Drama viewership ratings for the week of Jan. 11-17, 2016
by javabeans
We had a couple noteworthy moments this past week’s drama ratings, and starting backwards (because why not?), we have to look at Answer Me 1988 ending its massively popular run with an all-time high in many rights: It was a high for the drama, going out with an 18.803%, and also a high for the Answer Me franchise, which has logged higher numbers with every season, on top of being a high for its cable station tvN. Actually, scratch that: It was an all-time high for cable TV, period. At this rate they’ll keep churning ’em out till we’re in Answer Me 1490: Husband Hunting in Joseon. (I would watch the hell out of that, by the way, even if I’m so over husband hunting I could never see it again and still think we’d had too much.)
Backing up some more to Wednesdays and Thursdays, Remember—Son’s War continues solidifying its lead, fueled by Yoo Seung-ho’s tears (and Namgoong Min’s rage—ahhh, how awesome is his rage? I mean, terrible for everyone in the show, naturally, but so, so entertaining to watch as a viewer).
And over on Mondays and Tuesdays, Cheese in the Trap is gathering steam, which I totally understand because the show has got me hook-line-sinkered. Super-addictive stuff, it is! That’s probably bad news for Moorim School, which premiered on broadcast TV to numbers lower than cable, dropping a few points from its predecessor, Oh My Venus. The reviews seem mixed, but it’s got a fun fantasy premise for fans of genre youth dramas; sadly for its ratings, though, a lot of the young demographic will be glued to their Cheese, while their parents are firmly in the Six Flying Dragons camp, which is holding steady in the lead.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Jan. 11-17, 2016
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Jan. 11 | |||
| Moorim School | 1 | KBS | 5.1% |
| Dazzling Temptation | 28 | MBC | 12.1% |
| Six Flying Dragons | 29 | SBS | 15.1% |
| Cheese in the Trap | 3 | tvN | 5.222% |
| Tuesday, Jan. 12 | |||
| Moorim School | 2 | KBS | 4.0% |
| Dazzling Temptation | 29 | MBC | 12.7% |
| Six Flying Dragons | 30 | SBS | 15.8% |
| Cheese in the Trap | 4 | tvN | 5.687% |
| Wednesday, Jan. 13 | |||
| Master of Trade—Inn 2015 | 30 | KBS | 10.7% |
| Sweet Savage Family | 15 | MBC | 4.4% |
| Remember—Son’s War | 9 | SBS | 16.4% |
| Thursday, Jan. 14 | |||
| Master of Trade—Inn 2015 | 31 | KBS | 11.4% |
| Sweet Savage Family | 16 | MBC | 4.0% |
| Remember—Son’s War | 10 | SBS | 16.4% |
| Friday, Jan. 15 | |||
| Answer Me 1988 | 19 | tvN | 17.597% |
| Saturday, Jan. 16 | |||
| Answer Me 1988 | 20 | tvN | 18.803% |
| Please, Mom | 45 | KBS | 28.0% |
| Jang Young-shil | 5 | KBS | 10.1% |
| Mom | 39 | MBC | 18.1% |
| My Daughter Geum Sa-wol | 39 | MBC | 31.7% |
| I Have a Lover | Pre-empted | SBS | – |
| Sunday, Jan. 17 | |||
| Please, Mom | 46 | KBS | 35.8% |
| Jang Young-shil | 6 | KBS | 12.2% |
| Mom | 40 | MBC | 21.2% |
| My Daughter Geum Sa-wol | 40 | MBC | 31.3% |
| I Have a Lover | 38 | SBS | 6.3% |
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1 dramaniac
January 17, 2016 at 12:45 PM
Woohoo Answer Me! And I second you on the whole reply 1490 thing lol. Also, I heard there was talks for a Answer me 2002, and that would be great considering everything that happened that year!
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jozie
January 17, 2016 at 8:19 PM
Yup, I am Ready for Answer Me Joseon. Where's my popcorn?
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Aisha Klcc
January 18, 2016 at 8:14 AM
I'm in! Honey or Salted?
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2 dramaniac
January 17, 2016 at 12:46 PM
Also yay! First! And this is the first comment I ever posted on this website although I have been lurking since forever... ;)
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3 hearttaek
January 17, 2016 at 1:00 PM
I feel so bad for moorim lol but i think they expected this turnout anyway. It's getting some online buzz at least. Thanks to that funny fried food scene.
Their official instagram account even posts about re-runs to encourage people to watch.
Ahhh and KBS posting a Shiwoo/Chiang bromance edit i cry it's so good. I wish it was subbed so more poeple understood https://twitter.com/mylovekbs/status/688216641587396609
So many people loving Moorim's OST at least. First song "Hey Girl" will be released on the 18th.
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ebay
January 18, 2016 at 12:08 AM
It is subbed in myasiantv.net
Enjoy!
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Wolediran
January 18, 2016 at 1:21 AM
Is that a return of the real site or a fake site, cause the original .se site disappeared?
On topic - Moorim School is in trouble, because it just doesn't fully accomplish it's goals. I can soldier through most dramas, but Moorim put me to sleep. Perhaps, they should have started with a compelling back story, instead of dropping us right into the middle of things.
The hate between the male leads, doesn't even make sense that they would have that strong of animosity towards each other, over a hotel room.
A school with equal number of students and teachers, or at least feels that way. Couldn't they at least hire extras. Which goes to another issue, the drama feels low budget and is another youth oriented fail for KBS.
This drama would have done better with a better director, better writer, and maybe on tVN.
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4 Miky
January 17, 2016 at 1:01 PM
Answer Me 1988 became an WALL and my guess is that mostly everyone will look and wait to see if the writer plans another installment if yes(hope so) if they can beat their own record(if yes please make Mi Ran Omma star as a mom again,want more of her)...I'm quite happy,the most among the shows for Remember—Son’s War,quite happy as the show is going strong,getting better and better and because of Yoo Seung Ho&Nam Gong Min,maybe because i watch them so i feel more attached to them...Also happy for Cheese in the Trap climbing those digits..Now that Reply '88 ended i strangly feel kinda empty,knowing that when Friday comes i won't get my dose of it,but hey i'm eager for Signal as well
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5 lemondoodle
January 17, 2016 at 1:17 PM
I wonder if anything can beat the Reply ratings other than the next Reply. Even looking at super popular shows like Misaeng, the ratings only reached about 8%. Reply is truly in a class of its own.
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princess!tar
January 17, 2016 at 3:39 PM
I think if it did multiple seasons yes. Like Misaeng's second season might be a rating hit if they did do it. Remember when Reply 1997 first season barely did around 3 to 4 %. They built that fan base and reputation so if a show's getting better every season then why not?
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annflln
January 17, 2016 at 5:16 PM
I think Reply 1997 hit more than 7%, the last episode record more than 10%. Its the first cable drama that break viewership records.
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Kaylie
January 17, 2016 at 7:20 PM
I agree, you need to slowly build the fan base and reputation, so I'm actually quite hopeful that Misaeng 2 will be successful, if they decide to film a season 2.
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Kaylie
January 17, 2016 at 7:22 PM
Besides, the bulk of Misaeng's first 5 episodes were a little slow-paced because it was spent developing the characters, so I'm pretty sure with a season 2, the pace would pick up right from the first episode, and the ratings would start off strong as well.
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pogo
January 17, 2016 at 11:46 PM
yeah, each successive series of Answer Me has had the benefit of its predecessors' reputations behind it, which contributed to the curiosity.
1997 was the real dark horse - people thought it would be some quickly-forgotten idol drama, but it was THE game-changer for cable, which is why even if the later series' ratings are higher, 1997 is still legendary. I mean, in 2012 a cable show breaking even 1 percent was considered successful, forget having peak ratings of close to 10 percent!
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pogo
January 18, 2016 at 12:02 AM
also, Answer Me 1997 aired on Tuesdays - the other high-rated tvN dramas - Misaeng, Ghostess, Twenty Again - up to now have all come from the weekend slot they established for Answer Me 1994.
(weekday drama ratings tend to be lower by default of having more competition from other prime time shows/Big 3). So yeah, the fact that 1997 got that far is kind of astonishing.
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Ashnia
January 17, 2016 at 4:25 PM
Cheese is a really good and I expect the ratings to go upwards and break 10%.
I wonder how Signal will fare next week it has heavy hitters Kim Hye Soo and Lee Jae Hoon.
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pogo
January 17, 2016 at 11:57 PM
Misaeng et al have had only one season, let's not underestimate the effects of the previous Answer Me installment/s on the buzz surrounding the current ones.
1997 of course is the exception, since it had to establish its own rep, had no big-name cast members and wasn't an adaptation of anything popular.
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zia
January 18, 2016 at 2:58 PM
I remember, i was hesitant to watch it because I didn't know anyone from the casts.
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6 Bellamafia
January 17, 2016 at 1:17 PM
They should do Answer Me spin off. Taek is an interesting and unusual character, it would be nice to see the world through his eyes and his background story. Oh well..it's just my excuse to stare at PBG for hours... lols.
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wishywashy
January 17, 2016 at 1:21 PM
AGREED. It would be the same type of excuse for me as well... But I would watch anything if it meant that I got to see more of PBG on the screen.
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princess!tar
January 17, 2016 at 2:46 PM
Yes more Park Bo Gum and Hyeri with cute scenes please. Specially skin ship and kissing scenes.
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pogo
January 18, 2016 at 12:04 AM
The first one honestly had me ready to swoon. The look in his eyes as he goes from 'is this a dream?' to deciding to go for it....OOF.
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Lilalola
January 17, 2016 at 6:22 PM
THREE FAMILIES UNDER ONE ROOF
please.
I would watch the hell out of princess jinjoo, sunbora, papa bear, sunyoung, and Taekie-Deoksunie in one family.
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nomad
January 17, 2016 at 6:39 PM
@lilalola
THIS!!
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keekeepie
January 17, 2016 at 6:53 PM
This would make a very interesting plot! And with guestings from other cast members too!!!
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pogo
January 17, 2016 at 11:36 PM
1988 was actually sorta-based on a 90s drama by that name (or something similar).
I haven't yet watched ep 20 because of the subs, but I would watch the hell out of any show featuring the rest of the little Ssangmundong community too.
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taek's room
January 17, 2016 at 11:18 PM
1000% AGREED!! I'm a Taek stan whether he got DS or not. He is so refreshing and unique character in dramaland. Kuddos to PBG to bring him alive. I want answer me spin off through his preview.
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Kween Ramyeon
January 18, 2016 at 9:40 AM
lol you'd be staring at PBG...and staring at a lot of baud...
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Kween Ramyeon
January 18, 2016 at 9:40 AM
duh...baduk...
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7 Kiara
January 17, 2016 at 1:21 PM
Always good to hear current shows beating out the old. It's really hard these days. Maybe the next Answer Me might break 20%.
Although I haven't seen any of it. It sounds like a good series for new and under-rated actors to be noticed. Jung Woo was pretty good before joining the series but he is as popular as ever now.
SFD and Dazzling Temptation got a boost in ratings after Oh My Venus ended.
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juniper
January 17, 2016 at 9:41 PM
Jung Woo is actually way better than most Answer Me alums, along with Kim Sung-gyun, Sung Dong-il and Lee Il-hwa. But they have been able to get a lot out of limited people in the past (Go Ara was legitimately good in 94, for instance). The cast this time was pretty underwhelming, though. :(
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Kiara
January 18, 2016 at 7:20 AM
I'm not surprised that he stood out. I was wondering why he came back to doing dramas but I guess it worked out well. More viewers are recognizing his talents. That's always a good thing.
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juniper
January 18, 2016 at 7:54 AM
Jung Woo will always be Trash Oppa to me. He's my favorite character to ever come out of a fluffy, plotless drama lol.
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8 Bo Young
January 17, 2016 at 2:09 PM
I wonder what're the highest ratings Cheese can reach?
I know it'll probably never reach the crazy high Answer Me ratings, but it'll be interesting to see how popular it'll get.
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princess!tar
January 17, 2016 at 2:42 PM
Probably the same as ghostess it did decent numbers and made stars out of the cast.
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pogo
January 17, 2016 at 11:59 PM
Cheese in the Trap is a Monday-Tuesday drama, the ratings for those are usually lower on tvN than for their weekend slot smash hits. But 5 percent on a weekday is fantastic.
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9 princess!tar
January 17, 2016 at 2:41 PM
SO can we get a wife hunt this time? All 3 reply series was about the husband lets make a change and keep it fresh. And I have a rule for the writer no more love triangles no more please I beg of you. I'm tried of fandom fights. Things got so bad this time ppl are bashing taek and poor park bogum. Seriously just stop. As for cheese I think its got a decent chance of getting and hitting 10% or doing the same numbers as ghostess.
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p3rk3le
January 17, 2016 at 2:59 PM
i'd love that if it can be done in an enticing way!! most triangle involving 2 women/1 man were downright horrible... I just dont know if it will have the same appeal... not to mention reply series in general have more main male characters than female ones. In any case, even if its not a wife game, i'd like to have a gang where the majority of the friends are women!!!
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princess!tar
January 17, 2016 at 3:36 PM
I think triangles with women could be nice if they are done right but most people write women as chatty and bitchy especially if they're pursuing the same guy. Its even tragic when woman writers themselves write them like that which is not true women can be just as funny, loving and noble as the guys in a triangle. Heck I think it could be so refreshing and a nice change of pace.
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Claire
January 17, 2016 at 6:26 PM
One of the biggest issues of K-Drama is when 2 guys pursue the same girl, most of the time both of them 'can be perceived' as nice guys or jerk with a heart of gold (i hate this trope btw). But if it's two girls and a guy, one of them will be super nice and the other is a total evil b*tch (just pick any K-Drama for an example).
So yeah it would be really refreshing to have 2 girls in love with the same guy and not have one of them being 'bitchy'. However, two "nice girls" will be considered boring. But if one of them just strays a little bit outside the norm of "niceness" in K-Drama, she will get bashed real quick. And just imagine the ship wars that'll definitely happen. It would make the ship wars of previous Answer Me installments pale in comparison.
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10 Rach
January 17, 2016 at 2:43 PM
If it's not too much trouble would you mind including the Sunday variety ratings too? I always want to know how Runningman is faring against its competitors tbh
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fanwho
January 18, 2016 at 6:55 AM
Speaking of variety, did anyone watch the King of Mask Singer (ep 42)? When Beauty OeWooDong took off the mask and revealed the face, people froze with their jaws to the ground, and screen cap says 'We did not freeze the screen'.
Daebak!
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11 CoffeeMD
January 17, 2016 at 2:55 PM
Personally, the first reply (97) will always be my favorite and this recent one my least of the three but thats just my personal preference. Sometimes wonder if the ratings would be the same if 97 was the third installment or like the order of the shows switched. But as a franchise, I have to say, the Reply series knows how to tell a heartwarming story and create those moments and laughter like no other and that is why they are so marketable and the ratings keep increasing as more people hear word of it.
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SonyaK
January 19, 2016 at 7:39 AM
Although '97 is also my favorite still (who can forget their first time?), '88 definitely trumped '94 for me. The family drama aspect was so good that I found myself not particularily fussed over which one of the boys was the husband. I ended up cheering for both and foremost cheering for the neighborhood. Bora and her dad are one of my favorite drama pairings of all time. Their relationship was so vivid and realistic.
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12 Nana
January 17, 2016 at 3:04 PM
Wow, with Answer Me's final ratings I don't think tvN will see ratings that high for any of their shows for a while (unless they make another spin-off, since only the AM series are able to draw in the masses).
Cheese in the Trap is growing in viewership quite nicely.
Moorim School is plain ridiculous (I'm not saying it's bad though), so I do think it won't go over 5% ever again. But it's strangely addicting and the main girl is hilarious.
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13 pastmidnite
January 17, 2016 at 3:18 PM
Ahahaha Answer Me 1490. I would definitely watch that! I'm already picking my own selection of cast in my head hmmm.....
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neener
January 18, 2016 at 4:47 AM
Kim Seul Gi and Yoon Do Joon would be perfect! ???
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moi_moi
January 18, 2016 at 6:21 AM
I will definitely LOVE that if the casts of AM 1490 is Kim seul gi and Doo Joon ^^
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pogo
January 18, 2016 at 7:06 AM
SOMEONE MAKE THIS HAPPEN
PLEASE!
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14 Karen
January 17, 2016 at 4:18 PM
I feel like the husband hunting in 1490 could take a pride and prejudice spin! Where there are a bunch of sisters/friends each looking for a husband! I would absolutely watch that or anything else this franchise produces honestly!
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thelady
January 18, 2016 at 3:48 PM
I love your idea for Pride and predudice Answer Me Joseon
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15 Dakchigo
January 17, 2016 at 5:01 PM
What's notable is that going by the average ratings (not peak), Cheese in the Trap (11 pm) already zoomed by Answer Me, 1997 (11 pm) and Secret Love Affair (9:50 pm). Maybe, if Cheese keeps on moving up, we can say for sure that it is the highest-rated weekday cable drama ever.
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16 alert
January 17, 2016 at 6:13 PM
I wish the next installation of Answer Me would give us 2 different endings instead of the sadistic one, so both husband-to-be teams would be satisfied and fanwars could be diverted. You hear me Show?
And it would increase the ratings too.
*still Jung-hwanified*
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17 tvtvtv
January 17, 2016 at 7:31 PM
Actually with the high popularity of the cast, it would be difficult since they will be looking for their next project. Plus I just read that news of the team releasing two different ending is a hoax, since they got no time. It's actually makes sense since the wedding scene was shot near the final episode. I'm actually curious about the deleted scenes, and hope they will release that ><
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18 Lisa Purba
January 17, 2016 at 7:37 PM
Yay Six Flying Dragons Episode 30 broke its own highest viewers record~!
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19 alpha
January 17, 2016 at 8:19 PM
I only watch Cheese from the list and I love it.
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Fitri Iphiet
January 17, 2016 at 9:03 PM
try Six Flying Dragon :) it's a brilliant drama tho!
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20 lee.
January 17, 2016 at 10:03 PM
remember episode 10 was 20.0% not 16.4, there is even a news that, that court scene of yoo seung ho increased to 23.54%
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iamdeb
January 18, 2016 at 1:17 AM
That rating is the AGB nationwide rating.
http://www.koreandrama.org/remember/
http://www.soompi.com/2011/06/21/south-korea-tv-ratings-tns-vs-ac-nielsen/
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fanwho
January 18, 2016 at 4:19 AM
Could it be that because the show is popular with male audiences?
Anyway I loved the episodes of last week for Dazzling temptation, I have a lover, and Remember which all had some exciting ending.
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21 Fluff
January 18, 2016 at 2:02 AM
Did Anser Me 1988 top Misaeng in it's ratings? Just wondering :)
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pogo
January 18, 2016 at 2:59 AM
yeah, it got double Misaeng's top ratings by the end.
But then Answer Me ratings expectations are on a different level, especially now it's a franchise.
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22 gogummaa
January 18, 2016 at 3:20 PM
well, im starting on how disappointed i was on reply 1988. it was gong well since it has a bit different style and extended airing time, however too much focus on the other characters that the central story and characters were not addressed sooner. At the end, it felt like they just wrapped it up in an instant. the ending was lame and disappointing too. (all in comparison to 97 and 94.)
still, I'm happy for the franchise, its not easy to reach expectations and top the ratings of the previous one.
Watching cheese in the trap too! hoping it gets the same popularity!!
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23 john
January 18, 2016 at 4:12 PM
AM Joseon, lol
I recall reading comments lamenting Hyeri' s casting. I thought she did a wonderful job as Dorky Duk Seon.
The female leads in the AM have been blessed with those roles.
Seo In-gook & Jung Eun Ji are still my favorite AM series OTP. Had to watch their water fountain kiss scene again, lol.
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24 man
January 18, 2016 at 9:49 PM
You can view rating for variety shows at reddit.com/r/koreanvariety
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25 t13ndoank
January 18, 2016 at 11:24 PM
I'll just be honest and boldly say that I want a spin-off titled "Answer Me, Taek!"
Yup. It has to have uri Taeki in it, and it has to be Bogummie.
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26 Momopeach
January 19, 2016 at 8:13 PM
Please, Mom is doing quite well it seems. There's quite a lot of yelling (I mean, it is a family drama after all), but the sure has it's interesting bits.
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