It was a busy Monday in K-drama land with three new dramas arriving to shake up the viewing options. SBS premiered sageuk Haechi with Jung Il Woo and Go Ara, taking in 6.0% and 7.1% ratings. MBC dropped Item with Joo Ji Hoon, Jin Se Yeon, and Kim Kang Woo which got ratings of 4.0% and 4.9%. The holdover was Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul Ho 2 on KBS with 4.4% and 5.7%. It’s a pretty depressing ratings crew with the big three while the nightly ratings leader remains tvN‘s sageuk drama The Crowned Clown which rose to a new high with 8.240%. The third new arrival is also on cable with jTBC drama The Light in Your Eyes (Dazzling) with Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, and Nam Joo Hyuk, and the premiere episode brought in 3.185% ratings. There’s plenty of options on Mon-Tues nights for the next few weeks so pick up what strikes your fancy, imma check out Item and The Light in Your Eyes this weekend. Continue reading
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If all else fails with MBC Mon-Tues drama Item, at least the entire cast showed up at the press conference dressed to impress. I was legit bowled over by every single main cast member dressing for the occasion, with male … Continue reading
While the big three networks got roundly walloped last year by the all the cable networks in ratings and critical acclaim, 2019 is a fresh year and who knows if a resurgence is coming. I have solid hopes with MBC … Continue reading
I was late to the blockbuster two-part fantasy movie Along With the Gods, binging both part 1 and 2 last week so now I’m on a Joo Ji Hoon kick. He held his own opposite his A-list top male leads … Continue reading
K-actor Joo Ji Hoon doesn’t get as much drama recognition in 2018 among the viewers but from the film side he was involved in the three highest grossing Korean movies of the last twelve months. The two fun and fantastical … Continue reading
The prime time dramas are jumping into the supernatural realm that cable dramas have done so well in recent years, the horror/possession/creepy dramas that when done well are so gripping. MBC is teeing up for Mon-Tues in early 2019 the … Continue reading
I’m not ready to fully get my hopes up for MBC drama Item but it’s at 2/3rd mast now with the confirmed casting of male lead Joo Ji Hoon and Kim Kang Woo. It’s a police thriller with supernatural elements … Continue reading
There are actually tons of K-dramas produced each year especially with the added competition of cable channels. That means there is too many to honestly keep track of other than for the obsessive completist, which I may have been at … Continue reading