It’s the start of Thanksgiving long weekend here in the US but in South Korea it’s not a holiday weekend but there was a palpable lack of exciting new fare almost like a break. MBC‘s long delayed new rom-com I am Not a Robot continued into week 3 of not premiering yet but will finally reach the small screen next week, marking a month break from the conclusion of predecessor drama Hospital Ship due to the network strike. That meant newcomer this week SBS legal drama Judge vs. Judge (Nothing to Lose) had no competition and still performed weakly, taking in 6.9% for episode 1 and 8.0% in episode 2.
Over on KBS the midway airing drama Mad Dog brought in 7.4% ratings which puts the two K-dramas neck-in-neck. What’s not boding well for Judge are the across-the-board excoriating first impressions from K-netizens, chewing out the drama for being so over-the-top ridiculous in portraying the court system and South Korean judges, which was pretty evident from the previous when lead Park Eun Bin who looks 18 years old tore off her robe and tried to jump over the judge’s bench to get at a defendant. Poor Yeon Woo Jin, yet another likely poor choice for a drama.
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Badically you didn't see the drama yourself but the conclusion that it's a bad choice comes solely from k netizen comments which we all know how unreliable are...lol
*basically
He certainly made the right choice with 7 Day Queen this year but Koreans didn't care to watch. He's not an actor with a lot of buzz and his last and only drama hit was in 2014 so I don't think he gets many offers when it comes to lead roles. I find him likeable as an actor so I wish him luck going forward.
Has anyone been able to watch the first episode of Wise Prison Life? It was the one upcoming drama I was looking forward to and I heard the first episode got 4% rating (most likely because of Shin PD). Unfortunately it's basically impossible to find on any legal streaming service in my region and I'm curious if it's any good so far.
Aww, I really like Yeo Woo Jin and his only misstep so far after Marriage Not Dating was the Boss drama or whatever the name was. Seven Day Queen I heard was great. So hopefully they’ll cut down the dramatics and get to more stronger narrative. I haven’t seen it yet but I do plan to. If it can be good like Witch’s Court, it’ll eventually gain audiences I think.
Another failed drama from yeon woo jin! No surprise. Just waiting for yoo seung ho to come and kill the ratings! MBC will be revived by his magic again!
Hmm Yoo Seung Ho, he is a great,intense actor who can carry a story with his acting.However, the problem I have, when ever they give him a storyline with a heavy romantic angle. Somehow, the chemistry doesnt quite gel very well between him and the female lead.Its the same problem I have with Joo Won too.Lee Min Ho too.I dont know if its because they have all mostly acted with noonas.
He hasnt acted in a romcom for a while and he has been given a green actress for comeback.Unlike his previous drama which had Park Min Young and Kim So Hyun who are good at creating chemistry with their main leads.Also although its true, his dramas generally do well in ratings.But at least his last two drama had Nam Goong Min to thank for "Remember" due to his great acting and Kim So Hyun for "Ruler" due to her starpower for contributing to the ratings.But good, its the director of W who is behind this production and he has strong backup in Uhm Ki Joon.
So all they need to do is grab the audience and make sure the chemistry is on point since its a rom com.Tighten the story not make it too juvenile, or cliche over the top antics like Chae Soo Bin doing too many aegyo, and fawning over oppa right from the start or YSH being too aloof.
@RubyRed - I kind of have to agree re: YSH and romantic chemistry, in all the dramas of his that I saw it's just a bit lacking, and with Kim So Hyun the writing did them no favours.
The actress they got for INAR on the other hand, she might be green but she has great chemistry with male costars in all the dramas I saw (Park Bo Gum, Yoon Kyun Sang, Go Kyung Pyo, Jang Dong Yoon - all in different dramas btw) and matches especially well with costars close to her in age.
It just remains to be seen whether it's his streak that gets broken or hers.
Park eun bin is the best though
She deserves better script+male lead
Park eun bin is actuallt one of the best and versatile actress ever
She deserves a better script and male lead
Park Eun Bin doesn't deserve a nobody like Yeon Woo Jin. Girl way to talented for him.
May you never be unfortunate enough to have someone who doesn't even know you refer to you as a nobody.
It's hard to say weakly when WYWS didn't pass the 10% and didn't have any big drama in competition too... TVN started in new drama too. So I think people who loved the Reply serie watched it.
Well atleast Yeon Weo Jin got a good female lead yet again in Park Eun Bin. i have no idea why they are so obsessed with court setting drama? Gosh it's so boring.
It's a waste for him to have these good actresses. He doesn't have what it takes to be a lead actor.
I think its too early for that assessment though and dismiss the drama when its only the first episode.YWJ is not exactly a ratings draw but the storyline is what is making or breaking these dramas these days.