Taxi Driver 2

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***Taxi Driver*** (Korean: 모범택시; Hanja: 模範택시; RR: *Mobeomtaeksi*; lit. ***Model Taxi***) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Je-hoon, Kim Eui-sung, Pyo Ye-jin, Jang Hyuk-jin, Bae Yoo-ram with Esom in first season and Shin Jae-ha in second season. Based on the webtoon *The Deluxe Taxi* (*Red Cage*) by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin. The first season premiered on SBS TV on April 9, 2021, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes. The second season premiered on February 17, 2023, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on Wavve in South Korea, and on KOCOWA, Netflix, Viki and Viu in selected regions.

The series is inspired by actual real life heinous crimes committed in Korea. The series received praise from viewers for its performances and storylines. The finale of the first season achieved the fourth highest rating of any Friday-Saturday drama in SBS history.

The second season finale earned a higher rating than the season one finale. It also set a new record for the highest ratings achieved by any miniseries thus far in 2023. On April 16, 2023, the third season was confirmed.

## Synopsis

Kim Do-ki (Lee Je-hoon) is a Korea Military Academy graduate whose mother was murdered when he was young. Since he could not take revenge on the man who murdered his mother, he now works as a taxi driver for a company which offers a "revenge-call" service to its clients who have been wronged and helps them take revenge.

## Cast

### Main

* Lee Je-hoon as Kim Do-gi, a former 707th Special Mission Group captain who works for Rainbow Taxi Company after his mother was killed.
* Kim Eui-sung as Jang Sung-chul, the CEO of Rainbow Taxi Company. He is also the Director of Blue Bird, a non-profit foundation created to help victims of crime. He is known to be ruthless to villains, and being very warm-hearted towards the victims of crime.
* Pyo Ye-jin as Ahn Go-eun, a skilled hacker who works for Rainbow Taxi Company after her elder sister commits suicide.
* Jang Hyuk-jin as Choi Kyung-goo, the lead mechanic of Rainbow Taxi Company. He was a development researcher for new automobiles in an automobile company.
* Bae Yoo-ram as Park Jin-eon, the assistant mechanic of Rainbow Taxi Company. He was an aircraft maintenance mechanic in a well-known airline company.
* Shin Jae-ha as On Ha-jun / Kim Dan-woo, a new driver of Rainbow Taxi Company. He is later revealed to be a part of the Geumsa Organization.

### Supporting

* Park Jong-hwan as Park Hyeon-jo, a high-ranking police officer and an executive of Geumsa Organization who keeps an eye on Rainbow Taxi Company.

Vietnam Kidnap Group (Ep. 1–2)
* Choi One as Lee Joon-beom, Rainbow Taxi Company's first requester of Season 2. He was searching for his missing son, Lee Dong-jae, for the past year.
* Zo Zee-an as Lee Dong-jae, a missing young man suspected to be a victim of crime.
* Yoon Seok-hyun as Sang-man, the manager of Cheongeum International.
* Kim Jeong-hoon as a tour guide
* Lee Kyu-ho as Kwon Du-sik, the boss of Cheongeum International's illegal gambling sites department.
* Park Seong-geun as Kim Hyung-sub, the head of the Seoul Northeast Police Station's violent team and the chairman of Cheongeum International.

Yongsori Village (Ep. 3–4)
* Byun Joong-hee as Lee Im-soon, Rainbow Taxi Company's second requester of Season 2. She was the victim of a previous scam operation by Yoo Sang-gi.
* Ko Sang-ho as Yoo Sang-gi, a professional scammer who mainly targets on the elderly. He purchased spoilt devices, and resold them as usable devices in order to scam victims.
* Kang Young-taek as Lee Dong-geun, a gang member who works under Sang-gi.
* Yoo Dong-hoon as Goo Jae-seung, a gang member who works under Sang-gi.
* Lee Kwang-hoon as Yong-chil, a phone seller who worked together with Sang-gi.
* Shin Kang-gyun as Lee Deok-goo, an elderly man staying in Yongsori Village who almost became a victim of Sang-gi's scam operation.

Feel Consulting (Ep. 5–6)
* Ahn Chae-heum as Hwang Seo-yeon, Rainbow Taxi Company's third requester of Season 2. She was a victim of child abuse.
* Kim Do-yoon as Kang Pil-seung, nicknamed Kang Pro, he is Feel Consulting's representative. He has Mysophobia.
* Kwon Na-hyun as Park So-mang, Seo-yeon's adoptive younger sister.
* Jeong Young-gi as Park Joon-bin, Feel Consulting's lead manager.

Soonbaek Cult (Ep. 7–8)
* Kim Eun-bi as Lee Jin-hee, Rainbow Taxi Company's fourth requester of Season 2. She was searching for her older sister, Lee Jin-seon, who has fallen into a cult.
* Ahn Sung-woo as Ok Joo-man, a pastor and leader of the cult pseudo-churches that are committing crimes.
* Jung Ji-woo as Lee Jin-seon, Jin-hee's sister who is a victim of a pseudo-church.
* Seo Ji-soo as Joo-man's lover

Jeil Chakhan Hospital (Ep. 9–10)
* Jung Ki-seob as Han Jae-deok, Rainbow Taxi Company's fifth requester of Season 2. He is on a one-man protest against Jeil Chakhan Hospital, which put her daughter in a coma due to a medical malpractice.
* Lee Hang-na as Ahn Young-sook, the chief director of Jeil Chakhan Hospital.
* Kang Seol as Han Soo-ryeon, Jae-deok's daughter and an athlete. She is under comatose status due to a medical malpractice.
* Kim Jae-min as Gong Soo-ho, a manager of Meditopia's medical sales team. He acts as a proxy for Young-sook.
* Kim Young-jin as Manager Kim, Young-sook's close friend.

Black Sun (Ep. 11–14)
* Baek Soo-jang as Kim Yong-min, Rainbow Taxi Company's sixth requester of Season 2. He formerly works as a reporter under Hanbaek Ilbo.
* Jang In-sub as Choi Seong-eun, a police officer who died while investigating Black Sun with Yong-min.
* Kim Chae-eun as Windy, an agent that works at Black Sun.
* Jeon Woon-jong as Cho Gyeong-jang, a police officer who works with Black Sun.
* Go Geon-han as Victor, an idol and VIP member of Black Sun.
* Lee Dal as Min Jong-seon, the head of the Black Sun's guards.
* Moon Jae-won as Yoo Moon-hyeon, Black Sun's manager.
* Jeon Jun-ho as No. 12, one of Black Sun's guards.
* Yoo Ji-yeon as Yang Mi-kyung, a VIP member of Black Sun.

Finale (Geumsa Organization) (Ep. 15–16)
* Park Ho-san as Park Min-geon, also known as the Bishop, he is the head of Geumsa Organization.
* Kim Chang-hwan as Lee Si-wan, a bank teller in charge of foreign exchange transactions and reported it to the prosecution. He was arrested on the false charge of attempted murder.
* Yoon Sang-ho as Bae Ki-seok, a prison warden chief of the Jangsa Prison, and a member of the Geumsa Organization.

### Special Appearances

* Lee Young-ae (voice appearance)
* Shim So-young as Lim Bok-ja (Ep. 1-2)
* Namkoong Min as Chun Ji-hoon (Ep. 9)
* Yoo Seung-mok as Cho Jin-woo (Ep. 9)
* Cho Jung-sik and Joo Si-eun as MCs of a talk show (Ep. 10)
* Kim So-yeon as the first deluxe taxi driver (Ep. 16)
* Moon Chae-won as Oh Mi-seo (Ep. 16)
* Writer Oh Sang-ho as a bartender (Ep. 16)
* Son Jung-woo as a bartender (Ep. 16)

## Production

On July 6, 2021, SBS announced the production of second season. On March 8, 2022, it was reported that Esom will be withdrawing from Season 2 due to scheduling inconsistencies.

On June 8, 2022, it was confirmed that Lee Je-hoon and Pyo Ye-jin will reprise their respective roles in Season 2, and a script reading will take place on June 12, 2022. Season 2 is expected to air in 2023. A day later, Kim Eui-sung, Jang Hyuk-jin and Bae Yoo-ram also confirmed to reprise their roles.

On July 15, 2022, it was confirmed by SBS that some of the staff had tested positive for COVID-19, causing filming in Vietnam to temporarily halt.

To promote the second season of the K-drama, Viu, which they brought Season 2 as part of 'Viu Original' lineups, will invite Lee Je-hoon for his first ever fan-meeting in the Philippines on March 3, 2023, in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 19, 2023 and in Singapore on March 25, 2023. Lee also participated in FilMart in Hong Kong, where Viu unveiled Season 2 of the series became the most watched following the premiere.

On April 16, 2023, SBS confirmed that a third season was in the works and was in talks with the cast to return.

## Original Soundtrack

*Main article: Taxi Driver 2/Original Soundtrack*

## References

1. ↑ Nielsen Korea ratings:

	* Special 1 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (February 16, 2023). Retrieved on February 18, 2023.
	* Ep. 1 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (February 17, 2023). Retrieved on February 18, 2023.
	* Ep. 2 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (February 18, 2023). Retrieved on February 19, 2023.
	* Ep. 3 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (February 24, 2023). Retrieved on February 25, 2023.
	* Ep. 4 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (February 25, 2023). Retrieved on February 26, 2023.
	* Ep. 5 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (March 3, 2023). Retrieved on March 4, 2023.
	* Highlight Special (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (March 4, 2023). Retrieved on March 5, 2023.
	* Ep. 6 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (March 11, 2023). Retrieved on March 12, 2023.
	* Ep. 7 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (March 17, 2023). Retrieved on March 18, 2023.
	* Ep. 8 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (March 18, 2023). Retrieved on March 19, 2023.
	* Ep. 9 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (March 24, 2023). Retrieved on March 25, 2023.
	* Ep. 10 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (March 25, 2023). Retrieved on March 26, 2023.
	* Ep. 11 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (March 31, 2023). Retrieved on April 1, 2023.
	* Ep. 12 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (April 1, 2023). Retrieved on April 2, 2023.
	* Ep. 13 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (April 7, 2023). Retrieved on April 8, 2023.
	* Ep. 14 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (April 8, 2023). Retrieved on April 15, 2023.
	* Ep. 15 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (April 14, 2023). Retrieved on April 16, 2023.
	* Ep. 16 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (April 15, 2023). Retrieved on April 16, 2023.
	* Special 2 (in ko). *Nielsen Korea* (April 21, 2023). Retrieved on April 28, 2023.
2. ↑ TNmS ratings:

	* Special 1 (in ko). *TNmS* (February 16, 2023). Retrieved on February 18, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 1 (in ko). *TNmS* (February 18, 2023). Retrieved on February 18, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 3 (in ko). *TNmS* (February 25, 2023). Retrieved on February 25, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 4 (in ko). *TNmS* (February 26, 2023). Retrieved on February 26, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Highlight Special (in ko). *TNmS* (March 5, 2023). Retrieved on March 5, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 6 (in ko). *TNmS* (March 12, 2023). Retrieved on March 12, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 7 (in ko). *TNmS* (March 18, 2023). Retrieved on March 18, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 9 (in ko). *TNmS* (March 25, 2023). Retrieved on March 25, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 10 (in ko). *TNmS* (March 26, 2023). Retrieved on March 26, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 11 (in ko). *TNmS* (April 1, 2023). Retrieved on April 1, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 12 (in ko). *TNmS* (April 2, 2023). Retrieved on April 2, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 13 (in ko). *TNmS* (April 8, 2023). Retrieved on April 8, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 14 (in ko). *TNmS* (April 9, 2023). Retrieved on April 9, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Ep. 15 (in ko). *TNmS* (April 15, 2023). Retrieved on April 15, 2023 – via Break News.
	* Special 2 (in ko). *TNmS* (April 22, 2023). Retrieved on April 28, 2023 – via Break News.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oh Yoon-joo (March 2, 2023). '모범택시2' 4일·10일 결방…"꼬꼬무 스페셜→WBC 한일전 중계" ['Taxi Driver 2' 4 days, 10 days absent... "Episode Special → WBC Korea-Japan Match"] (in ko). *My Daily*. Retrieved on March 2, 2023 – via Naver.
4. ↑ Lee Seul-bi (August 31, 2022). 김혜수→이준호 '2022 APAN STAR AWARDS' 수상 후보 공개 [Kim Hye-soo → Lee Jun-ho’s ‘2022 APAN STAR AWARDS’ nominees revealed] (in ko). *Sports Donga*. Retrieved on August 31, 2022 – via Naver.
5. ↑ Son Ji-in (March 14, 2022). 옷소매 붉은 끝동'·'골 때리는 그녀들' 등 39편 한국PD대상 본심 진출 [39 Korean PD Awards, including 'Red Sleeves' and 'Those Who Hit the Goal'] (in ko). Retrieved on March 15, 2022 – via Journal.
6. ↑ 김소연 송혜교 이제훈 이하늬 4人 'SBS 연기대상' 대상 후보 확정(공식). *entertain.naver.com* (in ko). Retrieved on 2022-01-15.
7. ↑ 이제훈-김유정 장르/판타지 최우수상 [SBS 연기대상]. *entertain.naver.com* (in ko). Retrieved on 2022-01-15.
8. ↑ Jeong Hee-yeon (December 31, 2021). 안효섭-이솜 장르/판타지 우수상 [SBS 연기대상] [Ahn Hyo-seop - Esom Genre/Fantasy Excellence Award [SBS Acting Awards]] (in ko). *Sports Donga*. Retrieved on January 2, 2022 – via Naver.
9. ↑ Jeong Hee-yeon (December 31, 2021). 모범택시' 김의성-차지연 장르/판타지 조연상 [SBS 연기대상] ['Exemplary Taxi' Kim Eui-seong - Cha Ji-yeon Genre/Fantasy Supporting Actor [SBS Acting Awards]] (in ko). *Sports Donga*. Retrieved on January 2, 2022 – via Naver.
10. ↑ Jeong Hee-yeon (December 31, 2021). 모범택시' 심소영 신스틸러상 [SBS 연기대상] [‘Exemplary Taxi’ Shim So-young Scene Stealer Award [SBS Acting Awards]] (in ko). *Sports Donga*. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved on January 2, 2022 – via Naver.
11. ↑ Ha, Ji-won (December 31, 2021). 김영대·손상연·최연욱, 신인상 공동 수상 [SBS 연기대상] [Kim Young-dae, Son Sang-yeon, and Choi Hyeon-wook, jointly awarded the Rookie of the Year Award. [SBS Acting Awards]]. *Xports News* (in ko). Retrieved on March 15, 2022 – via Naver.
12. ↑ '서울드라마어워즈', 박혁권 남자연기자상...'빈센조' 한류드라마 최우수상. *싱글리스트* (in ko) (October 21, 2021). Retrieved on Octorber 21, 2021.

## External Links

* Taxi Driver 2's Official Website (in Korean)
* Taxi Driver 2 on Wikipedia
* Taxi Driver 2 on MyDramaList
* Taxi Driver 2 on HanCinema
* Taxi Driver 2 on Kocowa
* Taxi Driver 2 on Viu (selected regions)
* Taxi Driver 2 on Viki
* Taxi Driver 2 on Wavve (selected regions)
* Taxi Driver 2 on Apple TV
* Taxi Driver 2 on Amazon Prime Video (via KOCOWA)

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