I enjoy watching Baker King, but not as much as My Girlfriend is a Gumiho and Playful Kiss. The later 2 really put in a fight this week. My Girlfriend should have just ended that way...perfect happy ending on the Wed episode. Playful Kiss had the monumental kiss scene this week, but feels a little rushed and I'm not digging the wavy hair on Baek Seung Jo. Hope the ratings pick up next week.

its really sad for PK to have such low ratings. There are many people who are watching and actually liking the drama. I don't know why korea is turning a blind eye to PK. Maybe it will pick up now the rating ogre baker king is over.

omo! seriously.. something is not right here. i don't get how is it that PK is getting such poor ratings! i mean i personally think that the drama was realllly GOOD! the cast are just perfect. Jung So Min is adorable. i find that she pull off as Kotoko wayyy better than the girl, Ariel in the taiwan version (btw, i havent seen the taiwan version but i've seen the anime) as the girl is kinda annoying from what i've seen from some of the videos in youtube. i head over to youtube right after i heard about this insanely low ratings to see how is it that the taiwan one be any better and it turns out it wasn't that good. That's 1 thing i don't get. or is it that the female lead in PK not viewers' liking? i say she's perfect for the role. i'm sure every1 is ok with the lead actor, KHJ. i had a feeling that some are being hard on Jung So Min? idk.. i'm just saying. besides, a plus point in the drama is that it's a very sweet yet captivating at the same time. some even complained bout the kiss in episode 6 saying that they expected more like the taiwan version? oh come on. seriously..don't compare. the kiss was stiff so i don't think that ppl should complain. Maybe ppl are expecting so much from the drama and since that it's kinda pedictable viewers tend to not watch the drama? Tell me bout it. i initially wanted to watch Gumiho but somehow i do think PK would be a better drama. Another thing, don't any of u find that it's weird that this drama has low ratings knowing that it's directed by the same director of BOF and Goong? i was totally bummed that this drama is gonna be narrowed down to 16 eps. I really wish that MBC would reconsider it bcoz 16 ep is just too little even 20 ep itself is already little compare to the taiwan one. so i'm hoping that viewers would find an interest and liking to this drama and help raising it's ratings (esp to any koreans who are reading this) . :) Feel free to send in response to my comment. i would like to what extend that u peeps would agree with what i said. thx.

Rita: how old do u think we PK fans are? speaking of age.. i wonder how old Baker King's fans are.

tbh, even without BK, i'm pretty sure the ratings will be more or less the same... okay, maybe slightly higher lol

well: is the drama really that bad? i have to admit tht i enjoyed watching PK! :D Baker King is mostly for ahjummas and ahjussis lol XD i bet they are too free to sit in front of thr TV the whole day? younger ones are bz with school stuffs

Ouch !!!!!! 2.8%...it makes Road No1 or SKKS or Tamna look like blockbusters...It looks like a cable TV drama. And MGIAG 8.0 % Ouch !! But I am not so suprised : the only things I like within it are Shin Min Ah and No Min Woo.

if PK story was fun and original im pretty sure the ratings would be higher but everything is so predictable that in all honesty it just makes it a boring drama. plus KHJ's acting is still bad, it has improved but it is still bad.

On the other hand, i really hope MGIG will benefit from the end of Baker King..that drama is amazing! i really hope they would extend it to a 20episode because i LOVE it :)

i strongly disagree. PK is the drama to watch! :) Jung So Min is pretty+ cute. i disagree with lilly saying that there's no chemistry between Oh Ha Ni and Baek Seung Jo. i suggest that u watch the anime before making such statement. :)

film this one is not exciting ?
please reply

true that PK is rather a predictable drama but can u guys just give don't try to pin point every single weakness of the drama? well, u guys could just sit back and watch the drama and i can ensure u that it is not actually as bad as what u all assumed it to be. what's wrong with a remake? Taiwan can make remakes but not Korea? give it a lil thought. imagine that this director never made a remake of Hana Yori Dango, we wouldn't even been able to watch the korean version of it. and trust me.. wouldn't it be rather boring and dull with all the ahjumma and ahjussi dramas? whoa.. can't even imagine that. try be a little more supportive of this drama. u guys haven't seen the more of it yet and how can it be boring and judge the drama? i'm glad that the drama has more of the anime vibe. though the taiwan one was a huge hit but taiwan is taiwan version and korean is korean version. oh btw, the casts are just perfect for the role of Oh Ha Ni and Baek Seung Jo. i think the reason why KHJ was chosen coz he pull off as the quiet yet caring character in BOF which suits the role of Baek Seung Jo. Jung So Min is new. Give her a chance. so far her acting is great. no joke. is it just me or the netizens are spouting nonsense? oh nooooooooooo brainwash?? lmao. really.. i know how scary netizens can get. XD

no offense to the fans, but Playful Kiss really puts me to sleep. I really struggle to finish one episode. idk, it's probably because it's predictable.

cristine: if u feel like watching the drama, feel free to do so. ( if Playful Kiss is the one u are pointing out to). If u haven't seen the anime, u might want to watch that too. i still don't get how can ppl possibly hate this drama coz all i can tell u is this drama is worth to watch. :) Ignore what ppl are saying. watch if u want to. It's all cool if u don't want to though. :)

If Baker King Kim Tak-gu had not ended this week and would continue on for a few more weeks, Playful Kiss would be looking at the possibility of becoming the lowest rated k-drama in history. Saved by the bell I guess.

But on the bright side, PK did manage to sell broadcast rights to 12 countries.

head over to vikii. u'll see how many ppl actually love the drama. koreans dont like it but fans around the world LOVED it! not to mention there's fans from western countries. at this rate, the world "predictable" shouldn't be use all together. :) the anime is still a hit even it's released in latter after ISWAK. the anime is predictable too. so what's wrong with the korean one being predictable. if u realised, there's new scenes which are not in the anime nor the taiwan version. sigh.

http://www.viikii.net/channels/goto/playfulkiss#

I rejoice for baker king!!!
omo!!pk is even worse than HERO(Lee Jun Ki)

Not a fan:haha wow thx for the support? lol can i know how is it a "attention defective"? i'm looking forward to see the rest of the episodes. there has to be 20 ep. 16 is not enough! 2 seasons in 16 ep? insanely crazy! i dont mind the low ratings. i'm just fussed about the episodes being narrowed down. i LOVEEE this drama! and the OST is realllllyyyy good! :)

not a fan: whoa y are u getting all tensed up? hmm.. not trying to pick a fight. i start watching a drama, i watch it till the end. perhaps airing PK at the same time and same day isn't doing much good to the ratings. like some said, they already knew what gonna happen in PK so they watch BK instead. mainly due to the same airing time. can't blame them but the prob is i dont find what's not good about PK. so far so good. Bk was ok to me. not bad..but PK isn't that bad either eh? koreans might not like the drama but there are tons who are anticipating for the drama. since u've been watching the drama, i could tell that u might actually like it coz if u hated it so much u could just stop watching it. :) there's new scenes in the drama too. not a total "copy and paste" of the anime then. good thing. :)

hehe watch this long preview of PK ep 6! :) the cashier part thingy is funny! some said it's predcictable...but... i don't see the convenience store scene is. it's changed a little right. nice what.. no boring at all!

http://www.viikii.net/videos/watch/101743/0/playful-kiss-episode-6-long-preview.html

i think baker king deserves its high rating..it has excellent casts and very interesting storyline and motivational too....u cannot hate any of the characters because all of them had their reasons doing the bad stuff...:)

i was also shocked with PK rating.....although i was not hooked with the drama, i think the ratings were very very bad and they deserve higher rating..maybe 10+..idk..

That is sad....... I am so addicted to PK. It ought to be predictable. I am glad that K version has manage to provide unique charm......

Looking at the numbers of comments and subscription in soompi and viikii. Am sure it will do much much better overseas.

I really don't get Korea rating system. Any drama that crosses 30+ episode gets a humongous rating. Smile You was the only weekend drama/ long drama that i have ever watched.

Kim Taku actually ended on a 50.8% rating on TNS for the last episode! I really enjoy reading your website but I felt you were so anti-kim taku....

Playful Kiss is such a nice drama..how could people just condemn the show..20 episodes are already super short enough, reducing it to 16 episodes is just crazy..

PK rocks!

a job well done to the actors, staff and crew of baker king!

it was definitely a drama i wasn't expecting to like.. seeing as i decided to watch it because of eugene.. BUT i'm super happy that i did, because i would've missed out on a great drama.

well, i once watched BK episode 1-3 on kbs world. but it was boring. so i never watch it again. i don't watched PK though, but my friends said that it was good, and i do watch gumiho. i don't get it why BK really has a high rating while gumiho has a low rating. i was curious with PK, because everyone said that PK is boring and bad drama, but on the other hand most of my friends said that it was good, so then i watch the trailer. i love the anime version of this drama but after i saw the trailer i think it's a good drama. should i watch it or not? hmmm...

Actually, PK's episode cut will probably help move the plot along. I haven't watched this week's yet, but so far the episodes are a little too slow, making it hard to sit through for an hour. I feel bad for the production though since the fanbase behind Itazura na Kiss is so huge, this was supposedly going to be a guaranteed hit, but I guess the fact that it's a Wednesday-Thursday MBC drama still doomed it. Well, there are other factors, but you'd think that MBC, after being in a slump on that time slot for so long, would put in a bit more effort on those dramas.

Congrats to Baker King though, it's hard to get those kinds of ratings nowadays. Maybe I'll get around to watching it one of these days

I'm so happy for the cast and crew of Baker King, In my opinion BK is an amazing story, I can understand why got such ratings.

I also love MGIAG and SKKS, and I tried to watch PK but I think it's not my taste of drama, btw I'm 18 years, I'm not an ajhumma and PK is boring for me, I think it depends on what kind of drama you like.

I really love PK !!! Yaaa, Oh Ha Ni ! LOL

ep 1 is tooo slow, but afterwards ... ohhhhh wonderful!

..if memory did not fail me, Brilliant Legacy [or shining inheritance] SBS..hit 47.1.... something... on the final episode.. 2009...starring Lee seung gi as the main lead ...it's a family and romance story some sort similar to kim tak goo.... I guess Korean perfer family drama.......or peroid drama too, do well in Korea, to my understanding.

I watch Bk but fast forward many parts...to me some part are very boring and draggy! I am already on ep 28 but in no hurry to finish it!! I like gumiho alot better!!

i have a feeling that the reason baker was so high, was because it was like it's finale week. everyone was so anxious to see what would happen, so everyone watched it! whereas kiss didn't really have any suspense last week.
but gumiho, i was expecting some more ):

seriously, I watch PK with my 5 years old girl, she loves it, and I feel not too bad. But no surprise it has bad rating. It's nothing to compare to Baker King.

I think PK is okay, as cliched as it is. I actually kind of like it; it's predictable, but with that youthful feeling that I've always find myself liking in spite of myself in K-dramas. Somewhat like BOF, it was lacking in substance, but it was young and I LOVED it.

I don't know if this is true or not, but apparently, eventhough PK's numbers are dismal is Korea, it's getting great response from the international market. So I guess there is still hope yet.

I am still hopefull for Playful Kiss. I watched the Taiwanese version. Although both the lead actors here and there are lovable I have faith for this version. Hani is wonderful here. She is not as clutsy as Ariel's character in ISWAK. although I like Ariel more in they kiss again.

Hi Fridaygirl,

Thank you for the TV ratings' update. I am disappointed to know that PK scores are much lower than before. :( It's too bad. I was anticipating that its rating would go up, unfortantely, it got worst based from your report.

I think Playfull kiss Korean Version is much much better than the Taiwanese drama both in terms of actors, their acting, and plot. The girl in the Taiwanese drama, no offense, overdeed her acting as dumb and stupid girl making her look like a retirded girl already, which is no fun to watch. That's also the reason why I never like the PK Taiwanese version. I think Oh Ha Ni's acting is much much better and natural. She portrayed the character perfectly, look stupid but not a retard.

For the male lead, I think KJH oppa is faaaaarrrrr better looking and could act better than the male taiwanese actor.

I think there is just something wrong with the story in PK korean ver, it needs more action, more details to awkward scenes that could make even the viewers crawl under their skin, and more torried kisses. Yep, the torried kisses were actually what kept the viewers of the Taiwanese version loyal to the series.

I was a little bit disappointed with the first kiss of KJH and Oh Ha ni in Episode 6. It was like a grade school kiss. I was anticipating kissing scenes just like the kissing scenes in personal taste or goong s.

I hope the next kissing scenes of PK are more lively and realistic than a sweet effect one. We are already sugarly sweetened by the story itself, we need some spice! Hello PK SHOW! Please Revive YOURSELF!!!!

I will be looking forward with your next rating report dramabeans. Kuddos!

xoxo
candidmom

yay! for Baker King's ratings and i'm glad it's finally over.

I've watched other versions of Itazura na Kiss and even though I already know what's gonna happen, I feel that the K-version presents a fresher approach. It makes me want to continue on to the next episode without hitting the ff button. I think this is the only version where I lol'd a lot of times because the characters/scenes are just so funny. And despite PK's low ratings, my only hope is that JB & GF continue to recap the drama :)

I personally thought in the beginning before playful kiss premiered that it would be a successful drama like BOF, but I didn't know that there was too much GOOD competition. I honestly am not of fond of playful kiss anyway, it's too cliche and not any original like Baker King and Giant were. I even like Sungkyunkwan scandal a lot better personally. TBH I haven't watched a full episode of playful kiss yet because its not really the type of drama that makes you excited to wait for the next episode, even though Baker King ended, playful kiss still has tough comp coming its way.

i hv try to watch the first episode for kiss.. i gave up.. watching half way.. cause i think i'm too old for this kind of "high school"drama~~
and i hv watch the previous version so i know how's the story goes..just not exciting to watch anymore~~
i don't really like remake drama!!

I guess I don't count but I really enjoy PK and it gets better each ep.

wow 2.8%?! and now that Runaway aka Fugitive will be starting, i don't think that's a good sign for Playful Kiss either.

PK jjang!! :D PK HWAITING! PK is the best! :D they dont like it back in korea but the drama is doing really well internationally! MBC dont need to decide in a rush.they gotta wait till the mid episodes b4 deciding. we need a petition here! hey u haters dont bash on PK juz coz u like BK. PK fans did not even bash on BK but y are u guys doing so? ugh.

aww. hope PK won't be cut down to 16 epi. i like it a lot! hope they would count the international audience llike us too.. :(

if PK is under KBS instead of MBC it might help with the ratings too coz on Astro there's only KBS. how sad is that. :/

quote David Archuleta: " good things come to those who wait". I believe that PK will do better in the next episodes! just like how when fans thought that CN Blue is done they were wrong! now CN Blue is famous! things happens for a reason. i'm sure there's something good awaiting ahead. PK HWAITING! :) i don't agree with some saying that the drama sucks and boring. u don't watch part of it and started to say "oh i'm gonna stop watching..this sucks" coz u haven't seen the rest of the episodes. Deal with the fact that PK rocks! haters..tsk tsk. no offense.

i'm sooooo sooooo sooooooooooooooo happy kim tak gu and mi sun ended up together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they deserved it

baker king was amazing
i loved the plot A LOT

PK will do better. i know it. gotta stay optimistic.

" ‘Playful Kiss’ has high download rates despite low ratings"

idk bout the low ratings but the drama is doing really well on the internet worldwide. Most ppl watch it online and download it which dont contribute to the ratings as the ratings are counted only nationwide in korea and that doesnt help much either. PK is REALLY popular i must admit

Im enjoying PK (online), hehhehe (and Im 23)

When drama in my country now is just full of conflicts, ..
PK is typical of simply story that maybe it will make you remember your story in highschool..It deliver it with cute and funny way... sometimes I have the feeling that Ha ni has...kekekekke I remember that day...so when you need to relax your stress, watch PK..and also you will learn something from Ha ni character (the persistent one,never give up)..^^

Maybe PK is my taste because I like typical J dramas (the short one/dont have many ep) (ehm slice of life) and dont have to much intrigue..You feel like, it maybe happen in your life.. (life is not always about revenge or anger)...

Just want to say fighting for PK team,.. Every story deserve a respect, because its human story and made by human....(Why I watch a film or story? maybe for me I want to find my little story in there...and I want to see it in different way not always in my point of view...) And PK deliver it, and make me realize its okay to love someone like seung jo..hahahahhahahaha...My first love....

ups sorry i write too long...coz its my first time...

If only I can send my spirit or anything to make PK team dont loose the spirit... Just pray for them...

I am happy for BK to have such a rating since i watches this ever since this came out.

This drama get good rating not just because of the plot, i think that many of the koreans watches this because this story is base on the person who open up paris baguette.It is insteresting to see a drama that is base on real life stories too.(even tho not 100% of the plot is true)

when u have to go paris baguette in korea, and u will think of baker king.^^

as for PK, i watches all the 3 drama, i also watched the taiwan version & Japanese one.

One thing that is lacking in PK korean version is the touching scene.You have to watch the japanese version in order to know the different.please do not watch and compare the actor/actress looks and so on.If you want to base on acting, the Taiwan actors/actress actually acted better but yes..it is still not fair to compare since KHJ and JSM is still new in acting while the the 2 taiwan actor/actress acted more in dramas/movies.

i do hope in the later episode, PK can improve on their ratings.maybe the new character that came in now which is Yoon Hae Ra make the drama abit more tense.It is time to see the girls trying to snatch Seung Jo right?Hong Jang Mi is too weak!