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K-netizens Wonder if Reborn Rich Will Join the Pantheon of Event K-dramas in the Last Five Years Kicked Off by Sky Castle

Posted on December 14, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 14, 2022

High ratings usually means buzz but it takes an extraordinary set of circumstances to become a breakout so-called Event K-drama. That’s been the trend in recent years after the overall ratings decrease across the board in K-drama viewing with audiences going online rather than surrounding the television as a family in the evenings. K-ent is watching closely whether jTBC weekend … Continue reading →

Joynews Poll Selects Hospital Playlist and The World of the Married as Best Dramas of 2020, The King: Eternal Monarch and Backstreet Rookie Win Worst Dramas

Posted on October 28, 2020 by ockoalaOctober 28, 2020

Oooh, I totally forgot that year end is coming (though still two months away) so it’s starting polling season on best/worst lists. Kicking it off is Joynews Korea which held a poll this month to celebrate it’s 16th anniversary. It polled 200 entertainment industry insiders including agency heads, television producers, movie and drama producers, and entertainment news writers for their … Continue reading →

The World of the Married Shatters Cable Ratings Ending with 28.271% in Final Episode 16

Posted on May 16, 2020 by ockoalaMay 16, 2020

The legs on this drama, now I wonder what it could have done if it was a 20-episode drama like former cable network ratings champion Sky Castle. Hit jTBC Fri-Sat drama The World of the Married signed off today with its final episode 16 bringing in 28.261% ratings. That’s so high in the stratosphere I don’t even know how to … Continue reading →

The World of the Married Heads into Finale Weekend Riding High on Buzz as Top Searched Drama in First Week of May Followed by Hospital Playlist

Posted on May 14, 2020 by ockoalaMay 13, 2020

It’s finale weekend for record breaking hit cable drama The World of the Married as it heads into the final two episodes 15 and 16 with plenty of buzz and even some last minute scandal with two teen actors in the cast. Love it or hate it, the drama is an unequivocal hit with zero expectation heading in – I … Continue reading →

The World of the Married Child Actors Jeon Jin Seo and Jung Jeon Won Criticized by Netizens for Underage Smoking, Drinking, and Cursing in SNS Posts

Posted on May 11, 2020 by ockoalaMay 11, 2020

Another week another controversy but rather than say its much ado about nothing I do hope something positive comes from this. jTBC Fri-Sat night record breaking hit drama The World of the Married remains sky high in ratings during last weekend’s penultimate airing, with the final ahead this coming week. It’s unfortunate timing that both child (teen) actors in the … Continue reading →

The World of the Married Continues Online Domination into the 4th Week of April 2020 With Solid Second Place Perch by Hospital Playlist

Posted on May 4, 2020 by ockoalaMay 4, 2020

I remember the first thing I did when I became a K-drama watcher many many many years ago was go online and search Googling. From the casual to the dedicated K-drama viewer, supplementing the watch with additional online gleaned goodies is a way of life and South Korean remains one of the most connected countries with not just online but … Continue reading →

Kim Hee Ae is the Crowned Queen as The World of the Married Becomes Highest Rated Cable Drama Ever with 24.332% in Episode 12 Surpassing Sky Castle

Posted on May 2, 2020 by ockoalaMay 2, 2020

All hail the new ratings champion on cable – jTBC Fri-Sat makjang melodrama The World of the Married took the topic of cheating and deceit and emotionally devastation to a new level of success as the most recent episode 12 became the highest single episode rated cable drama ever. It notched 24.332% surpassing the former ratings leader Sky Castle which … Continue reading →

jTBC Drama The World of the Married Hits 22.913% Ratings in Episode 10, Close to Catching Sky Castle Ratings of Over 23%

Posted on April 26, 2020 by ockoalaApril 26, 2020

With how ratings disappointing SBS epic fantasy drama The King: Eternal Monarch has been is how incredible it is to see the continued meteoric ratings rise of jTBC intense melodrama The World of the Married. Trust me when I say I don’t know ANY marriage or societal orbit as crazy as the one shown in the drama but it’s clearly … Continue reading →

jTBC Weekend Drama The World of the Married Breaks 20% AGB Nationwide Ratings in Episode 8

Posted on April 19, 2020 by ockoalaApril 18, 2020

Now it’s just a matter of how high can it go, as jTBC Fri-Sat drama The World of the Married crossed over the impressive and vaunted 20% ratings mark on its episode 8 with 8 more episodes to go. Sky Castle, the current network and cable ratings leader didn’t break 20% until episode 18 and holds the crown at over … Continue reading →

jTBC Drama On Ratings Fire as The World of the Married Hits 18.816% in Episode 6

Posted on April 11, 2020 by ockoalaApril 11, 2020

I am…..utterly at loss for commentary. I do not know why this drama is garnering so many viewers not because I think it’s bad but because even great dramas haven’t gotten this type of traction this quickly. jTBC Fri-Sat drama The World of the Married just buried it’s Cinderella ratings predecessor Itaewon Class, already a total winner, in the wake. … Continue reading →

jTBC Drama The World of the Marriage Rockets to 11.882% and 13.986% ratings in Episodes 3 and 4

Posted on April 4, 2020 by ockoalaApril 4, 2020

Cable network jTBC may be the go-to place for veteran 40-something actresses who are still top of their game and visuals as they are KILLING it in ratings. Yeom Jung Ah, Kim Seo Hyung, Yoon Se Ah, Lee Tae Ran, and Oh Na Ra made a fiece five-some to wear the all-time cable ratings crown with Sky Castle, then there … Continue reading →

jTBC Drama The World of the Married Leaps in Ratings as Second Episode Gets 9.979%

Posted on March 28, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2020

Holy momma bad cheating husbands and horrible marriages must be all the rage because jTBC hit on an even bigger ratings gold mine with its new Fri-Sat drama. The World of the Married brought in an insane second episode ratings of 9.979%, a 3.719% increase from episode 1 and the record setting ratings for the highest premiere of any jTBC … Continue reading →

Fri-Sat Drama The World of the Married with Kim Hee Ae and Park Hae Joon Premieres with Highest jTBC Ratings Ever With 6.260%