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Tag Archives: Mad Dog

While You Were Sleeping Remains Leader of Wed-Thurs Ratings with Second Half Hitting 10%

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 18, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 18, 2017
Romantic tension in three dramatic scenes.

I laugh at how low ratings expectations have fallen that finally hitting 10% seems like a victory however small. With that said, SBS Wed-Thurs drama While You Were Sleeping hasn’t lived up to its famous name cast and screenwriter hype, I enjoy watching it and am not disappointed in the narrative, acting, or quality, but in terms of expectations to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hospital Ship, Mad Dog, While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping and Hospital Ship Find Ratings Parity with Mad Dog an Improvement Over Manhole

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 11, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2017
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It feels like the kiddos have headed to the playground and finally there are three adults ready to rumble. This week’s new arrival Wed-Thurs insurance fraud investigation drama Mad Dog on KBS premiered to 5.5% AGB nationwide rating, which is very low but a notable improvement over the 1.9% its predecessor Manhole got on its final episode. The fun is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hospital Ship, Mad Dog, While You Were Sleeping

KBS Wed-Thurs Drama Mad Dog Saddled with Incompetently Awful Posters and Premieres This Wednesday

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 11, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2017
Drama series poster featuring five characters.

There is such an extreme lack of poster making talent that went into premiering this Wednesday KBS drama Mad Dog I’m actually interested in checking it out now. The drama posters look like it was made by a middle schooler learning photoshop and is all the more entertaining because of it. How else to sell a drama about an insurance … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hong Soo Hyun, Jo Jae Yoon, Kim Hye Sung, Mad Dog, Ryu Hwa Young, Woo Do Hwan, Yoo Ji Tae

KBS Casts Yoo Ji Tae, Ryu Hwayoung, and Gong Myung for Next Wed-Thurs Drama Mad Dog

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2017
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KBS has been known to cut its losses and shorten dramas most recently with beloved by its loyal viewers but critically low rated medical drama Beautiful Mind. That drama at least had double the ratings of the current Wed-Thurs trainwreck Manhole (Wonderland’s Feel or Feels So Good), a drama so lowly rated new pundits are digging up two decade long … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mad Dog, Yoo Ji Tae

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