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SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- Sports drama "Mental Coach Jegal" consoling young players tired of competitions debuted with ratings of around 1% in viwership.
According to the data by Nielson Korea on Tuesday, first episode of tvN drama aired on Monday at 10:30 p.m. recorded audience ratings of 1.5%.
The first episode revolved around Jegalgil, who was banned from national Taekwondo team after committing an accident, returning to Korean national training center as a mentor coach to take care of players' mental healths.
The drama is set in a Korean national training center, a small version of competitive society, and tries to comfort youths who are burned out of competitive life.
Jung Woo brings out laughter with whimsical and slick acting and Lee Yoo-mi delicately acted out cynical Cha Ga-eul who seems to be hiding a secret.
Touching lines in light atmosphere also drew attention.
Jegalgil's lines such as "I decided to live slowly but in comfort. Why not," "This is escaping, not walking away. Not giving up but starting new. Isn't there a whole new world if we just change our minds? World is not only but winning and loosing" touch hearts of viewers.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)
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