SBS Action Drama Vagabond Off to Promising Start in Reviews and Ratings

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• Great news with the ratings for our Suzy. Everyone is hoping for a solid start thats exactly what we got. This will be a big one for her and without a doubt the Drama highlight of her career. Kick ass girl.?

  • Her screentime is so little, you are a joke to give her all the credits ???

    • I don't think she gave credit to Suzy who definitely didn't have barely any screentime. She's referring to the drama being a bright spot on her filmography in terms of ratings. Even if it's not because of her but a drama she is the lead female for is doing well in ratings, popularity and buzz. There's no need to discredit that. At the very least you can say she picked a good project this time.

    • Suzy always gets good projects, and good male leads. When does she ever have a bad project? She is always the weakest in acting and she rides on the hard work of her coworkers.

  • Lmao ur suzy couldnt bring double djgit rating on average. It was lee seung gi show who brought 8% ratings. Hr carries the whole thing. Though ratings r bad, it will pick up with good script and his hard work. Suzy has dont nthng for the show. Just a showpiece to stare at

    • Her acting was amazing in While you were sleeping...
      It was my first Korean drama and my first Korean actors and undoubtedly Suzy raised my expectations like I really liked her and now in vagabond she will shine

  • Wanna see her go all out someday -- a cop with her hair all pulled back into a messy but practical ponytail -- like Yoon Eun Hye in coffee prince. She would still look pretty, just like YEH.

• Honestly if they not split it into 3 parts, the rating wont reached 2 digit. So I think both actors dont have rating power. Btw great pilot, They deserved more rating. Waiting for next ep.
  Hope suzy wont ruining this drama, she just got little part in ep 1, so her acting not that distracting.

  • And average ratings count not splitting it. They never did before. This show how bad ratings r ! Just 8.2%

    • What are you talking about they've been splitting dramas since 2017. Get over yourself.

  • @zen fact remains average is 8.2 and 8.1 dor 2 episodes with decrease.
    Bad for mega budget show in oublic channel sbs. Suzy got zero star power

• This drama exceeded my expectation. The cinematography is great with good plot and good actors.

  The airplane scene made me cry. This drama is action packed and feels like watching movie.

  • lee seung gi is soul of drama. He carried it all d way!

• This drama is so good. I'm so hooked. Hopefully, the plot remains to be good until the end unlike other Kdramas.

• The drama peaked at 13.2% and honestly it had a way better pilot episode than Memories of Alhambra which was just as expensive but absolute rubbish.

  • VB costs more. But why do u compare it with MOA? MOA is Sci-Fi gaming, VB is pure action. They are of different genres. MOA is not rubbish but it has many flaws, the concept is new but execution is little weak. VB story is not novel, and it is still too early to predict the success of VB, it’s only at ep 2. Chill.

  • Why compare MOA lol

• I wasn't planning on watching Vagabond but after reading the positive feedback I finally decided to watch it. It really is that good. LSG's character doing all that running and jumping from rooftop to rooftop was awesomely believable since he was a stuntman. I hope the ratings go up even higher next week. The show deserves it.

• Already watched 2 episodes, great storyline, it has been a long time since lee seung gi last took a good drama.

• Will Watch later , after finishing the addictive " Graceful family" , underated "Be melodramatic" and the end of "Welcome to life" , can someone tell me about Gong Hyo Jin's drama first impression ?

  • Yes Graceful Family is surprisingly addictive and I like it a lot too ? I am LSG is doing well with VB, his action scenes is ???? He takes the most credit for the first 2 episodes success imho.

    • *happy

  • Kang Ha Neul is so hilarious. Carmellia is the first one I watched among the new batch of dramas.

• @koalas i hurt ur feeling bcoz i bashed ur suzy darling but fact remains she has no star power and she is just there to be showpiece. Drama with massive buget brought just 8.2% average in ratings on public channel which is bad! Sbs had to divide it in 3 parts bcoz of embarrassment lol! But average ratings r counted!
  Mr sunshine and encounter opened in cable channels and brought more rating and general rule of k drama is cable drama rating is equal to 2 times public drama rating.
  Suzy always bank on male leads like lee seung gi and it was his show all d way and brought the ratings. She added nothing. Her fans were boasting about her acting skills. Yes she is good being show piece and i hope she doesnt ruin the action drama. Lee seung gi is good enough.
  Deleting it wont change the fact sad suzy fans. Ur fave did nothing. Just there for glamour quotient. N u call her good actress lol!

  • Mr sunshine rating on paid channel tvn=8.9%
    Multiply by 2 as cable drama rule its 17.8%
    Now vagabond on free public channel like sbs
    8.2%
    Clearly disappointing ratings! Where is suzy's so called star power which people were boasting about? Banking on men is her way. Lee seung gi run the whole thing!

    • Absolute rubbish you're talking. The premier of VB had 1.8 million viewers which is even more than the premier of Asdal which was 1.73 and it basically means the combination of LSG-Suzy is more popular then SJK-JDY-KJW-KOB. Take your hate train elsewhere before more of your comments get deleted. Where did you the get stupid rule of doubling cable ratings to match public ratings? That rule died post 2015 when cable established itself at par with public TV and since 2018 it's been clear that a 8% on cable is equivalent to around 12% on public but definitely not 16%. Stop over exaggerating everything it makes you look pathetic.

    • @dali is so contraductory. The premier rating difference is so low and lol u belive suzy is bigger than movie star like JDG or sjk is hilarious !!!!!! When suzy has jdg longevity and respect then talk
      And i recently read the rules. The rule stays same. Cable channel rating is multiplied by 2 compared to free channel like sbs.
      I know it hurts ur suzy has no stat power with VB opening. Its ok. Lee seung gi will save it. And save her like she always bank on men for hits!

  • Even if she's there just for glamour she'll still walk away with all the awards so just deal with it. Her popularity is never affected even when the dramas don't pull in good ratings. VB has good ratings so even if you say it's because of LSG Suzy will still benefit and her popularity will increase even more. Your spam troll posts reeking of jealousy will never dethrone Suzy.

    • @queen how sad it is that u stan her popularity but cant defrnd her acting skills bcoz she cant act. It is funny! Keep talking about her pppularity but how pathetic it is, that she is used for skin show only!
      Lol i m very happy that she is showpiece so i can enjoy show peace fully. She can walk away with all drama awards from channel ehich gives to anyone. I m.more into real awards where suzy will never be nominated at baeksang awards. Mot populsrity awards but best actress or grand prize. She will never win blue drgon or grand bell. Talking about best actress not online popularity award
      Her popularity didnt bring ratings so she is popular for cf only

    • @queen jealousy lmao! My faves r s tier actresses like jjh shk. Suzy is nthng infront of them. Lmao at her age jjh was rop movie actress and shk had many bb dramas. Suzy was never on their level. When she reaches their age she will be has been! Jjh was earning more than suzy at her age from cf salaries n movies. Movies cast real top actresses not just cf models like suzy! Jealousy my foot. My new gen fave is kim tae ri who actually can act and is giving blockbuster movies and mr sunshine was bigger hit than this drama besides on cable.
      Atleast i stan new gen actress who can act. U stan suzy. What a pathetic choice!

    • Suzy was cast opposite several real actors in movies and only recently was cast opposite Choi Wooshik in a new movie. All the top actors want to work with her and even the directors.

  • Dali that rule is still relevant lmao. Just bcoz ur suzy has no star power it doesnt changes the rule.
    Fact is ur suzy couldnt bring double digit rating on free public channel.
    Better compare mr sunshine and enxountee who brought massive ratings for paid cable channel.
    Rule is still same double the amount for cable ratingsm denying it wont change it. Suzy is zero. No star power

  • @Dali you realise Arthdal was airing on a PAID channel, right? ie not everyone in Korea has tvN!

    Meanwhile SBS is a free-to-air public channel with a larger pool of potential viewers, let's not be comparing apples to oranges.

• This is me:

  Heard the hype of Vagabond.
  It popped up on my recommended list on Netflix. Decided to give it a try.
  The Caucasian with laughable english...bad enough that our ears have to suffer from listening to Korean speaking terrible English, but from a Caucasian dude? Really?
  Then Suzy steps out of a vehicle all dress up as if ready to go to a gala, except...we’re in the middle of a desert.
  In typical K-drama style, our hero is hesitant in taking her down.
  Why does this scene reek of staleness for me? I’m sad and disappointed in the lack of creativity of k-dramas of late.
  Turn off, watch Frasier instead. Laugh & pat myself on the back for an hour well spent.
  The end.