga-seop), who threatened Abstract (Ha Ji-won), and overwhelmed him with explosive energy, raising the tension of the play. In addition, the truth of Oh Kwang-jae's murder was revealed to the surface, raising expectations for the development of the story in the future.
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