My plan is to have my two clones help me watch all three dramas. Let the sleepless nights begin!

Level 7 FIGHTING!!!

I'm not interested in either That Winter or IRIS 2....but if we compare, I can go for the latter....as I haven't seen IRIS or Athena.....
Level 7 Civil Servant is cute and funny, by the way..

Not interested with Iris and Level 7 servant. Can't wait for That Winter.

Joowon vs. Jo Insung vs. Jang Hyuk wow. My Wednesdays and Thursdays are worth looking forward to now!

I could never find anyone to like in Iris, and why watch a drama where you do not like anyone in it? Winter..melodrama even the word gives me the shacks, I sure it be great acting and all, but no thank you!
So that leaves 7 ...it is ok, but there been four episodes and I feeling very little in the way of buzz from it.

I usually try to steer away from melodrama (Not even Song Joong Ki can make me watch Nice Guys) but all that pretty from That Winter trailer lures me in. I will definitely check out That Winter and probably keep tuning in till the end solely for Jung Eun Ji and Kim Bum. Based on the trailer I watched, both of them are going to be cutee!

SBS, lol. I think this week it'll be L7CS vs That Winter because established audience vs Jo In-sung/Song Hye-gyo couple. But the original Iris did so well, it's hard to tell.

Ratings will probably be pretty close for the first few weeks.

After catching up on FBND, I'll start with Level 7, then Incarnation of Money just to see Kim Sumi and the child actors.

I hope Level 7 continues to be #1 in ratings, but if it falls to 2nd place, I'd place my bet on IRIS 2 just because I like Lee Da-hae more and I like the action genre better than melodramas.

I could care less that the station is potentially shooting itself in the foot during finale week. I was waiting for That Winter for a while now so 3 episodes in one week will be a treat. Bring the melo on!

They'll probably just air a special for That Winter since SHK is going to China right after this drama.

Dude whyyyyy would they throw of their ep pairings, unless they were planning it from the start?? Whatever the case, don't care about That Winter, just Kim Bum. As for Iris 2, I think it might turn out alright. Who knows though. I'll check it out for its star power, hoping Kim Soyeon will magically appear somewhere, since her sageuk tanked. Ah, Joowon...

I like rom com > melo = action.
So I was all the way for L7CS, but I gave up after episode 5.
Now...when I see only casting, I like That Winter better. But I don't really like the story line, and I had enough melo in last half year.
So even I didn't have any interest for Iris2 at first, I go watch that since the teaser looks quite good.

Joo and Jo :)
Jang......... not much.

In short, 'All the Single Men, All the Single Men :P'
*Beyonce References*

I'll be watching That Winter because with Goodbye Solo and Padam Padam Noh Hee-kyung has earned my lifelong support no matter what she should do even though I don't love it as much as the other two I even liked The World That They Live In.

Iris 2 I'll be watching even if it's exactly the same as Iris 1 because the cast alone makes Iris 2 vastly superior to Iris 1

I know I'm switching to That Winter and IRIS 2. IRIS 2 simply because Jang Hyuk is in it!

Iris 2 should be the winner out of the wed-thu dramas just how much big the production is: the franchise, budget, star power, and etc. Heck, KBS even lost TWTWB because of IRIS 2. But we can also point out a lot of reason for it to fail.

Level 7 on the other hand is like in safety zone - it's ratings will always be safe and even emerge number one esp if the 2 others don't deliver.

TWTWB is like a dark horse for me. Noh has really never had a blockbuster, Jo and Song comeback might be anticipated but this will not guarantee anything, Bum and Eunji roles seems a repeat of their past dramas so nothing new there. But each and everyone in this drama is brimming with potential and with the right mix it might just be blockbuster. A hit or a miss in ratings but in quality- i guess the best among the 3.

I'm interested in That Winter the most but rating-wise I hope IRIS 2 > That Winter > Level 7 for their production values, drama quality and great assemble of casts and production team.

That Winter seems to have filmed a lot of scenes already as they have been shooting very early compared to usual kdrama filming, so I think broadcasting 3 episodes this week won't affect them that much.

Really hope that the two dramas that will premiere this week will turn out good.

Level 7 seems to be #1 because everything else was kind of mediocre as well. It's not like many people are that in love with the show so there is a lot of room to chip away at it's audience if something exciting shows up. I honestly don't think Iris 2 has that much of an uphill climb. I'll go with it being #1 for a couple of weeks at least. Remains to be seen if they can keep the ratings though. I have no idea what That Winter will do, but I'll be watching it.

Writer Noh <3

highly anticipating the wed-thur dramas, i watched few episodes of level7 because of joo won but i hardly enjoy it so i decided to wait for the series to wrap up and avoid the recaps and i'll do a marathon of the series.

love jang hyuk and his superb acting so i will definitely watch iris2. Missed Jo In Sung so much and it's been a while and I want to see his new work so i might give TW a chance although i am not so much into melo but I love the japanese version of this drama...

am i the only one who think that the decision of SBS to put 2 episodes in a row might hurt TW ratings wise? it is either they are too confident to show 2 episodes and brag about the beauty of it or they are not confident enough that they will win the ratings battle so they need to put 2 episodes in a day to put a momentum on their drama? Well as a viewer, if I see first 2 episodes and saw that it has no potential, then i would definitely drop it. On the other hand, if it is beautifully made, then i will be hooked on it

it will hurt me as a fan for sure if one of the 3 dramas fail but i will still watch all of it.

"Where have all the fun rom-coms gone?"
A group of Kpop needs to do a hymn with that sentence. Seriously.
Ratings wise:
- In a perfect world, I would divide the ratings equally so everyone could head back home without lowering their head in shame (if the shows are worthy of it, of course). I'm such a sucker for fairness. Lol.
- I'm not that good either at predicting but I bet on this one to be the leader: I've underestimated the love of SK audience for melos before... Also, IRIS2 is doing so much buzz for months already. I'm not excited by the project and I'm rather tired with all those pics posted everywhere. I love the cast but even LBS and Jang Hyuk won't lure me for this. Also, is there an action drama apart from the first IRIS who had good ratings? I remember Fugitive Plan B being so-so.
Will the audience desert 7GCS for the new comers? Good question.

i agree with your predictions. i don't have high hopes for iris, because frankly, every spy drama is virtually the same old. just creatively packaged, with the same mashed potatoes on the inside. i didn't love the original that much either, though it was better than athena. still i'm not sure that level 7 will win over IRIS 2 in ratings if the latter turns out to be even remotely watchable.

that winter is the one i'm looking forward to most, just for SHK, but i don't expect to love it. worlds within was great, but this one is a melo and i'm fed up with those, even from noh hee-kyung. i too have a hunch this one will be the last in the ratings, though i'd love to see it win.

The winter has my vote because of the aesthetics as revealed in the trailer.......SHG, JIS and the BEAUTIFUL cinematography........even though could not watch the original because of the tragic story.
Cannot watch the other two basically because of the leading ladies ........one being a total mismatch and the other for her totally expressionless face.

Go 7th Grade Civil Servant!!! :D

I'm just not into the melodramas and action dramas at this point. Life is already stressful enough I just want to sit back and laugh a lot. I wasn't a fan of Joo Won before starting this drama (mainly because I hadn't seen him in anything before) but I think he's freaking adorable. I love Choi Kang Hee and Chansung so I'm hoping they continue to have good ratings. I bet this week 7GCS will go down a little bit but it'll be back to normal next week. I think it will be 7GCS > That Winter > Iris2

I'm sticking with L7CS, it's cute and I haven't watched a good ol' rom-com in ages! I'm also not a big action fan so IRIS isn't for me (although I may have to watch the scenes with Baek Sung Hyun) and I've already seen the movie version of That Winter so I kind of already know where the story is headed but I may come back to it once Level 7 is over.

As for ratings I feel that IRIS may win over Level 7, but L7CS does have a strong (and growing) viewer rating. I can't wait to see who reigns supreme in the Wed/Thurs drama showdown.

SHK dramas after Full House were all a miss for me. As an actress, I think she takes herself a bit too seriously. Please don't hate me, I still think she is beautiful.
I'm not a big fan of korean melo. I mean seriously, if they can make rom-com with such angst. I really don't want to torture myself and cry consistently for 16 episodes (like I miss you).
Right now I'm just going to focus all my efforts in FBND, because it's worth it. I will think about what to watch after that's done :)

Ahhhh I won't be able to watch this drama because of the storyline - Don't like the whole I'm going to pretend to be your brother and then fall in in love with you..yuck.

as i noticed, Korean People love Melo-Drama & Sageuk...

That Winter, have a chance to lead... but we never know

IRIS & ATHENA was Ok on rating... sure be stay the same.

my prediction is they will be go almost equal in rating... maybe different of 5% not more than that...

Im gonna watch this for the second leads :p. Hopefully though I will be pleasantly surprised and enjoy the show as a whole. Looking forward to the premiere!

Agreed! Where have all the rom-coms gone? A lot of dramas are now laden with makjang.
For now I will be sticking with 7th Level Civil Servant. I had expected it to be better but Joo Won is saving the drama (yet again)

I'm excited for IRIS 2! I liked IRIS, but it would not be a rewatch for me. I watched Athena til the end, but it wasn't good.

I really hope IRIS 2 surprises us and does a good job.

Wed-Thurs time slot is continuously giving hit dramas.
This is going to be a battle between Leading Actors.
I like the 3 actors, they all could do the intense and solid acting. But based on story itself, I think Jo In Sung has the more showy emotional role more than Jang Hyuk (action) and Joo Won (rom-com). I have seen the trailer and it's Jo In Sung who will carry the show though I wanna see how Song Hye Gyo do something for her acting.
This is the 1st time that I'm going to watch all dramas in the same time slot.
PS. I just can't ignore Jang Hyuk, he always looks fine and great in action pack.

"So my vote for ratings leader goes to Level 7 Civil Servant, which isn’t rocking my socks or anything but is doing a decent job being funny and cute. It’s tonally a nice breath of fresh air..."

I totally agree with ya javabeans! Hopefully it will be true! I think its a cute drama. We'll see what Korea prefers between rom-com, melo and shooting guns action/fighting/stuff lol

This is what I think...That winter audience will attract many ajuhmas or housewives, Iris 2 will get its audience more from the men or those who really love action pack, and Level 7 is more popular among the youngster mostly because of Jowon and Chanshung from 2 PM.

So, I think the rating will be shared quite equally, the one who take the lead may do so with not so much different margin.

But for me myself, I am bias to SHK so will vote for it to be the leader. And won't be disappointed if they aren't because the production team has said they don't care much about the ratings. Besides, most people will agree when it comes to quality, cinematography, this drama has the most potential.

i prefer rom-com to melo. But this is Jo In Sung, who won me over with his every movies and dramas. I just want smile silly when he smile and cry when he cries on screen.

Yeah, "Where have all the fun rom-coms gone?"

I just watched the 1/4 ends of The Winter that Wind Blows episode 2, because I wanted to see the chemistry between Jo In Sung and Song Hye Gyo. Especially, since I have read some praises on their depth-act.

Wow...
I really don't like mellow.
But, seeing those two (and Ki Bum really, really, really doesn't hurt. He's kind of good), they are so intense.
I don't know if the story will make me stay with the story (drama tends to make them longer than it should, thus make it a bit boring), I hope not.

But, I will watch more surely.

Watched the 1st episode and it feel so much alike with the 'Love Me Not' movie. This is the drama version I guess

Will That Winter get recapped?