JTBC’s recent body-swap drama Reborn Rookie is off to a record-breaking start. Just three episodes in, the Lee Jun-young and Lee Ju-myoung-starrer became the highest-rated JTBC drama of the yr to this point. Based on the favored web novel, the show is proving that corporate revenge and fantasy still hold a large grip on audiences.
Reborn Rookie’s Record-Breaking Rankings
In accordance with Nielsen Korea, Episode 3 of Reborn Rookie clocked a mean nationwide rating of 6.7%—the very best of any JTBC drama in 2026. Within the Seoul metropolitan area, it recorded 6.6%, with the per-minute peak hitting 8.1%. To place that in perspective, the show opened to only 3.7% at its premiere on May 30, then jumped to five.2% with episode 2. That’s an almost 3-point climb in only one week.
Not only this, however the drama has also doubled its rankings with only one episode. Episode 4 of Reborn Rookie premiered with a nationwide rating of 8.2%, in response to Nielsen Korea.
Reborn Rookie Plot & Forged
Reborn Rookie stars Son Hyun-joo as Kang Yong-ho, the powerful chairman of conglomerate Choeseong Group. His soul gets transferred into the body of injured footballer Hwang Jun-hyun (played by Lee Jun-young).
Forced to restart as a rookie worker at his own company, Chairman Kang must navigate corporate politics from the underside up, while constructing an unlikely alliance with sharp-witted worker Kang Bang-geul (played by Lee Ju-myoung). Veteran actors Jin Goo and Jeon Hye-jin feature within the supporting solid.
Reborn Rookie is tailored from the webtoon The Latest Worker Chairman Kang by San Kyung. He can also be the author of the webtoon that was adapted into JTBC’s massive hit Reborn Wealthy. The 12-episode series is written by Hyun Ji-min and helmed by director Go Hye-jin (aka Christine Ko), with hitmaker showrunner Kim Soon-ok, known for The Penthouse. It airs every Saturday and Sunday on JTBC. International viewers can watch Reborn Rookie on Viki.
Reborn Rookie Trailer
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