One of the most anticipated Kdramas of 2021 was Vincenzo. The Kdrama aired on tvN from February 20 until May 2 with a timeslot of 9 PM KST every Saturday and Sunday. Vincenzo made a huge feat with the first-broadcast rating of 7.7%, ranking 4th in the history of first-broadcast ratings of tvN dramas.
Vincenzo continued to be on top of viewers' attention as its final episode received 14.6%, making it one of the highest-rated dramas in the history of Korean cable television.
But, why is Vincenzo receiving an amazing hype, to the point that Kdrama fans are anticipating for a season 2?
What is the plot of Vincenzo?
Vincenzo tells the story of an adopted Park Joo-hyung who becomes a lawyer and consigliere for the Cassano mafia family. After the adopted father, Don Fabio, dies, the biological son became the new leader of the Cassano family and attempted to kill Vincenzo because of a sudden clash between mafia groups.
To escape his death, Vincenzo flees back to his origin country-- South Korea. He sets for a mission to recover 1.5 tons of gold that a deceased Chinese tycoon he helped in the past left secretly hidden within the basement of Geumga Plaza.
Vincenzo's new dispute with a huge company called Babel Group starts when it illegally took over ownership of the building. Vincenzo tries to reclaim the building through his consigliere skills, finding an ally with the tenants of Geumga Plaza.
He moves forward with recovering his fortunes as a member of the Jipuragi Law Firm. The tenants of Geumga Plaza join forces with Vincenzo as they fight hand-in-hand the injustice.
Who is the cast of Vincenzo?
Vincenzo is a Kdrama that features lots of renowned actors, making it highly-anticipated by public viewers.
The lead actor, Song Joongki, plays Vincenzo Cassano. He is an Italian lawyer and mafia family consigliere of Korean descent. Throughout the series, it was found out that he was the true owner of Geumga Plaza. To redeem back his fortune, he becomes a legal counsel to Jjipuragi Law Firm in order to destroy the Babel Group.
Actress Jeon Yeo-been portrays Hong Cha-Young. She is an associate for the Wusang Law Firm who eventually replaces her deceased father as the CEO of Jipuragi Law Firm.
2PM member Ok Taecyeon plays an intern in Wusang Law Firm named Jang Jun-woo. Behind his front act as a happy-go-lucky and naive man, his real name was Jang Han-seok, and is the true CEO of Babel Group. When he finally takes over the company from his half-brother, he starts to use his power to destroy Vincenzo Cassano.
Actor Kwak Dong-yeon gives life to the character of Jang Han-seo, the half-brother of Jang Han-seok. Jang Han-seo was an illegitimate son of the former Babel Group chairman. Throughout the drama, he started to take sides with Vincenzo against his brother.
Will there be Vincenzo season 2?
Despite global fans trending numerous hashtags every week after the show's finale episode, Vincenzo having a season 2 is unlikely. In an interview with Sports Chosun, Vincenzo Cassano himself, Song Joongki, reveals that nothing has been in the talks about the drama having a season 2.
"I'm personally happy that many people want season 2 of Vincenzo to come out. But realistically speaking, it's not coming out. And I don't think there was any discussion of a season 2."
Accordingly, actor Kwak Dong-yeon also shared through Sports Chosun that it would be a dream come true if Vincenzo gets a season 2. He also shared his idea for a storyline, mentioning that there are still a lot of Babel Group wannabes in South Korea.
"It would be a fun storyline if Vincenzo could break all these wannabes in season 2. My character is already done but there's always a way."
Where to watch Vincenzo?
Vincenzo is available for online streaming through Netflix. It has 20 episodes and all have English subtitles so international fans can comfortably join Vincenzo Cassano and the tenants of Geumga Plaza's journey for social justice.
