Well this is random and I wonder who is the target audience? tvN will be airing a second season of fall 2020’s fantasy romance drama Tale of Gumiho (Tale of the Nine-tailed) which thoroughly confounded me when it aired. There were glimpses of something MORE that could have made the drama work but what aired was just blergh. I liked the first episode and then things just kept getting worse, with perhaps the main problem because the complete lack of chemistry between leads Lee Dong Wook and Jo Boa. She didn’t have chemistry with any character in the drama whereas he had great chemistry with fellow fox little bro Kim Bum so I think the issue is with her. Not to mention her character was hella annoying and got worse as the story progressed. So this new second season will move the story back to the Joseon period era and the two male leads will be returning but there will be a new female lead. I do feel bad Jo Boa is being replaced so publicly but this was a terrible role for her and she is better off finding new projects to mine.
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I don't remember this being a big hit or even extremely popular internationally. I guess they made money from it or they wouldn't have greenlit Season 2 and 3. I'd rather see multiple hits of other moderate hits than this.
*multiple seasons
Yeah like Scarlet Moon maybe. We want it's second season for sure!
Scarlet moon is Iu's drama, right? It got low rating, no?
But it was pretty popular worldwide. Probably Netflix can buy the license and make the 2nd season. But i doubt.
Signal deserves a second season. Suddenly i dont remember any TVn's hits beside signal and mr. Sunshine. Duh...
This is really quite surprising as the drama was never a ratings or critical hit nor was it a niche hype. And yeah, a public outing for Jo Boah as all main casts except her.
Ratings-wise it did similar/better numbers than Start Up which was hyped as a hit though (peak rating, lowest rating and average rating on Nielsen are all higher).
Also koala putting this all on Jo Boa is kind of misguided because if anyone actually watched this drama to the end, she was great as the possessed imugi turning villainous halfway through the story, it was her FL character who was badly written. She's a good actress who had great chemistry with MLs in her other dramas but pinning this on her clearly isn't it when in the same drama itself she turns in a much better performance as another character!
A drama to become popular need to have at least one thing, rating or buzz, rating of Start Up is not high, but its TVing rating was the highest among all the second half 2020 dramas, the buzz of the drama was also huge in Korea and international as well, that's why Start Up is so popular in Korea and international, it was at top 2 at Netflix kdramas streaming rankings last year though it was only started airing at middle of October.
the drama had good ratings considering it used to air on weekdays late at night... it used to air at the timeslot of flower of evil and true beauty and had much higher rating than the other 2 even though the other 2 were much more popular internationally... it had better ratings than startup which aired at primetime on weekends... this drama was targeted mainly at the Korean audience and it did really well in Korea... i guess it did better than the channel expected it to do...
@Htht - buzz? Tale of the Nine Tailed actually ranked ahead of Startup on buzz in Korea according to Good Data corporation's rankings (both dramas aired around the same time)
TONT has clearly been successful for tvn domestically if they're looking at making another season with the same characters. Not to mention, it didn't have a high-profile writer or PD, which probably meant even more profits. Just because it didn't get a simultaneous airing on Netflix and appealed more to Korean viewers (I say this as an international viewer who thinks the leads have no chemistry btw) doesn't mean it should be such a surprise that it did better than the drama that did air on Netflix, got popular etc.
I agree with you. I think Jo Boa did a great job here. Her chemistry with Lee Dong Wook is fine too. It’s just that the story kind of get very messy halfway through…
It may not have registered as a hit in the "official" polls but it is one of those dramas that picked the interest of Filipinos. It may have come as sleeper hit in some countries since it picking up popularity in other Asian countries.
As for BoA, she was good. As for subsequent seasons, the productions may be going in the prequel direction as to what made the half brothers drift apart.
Whatever the case is, i hope that the new season will be as enjoyable as the first, if not better...
So odd. Wondering what the story will be about. There was nothing about the past that required a lot of fleshing out and the Joseon part has the female lead killed and little fox bro starting his centuries' long grudge against big bro and being all "I'm angry that he doesn't love me". I think the imugi thing could have used more backstory.
i thought all the main characters took turns being annoying. I think Kim Bum benefited the most from this drama especially with his matyr ending. Jo BoA was much better in her Imugi scenes than in the heroine role. Lee Dong wook didn't do much either except be the hot supernatural of your young adult novels come to life. I hope they get a new director. Some of the directing was a little too over-the-top.
At least it isn't a sequel. The ending was terrible. It broke the in-story logic and it looks like Lee Dong Wook's gumiho was just blissfully going around lying to his wife.
Exactly, I liked the horror spin on the fantasy stuff but there's nothing about Lee Yeon that needs expanding on. If this is a spinoff of some kind then ok, but it's such a weird choice.
In my own opinion althouh i watched the few episode only because i find it boring. The whole story focused on the love story not on the fox, beside in fairness to LDW althoug he is good looking and good in acting, he is too old for the role. True they lacked chemistry. Just wondering what the writeris going to do to make it believable. Scout a female partner that is excellent in chemistry with the lead. Iam sorry iam only half interested in fantasy drama. I always believe in real life story/romance where I can get lessons and learning.
Oof…well if more kdramas are going to be more than 1 season, they need to have way less episodes per season….they just have to unless it’s a very rich and dense plot with a lot of characters. Please don’t torture your viewers with boring TV. I’m not sure if they are trying to mimic Netflix shows but very few have 14-16 episodes a season.
Talk about a drama no one really asked for a Season 2 and somehow getting it LOL. On the other hand, there are countless tvN dramas out there that really should get another season and yet…
I think she ( jo boa) will be suit if she will be in secand season.i want to say that I love this kdrama; this kdrama is just extremely superb, fantastic and fabulous.i like all the characters in this drama, especially the main characters.And ,I watched this kdrama so many times ; this was best kdrama and very popular drama. I just want to say that I am desperately waiting for the second season..
I actually really enjoyed the series but it was a one and done. I don’t think there's anymore story left to tell.
I don't think it's fair to put all the responsability on Jo Boa. She was good in this drama. But for some reasons, the couple didn't really work but it was their fault to both actors.
I don't understand why 2 sequels. This drama doesn't need them and I don't think the story will make sense compared to the original story.
I like TONT, but I never really like Bo Ah as female lead. I like the 2nd female more. I agree there's no chemistry between Wookie and her, and the Lee brothers chemistry is actually the most memorable on this drama. There's actually more cute chemistry between the 2nd female lead and the vet guy. I hope they'd come up with a convincing story for Season 2, otherwise, viewers would never binge in.
It makes sense to get a new FL to get a fresh perspective of the story, and not to carry the baggage of the previous storyline.
I predict they will focus less on the romance, so any fresh FL/FLs will do, instead will play up more on the gumiho mythology with lots of exciting CGI, action sequences for both the MLs.