‘Heavenly Ever After’ rises to 6.1% viewership after 2 episodes
Kim Hye-ja, left in top photo, and Son Suk-ku’s drama “Heavenly Ever After” reaches 6 percent viewership after just two episodes. Captured from JTBC video
JTBC’s fantasy romance "Heavenly Ever After," starring Kim Hye-ja and Son Suk-ku, is gaining early traction, with its second episode drawing a nationwide viewership rating of 6.1 percent.
The episode, which aired on Sunday, followed Lee Hae-sook (Kim Hye-ja) and Go Nak-joon (Son Suk-ku) as they began their second life together in heaven.
According to Nielsen Korea, the drama recorded 6.1 percent viewership nationwide and 7.2 percent in the Seoul area, topping all non-terrestrial programs for the day.
While Lee Young-ae (Lee Jung-eun) vanished from Earth in search of Hae-sook, a mysterious woman (Han Ji-min) suddenly appeared at the couple’s heavenly home, calling Nak-joon by name and adding a layer of suspense.
Hae-sook was visibly unsettled upon seeing her husband in his 30s again. On her second day in the afterlife, a conversation with the Heavenly Support Center director (Chun Ho-jin) deepened her suspicions, while a mysterious gaze seemed to follow her throughout the day.
Kim Hye-ja, right, as Lee Hae-sook in the JTBC drama "Heavenly Even After" / Courtesy of JTBC
Nak-joon eventually realized why Hae-sook had arrived in heaven as her 80-year-old self and why her reaction to him had been distant. Outside their heavenly house, a woman neither of them recognized stood waiting.
In a surprising twist, the gaze trailing Hae-sook was revealed to belong to Sonya, the couple’s pet cat, portrayed by Choi Hee-jin.
Meanwhile, back on Earth, Young-ae — who had spent sleepless nights mourning Hae-sook — suddenly walked out, hinting at a new development ahead.
This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.