Booyah! Like it not, Yongpal has pulled off the nearly impossible. Episode 5 this week broke 18% ratings nationwide AGB, and just now the ratings for episode 6 came out and hit 20.4% nationwide AGB. The last prime time drama to cross 20% nationwide AGB ratings this fast was You From Another Star by episode 4, and since then nothing has come close until now. I was totally rooting for Yongpal’s continued ratings ascension, even if I find the drama entertaining but nowhere near the quality to merit the breakthrough ratings for this depressed ratings age, I’m still happy that it’s done what seemed impossible which is garner double digit ratings increases from episode to episode so far.
It’s also generating hilarious articles, like ones discussing Kim Tae Hee‘s ridiculous per episode salary, of which she’s earning by laying on a bed for most of her screen time. Joo Won does all the work, Kim Tae Hee just has to look pretty and together both bring in the viewers. But my rooting for the Yongpal ratings train has come to a temporary halt thanks to the news coming out of SBS today – the network has confirmed that Yongpal will be getting a 4-episode extension, drawing the drama out from the scheduled 20-episodes to end at 24. Really SBS? You really want to milk this sucker rather than be grateful for finally doing something right, and in doing so likely guarantee that the second half of the drama will grind to a plodding halt in order to stretch out the plot to fill an additional 4-episodes? I hate it when greed rears its ugly head, sigh.
With Yongpal’s extension, that means MBC‘s She Was Pretty will be premiering and then going up against the last 10-episodes of Yongpal, rather than just having a month overlap. KBS will also find its upcoming sageuk God of Trade: Innkeeper 2015 hitting up against the tail end of Yongpal. Bummer for the other two networks. The chart above shows how SBS has fared this year in episode 5 of its Wed-Thurs dramas, with the network enjoying a ratings bump from each successive drama aired so far in 2015. Upcoming mystery drama The Village is certainly going to have huge shoes to fill following after Yongpal.
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Wow, 4 EPISODE EXTENSION?! Just, why? This makes me even happier about pre-filmed kdramas becoming they norm. It would be so much harder to pull crap like this.
I'm really happy for everyone involved but I'm really questioning if I should even start watching at this point because it's pretty much guaranteed it will drag and/or go over the rails at some point. Well, I'll definitely be waiting for it to finish airing before watching now.
Sometimes 16 episodes are too many. A four episode extension is a bit much. Hope they can fill them with some meaningful storyline.
Yeah, adding episodes could kill a really great drama. Is this drama Joo Won's, with Kim Tae Hee as a cameo? Lol.
Hahaha I laughed on this??. I just hope that the extension will bring good developments on the story. Go yong-pal ?!!!
most extension is bad but sometimes it's good too when this decision known earlier, bridal mask is really amzing even with 4 episode extension too, yongpal deserve good rating
But Bridal Mask was reportedly AIMING for the 4 ep extension and the planning of the series was actually banking on the fact that they would have 24 ep rather than 20, which is why the pacing worked out so well. Not sure if the same can be said for Yongpal, which makes me worried
Bridal Mask ended up being 28 episodes long, though.
What could throw this off rails for me? Kim Tae Hee put in a cryogenic chamber to save her brain (if it hasn't already died from the minutes of oxygen deprivation?). Joo Won self extracting a bullet lodged in his kidney? The leads suddenly discovering they have a past childhood connection where she gave him a piece of bread?
This comment made me laugh.
In a good way lol
Lmfaooo
This was hilarious! That wud be the textbook k-drama romance cuz its nt romantic unless I loved u two decades ago when I didn't even understand the concept of love yet.
Thanks for a total crackup ?
Ditto!! :D
WOW, Yongpal is just not that good, well it is very boring somethimes so I do press fast-forward a few times. I think I'll wait till it's finished airing and I'll just run through it.
What I love nowdays is the SWWTN. Such an entertaining drama. I can't wait to see every episode!
I love both Junki's and Joo Won's acting, they are very good at what they do!
i love YP first before SWWTN. anyway its depends on own's preference.
Sometimes (or all the time) SBS just don't know how not to interfere a drama. I thought it was originally 16 episodes, no?
well it give hope that we can expect good ratings from other dramas now
I always thought it was an 20 episode drama to start off with so a 4 episode extension is fine. I just hope it still keeps the intensity and storyline going. Each and every episode has been creative with plot twists left and right so I'm hoping the writer is able to keep going without prolonging anything.
It is sad that some people hate the extension, but I don't mind it, and I'm hoping audiences will tune in to watch and not stop just because it's being extended.
Yongpal fighting to the end regardless of what happens. I'm so happy Yongpal is receiving so much love and breaking records.
Kim Ta Hae fans will forever said because of Kim Ta Hae, her beauty and very very talented acting that cause the high rating. No one will ever beat Kim Ta Hae.
Jealous? Lol
THE SUCCESS OF THE DRAMA IS BECAUSE OF A TEAMWORK AND STORYLINE. u put the best actress eg Ha Ji Won in her just ended drama, her big name not enuf to bring a high rating.
im just spotting ur jealousy here.
i thought haters the one always politicise about her beauty
congrats yongpal team...keep up the good work. even i am not keen for the extension, but the drama has gains audience that might ship in high and low of the plot.. fighting!!