K-ent Writes That My Demon’s Biggest Pre-airing Buzz Has Lost to the Post-airing Stronger Reception and Overseas Viewership of Story of Park’s Contract Marriage

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• I am waiting for both to finish so that I can star watching. But I am more interested in Park's. I have only seen Song Kang in Love Alarm, which I never finished and disliked him. That may be because I disliked his character in the show. So maybe this might change my might.

  His styling in promotional material reminded me of Seo In Guk in Doom at your service. Not his best look or role.

• You dont seem to wish for that Koala. You seem to enjoy writing about the competition.

  Based on what PMC has more buzz than MD internationally?

  Just because of one article saying that, you summarized it as k-ent? Trying to gain more clicks & engagement? Just admit it.

  • Hand picking an article and make it like it’s reflect the majority. Articles are bias and paid to write stuff as if we the audience can’t tell the difference. This is why people don’t trust news media anymore. Honestly, it certainly do not feel like that at all especially on Twitter or IG as that’s where I’m active.

    • Nah, this is a BLOG, of course Koala will write about her opinions. You don't go here if you want news written in an objective/neutral way lol

    • hahaha... trusting IG or Twitter for objective feeback. I'm rolling on the floor laughing. It's the defintion of a social media bubble, where it's just echoes opinions. Truly trustworthy. NOT.

      And also, loling at the audacity to demand news articles from Ms Koala. It's a blog for mainly C- und K -ent soft news (gossip). With occasionally J- or TW - ent (hardly anymore). It's not a full stuffed news outlet. It's a personal blog refelected personal opinionon written in her spare time between fulltime job and family, which never pretend to be more.
      There are a lot of other offerings for what you demand on the internet.

      Why have people to be rude to content creators, if they dont refelct one's opinion? That's addressed to a all people complaining here and beeing unreasonable when this is merely a blog for personal preferences and a space to talk about it in a civil way

    • @ejc, my thoughts actually. I do laugh when I read about the complaints from some member who really do not seem to fully understand what Koala does. She is a content creator who picks articles to write/talk about according to her interest.
      She is popular for very good reasons. Creating content for discussion is her aim. Thus she does not ban rude members, she allows heated discussion as long as it is not made by trolls with numeral fake accounts.

  • If Koala wants the clicks and engagement so what? you have the option not to click and engage, lmao, just too much stupidity with this post. Koala is the only surviving k-ent/c-ent blogger from many years ago and she has been blogging for decades. I do not usually agree with her but this is her blog. She can blog anything she wants.

    • I just ask her to admit that. I dont say she cant do. Yes its up to her to do whatever she wants as its her blog. And i am also free to say whatever i want since its an open public space. If she doesnt like, she can block or delete my post.

    • @Wanne, why should she answer to you? Goodness, such a strong sense of self entitlement.

  • Na it is indeed true park's marriage has more buzz.

• I have been watching demon but his acting is just bearable. the plus is song kang is handsome. I Fast-forwarded most of the subplots, the other girl is super annoying.

• PMC is great!
  I started watching both dramas without any bias...
  My Demon looks aesthetically pleasing but my heart goes for PMC,they have better chemistry and great supporting characters!
  Still gonna watch both;but my vote is for PMC if I have to choose

• I thought songkang and kim yoojung had good chemistry when watching the trailer, but the chemistry turns out to be tepid. They don’t seem to match together in recent episodes. To be honest idk why, it’s giving me female ceo with younger guy feels. Am I the problem?

• It's not surprising since my demon is 85 percent fillers. Pretty to look at but inside is almost empty

  • Sadly, true. I'm always afraid the production is taking it out from the oven to soon and this souffle will collapse suddenly and all the fun will be gone. I can enjoy fluffy romcoms, but a little bit more substance would rest my fear to peace that this will turn out to be a failure.

    • I can't compare it fairly with PMC since I just started to watch PMC

• I lovee song kang and yoo jung chemistry but, but the show is just getting boring. I just watch it for yoojung and songkang.

  The villain is just one dimentional and lee sang yi just give one of his worse performances i've seen.

• Honestly I'm watching both and loving both for different reasons. The leads have great chemistry and great comedic timing. No need to compete :P

  • Same!

• Ok. Let’s not lie here. PCM always had higher ratings in Korea than My Demon. (Even from the beginning) Also, My demon is doing the best internationally out of the two. It goes viral every week on social media. So I don’t know where this headline is coming from. Both of them are successful in different markets. The only reason why people compare them is because they aired at the same time.

  • Agree. My Demon has way bigger reception overseas. Never saw PCM or any of its ep or any of its actors trending in twitter.

    • The only reason for that is that it's on Netflix. That's it.

  • #MyDemonEp10 which is not yet aired is already trending now in twitter

• I don't get all the hype about my demon has i don't see chemistry between the leads . Even their steamy scene was like an ice bucket for me . I dropped . I think that the drama was targeted for the new international fans of kdramas thanks to the BTS effect and Netflix . As a long time viewer who began with idol Taiwaneses dramas ( Rainie Yang, Ariel lin, Barbie Hsu, Joe Cheng,..).and after with Full House , My girl,... for me My demon is like a Cartier's box without the ring ! Park's marriage contract has a more interesting plot and better acting but it's not the drama of the year too . 2023 wasn't for me a great millesime .

  • I felt the same abt the steamy scenes. watching that there's a bed scene last night, i was literally so curious to see how the my demon leads performed in the steamy scenes in their other dramas. that was because tbh, i felt that my demon bed scenes was too technical. i then literally went to watch their other kissing scenes in yt. and i felt that Song Kang's steamy scenes have more feelings in nevertheless & forecasting love & weather. while yoo jung has the best kissing scenes with yoon kyunsang, despite the age gapes. so i thought the problem might be lied on the director. but 1 thing i realised, songkang literally had to take off his shirt in every of his bed scene lol. so typical of him hahaha.

    • Well. This is sbs, a public channel. Meanwhile nevertheless & forecasting love and weather are cable, so as steamy as it looks. It's understable they won't go that far. Even in nevertheless, they are far from steamy.

    • I think it's not fair for the actors to have to shoot scenes in the shower or shirtless scenes ; They are humans too and it's not because they are men that they like to film them . If woman are not objects , it's the same for men . In the era of Me too , what goes for women , goes for men too !

    • @cahill

      in agreement with u. but they're willing coz they know viewers like that kind of exposure.

    • @missjb

      well.. it's abt feeling, not abt how hot they act on the steamy scenes. i felt that their steamy scenes was a bit unnatural coz it looks way too technical. ngl..I'm more invested on the park marriage contract kissing scenes coz it I immediately swooned for them for just a simple ordinary kiss. maybe probably due to pmc's leads are better actors or their scenes are better directed perhaps. so it has nothing to do with public/cable channel.

    • Agree on pairing with yoo kyunsang, I think he had the best chemistry with kim yoojung. I can’t feel that chemistry in other drama of her like backtreet rookie

  • The hype is because international fans are obsessed with Song Kang, they'll watch anything he's in no matter how garbage the drama is. When the casting was announced, I already knew it will flop but will be hyped by international viewers because of Song Kang, and I was right lmao

  • For me, the drama of the year goes to twinkling watermelon >.<

  • I'm not sure about other dramas premiered in 2023 since I just picked up Kdrama again this year from a long hiatus from K-ent. But the one for me is Castaway Diva. I really love how serious issues like domestic violence & abuse were addressed in such a creative writing and directing. Also the whole cast were great doing their jobs perfectly. Castaway Diva is one of the memorable dramas to me.

    As to My Demon, I actually picked it up again after dropping it at ep3. The plot in the first few eps appeared stagnating and the acting was, sorry fans, bland. Song Kang and Kim Yoo Jung appeared awkward around each other and the chemistry was WIERD although their acting looked more relaxing after their relationship progressed dramatically in a recent ep! But My Demon still has interesting mystery and enough suspension to pique my curiosity to follow again. The writing and the directing aren't that bad TBH. Although recycling old tropes and concepts, My Demon could be a hit like I Can Hear Your Voice or Crash Landing on You if other more seasoned actresses and actors were leading the drama. It's a shame that both SK and KYJ seem to be miscast for this drama IMO. So far, I rate the acting in Park's Contract Marriage to be way better than that in My Demon. But plot-wise, MD has more appeal than PCM to me. I already dropped PCM but may pick it up again later when nothing to watch.

    • Castaway diva was one of the best this year, but in 2022 i really have "un coup de cœur " for Through the darkness and My liberation notes . Thèses dramas have the all package ,great talented cast, directing, script,...And "The interest of love" was interesting . Weak class hero was a drama which makes one reflects !

    • I agree Castaway Diva is my bae.

    • @cahill, Oh I yet have to check those ace cards in 2022 you mentioned. My first time heard about those dramas.