Oh sheesh! (shook my head)

How BUMMED. =/

This drama's low ratings has 2 factors. The baker kings' audience is well seasoned with baking for many weeks. The bread/cake is already done, ready to eat. The viewer range will be more from ordinary work of life. High school students and above have no strength to change the channel from their mothers/ grandmothers etc.
MK is more to entertain the 20+/- group and all have PCs to watch it online for almost free. Who cares for the TV that has ratings survey attached from the rating agencies.
Korea has around 49 million population. How many TV sets are linked for the ratings? 3.3% is meant for the rating links only. ^^

OUUUCCCCCHHHHH. O_o

How can they (who decides) ever judge & thought of this drama who has horrible LOW rating?! WHHYYY???

Bummed!

it happened. PK got very bad timing to start. I don't think the low rating came from casts or production yet. it's just first episode. The story of this original manga is quite simple and predictable. If they won't have any good strong chemisty between the lead couple, this drama will be pretty much done. at very least I hope PK can create some buzz on the net like 'You're Beautiful'.

imo, PK shouldn't compare to BOF at all. The original manga of BOF is far more famous and get the best seller of shoujo mangas. even Taiwanese version of BOA was very big hit that Taiwanese version of PK couldn't compare too. I'm a fan of both, but I got to accept that the plot of BOF is more appealling to majority than PK.

I watched it.. but the first 5 minutes was so annoying that I was skipping the entire episode.

I could see the goong resemblance and KHJ's acting was stiff as ever.. But he didn't look suitable enough.. I think its the hair cut that made him look so unappealing ..

Joe Cheng might not be the best actor around. But he sure did a great job in ISWAK. I'm not expecting KHJ to be as good as him, but please at least show some other expression instead of just standing there like a doll.

fa-reakin ouch.

i never imagined it would be THAT low. had they casted the male lead differently.. i think their numbers might've been higher. YES, I'M BIAS. the story's got such commercial appeal with its storyline that it SHOULD'VE done better. sungkyunkwan is headed in much more serious territory (or so it seems), so i understand the ratings on that one, even with micky yoochun as the lead, but kiss??

let's be real.. kim hyunjoong was never really a top idol. dude doesn't have the vocals or "charisma", as they like to call it, on stage to be a top idol, and he definitely don't got it for acting. 8/

i'm not all for ratings either, but.. 8/

waiting for the recap.

ouch...
i thought this would be a hit
maybe it'll pick up later on...

Not surprise with the low rating, I think timing is one of the issue here with Baker King is so strong, it's hard to steal a rating. So kind of expecting it but to be that lo?. Woalah

o_O This rating, I bet, came as a shocker to the cast and crew...

Where were all the HyunJoong fans at?

I personally thought that KHJ seemed improved. I want this drama to get better ratings :)

i think they should check the online ratings...am sure the number will be higher than the baker n gumiho series.

OH NO! Hoping for a miracle and ratings pick up! Are they locked on a certain number of episodes???

omgggg...i totally am soo shocked..i didn't expect such terrible ratings...i was expecting it to be on par with MGIG..

that true! check online rating now!

I don't get why Baker King Kim Takgu has such high ratings - sure the story is interesting but the script is horrible - they drag out some scenes and the pace is so incredibly slow. What's worse the show has so many loopholes in its plot. I tried watching it but got irritated when they take 15 minutes to play out a scene with really redundant and repetitive dialogue - ugh!

My Girlfriend is a Gumiho is so much more a pleasure to watch.

The drama watchers in S. Korea really have a very different taste and appetite for dramas.

oh so sad for playful kiss!!!!!

i watched it online last next night, to be honest its not that outstanding.the look of the drama is ok, the cast looks pretty but there is too much goong vibe going on and even the teddy bear is there! the trademark of the goong series!!! cant they find other non human things to "represent" the drama?

my name is kim sam soon -pig
goong -teddy bear
you're beautiful -pig rabbit
my girlfriend is a gumiho -giant chicken leg

maybe the ratings is not that much because most of the viewers already knows the storylines so others tend to watch dramas with new and fresh storylines like MGIAG.

well, i still hope they could catch up regarding the ratings so they would not be cut off.

im still trying optimistic that they can bring something more in the drama now that premise was already established.

will stick to this drama for a while to see if the improve.

here's to hoping!

KHJ is a singer not an actor, he was a hit in BOF coz his character complemented the other F4 characters, but he is no Lee Minho, just as LMH can not sing and dance the way KHJ can.

FYI : 3.5 % is a Normal Rating for a Cable Drama here in South Korea ;)

I love this drama so much.. ♥♥~ I love it eversince I watched the TW version years back.. and that love for the story did not wane.. It's still my no. 1 favourite drama ever!!

I even watched the Jap ver. [which i found rather disappointing XD] so when I heard they're doing a Korean ver. I'm not about to let it pass.. I watched the first ep - w/out subs!! (^^,) I know the story (by heart ~lolz) so, subs or no subs I need to watch it.. and I like what I've seen so far.. it sucks to see it didn't do very well in terms of rating, but I hope it picks up in the coming episodes (^^,) ~ I'm also looking forward to the recaps.. 加油! 加油!

this makes me speechless...not only the ratings but the episode also....the beginning is one of the important scenes in the anime where the male lead actually,really kisses the female lead(she was sleeping actually in a garden) with feelings unlike their first kiss. the girl senses it but thinks it's just a dream...but the PD made a big mistake in putting that scene as the beginning itself....and i must agree the first epi is really boring...what's with all the dream sequences?? especially the ballet dance one...it all seemed so out of place...also the side characters took lot of screen place rather than KHJ....but 3.5%?@!...aargh i've seen many openings worst than this...i think this is the lowest rating for a first episode ever....what's happening with Korean ppl??the most anticipated shows S scandal and playful kiss getting the worst ratings....by the way totally out of the topic...S Scandal seems very much promising than playful kiss...and micky yoochun is doing a great job even though it's his debut in kdrama...hope the ratings improve for it since it doesn't have a strong competitor like Baker king...

Poor KHJ. Must be hard reading all the bashing of his acting, since BOF days. Poor guy! And then these ratings...

I admit I'm surprise.
I kinda expected it to pull a higher number, not first,second or third just a decent number for ratings but damn that was low.
I see why as well.
it could be this drama has been HIGHLY publicized & acting is a whole different thing. Acting isn't singing (obviously) & you gotta admit KHJ doesn't have that big of acting background. Let's be honest only reason why he got the role in BFF is because they took notice of him from WGM & in BFF he wasn't that great. There were times when he was just "uuuhh" in other words he was just plain but it's to be expected considering it's his first big acting gig, so for PK viewers were just probably didn't have high hopes for his acting.
Plus it's going against My Girlfriend is a Gumiho which ppl love & has already aired.
It's okay in time PK will pick up.

well the t version is so dorky adorable side kick and superb male lead , ariel is ok , no contest it was very good, the j version well im not a fan of it, the k version i did watch the the beginning i was bored , maybe the feel of goong i miss eun hye, and i still piss off coz of badguy and im not khj fan , maybe that y im bias , but i hope it will improved , i just wish to see it improved but well tak gu is so good and mgig is super adorable funny drama so tought competition for them

Wow, some people are harsh! ><

I was as shocked as everyone else with the rating, but i know for sure that it was pure entertainment for me! I have to admit that at first, i had intended to watch this drama because i was a Triple S (and because i was familiar with the TW version), but after watching the first episode-- JSM just shines!! It might be a bit too early to say anything actually~~ but really, she's adorable and so fitted to play Oh Hani. I actually think KHJ is doing well in Baek Seungjo's shoes as well. His character is naturally expressionless, indifferent and unmoved by his surroundings because of his genius self. It's far too early to critique KHJ's acting because he hardly had any screen time, let alone lines. It's just saddening that his two main roles so far has been remakes, so people will always compare. But watch with an open mind and i'm sure you'll enjoy it more! I can't wait for all the character dissection and plot analysis (although we know the general plot already from the manga, this rendition is allowed to have its own spin as well ^^).

The only thing i find funky about PK is the cg so far.XD
PK fighting!

've watched the first episode.
If allowed to choose I prefer the taiwanese version because the story more lively and funny and the character of the players played more characteristic.
But I'm going to watch it anyway...

I got to admit after watching the 1st ep today..it was totally B O R I N G!! Why did they put so many dream sequences?? and the pacing was so S L O WWWW.... zzzzzzzzzzz have to fast forward a lot...

In fairness, KHJ did not have many scenes in the 1st ep and when he did show, he was not required to act/speak at all..

The 1st ep was owned by JSM, and for a newcomer, she acted ok, charisma was there but the timing I think is a little bit off.

What bugs me is Lee Tae Seong's hairdo? I think its an overkill!! I think with his experience, he can act a dorky character without resorting to that funny old greasy do.

The drama has a lot of Goong vibes - teddy bear and the father actor is the same. Its been such a long time it was shown but I think its not good to associate with something as classic as that drama.. too good memories for a lot of people. I hope the production team will have more sense not to refer to it a lot and the resemblance between YEH and JSM.

The forthcoming episodes seems a lot better though based on the preview. And I think its not too premature to say that KHJ has improved a lot based on those previews, he was allowed to show more expressions and interact with JSM in a lot of scenes.

I'm not surprised really,1st ep lacks surprises as compared to other MBC dramas....

wahhhhhh..who cares???
it's not my job as a viewer to check out if the ratings and good or not! i like it. period. yes, it's nothing like the taiwan version...but honestly, why should it be the same?!..I have faith in the director..after all he did the series, Goong. for crying out loud....give it a try. Oh yeah..stupid ratings!!

i think it's still too early to tell, hopefully things will pick up soon, it's also too early to judge if KHJ has delivered or not, we'll need at least 1 or 2 more episodes before conclusion, and to be fair, his role was supposed to be like that, cool and aloof and man of few words, i actually thought he's a good fit for this role, considering the fact that he's pretty much like this in real life

Let's see....:)

ahhhh I am a little bit sad. although khj is still not acting so well I was looking forward that this drama would get high rating ,too bad it didn't but I still gonna watch it. fighting

oh by the way khj is making progressssssss

I am upset with the ratings, but it is still on its 1st episode... we still have to wait for the upcoming episodes... besides who conducted the ratings anyways? Is it really reliable?

There's so much that one can blame - wrong timing, strong competitors etc, but the bottom line is if it can't work, it won't work no matter what.

From what i read in the other comments, seems like the first episode was a total blah.
Although it might improve in the upcoming episodes, I must say that they're making a huge mistake. The 1st episode is always the most important in terms of pulling the audience in and making them feel that watching the drama is worth their time. To have such a dismal start is just handing the icing to the cake already owned by baker king & girlfriend is gumiho.

Ok I watched it and I do not see the problem, well the begining was slow I will give eveyone that, but I think the lead actress is extermly cute and her character has lots of enderaing qualities at this point most noteibly her imagination and her determination.

although this drama was hyped to be a hit this autumn but its just i never liked this storyline at all :( i think it is quite demoralizing for girls in general. i mean clumsy stupid girl falls for smart guy and attempts to make him like her and then smart guy somehow falls for the clumsy girl who only causes havoc in his life?! come on :(
i think this drama may be a waste of JSM's talent :( and KHJ is ...... hmmm i shall have to approach with caution =="
but still i don't think i'll watch cuz the storyline isn't very appealing ^^

oh no.she is not ugly.she is adorable and lovely and KHJ
is just three years older and is not old for her at all.also the problem is not just with the story or acting.it has a strong competitor like kim tak gu.it 's really addictive and so hard to let go and watch other drama

Maybe it's because it's the exact same as ISWAK? Same scenes, same lines...
But the chemistry is not bad, I believe it will go up.

I have see the story very POOR... I prefer Taiwanese version 1000 times more :_( ! I expected something diferent... ~ Plus I still remember her like Monet (BadGuy) and I hate her xDD

And obviously fight vs Baker King is really hard! BK is a wonderful drama and Gumiho is lovely too!

Indeed OUCHHHH !

Group Eights plan to drag viewers with POP idol KHJ did backfire ?

I watched it yesterday night, too. And I have to say, I didnt like it very much.

I will try on with Ep.2 to get warm to it....trying not be full of prejudices.

I have the feeling its not so much the acting, but some how the transforming of the screenplay does not work...

I don't know the source, but I have to say that from the advance info and the trailers, I was very uninterested in the story. So I can understand the low ratings...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I've heard there doesn't seem to be an actual plot at all. Not so popular girl crushes on a really popular aloof guy and eventually gets him? Possibly they have to move in together at some point? Ah ze drama!!!!

Is that really all?

Wow. Thrilling! NOT.

i wasn't too excited for this, but srsly, that's ... low.
it makes me think of heading to the ground - i thought korea was crazy enough about DBSK for them to give yunho a chance, or at least a higher percentage that would watch it religiously for him (like i would for shinee >____>)

aww, looks like the Korean version of It Started with a Kiss is much better than the Taiwanese...I hope that it could have a much higher rating for the next episode :)

MAYBE IT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR KIDS IN KOREA AND THEY COULDN'T GET IN TO DRAMAS. AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WATCHED BAKER KING. AHAHHAA. I DON'T KNOW...

For those that love the anime and Taiwan version, it was hard to watch because Joe Cheng really was great in it and to watch the preview, then a bit of the show, I was just like, "Another poot drama" (by poot I mean the sound when the balloon pops and you realize it's now just rubber scrap).

Did I also mention the opening sequence was the biggest piece of bullsh!t I ever saw?

I'm actually surprised that the ratings came as a surprise. If I remember correctly, the biggest flaw in BoF was HJ and his wooden acting, so I'm not surprised that him leading a show didn't appeal to broader audience. Go Gumiho!!!!

Boring is all I can say about the first epi. Both leads were not appealing, the usually funny endearing sidekicks were annoying, the usually OTP mean girl was not even fun to hate, storyline was blah...half of the epi were made up of..yawn, not funny made-up stuff. Thinking back to similar dramas, YEH in Goong and LMH in BOF already got me hooked from the moment they first appeared onscreen and to think both were the first dramas I've ever seen them in. So, in conclusion - will probably give this a miss.

Yeah but you can't blame KHJ for it this time. His acting isn't as bad as what hey did to the opening. I have to ask, WTF are they doing to the goddamn plot?

It's like, "When Korean adaptations go wrong".

I think they were trying not to be like the other television versions and took it waaaay too far. The comedy is way overboard, the opening (as I previously stated) is bullshit and took way too long, and motorcycle scene with MJ music and clichéd gang was not need.

From watching episode one I was thinking that Itazura na Kiss (drama not anime) would be more enjoyable to sit through.