Lee Je-hoon stopped 'emergency martial law delusion' and left.."Exemplary Taxi 3" ended with 13.3% [Official]

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SBS's Friday-Saturday drama "Model Taxi 3" (scripted by Oh Sang-ho/directed by Kang Bo-seung) marked the opening of the long journey by punishing the great music through the sacrifice of Lee Je-hoon, who gave up his life, and providing heavy lingering and thrilling catharsis through the solidarity of citizens.

According to Nielsen Korea on the 11th, the viewership of the 16th episode of the final episode of "Model Taxi 3," which aired on the 10th, was 13.3% based on households nationwide, 13.7% on average in the metropolitan area, and up to 16.6%. It remained at the top of the week's miniseries, as well as at the same time. In particular, 2049 viewership soared to 4.6% and up to 5.55%, solidifying the title of the best drama in 2026.

The production team succeeded in rewriting the success story of the Korean seasonal drama and pointed out the meaningful achievements left by "Model Taxi 3," which made people want to operate permanently.

# After Korea, it has become a global hit IP, and it has become more powerful

"Exemplary Taxi 3," which drew keen attention from the public due to the return of the trusted mega-hit IP even before the first broadcast, showed off its stronger box office power by heating up Korea's unrivaled ratings, popularity, OTT scores, and global charts. According to the weekly chart for the first week of January (Dec. 29-Jan. 4) released by OTT platform Viu in Asia, 'Model Taxi 3' ranked first side by side in major Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore.

In particular, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines continued to be the No. 1 player for seven consecutive weeks after its release, and in Thailand, the subtitle version ranked first and the dub version ranked second, receiving wide love from local viewers. In addition, it ranked first for seven consecutive weeks in the Middle East beyond Asia, proving once again the potential of 'model taxi 3', which stands out as a global hit IP.

# Lee Je-hoon, who won the grand prize twice, stands tall as the hero's icon, 'Goddogi'

A "new history" was also born, with two grand prizes coming out through one season-based drama. Lee Je-hoon, who won his second grand prize with "Model Taxi 3" at the SBS Acting Awards in 2025, succeeded in establishing the "Taxi Hero Kim Do-ki" character as an "icon of heroes," away from just an attractive hero character. Emotional performances across various temperatures, such as touching compassion for victims, hot revenge for villains, and warm affection for rainbow families, made viewers immerse themselves in the world view of "Model Taxi 3."

In addition, Lee Je-hoon's performance, which perfectly digested the more dynamic action sequence, was a pleasure itself. Furthermore, a variety of character plays that cross the main characters and secondary characters, such as Pungwoon-ah pottery, Hogu pottery, Taza pottery, Lorenzo pottery, manager pottery, and even military pottery, have colored the main room of the year-end and New Year with "God pottery craze."

# All five members of the team have been together for three consecutive seasons! The irreplaceable chemistry of the five members of the team

In particular, the chemistry of "Rainbow Five" Kim Do-ki, Jang representative (Kim Eui-sung), Go Eun (Pyo Ye-jin), Choi Joo-im (Jang Hyuk-jin), and Park Joo-im (Bae Yoo-ram) peaked after returning to "as the member" for three consecutive seasons. In light of previous seasonal dramas, it is difficult to find an unprecedented case that the season system continued without changing the main cast lineup like the "model taxi" series. However, "Model Taxi 3," which accomplished this difficult task, created a variety of fun in the relationship and narrative of characters that have become more closely related throughout the season. In their respective roles, the members played various secondary characters along with the pottery, doubling the laughter, and making the nose look closer than the real family.

In addition, the humorous fun points, such as the appearance of Do-ki and Go-eun changing roles against Villan, the relationship of Park Joo-im, who is always beaten by Dogi, and Choi Joo-im, who returned after being scolded by Villan after taking a model taxi, were possible because of the solid narrative that the "Rainbow Five" has built for three consecutive seasons.

# He's the best villain without a lineup

In "Model Taxi 3", leading actors made a special appearance as the main villain of each episode, adding a strong impact. Starting with the popular Japanese actor Kasamatsu Sho (played by Matsuda), Yoon Si-yoon (played by Cha Byung-jin), who is willing to lose extreme weight for the character, Eum Moon-seok (played by Cheon Kwang-jin) and Kim Sung-kyu (played by Ko Sung-hyuk), Jang Na-ra (played by Kang Joo-ri), who drew sensational attention for playing a villain for the first time since her debut, and Kim Jong-soo (played by Oh Won-sang), who decorated the grand finale, added fire to "Model Taxi 3." The more powerful villains also made the revenge blade of "Rainbow Dark Heroes" sharper, and the small screen was filled with explosive catharsis.

# Perfect chemistry between the director and the audience of "One Movie."

Above all, "Model Taxi 3" was evaluated as watching a movie through the upgraded mise-en-scène. Writer Oh Sang-ho added explosive episodes on top of a solid story that organically connected the entire season, and director Kang Bo-seung was at the center of favorable reviews by delicately and clearly conducting sensuous mise-en-scène, various directing elements that add depth to the narrative, music, art, lighting, and editing. On such a well-made foundation, actors were active like fish in water, drawing favorable reviews that the chemistry of "Jakgambae (writer + director + actor)" was complete.

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