‘Unknown Seoul’ is stimulating imagination infinitely with foreshadowing scattered throughout the story.
The tvN weekend drama ‘Unknown Seoul’ is riding a wave of rising viewership and popularity, providing captivating entertainment with its incredible details that capture the emotional lines of the characters.
First, the secrets of the props filling the scenes are grabbing attention. The different colored teddy bears on the chair with the names of the twin sisters, Yu Mi-ji (Park Bo-young) and Yu Mi-rae (Park Bo-young), serve as a device to illustrate their current situation.
Moreover, the details can also be seen in the positions and compositions of the characters. Yu Mi-ji always sits on the right side of Lee Ho-soo (Park Jin-young), who lost his left hearing due to an accident, allowing viewers to infer her feelings for him.
Additionally, it was revealed that Han Se-jin (Ryu Kyung-soo), who has been pretending to be Yu Mi-ji, had already noticed Yu Mi-rae's true identity a long time ago, surprising everyone. Yu Mi-rae's appearance, with delicate hands and extensive economic knowledge, was too different from her resume, and after meeting the twins in Seoul, Han Se-jin became convinced of his suspicions and accurately called Yu Mi-rae's name as soon as the twins' secret promise ended, surprising her.
Furthermore, the drama’s title ‘Unknown Seoul’ is associated with various sub-titles that penetrate the core of each episode's story, and the epilogues that enhance the lingering feelings at the end of the broadcast are also drawing attention. Viewers are responding with comments like, “I knew there were foreshadowings, but I didn’t expect them to be this detailed,” “A drama that I can’t take my eyes off for a moment,” and “I love all these devices; they really hit my taste,” as they enjoy ‘Unknown Seoul’ in various ways, even reproducing content by discovering the hidden details in the dialogues, scenes, and actors' performances.
Thus, ‘Unknown Seoul’ is calling for repeated viewings with the fun of piecing together scattered puzzle pieces. Thanks to this, the cumulative views of videos related to ‘Unknown Seoul’ have surpassed 200 million, gaining immense popularity.
Additionally, it achieved the remarkable feat of ranking first in the TV-OTT drama popularity rankings announced by Good Data Corporation's FUNdex on June 24, 2025. The cast members Park Bo-young (as Yu Mi-ji and Yu Mi-rae), Park Jin-young (as Lee Ho-soo), and Ryu Kyung-soo (as Han Se-jin) have all made it onto the popularity rankings, riding the wave of rising viewership and popularity.
As such, anticipation is building for how ‘Unknown Seoul,’ heading towards its final episode this week, will induce viewers' immersion with its details and foreshadowing.
The 11th episode of the unmissable tvN weekend drama ‘Unknown Seoul’ will air on the 28th (Saturday) at 9:20 PM.
[Geum Bit-na, MK Sports Reporter]
