'Manager Kim' Production Company Turns Out to Be Fantagio, Home to Cha Eun-woo and Kim Sun-ho.. Second-Highest Ratings for Friday-Saturday Drama in History

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'Manager Kim,' produced by comprehensive entertainment company Fantagio, is showing a remarkable upward trend.

According to ratings survey firm Nielsen Korea, the sixth episode of SBS's Friday-Saturday drama 'Manager Kim,' which aired on the 11th, recorded a national viewership rating of 22.3% and a peak instantaneous rating of 26.4%. This marks its highest-ever rating.

'Manager Kim' secured the number one spot not only in its time slot but among all programs broadcast throughout the week, once again setting the record for the highest viewership among mini-series aired in 2026.

'Manager Kim' achieved the second-highest ratings in history among Friday-Saturday dramas aired on SBS based on national viewership, surpassing 'Priest' (22.0%) and 'Taxi Driver Season 2' (21.8%), following only 'The Penthouse 2' (29.2%).

'Manager Kim' was produced by Fantagio. Fantagio continues to expand its content business areas, including dramas, films, and performances, based on its management operations, while persistently investing in securing its own intellectual property (IP) and strengthening production capabilities.

Namgung Kyeon, Chairman of Fantagio, stated, "This achievement demonstrates Fantagio's capabilities in content planning and production as well as its IP competitiveness. Moving forward, we will continue to discover differentiated original IPs and present competitive content in the global market, creating new growth drivers as a comprehensive content company."

Meanwhile, Fantagio is home to actors Kim Sun-ho, Baek Yoon-sik, Ong Seong-woo, Kang Ye-won, Gong Min-jeong, Lee Sung-kyung, singer and actor Cha Eun-woo, boy group Astro, Luneat, and others.

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