The K-dramas that started before the holidays season are one by one wrapping up and this weekend on jTBC the slice of life seaside drama Welcome to Samdalri ended with the final episode 16 getting a super high 12.399%. It’s definitely on the list of highest rated jTBC dramas of all time now but the weird thing is this drama didn’t have much buzz during its run. Perhaps the viewers were ones not on the internet all the time and just going about their lives and watching this drama on weekends without feeling the need to talk about it. It doesn’t surprise me that the drama is a hit, with two veteran leading stars in Shin Hye Sun and Ji Chang Wook and a sprawling cast of talented supporting leads and a returning to the hometown type of story that has in the past done well in ratings.
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K-actress Shin Hye Sun is really going to back-to-back-to-back on K-dramas, not that I am complaining. She did See You in My 19th Life rolling right into Welcome to Samdalri and now has signed on for her next K-drama before … Continue reading
I can’t say this drama has been quietly airing or under the radar because it has big name leads and a prime weekend time slot of a big cable network. But online chatter it definitely isn’t as buzzy but who … Continue reading
Okay, is it just me or does it feel like Ji Chang Wook has 48 hours to his day because the last two years this man has been lit in how many projects he’s doing. He’s currently in Disney+ streaming … Continue reading
So K-actress Shin Hye Sun just finished tvN drama See You in My 19th Life but she has another K-drama slated for this year. It’s airing on jTBC and from the premise sounds like a cross between Hometown Cha Cha … Continue reading
It’s rare that a drama ending is so satisfying it redeems all the flaws earlier but that’s how See You in My 19th Life made me feel. Notice I didn’t say great or perfect because it’s not, but the story … Continue reading
So there is a Chinese saying that to untie a bell one needs the person who tied the bell (解鈴還須繫鈴人) which means that to resolve a problem one needs the person who caused it in the first person to do … Continue reading
Well, if this isn’t the womp womp this drama desperately needed for the OTP segment to actually have mature depth. See You in My 19th Life has set up the leads as he’s still nursing his dead first love who … Continue reading
I wanted See You in My 19th Life to be better than it is but what it is remains worth watching. The Sat-Sun drama is now through episode 6 and the ratings are high 4% on Saturdays and low 5% … Continue reading
The weekend time slot now has not one but two successful romance K-dramas to occupy viewers time and both are deserving of the first weekend out of the gate win. jTBC old school chaebol romance King the Land increased in … Continue reading
K-drama romances love fate and childhood connections and this drama takes both to a new level of meant to be. See You in My 19th Life will premiere next weekend on tvN and the latest main trailer shows female lead … Continue reading
I think fantasy always sounds interesting on paper but the execution has been spotting in K-dramas. The Beauty Within was amazingly heartfelt but Doom at Your Service fell completely flat, just naming two from the opposite ends of the spectrum. … Continue reading
Oh now this is a fantastic casting choice! K-ent is reporting today that Ahn Bo Hyun is in talks to be Shin Hye Sun‘s male lead in the upcoming fantasy drama See You in My 19th Life based on a … Continue reading