tvN Mountain Action Drama Jirisan Has Surprising Steep 3% Ratings Drop in Episode 3 to 7.850%

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• Koala maybe u meant jirisan records were among weekend dramas cause Hospital playlist S2 already premiered with over 10pc ratings.

• After seeing Jirisan's dismal trailers i actually wondered what if it ends up like King Eternal monarch. Star writer, star cast's most anticipated drama but failed to deliver. Seems like it's happening for real.
  Atleast netflix saved tkem from tanking overseas but i doubt iqyi is going to help much.

  Knetz were saying majority of the budget went to casting the actors.
  Does anyone knows if studio dragon produced this drama? Because despite paying heavy checks to it's A list cast and writer, Cloy production and cinematography (minus the cringey paragliding scene) were pretty solid. I wonder what happened with Jirisan.

  • This was produced by Studio Dragon, A Story and Baram Pictures. The budget is 30 billion won. Seeing the drama its believable if someone says that the budget went to the cast because it didn't go to the production. Next when someone does a BIG BUDGET drama I hope they cast less expensive actors so that the focus can be the production and not their salaries.

• So it's Arthdal Chronicles and Sysiphus all over again.

• Well, firstly the scenes in ep3 are really dark even on full brightness. Second, what is up with those time jumps?? Some big plot point is revealed then they just skip to another timeline, which makes it anticlimatic. The pacing doesn't help. Third, this is becoming a mystery supernatural/horror thriller, which wasn't what this was promoted as? Such a genre isn't exactly public friendly. Fourth, the actors don't seem to have much chemistry, though I highly suspect it's due to poor directing. And lastly, someone please just turn back the time and tell Lee Eung Bok to step down. He's biting off more than he can chew.

  I honestly feel that the script is being too ambitious, too many things are going on yet character development is minimal. It's like Kim Eun Hee's trying to go all out but instead her weaknesses are glaring through-- she is being too plot-driven. At this point I feel compelled to continue watching because I'm curious about the plot, but something feels missing in the storytelling. That's why its competitor One the Woman is getting all the ratings.

  • Your point about the darkness is spot on. I couldn't see anything except for my reflection on the screen for several scenes because it was so dark. Which was made worse by the fact that that 'action' things were happening but I couldn't see anything so it takes you out of the scene and disrupts the flow. LEB is definitely out of his comfort zone here and he doesn't have a clue what he's doing. Somehow he has managed to make the famous JJH charisma completely disappear. There are entire scenes where she's on screen and I never notice her presence even when the camera is focused on her. The actors are coming across has stiff and uninteresting and KEH doesn't have the strong point of writing fleshed out characters her skill lies with the edge of the seat dark mystery aspect which LEB has managed to ruin. The scenes that are supposed to feel creepy just feel bland and too dark to see anything. This isn't playing to anyone's strengths and is making the whole production look sloppy and LEB needs to stop with the scenic time lapse videos. The drama is already 80% filler the time lapse videos just make it look more lazy.

    • LEB needs to stick to doing his romances with KES. He's seriously the main problem here. The outdoor scenes aren't done well, the cameraman himself seems to be lost. None of the leads have any presence in the 2018 timeline. Not even the supporting ones. Especially Ju Jihoon doesn't even have 1% of his charisma from Kingdom. Not much better for Jeon Jihyun. Then somehow in the 2020 timeline, she is just sitting indoors all the time but now has ten times more presence. How?????

    • Thank goodness I thought I was the only one who couldn't feel her charisma at all. The 2020 timeline is better than 2018 but the core mystery is in the 2018 era so technically it should be more interesting. The trailers were already very messy so this shouldn't come as a surprise but the drama is still messier than expected. The paranormal aspect doesn't make it more interesting unfortunately because as everyone has been saying Lee Eun Bok has no clue what he's doing. I've seen bad writing ruin good dramas but this is the first time I've seen how bad directing can completely ruin both the actors and the script. Now I'm worried for the mystery thriller drama that he'll be doing with Song Hye Kyo.

    • Fully agree that LEB seems to be completely clueless. Even casual viewers can see the huge flaws in his directing. Has he never seen any adventure sports movies in his life? Did he somehow mistake the show for a documentary before picking it up?? Because his main goal seems to be taking 500 scenic shots of the mountain instead of, well, the actors... I even looked for the press conference to see for myself what was his so-called approach to making the show, but he didn't even show up... Does he simply not care??? ROFL

      Giving this another 1-2 eps for KEH's script but if the plot still doesn't pick up I'm dropping it.

    • I just want to point on the darkness scenes, personally I feel it better, because on mountain you supposedly have no lights, right? Same as joseon era that shouldn't have electricity, yet often scenes at night is too bright.

• The directing and editing isn't good for a supposed high budget production, what in the world happened? The production period was already this long. Also most of the third episode was shrouded in darkness. Viewers probably couldn't see sh%t on their TV screen. Doesn't help that the show's going in a direction that not everyone likes or can handle (subtle horror elements). Honestly seems much more suited to be a Netflix original series imo. This is gonna be the next sisyphus, unfortunately.

• I like the cast and the storyline...but one has to watch the show very closely and not miss out on any scene in order to follow the main plot. This genre will not have mass appeal, particularly the elderly viewers who watch TV at home. I agreed that many of the scenes were shot with too low lights...difficult to figure out what was showing on the screen. However, I am really enjoying this drama.

  • I don't think it's about the genre not having mass appeal. Despite the messy first two episodes, the 'elderly viewers' still watched and gave it record high ratings. And even the 7.8% for EP3 is still high. So interest is there. If viewership keeps dropping, it will most likely be because of the poor directing and editing which is making the story seem boring and the actors look like amateurs.

• Just reading the comments alone reminds me of expensive tvN turd mess DAYS. Shot for 6 months for a nothing burger plot. This could explain why tvN execs sold Jirisan to iqiyi so that not many international fans will find out much it sucks.

• Criminy, that is a huge drop! But given the majority of negative to scathing reviews out there, I'm not so surprised. Perhaps it's too soon to tell but this is shaping up to join the trainwreck trifecta of TKEM, Sisyphus and DAYS.

  • And just like those three stinkers, will this one's fans also try to defend it with the 'it requires deep thinking to understand' excuse? I wonder.

    • Or maybe deep squinting, in this case since it's literally so dark? Already seeing the 'one has to watch the show very closely in order to follow the plot' defense. ?

    • If u dun like it, dun watch. Why come here to googoo gaga like empty tin noise?

• It's still very boring. I was watching at 1.25x speed and still bored the whole time. The directing and editing are a mess, the leads have yet to show chemistry, and I dont know if it's just me but Joo Ji Hoon has little screen presence?

  • The plot isn't super deep but the directing is sucking the life out of everything. The suspense build up is completely missing and it makes everything boring. What is the use of having a star ost line up when the bgm is soooooo bad!

• If the ratings continue to slide down like Sisyphus did then it would be officially a flop. But if Sunday ratings increase back to 10% range then it would be fine. Otherwise, it might be like Encounter which remained steady at 7% range for its remaining episodes. Even Arthadal was fixed at 6-7% if not mistaken.

  I guess TVN is hoping it could be as big as a hit like Goblin, CLOY, and Mr.Queen.

  But compare it with Signal which started at 5% and ended at 12% something then the drama is already on course for a Kim Eun Hee penned drama.

  The only problem is that there is such high expectations from the PD since he also directed Goblin and Mr. Sunshine.

  Maybe it would have been better if they made this into a movie.

  • Dun try to be smart-*ss. Ep 4 on the rise again. Get off your high horse critique.