Episode 10 of The King: Eternal Monarch Gets 6.4% and 7.8% Ratings and Still Nothing Moves the Substantive Plot Forward

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• Koala did everything she could now it's time for the drill and the pattern to come full circle.

  This is like Koala 2.0 during Heirs she bashed ratings yada yada drama rised and had the buzz everywhere Koala got bitter started to throw her toys away and get personal we are now at this stage. Where Drama couldn't be stopped and the moment where Koala loses it and there you have it folks. It comes clock wise and certain things are bound to complete the pattern

  • Lmao. I was thinking the exact same. Koala is predictable

  • Criticizing koala's opinion on this drama and calling it "banishing" is so one dimensional. This drama is really, really bad. Everything koala said I agree 100%. But it's my opinion and hers is hers. Anyone who has the same opinion on a drama that continue to produce crappy episode 10 years down should expectedly be predictable. Why not? Who told the production people to produce this extra hype drama this year way? And a big budgeted one at that. You like the drama? Good for you! But I don't. Koala dont. Many others dont. Why do you think the ratings drop? Continue to watch and support it if you like, but don't force your opinion on anyone.

    • Correction: "bashing"

  • The fan delusion is strong here - y’all think Koala’s making up ratings and domestic relevancy like an evil fairy going poof with her wand? Wake up and smell the flop, kids, this one has hit the bin hard and nothing short of a miracle is going to save it.

    However, I have, like Koala, officially given up. I can’t suffer through this speed train’s journey to Hell any longer. Fans want to act like this shitpile’s charm is that it’s ~deep~ and ~meaningful~ and ~complex~ but absolutely no-freakin-body signed up for this much investigative work just to understand what the hell is going on half the time. We wanted an alluring fantasy with just enough humour and mystery to keep us engaged and what we got instead was a PPL fest with terrible acting and a script that even a high school drama teacher would fail.

    TWOTM is finally over but considering the complete lack of public interest in this nonsense, the ratings won’t be positively affected by it. CLOY is still dominating Netflix in Asia on a daily basis so even there this isn’t at the top but we’ve already had the “Netflix relevancy” conversation before so......yeah. SBS and Studio Dragon must be going absolutely bonkers right now lol they probably thought they’d bagged a DOTS/Goblin all-in-one blockbuster when they green-lighted this disaster.

    • I am Cloy fan But I don't think you have been following closely about who is dominating asia or Netflix. Lets keep the discussion about local shall we

    • @ Base - LOL. If we keep the conversation local than TKEM is even more screwed than normal. CLOY started off with great ratings (6% - approx 10-12% if adjusted to the free-to-air shows) and only went up with every episode. It ended with 21% (approx 35-40% with adjustment), which is a great achievement for free-to-air shows in modern times but extraordinary and record breaking for cable shows. TKEM broke into double digits like four times since it’s debut (and has only been going down since) and I’ll bet my kidney that it doesn’t hit that again until maybe the last episode. So, locally speaking for your benefit, TKEM is even more worse off locally than it is on Netflix. Hope you’re happy!

    • King is trending in Netflix in countries such as Philippines,Malaysia,HK, Thailand, etc.
      In Japan CLOY is no. 1 followed by IC. And Japan has got the largest number of subscription in Asia.
      Also CLOY is in top 10 in other Asian countries since many weeks.

    • @bella

      People are slow these days. The only reason I said keep it local was because I know TKEM is trending worldwide and has been trending everywhere

      @Japan dose not have more Subs than other countries you mentioned It's about the same. TKEM is in fact WW hit while Cloy can't compete with it on that front. I am telling you this as CLOY fan take it from me

    • @Base Are you sure Japan is happy with this drama? Quite frankly, this drama is almost like a Chinese propaganda.

      Not meant to be political, but just saying this drama is being broadcasted at a wrong time.

    • very well said,you expressed things I was thinking as well,I gave up half way through episode 8,was bored,bored,bored.

  • Sorry girl but this drama is still a flop.

    You think its ratings are going to rise? Wake up and smell the coffee.

  • You know, I think that it's extremely rude to read another person'e blog and bash her views. Even if they were unfounded and spiteful, you can simply NOT read it. But you do, that's the amazing thing. And her views are neither unfounded nor spiteful. She's not bashing LMH, not even the writer, but just writing what she thinks. LOL, you can have your views, but she can't? Moreover, this particular post actually lists what she LIKES about the drama. It's you who should tamper your comments. It's like going to someone's open house and criticising their interior deco and the food they serve. Don't go if you don't like it, don't eat if you don't like the taste. Just don't go round complaining.
    There are actually options you have:
    1. Stay away.
    2. Write your own blog!!!
    3. And if you don't have the skill for that, you can always still find another blog that gushes about the drama.
    4. Start a chat group with those who like the drama and only want to gush about it.

    • I have been reading Koala's blog since 2013 I know her and know her tendencies like I know my girlfriend. I have fun reading her blog on and off maybe you are new and don't know her. She is consistent if anything she simply dosen't change anything. She has the right to voice her opinion I am not her to shout her up. She tends to get personal with some celebs which I find slightly not my style to go there but aside from that I think she is a decent blogger and I have no issues with her. I would even drink with her if possible and she could bash all she wanted. The truth is I like Koala she is good company

• Ms Koala is not making up the numbers. These are DISMAL ratings, especially for a free-to-air channel, and look even more pathetic against the ratings achieved by the recently ended World of the Married, which smashed past 25% - astonishing for a cable show.

  Viewers, at least in Korea, are letting their fingers do the talking, and their message is "bye bye" to this turkey. Since Netflix doesn't reveal detailed ratings, the only objective numbers available are these, and they do not make for pretty reading.

• Talking about Heirs, it also got beaten by Secret rating+quality. Kinda the same as World of Married with the King, no one expected Secret to beat up Heirs and Heirs only get better rating after Secret ended.

  No one also expected that World of Married beat The King with enormous gap, both Secret and WoM has makjang element that execute very well by acting, producing and the whole crews.

  I think this is a lesson that what makes drama good is when everything can be link together, work together as ensemble cast and not just bringing famous people even if they doesn't match.

  Show like Misaeng, Prison Playbook and Hospital Playlist or Reply Series will always be on everyone recommendation from time to time but show like Heirs (that now associated with bad drama that no one recommended), DOTS (who is now associated with boring and doesn't even come up in recommendations) and Goblin (who is now associated with overrated and getting less less recommended) because it's something that when the rose coloured glass is off, people start noticing the negative things about them.

  Even drama like Secret is beloved with people who love angs and makjang.

  I think the fans should just see that KES doesn't have the longevity that will make it recommended beyond its years. Rather than blaming a blog, look at the quality.

  Even CLOY feels the same as MLFAS, that's people stay away to recommended now while show like Reply 1997 is still on the radar.

  Heirs wasn't a legacy to be hold to said that a blog ruined them when you can find a lot of people think it's the worst drama ever.

  • Heirs and Secret Garden was written by the same writer Kim Eun Sook but I can say i love SG it was well-written why I got bored when The Heirs is playing only woke up when OST is playing and Kim Woo Bin is on screen we can't deny The heirs had a great OST. In all the hype I don't like DOTS at all all that close up shots mess the drama and SHG acting is lacking that's why I like Goblin the most but in all KES drama I love CITY HALL and MR SUNSHINE they are all both well-written and all the characters came out strong. CLOY got all the hype and I enjoyed watching it and all but for me I still love MLFAS more. I think Kim Soo Hyun's acting and Jun Ji Hyun;'s chemistry is more better for me and they portray their characters very well. I'm not against CLOY but as a long time Korean drama viewer my expectations is really high now.

    • Secret played by jisung. Not hajiwon and Hyunbin's secret garden.

    • OP talked about Secret (2013) by Jisung and Hwang Jeung Um not Secret Garden

  • Why do people never do their research when talking shit about CLOY? Its been critically acclaimed by worldwide news outlets for months now, is still dominating Netflix and has become a viral sensation in Asia since it began airing. The North Korea / South Korea topic alone makes it intriguing and set for longevity, even if it does borrow some aspects from MLFTS. People have been recommending it for quarantine watching in droves so I don’t know where you managed to get the idea that “people stay away to recommend” but try not to bring up stupid ideas like this again.

    • Looking at MLFAS, people hadn't been recommended it after it years, that will happen with CLOY, no longevity like many KES hit drama

  • Heirs will always be popular within a certain age group because what it did, it did very well. Don't shit on past KES projects that were very successful, they were successful for a reason. I would recommend people watch Goblin, DoTS and Heirs because they hit a certain sweet spot in kdramas. It's too bad about TKEM, but it has life on netflix and who knows what the opinion of it will be years from now. CLOY is one of my favorite dramas and would recommend it whole heartedly.

  • Very well said.

• Koala is not wrong to write what she feels about the drama on her own blog, come on. You like the drama? Well good for you because many don't and I personally dropped it at episode 6. I was almost tempted to pick it up again when I heard Episode 7 and 8 were great but after this week am glad I didn't. Am not a fan of KES but I hope she comes back better and not only bigger next time.

• All the Criticism aside, koala is really capitalizing failure of this drama.

  • To quote Winston Churchill: "Never waste a good crisis"

• finish twom now back with the king,i dont care bout the rating,romantic development or what but i do love this drama and cant wait to see the story unfold.i love the storyline.everyone have their own cup of coffee❤️

• I am enjoying this drama currently. Everyone for his own they say. I have been hugged on it since the day I binged 4 episodes.

  I like the cast and everything surrounding and mostly the premise is what kept me going.

• U r just bitter at the single digit rating.

  • I am real fan of his. I good with the rating. Not bitter at all but satisfied with it. I think it has been good drama for him to be part of

    • I think Ady’s comment just got deleted. I was replying to her.

• I love the drama thats all I can say. I have been following it since the beginining. Very interesting storytelling by KES it keeps you on the edge which is one of the reasons why I am watching this to begin with.

  I am fan of art and not actors, writers etc etc nor antis. It should be avoided specially the later one you can like something but being obseessed with celebs you don't like is not good.

  ALL in all great drama by the way and can't wait to watch more

• By the way. I am real Fan of his I don't share any of Ady's opinions on the drama or on Koala stop swearing first of all

  • Not a fan of his but I love the drama and I think it should get a 2nd season and will probably get a second season. That will be great imho. I think Ady is Koala's alternative account trying to generate traffic with her

    • nice try but ady is, sadly, not a sock puppet of koala. They've been seen on kpop blogs too.

    • Have you read what Ady's post here before? She often make many spelling or grammatical errors in her English. Besides, didn't she mention that she was from India or something. I don't think Koala has posted articles and etc with so many glaring mistakes