tvN Sat-Sun Drama Start Up with Suzy, Nam Joo Hyuk, and Kim Sun Ho Launches with 4.278% Ratings in Episode 1

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• I just finished ep 1. I must say Kim Seon Ho and Nam Da Reum stole the spotlight from main leads. Especially, Nam Da Reum, this boy grow up very well and handsome. I just wish he would be casted as male lead in a highschool romance drama soon. He is old enough (18) to lead a drama on his own. Even idols around same age with him are now become male leads in school dramas. Nam Da Reum has everything, including charisma,talent,experience and visuals.
  For main leads, It is Suzy again acting very bad. I'm not even surprised with her poor acting. Kang Hana is very good, she should be FL instead of Suzy.

  • I was impressed by the young actor playing young Han Ji-pyung. Haha...I’d rather watch him instead of Nam Joo Hyuk for the entirety of this show.

  • We should do a petition to have casting Nam dareum as male lead in a drama soon. The boy got everything. In every drama he acted as young version of male lead, it was not enough for me. I always wanted to see him more.
    How much do we have to wait to see him as main lead?

    • i love Nam Dareum
      very talented and handsome
      but he is extremely short

      the dramaland will not be easy for him, now that he is an adult
      He will need to stop doing schoolboy roles.

      I just hope the koreans can ccept him, and forget their high standards about height

    • @poripa
      Really? NDR is short? I didn't realize it. What is his height? Probably it's because he is still a minor. He would grow taller.
      He was always doing schoolboy roles because those are the only roles he got offered. He would get more offers soon,I'm sure.

  • Episode 1 is good. Nam Dae Rum and Kim Soen Ho are the best performers in episode 1. Got me confused as to who’s the main lead.

• Hope some Suzy fans who have downplayed other actors' or actresses' star power will be more humble now. 4.3% is pretty low considering she's supposedly an A-list actress. Shows she needs A-list male leads like Lee Jong Suk, Kim Woo Bin, and Lee Seung Gi to have high premiere ratings.

  That being said, I really enjoyed the first episode. For me, this may be PHR's best-written pilot episode. Hope the quality remains until the end.

  • Exactly! Even Tale of the nine tailed's pilot episode rating is higher than this, Nine-tailed aired at not very good timeslot. This one aired at weekend TVN timeslot, with less competitors, it has only Search (OCN) and More than friends (JTBC). And,Start-up has popular leads with very famous writer and director.
    How I wish second leads Kim Sun Ho and Kang Hana are main leads instead.

    • Yup, the fact that tvN weekday dramas RoY and Tale of Nine-Tailed both had better premiere ratings than a weekend prime slot shows Suzy herself star power is not as big as what her fans say it is. The drama before Start Up premiered with >7% and other A-list stars with this exact slot brought in 6%-7% for their opening weekend.

    • Isn't Start UP taking IOTNBO's slot which premiered over 6 pc ratings..
      .

      Anyways,the 2nd episode will decide the course for the ratings ..it may either go up or remain stagnant..

    • @Val

      Start Up is replacing Secret Forest 2.

  • Yes, We need NDR as male lead asap, not young version anymore. I can also watch any drama where NDR as male lead.
    You're right, former child actors Yoo Seung Ho, Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Yoo Jung become main leads when they were 18. NDR deserves it too. And, I also think NDR's visual/looks is A+ for his age. Not to mention how well he can act.

    • Actually, YSH, KSH, KYJ and YJG became main leads at an age younger than 18. For instance, So Hyun was only 16 when she became lead for WAS2015.

      Hence, I understand the frustration for NDR. He is long overdue for a main lead role. What the PDs and writers stop from giving him a main lead role?

  • The ratings are low because 1st-Tvn is a paid channel so its not available in many housholds
    2nd-It has scheduled to release on weekends Saturday and Sundays ... Koreans usually go out on these days
    3rd-The drama has been divided into 3 parts
    The rating is pretty good for a cable drama
    Also its been trending in many countries around the world on Netflix and other sites
    Please stop blaming her with your lame words

    • So, could you explain the ratings of dramas which previously occupied said timeslot. I mean look at the huge ratings of Goblin and CLOY.

• Koala, you should also write other weekend drama who premiere last night with this one. Its name is Search starring Jang Dong Yoon and Krystal. I personally enjoyed Search more than this one. Search is in OCN, so the rating is not be as high as TVN. It has only 10 episodes. But, Search is doing well on its own with lesser known casts. It fills with adventure, thrills and excitement.

• Suzy fans are being delusional again saying how good her acting is. I can't help but laugh.
  Considering she acted her first acting project Dream High in 2011, all these years, she acted only main roles, her acting improves from F t

• Suzy fans are being delusional again saying how good her acting is. I can't help but laugh.
  Considering she acted her first acting project Dream High in 2011, all these years, she acted only main roles, her acting improves from F to D.

  • Go to hell

• First episode is actually quite good. Of all PHR’s drama I’ve watched, imo, this is the best pilot episode. I really love the back story. NDR really deserves a drama where he’s the ML and no longer the younger version.
  Also the cinematography is quite aesthetic. Looking forward to episode 2.

• for me i love the start and i hope the plot will maintain interesting till the end.Not a fan of suzy but i her like in this drama.the character she play suit her,yes nam da reum and kim su ho stole the spotlight and kang hana really suit the chracter for second female lead.Lets see what next episode will bring us

• It goes to show that Suzy is an overhyped actress. She was never a draw like what K-media portrayed her to be. Sooner or later, she will be overtaken by Yoo Jung and So Hyun who are powerhouses of acting and visuals.

  • true seems like knetz are more into actresses like kim yoo jung and kim so hyun especially kim yoo jung

    • Knetz are into YJ for hate honestly which I find weird because she is a true talent and visual. Meanwhile, SH is very good in keeping up a very clean image.

    • @rose..yes in alternate universe but not in S. korea. your delusion about kim yoo jung is something. Wake up. she only gets trashy project like backstreet rookie.and 1% clean with passion thng
      Suzy is PHRs favorite. She gets the best role. She may not be the best actress out there but who cares?
      Stay jealous of Suzy

  • @myrrana At least Suzy is loved by top writers and producers unlike your Kim faves who get stuck with mediocre trash dramas the likes of Backstreet Rookie and Radio Romance lmao. Also, don't get brave talking about ratings when Yoojung just came from an utter FLOP for the second time in a row lol.

• GOOD DRAMA ...LESSON LEARNED FROM 1ST EP:ALWAYS TREASURE THE TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONES
  ps They split ep in into 2 parts..lmao..rating its 4,4%..highest its 5% nationwide

  • Is 4.416 and 4.553, not sure where you get 5%, nationwide.

    If the story is good there is potential but I will not say Suzy is the rating magnet. She has been very lucky with her MLs so far, even NJH is one of the more ‘well-known’ ones for his generation.

    • from articles ..its 4,5 ..peak 5,3 % SEOUL ..4,4%. nat. peak 5 %

• I love it!!!! let's hope it keeps the momentum. 4% is a good start,I'm sure it will get better if they maintain this quality of storytelling.