Penthouse: War in Life comes back with more vicious storyline with new season
Posted : 2021-02-20 09:21
Updated : 2021-02-24 14:10 Actors Eugene, from left, Uhm Ki-joon and Kim So-yeon pose for pictures during the online media conference for Penthouse: War in Life. Courtesy of SBS
By Lee Gyu-lee
SBS s Penthouse: War in Life created an enormous buzz from late last year to early this year with a suspense-filled story, scoring the network s highest viewership rating of the year so far ― at 28.8 percent with the Jan. 5 season finale.
And about a month later, the hit series is back with even more intense stories filled with greater twists and turns.
Attention draws on whether or not Lee Ji-ah will attend the production presentation.
While The Penthouse 2 is coming back on the 19th as SBS s new Friday-Saturday drama, Lee Ji-ah s name is not on the list of actors coming to the production presentation.
Posted : 2021-01-14 17:01
Updated : 2021-01-14 17:01
By Lee Gyu-lee
The second season of SBS s hit series The Penthouse: War in Life will premiere Feb. 19, the network announced Wednesday unveiling a 30-second teaser for the show.
The clip that starts with lead antagonist Cheon Seo-jin (Kim So-yeon) hints at uncovering the real killer of Shim Su-ryeon (Lee Ji-ah). Season 2 will unfold a fascinating story that will top the first season. We ask the viewers for much support and anticipation, the network said.
Written by Kim Soon-ok, who is known for the hit remake Temptation of Wife, and The Last Empress, the story revolves around the residents of the luxury apartment block Hera Palace.
Kim Eun-sook, who are great in the Korean drama industry, predicted a hard-working move this year with preparations for new works following last year.
All three writers have released new works continuously without a major break. Therefore, it was often that each person released something in the same year. However, it is unusual for their activities to overlap for two consecutive years from last year to this year. That is why public expectations for the three are higher than ever.
First of all, The Penthouse which hit the second half of last year. The Penthouse focused on the collision of evil people, breaking away from the long-held good and bad composition. The spicy flavor composition, rapid development, and intense character changes have been added. It has succeeded in establishing itself as the best drama with a record rating of 28.8% (hereinafter referred to as Nielsen Korea nationwide).