jTBC Drama Sky Castle Episode 16 Breaks All Time Cable Ratings with 19.243%

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• Congratulations this drama why better than high budget drama Mr. sunshine! All award will go to sky castle!

  • Hopefully. Mr. Sunshine was very boring drama that relied on Kim Eun Sook's cliché plot and dialogue. Also, Memories of Alhambra should look at this drama with three times less budget but twice as higher viewership. Encounter was a even bigger flop.

    • Overseas shootings bring up the production cost in MOA (Spain) and Encounter (Cuba). Maybe MOA can be shot in some remote islands within Asia with cheaper costs to achieve similar mysterious atmosphere. For Encounter, a bedroom scene will increase the rating, no need to date in Cuba :-)

    • candycane-yeah encounter was biggest flop drama, even budget was higher than dots. They just need to shoot balcony kiss scene and love scene in Korea don't to shoot overseas in Cuba. Even ep.13 only get 7.9%. Big let down for shk and pbg after long hiatus.

    • oh well, this is the rating they deserve with an empty plot and the leads just walking, talking, holding hands and occ kissing. SO BORING!

• This drama deserves it. Good acting, the theme about education which touches the Korean society. Good drama don’t need sky high budget, they need good script.

  • Yes and the whole cast did well, you don't need to rely on visual hallyu stars like SHK, PGB, HB, PSH...

    I hope Sky Castle wins big in this coming BaekSang Arts Awards in April/May.

  • The cast is important too. In this drama, they had both the script and a good cast.

• It goes to say that big names are just to create buzz but at the end of the day, the story is what really matters. And people these days want to watch something relatable and this is what has been offered by SKY Castle. I enjoy the drama and I disagree over the term "makjang" being associated to it. Congrats to the production team and stellar cast for the job well done and hopefully the drama will net more than 20% rating by the finale. Congrats again!

• I think it’s similar to those weekend family dramas that usually goes above 30% rating. First, it’sthe kind of drama with viewers of certain demographics that’s still hook on tv. Secondly, it sounds like that it’s a premise that most Koreans can relate.

  • In addition, Reply 1988 was another family drama. That is why it has the rating.

    This type of drama can be a hype domestically but in the perspective of the producers, it’s something with limited market as it’s a type of drama that can’t be sold anywhere else.

    • I think its marketable for the plot. But I'm not sure any of the actor have chance to hit hallyu. Like how PBG get recognizer from reply, They still need visual for that.

  • Its not only Koreans who can relate to the drama. Its a very relatable to all competitive societies especially in Asia. My friends from other parts of Asia can relate to them (the characters in Sky Castle). This drama is marketable even outside of Korea for sure. Asia is a big market for K-dramas.

    • Maybe you are right. I have yet to continue to watch the drama. I’ve only done 1 episode.

  • it's makjang and eerily similar to weekend drama without the weekend timeslot, I am inclined to agree

• I disagree that it is a limited market and can't be sold anywhere else. It is prevalent in all Asian communities and even those who have migrated to Western countries. They bring their culture with them into the Western communities. The topic has been explored in Hollywood too - eg Dead Poets Society. But it's not just the topic that has resulted in the stellar ratings. The acting has been superb. The characters (all of them) are well fleshed out and all 'live' for me. Every one of them, even the children. And that's a rare thing. To bring it all together in one conglomerate whole rationally and realistically (yes it is satire/black comedy so you need to account for that) makes it a very satisfying watch. Plus it's not exactly in a time slot that is top billing...it starts at 11pm Friday and Saturday night? It means the public is putting it down in their diaries and coming home to watch it or staying up to do so. Well deserving of its ratings.

  • @Pilgrim , you mentioned the same movie as me in a previous post " Dead Poets society". Wich was a little budget movie when it was released but with a good script and fantastic actors . Here we have a riveting sript but also fantastic actors and some hype Young actors should take classes from them ! I was with Sky Castle since the debut and until now i'm still hooked.Keep surprising us with good dramas JTBC and also congrats for the us remake of SWDBS.

    • Carpe Diem!! @cahill ?

• I don't think the success is due to the family topic of education, although education is a great plot device and allows each young and old characters to be developed.

  For me, the addictiveness starts right from the first death, trying to figure out the mysterious Coach Kim, and finally, the second death turns this drama into a delightful Agatha Christie-like whodunit.

• Wow my wish came true! finally it surpass Reply88 rating. Congrats to the whole team.
  With half the budget of now airing Alhambra and Encounter and only 1/6 of Mr Sunshine, it can achieve such a high rating.
  Now send the whole team to Japan for a reward vacation, please. They deserve it!

• This drama is so addicting!!!
  Truly a drama about whi is the villain of all villains.
  The cast acts perfectly for their roles especially Coach Kim.
  I'm in awe and it still leaves me breathless even with already 16 episodes shown and four more to go.
  Truly deserving of the ratings.

• Its dark and its funny at the same time.
  The writer is superb and so is the whole cast.

• A true masterpiece of a drama! I disagree that the story is "makjang" because the obession with education in Korea is REAL. As an Asian parent I can fully relate to the things they do and how conficted they feel about "work/life" balance for their kids. You keep telling yourself that you are doing what's best for your kids but in fact you are living vicariously through them. It's all about making the family proud and not losing face in society. Sky Castle hits the nail on its head with an excellent cast and acting is top notch. I love seeing buzzy productions with popular actors and/or so called "top visuals" play second fiddle to a quality drama like Sky Castle. It has restored my faith in Korean dramas!