Category Archives: K-dramas

Lovely Runner Sold to Multiple Countries for Network Airing, Confirming Overseas Sale of Dramas Remain Primarily Due to Lead Actor Popularity Abroad

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This is the reality whether we think it fair or not, and ultimately dramas and movies and the stars in them are all commodities. The business is the end product. Lovely Runner has wrapped its airing and has already sold overseas licensing rights to broadcast in various countries network channels, this happens to a few K-dramas a year that get … Continue reading →

SBS Fri-Sat Night Police Drama Connection Continuously Rises in Ratings Close to 10% by Episode 6 with Rave Reviews for Ji Sung’s Acting

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We finally see the first K-drama in June start picking up momentum and it’s SBS Fri-Sat police thriller Connection starring Ji Sung and Jeon Mi Do. The first episode got 5.7% ratings and has only gone up each episode until the most recent episode 6 with 9.4%. It’s on track to break double digits which would be fantastic as the … Continue reading →

Kim Hye Yoon and Joy in Talks as Two of the Three Female Leads in Webtoon Adapted K-drama The Year We Turned 29

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So this drama sounds exactly like an aged down Thirty-Nine two years ago about three girlfriends nearing the cusp of 40 and their life and loves. The webtoon The Year We Turned 29 will be adapted into a drama and offers are out to Kim Hye Yoon and Joy as two of the three female leads. It’s about three besties … Continue reading →

Production of War of Faith, Leads Wang Yang and Wang Yibo All Release Statements Trying to Calm the Online Displeasure Over the Magnolia Awards Best Actor Nomination

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So the fallout has come after a week of online anger, harassment, and negative comments surrounding the nomination of C-actor Wang Yang in the Best Actor category for the Magnolia Awards for War of Faith. The other male lead Wang Yibo’s fandom was furious and went full blown online attack on both the production company for nominating Wang Yang and … Continue reading →

K-drama Crash with Lee Min Ki, Kwak Sun Young, and Heo Sung Tae More Than Double Ratings and Becomes 2nd Highest ENA Drama After Extraordinary Attorney Woo

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So while all the K-drama attention this spring started on Queen of Tears and after it ended moved to Lovely Runner, we now have the first buzzy hit of the start of summer. Small cable network drama Crash premiered to around 2% ratings in mid-May and 2/3rds through its run has more than doubled to 5.870%. It’s a brisk 12-episodes … Continue reading →

Kim Yoo Jung Offered Female Lead Role in K-drama Dear X Adapted From Webtoon by PD of Goblin

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I’m glad to see Kim Yoo Jung heading into another new project, I was so mid on My Demon despite trying so hard to love it, ultimately the narrative lackings overcame my love for her as the lead. She’s in talks for a new K-drama called Dear X adapted from a webtoon by the PD of Goblin. It’s about an … Continue reading →

PD of Lovely Runner Incurs Netizens Ire for Being Sexist and Paternalistic Towards Kim Hye Yoon in Asking Her to Improve Her Looks for the Role

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This is either a case of foot in mouth syndrome by the PD of Lovely Runner, or he really is as douchey as this makes him sound. PD Yoon Jong Ho gave a post drama interview to discuss the popularity and success of the show and he discussed the “tough love” he gave to lead actress Kim Hye Yoon in … Continue reading →

Streaming Platform TVing Beats Netflix Total Viewership Numbers Last Week For the First Time Ever Thanks to Lovely Runner

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In yet another record set by Lovely Runner, or record set thanks to Lovely Runner, cable network tvN‘s hit Mon-Tues drama was exclusively streaming on TVING and last week the total viewership hours came out and for the first time in history it beat out streaming giant Netflix. Last week TVING had a total viewership of 2.5M hours watched and … Continue reading →

Kim Soo Hyun’s Next Drama Knock Off Will be Split into 2 Seasons with 9-episodes Each

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I trust in Kim Soo Hyun, lol, and honestly all his fans do as well. He gets all the scripts to begin with and picks what he thinks he wants to do, either from a mass appeal or personal challenge perspective. Either way he just gets how to map out his career and it’s been such a treat watching him … Continue reading →

tvN Hit Mon-Tues Drama Lovely Runner Ends with Drama High 5.762% Ratings and Satisfying Happy Ending

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It’s with a grateful heart that I can report it’s safe to finally binge Lovely Runner if you haven’t started. Lol, I know there is fear of this drama going sideways or even off a cliff and the finale today confirmed it’s a lovely and happy ending all around. Huzzah to that, and to tvN for getting it’s second buzziest … Continue reading →

Lovely Runner Hits New Ratings High and Break 5% in Penultimate Episode 15 Ahead of Big Finale

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It’s that time wuri fans of Lovely Runner. That hurts so good time when you can’t wait to see how your favorite drama ends but so sad it’s over after that without any more excitement in the week-to-week waits. The little drama that could hit a new ratings high of 5.297% in episode 15, the first time it broke 5% … Continue reading →

Lovely Runner Heads into Finale Week with Excitement and Releasing OST and Script Book Collector Sets for Fans

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It’s been awhile since I’ve seen K-dramas release ancillary merch, that used to be so de rigueur during the era of probably 2008-2014, with super popular with the young fans drama producing DVD sets plus extra commentary, official OST CDs and maybe even fan concerts, and script books with annotations. NGL, I have some oldies but goodies in my closet … Continue reading →

Arrival of New Weekend Dramas Connection and Bitter Sweet Hell Can’t Shake Loose the May 2024 Doldrums in K-drama Offerings

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There are actually three rather big name K-dramas that premiered in May 2024 but none so far have managed to capture the weekend ratings zeitgeist that was Queen of Tears in March and April, and even the cult fave sensation that is Lovely Runner on Mon-Tues. This weekend Connection with Ji Sung and Jeon Mi Do aired on SBS Fri-Sat … Continue reading →