Yup. Daemul is screwed.

If anyone can bring in those numbers it's Rain! After MGIG is over I will be watching Runaway.

I' was hoping that MGIG held at the 19%, but that was not to be, but I will take the 16%.... I guess I have no choice.

Yay! I haven't started it yet. But I'm glad rain's last drama is doing good. Also. I've decided this is the broadcast station to air your show for high ratings :)

i'm so excited to see this drama. i hope viikii can sub this and i don't have to wait until it airs at kbsworld a month after, huhuhu.

I love Rain!

KBS2 is dominating this year! seriously! first chuno, cinderalla sisters, baker king and now runaway..and all of them topped the ratings!

ok goodluck to Kwon Sangwoo & team LOL! i love him too but i gotta go with the 3 hotties in Runaway LOL!

I started watching the RAW of Runaway Plan B and stopped after the opening first 5 minutes.

All the James Bond cheesyness was a bit much to take starting out so I will have to wait until the subs are available to see if I am overreacting.

I just realized...on Wednesday and Thursday, there's Runaway, Playful Kiss AND MGIG (soon to be Daemul).....WOW. How do you expect me to watch all of them?

which one i should watch??
Runaway or Daemul??..

Playfull kiss??? sorry overrated Idol not works on me.

Cool guys don't look at explosions
They blow things up and then walk away
Who's got time to watch an explosion?
Because cool guys have fanclubs and interest that get them 20% viewership!
Keep walkin', keep shinin'
Don't look back keep on walking
Keep struttin' ... slow motion
The more you keep your shirt off, the more belleza lookssss
(feel free to add with your own additional lyrics)

Rating is really unpredictable. We never know what genre of dramas most people would watch. Just a while ago a melodrama like Baker King got the highest ratings, and now a comedy action drama gets one. Was it because of the actors who stars in it or the story? Anyway, will you be recapping Runaway JB ? or you have to choose one between Runaway and Daemul after MGIAG ended? I love reading your recaps (and GF's) as much as watching the dramas (sometimes maybe even more). Thanks for your hard work.

WOW!!! Gotta watch it now!

i stop watching after 15 minutes...

Wow, I'm surprised at how some of you can give up on something so soon. You can't possibly have 5-15 minutes determine the Kdrama as a whole.

Shouldn't we give it at least a chance to (hopefully) develop into something (better)? Maybe it's just me; although sometimes, I may soon to regret it.

CORRECTION:

"...Maybe it's just me; although sometimes, I may regret it."

Wow! what an excellent start!!! Finally the wait for Rain and Lee Na Young's drama comeback is over! And they didn't disappoint the viewers, it's really a good start. Will the Chuno makers live up to it or will it surpass their success in Chuno? We will have to wait and see...I will definitely watch this drama...

This one actually looks interesting. I may start watching this.

Timing and luck are on their side.I haven't watched it but the teaser was pretty cheesy.Viewers from Baker King are looking for another drama to watch- MGIAG is ending, and PK is halfway through and also not their taste. I think Daemul has a fighting chance if it is a good production with an interesting story.

OMG- you will love this drama if you love the comedy in MGIAG. Very over-the-top, a bit wicked and really fun drama to watch. Rain is brilliant in this...watching the first episode reminded me why I love watching this boy act...he is one of the reasons I started watching Korean Dramas. He is wicked in this and he conveys so many expressions on his face, I am not sure which one I like the most.

If you like slapstick comedy/screwball comedies, then this is the drama for you.

This drama and Dr. Champ both surprised me at how entertaining they could be. I am now addicted to both of them and highly recommend them if you love to laugh.

As if I need more dramas to watch at this moment. Oh well.

PS-they are nice enough for flash some abs our way and that always earns my interest and approval. But they are catering to the men too. Lost of legs and short shirts with low cleavage blouses to reward the men. This show is equal opportunity pleaser which is great because my son will not complain about us watching this instead of something else. (^u^)

i'm soooo gonna watch it^^
plz do the recap for this drama^^^^

@ 20% rating is a far cry from Rain's prediction of 30% & Lee JJ's aiming for 40% - both were betting each other for high ratings. Baker's were between 40-50% ratings, how does Runaway match with this. Viewers are more family orientated attracting either the very young, middle-age or older. It's the story script they are after than mere hot stars like Rain, Daniel or LJJ that many think they are crowd pullers. Many family dramas performed way above expectations like Three Brothers, Baker, Cinderalla Sister and many others who do not have A-listers stars but their scripts are more pro-family.
Runaway - action packed may not appeal to most families. Whichever way it goes, will it hit pass 30% or 40% which I thought it would since everyone is so optimistic??

Honestly, "Plan B" cant compare to Chuno. I really feel it's cheesy, cheap Jame Bond movie. However, I kept watching because I know Lee da Hae and Oh Ji Ho would be in the first episode. Chuno's first episode rating was over 22% too. I hope this drama will dowell, but I doubt it. I bet the rating will drop tonight

Okay, I really like action flicks and Rain, so starting out with that premise:

I liked the raw! I haven't seen it subbed, of course. I thought that Rain kind of returned to the silly Full House character, which is a nice change. James Bond takes itself a lot more seriously than what this series seemed to be doing, so I feel that people comparing it to James Bond really don't watch action flicks that much. Maybe more Austin Powers?

I like that Rain didn't do another A Love to Kill or Ninja Assassin character, which is what I thought he was heading for in this. Not that I didn't absolutely spaz over those characters, because I did, but I like seeing actors do more than one role... because it makes them seem like actors and not like this is what they might be like in real life (sorry for the rub there, JGS!).

The chick in this is awesome! The guys are a little sleezy, and I am including Rain in that. It'll be fun to watch him redeem himself in later episodes... and if he doesn't, well that'll be interesting, too.

I'm interesting in watching this. Last I saw of Rain in KDramas was Full House (cute but fluffy) and then Ninja Assassin (entertaining as hell but little substance).

So I'm willing to give it a try.

Plus... who am I kidding? I'm totally watching this for The Henney.

Well, the comedy is SUPPOSED to be slapstick/cheesy/over-the-top. It balances the over-the-top action scenes.

That is a great start! Higher than Cinderella's Sister whole run. Good on them if they can maintain those numbers.

KBS seems to be owning Wednesday-Thursday this year!

Let's see if tomorrow's number can hold up. I mean, Return of Iljimae started with a 19% and despite the general awesomeness of it, it ended with a single digit anyway.

I want to watch it but have to wait for subs. The ratings seems good so I'm expecting it to be at least decent. By the way Dramabeans, what's going on with Rain that sparks anti-fans sentiments?

hey guys, runaway is suppose to be a comedy/action drama! So chill and you can't take it too seriously... it's suppose to be cheesy and funny!

Anyway, no matter what - kudos for their hard work in filming this and hope it will do well in s.korea.

Yea, totally gonna watch this for the 3 hot men - Rain, Danniel Henney and LJJ!

Runaway Fighting,
Definately see this after Gumiho 16

I nearly floored seeing Josie Ho (as Hwai) in Beijing, CHN footage; God of Gambler's daughter has matured a lot.

I'm liking its OST, start off w/ MBLAQ accredited open/end theme song. Every song in ep.01 is pretty catchy.

Eye candy DH will start to appear ep.02; I must admit I was a bit disappointed he hadn't shown up in ep.01 till following preview caught a snippet of his gorgeous appeal.

Yesterday Watch it via online. Wosssshhh. First half already have a lot of action however second half the action is slowing down. One thing amaze me about this drama Runaway Plan B is the technology they use is so ADVANCE escpecially when Ji Woo play with sort of 'video table'. Ha!!!!! must watch Runaway Plan B for pumping my adrenaline.

I'm worried that 20% (which is the result of strong publicity) will lull the cast and crew into complacency, I hope I am proved wrong. I am with the camp that thinks people tuned in to the premiere just to see what the fuss is all about and will drift away if it disappoints.

Having said that, this rabid fan of Rain has waited 4 years to see Rain in a drama, I completed ALTK in 2007 I hope he does none of the silly stuff and sticks to acting which he does have a knack for. By silly stuff I mean over-acting and acting like the jackass that he is sometimes. Quite honestly, I dont care for the rest of the cast half as much as I do for Jung Ji hoon. Hope he doesn't disappoint

Very unfair why credit goes to one person. many actors & actresses involved, why must everybody give high claims to Rain only. High ratings must be Rain?????
Then why his Ninja Assassin wasnt box office for weeks into months raking in billions of wons or US$?????give proper credits to Director and others not one person can make wonders to one drama, be real!!!!

I haven't watched this drama yet (waited for the subs), but I read the preview on Hancinema which says "Fugitive plan B is a drama which is impossible to get a clear idea of. There is no answers to so many questions, but its spectacular size and attractions will make the viewers forget about those questions ". Maybe they try to focus more on the action and fun to entertain the viewers and not so much on the storyline. I'm waiting to see if JB and GF will recap this drama. Because both of them are very critical when it comes to storyline and the things that makes sense (I enjoyed the recaps and all the comments and discussion on Bad Guy). I so want to know how you look at this kind of drama guys. It'll be so much more fun watching it and also reading your recaps. Does it sound like I'm begging you to do the recap already......sorry...don't mean to do all that begging and pushing again.

first 15 minutes of runaway i thought to myself "my god, cheese fest 2010!" but after watching it to the end, I think that's the entire point. Over the top cheese, over the top action, over the top cameos.

especially liked Rain and Lee DaHae's conversation: "lets get married, i won't look at other women and i'll go to church!" what about morning prayer? "hallelujah!"

That last picture of Dae-woong and MiHo is sooooo super cute!!! Kawaii ne~

As for Rain's star power? Eh, I'm not a fan so I don't now his material as much or how good he is, but I'm no anti too, but you have to know the guy to be an anti anyway. I guess I'm indifferent to the guy, which according to some people is just as bad as being an anti. X/

yeah i scan through the drama and it is a fun drama. people who's into action will like it and some parts are funny

the way i see, -
clambering as the no. 1 world korean star then 20% rating is disasterous. Rain the powerful has to show impressive result - at least 60% , got to be more than other dramas with no A-listers eg My Too Perfect Sons, Cruel Temptation, Baker's Bread - all with pretty unknown & unimpressive actors & some not proven, yet ratings were beyond believe.
anyone can explain why? A stars no longer equate to successful work from recent examples proven. the right script with the best story counts more than the actor itself.
crazy to conclude Rain is the star power, yeah he's got the muscle power no doubt abt it.

I watch the first raw episode...for me this drama live up to it expectation..its quite chessy but it still acceptable as this drama balance it action scene and hilarious aspect really well.Rain was so sexy and funny as well especially his conversation with Lee Da Hee.He show a various range of expression from serious he could become funny and Lee Na young was so great. I'm looking forward for the next episode.Hope the rating increase for the next episode

I just watched the first episode. They are really playing on the sex appeal. Lots of abs, legs, and breasts. I'm actually baffled by the amount of cameo appearances from Chuno they stuffed into one episode. I wonder if Jang Hyuk will also appear. He was a crucial character in Chuno. Overall, the hilarious tone will keep me watching. This will probably balance out the intensity of Dae Mul.

should i watch it? to watch or not to watch? i think i will later, i still have to finish the dramas i am watching now. and i dont like waiting for new episodes to come out.
i wonder what will be the rating for the new Mary drama?

Mmm... I'm not sure about this drama as of yet. I don't understand Korean language, so this is based upon watching the raw.

Plus point: action scenes are to the point, and lots of fanservice thanks to Rain's steeled body. Ah, and he moves really graceful in his action scenes (and elsewhere!), so I think that all his action training is really paying off.

Minus points: The first ep was too much... over the top? It's hard to describe. Also, I really hope that Rain's character will get a bit more serious time in the upcoming episodes, because right now, I have a problem taking the character serious. Don't get me wrong, it's not the fact that he ends himself up in all these situations, but even in the one crying scene there was, the character seemed to be faking, you know, like a kid that cries because it didn't get what it want. The character is missing the 3-D, if you know what I mean.

But it's good to see Rain back on the small screen. :)

SBS and MBC are dead.

Apparently,All KBS2’s Wednesday/Thursday Dramas won their slots This Year.

who is the secretary in jiwoo's offive, the one with the glasses

really, what's with KBS?

as expected, Rain has dominated the wed-thurs ratings..now im just wondering (although i know it's impossible) what if playful kiss was shown in KBS, will it have the chance to earn higher ratings than what it has now? oh well i know im just talking nonsense..

ouch do korean people really hate playful kiss that much? i just finished ep 6 , have to say execpt from ep1 all the other eps are really cute and funny.

yep what Would Rain do without those choco abs of his? Learn to act or sing perhaps..lol
Just kidding...kind of.