There were two new K-dramas that hit the air this Monday and it felt more like a tinkle than a splash. KBS premiered workplace rom-com Radio Romance to 5.5% ratings, on par for lightweight romance dramas these days, while the other newcomer in tvN‘s Cross fared much better with 3.877% ratings which is a high premiere on a cable network. It’s the last week airing of SBS drama Doubtful Victory and the penultimate episode took in 7.1% and 8.1% ratings, and next week comes mature romance Shall We Kiss First with Kam Woo Sung, Kim Sun Ah, Oh Ji Ho and Park Shi Yeon which I already predict will take the lion’s share of viewers angling for a romance drama over Radio Romance. After MBC wrapped Two Cops the network isn’t airing a new drama until after the Olympics with The Great Seducer in the Mon-Tues timeslot, and this week the network is airing re-runs of classic medical Hallyu hit White Tower. Overall ratings remain down as January wraps up. As for Radio Romance, I watched the first episode and don’t have an opinion yet, it feels like only setup and I’m not sure how the OTP relationship will develop and whether I will buy into it. Continue reading
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There is finally a noticeable ratings winner in the Mon-Tues prime time slot and congrats to KBS office drama Jugglers for breaking out of the pack. For a few airings now the three Mon-Tues dramas have all been neck and … Continue reading
I haven’t seen such a dud filled Mon-Tues prime time K-drama trifecta in quite some time, which is perhaps a good thing as the year end busy season with work, family, and travel plans makes for less time to watch. … Continue reading
A sincere congrats to KBS Mon-Tues legal drama Witch’s Court, which wrapped up this Tuesday with the highest ratings yet for the show at 14.3% AGB nationwide. This was one drama that flew under the hype radar prior to its … Continue reading
Two new Mon-Tues dramas arrived to newly equal lackluster welcome, even I can’t muster up much energy when I see all three Mon-Tues dramas in a row and it feels so similar in genre. KBS is wrapping up Witch’s Court … Continue reading
Yoon Kyun Sang‘s hot streak shows no sign of abating and good for him to keep up the consistent work offers. This year he’s done sageuk Rebel: The Thief Who Stole the People and is currently doing another season of … Continue reading