Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 23-29, 2016

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Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 23-29, 2016

by HeadsNo2

Oh Hae-young Again broke the ratings record for a tvN Monday-Tuesday drama this week, a record previously held by Cheese in the Trap. This is a huge accomplishment as the show only grows in popularity and acclaim. The people are loving it, and for good reason. Let’s just hope the extension won’t hurt the show’s momentum, since its well on its way to becoming a classic.

In the middle of the week, Lucky Romance got off to an amazing start at 10.3% right out of the starting gate, but experienced a semi-significant drop down to 8.7%. Still not bad numbers by any means, but next week will be the real tell—overall it seems like the Wednesday-Thursday dramas are constantly changing places, so who knows what’ll happen.

As for the weekend shows, cable drama Mirror of the Witch is performing decently at just under 3%, while tvN’s Dear My Friends seemed poised to break the 5% mark, before slowing down a bit for its even episode. No other surprises really, with Flower in Prison still pulling in some solid numbers, and Beautiful Gong Shim picking up steam.

Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 23-29, 2016

	Ep. #	Station	Rating
Monday, May 23
Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho	17	KBS	14.0%
Monster	17	MBC	8.1%
Jackpot	17	SBS	9.5%
Oh Hae-young Again	7	tvN	6.6%
Tuesday, May 24
Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho	18	KBS	15.5%
Monster	18	MBC	8.6%
Jackpot	18	SBS	8.5%
Oh Hae-young Again	8	tvN	7.8%
Wednesday, May 25
Master—God of Noodle	9	KBS	6.8%
Lucky Romance	1	MBC	10.3%
Entertainer	11	SBS	7.5%
Thursday, May 26
Master—God of Noodle	10	KBS	8.0%
Lucky Romance	2	MBC	8.7%
Entertainer	12	SBS	8.6%
Friday, May 27
Mirror of the Witch	5	JTBC	2.5%
Dear My Friends	5	tvN	4.5%
Saturday, May 28
Five Kids	29	KBS	24.8%
All’s Well With a Happy Home	27	MBC	14.7%
Flower in Prison	9	MBC	17.2%
Beautiful Gong Shim	5	SBS	11.1%
Yes, That’s How It Is	31	SBS	7.8%
Mirror of the Witch	6	JTBC	2.7%
Dear My Friends	6	tvN	3.9%
Sunday, May 29
Five Kids	30	KBS	29.8%
All’s Well With a Happy Home	28	MBC	16.5%
Flower in Prison	10	MBC	18.7%
Beautiful Gong Shim	6	SBS	11.2%
Yes, That’s How It Is	32	SBS	10.1%
Vampire Detective	10	OCN	0.9%

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1 chingu

May 29, 2016 at 3:12 AM

Thanks for this, Heads!

I'm loving Beautiful Gong Shim to pieces! Minah and Nam Goong-min are slaying their roles–they're so entertaining and heartwarming. I'm glad to see two digits for the show and I hope it only gets higher. It's such a fun show and Minah and Nam Goong-min are an absolute hoot to watch! I can't wait for more.

Aye, I gotta start watching Oh Hae-young Again since I've only read good things about it.

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2 Hope Airen

May 29, 2016 at 3:14 AM

OHY Again totally deserves its success! I didn't expect much starting it, but got hooked and I'm so loving the female lead. I didn't hear of the extention, dunno if I should be happy or weary. Hopefully, they won't hurt the flow of the plot.
I'm also glad Beautiful Gong Shim is rising. That's one cute drama and *spoiler* anyone squealed when Ahn Dan Tae was jealous in yesterday's ep?*end of spoiler*

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chingu

May 29, 2016 at 3:29 AM

Hi!
I think that's gonna be me with Oh Hae-young Again! Like, I read a little bit of the premise and I was already starting to get a bit confused because of all the initial setups and storylines, but I have a feeling I'll really like it, too.
As for Gong Shim, omg, I didn't wanna post anything from ep 5 to avoid having someone be spoiled, but since you mentioned it: ???? me me me! ***SPOILER ALERT***
Aha, I wonder if you're talking about the very last part when he friggin' SLAMMED HIS CAST into the wall. Like, dude, omg you're already hurt! Lol, I died laughing. I love Dan-tae and his quirky self! Also! How much do you love the bit where he kept on hunching over and holding his hip to match with Gong Shim!? Ahaha, ep 5 was full of hilarious moments and ep 6 looks like it's gonna be the official start of the boys' "competition" to win Gong Shim's heart.

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bigmomma12345

May 29, 2016 at 8:27 AM

I worried about his arm too. But then again, what a look he gave her before he did it... oh my...

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Kender

May 29, 2016 at 4:09 AM

I wrote a flaily dissertation about last night's ep on the Beans of Wisdom post. Jealous Dantae is hysterical Dantae.

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bigmomma12345

May 29, 2016 at 8:26 AM

SQUEEEEEEEE!!!

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sancheezy

May 29, 2016 at 8:45 AM

Another best part of ep 5 for me is how Junsu and gong shim reconciliate.

That's direct, self explain and effective
Well done BG , well done
That save us from many misunderstanding that probably would happen later

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JohnandVan Jackson

May 30, 2016 at 2:50 PM

I'm loving Gong and Five kids , love seeing the ratings of two of my fave shows doing well.

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3 miroufleur

May 29, 2016 at 3:22 AM

yaay so happy for Oh Hae-Young 7.8% is amazing. The drama is pretty addicting in a really good way and deserves those ratings ❤ i hope they break 10% soon and can tomorrow be here already :D

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yayabean

May 29, 2016 at 6:17 PM

@miroufleur

My thoughts exactly!

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4 Bùi Quốc Khánh

May 29, 2016 at 3:31 AM

Hope 'Beautiful Gong Shim' beats 'The Flower In Prison' if keep that speed, that will be a shame for MBC sageuk drama. Then, I will laugh on it (sorry who love TFIP).
MBC sageuk drama getting terrbile with Hwajung and TFIP.
They told that are drama which celebrate their anniversary but the screen quality of them can't beat "Six Flying Dragons" or "Jackpot".

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mystique

May 29, 2016 at 7:52 AM

I agree actually. I dropped TFIP much before 7th episode. The only reason for me to tune into a 50 episode Sageuk was Go Soo and the PD. But unfortunately, it's lost its shine way too early (atleast for me) maybe because of the lackluster female lead.

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Chiisan

May 29, 2016 at 4:51 PM

I ran the opposite direction at the name Jin Seyeon. So she hasn't improved?

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5 alpha

May 29, 2016 at 3:33 AM

Oh no why did LR's ratings drop by almost 2%? Aren't korean audiences enjoying it? For me, the second episode was even better than the first.

I just hope this week, they will get double digit ratings again. T_T

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6 YUMICUTE

May 29, 2016 at 3:40 AM

I've been obsessed with OHYA lately like i did back then with healer.
waiting for monday and tuesday is painful.i should have waited and watch this when its already finish airing

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I Quit

May 29, 2016 at 5:50 AM

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zia

May 29, 2016 at 7:51 AM

Me too! My obsession to this show is comparable to Healer.

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loveblossom

May 29, 2016 at 8:31 AM

Aww, it can be painful, but it's so good reading the recaps and joining in on the discussions while the drama is on. :D

This drama actually makes my Mondays & Tuesdays go by much faster and not make me dread them, haha.

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sisterkiller

May 29, 2016 at 4:04 PM

i just marathoned the whole thing this week and the AGONY when i couldn't continue!

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Zah

May 30, 2016 at 1:38 AM

I've just started OHYA (on Episode 3) and I'm loving it too. It is my current Kdrama crack. The whole cast is doing a great job and Kim Mi Kyung (aka Ahjumma from Healer) is killing it as Oh Hae Young's mother.

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JohnandVan Jackson

May 30, 2016 at 2:52 PM

The mom remorse about how she treated her daughter was palpable, the actress did an amazing job.

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7 profilerrynn

May 29, 2016 at 3:55 AM

I'm so happy for Oh Hae Young rise in ratings. This week episode might reach 10% because of that swoony kiss. ? I wish it's Monday already.

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susan

May 29, 2016 at 4:08 AM

Oh I forgot about the kiss.... ?

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Oshi

May 29, 2016 at 6:45 AM

Blasphemy!

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yoobitna

May 29, 2016 at 7:22 AM

yasssss, i can't wait for the kissing scene and the jealous scene. *screams*

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Nessie

May 29, 2016 at 3:33 PM

It's actually so smart how they use DK's premonitions as teasers because it's essentially what he forsees and what we are teased with to be upcoming.

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8 Meh

May 29, 2016 at 4:02 AM

Finally 'Andante' starts to make his move XD Can't wait for tomorrow and the start of another week of KDramas! <3

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9 susan

May 29, 2016 at 4:07 AM

It seems like people left entertainer gave lucky romance a first episode try and came back to entertainer... I did the same ?

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Grapes

May 29, 2016 at 4:13 AM

LOL, apparently they were checking the show

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10 Grapes

May 29, 2016 at 4:12 AM

Yay, happy for Gong Shim and Mirror they're the only shows that i am enjoying now, i watch other shows but GS and Mirror are another level of entertaining

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Grapes

May 29, 2016 at 6:03 AM

Forgot to add the Noodles

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Chiisan

May 29, 2016 at 4:59 PM

I'm happy that Noodles is closing the gap. That show was brilliant from the start though it got complicated along the way. It's the best in writing, directing, and acting among the Wed-Thu shows. It's a shame that it's way underrated.

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11 lemondoodle

May 29, 2016 at 4:24 AM

I didn't like Lucky Romance much, but I'm actually surprised the ratings dropped.

I'm so glad Beautiful Gong-shim is doing well too.

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Redtree

May 29, 2016 at 7:48 AM

What's the problem with Lucky Romance? The plot? I haven't seen it.

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sylvia

May 29, 2016 at 12:11 PM

I watched both episodes right after they aired, and found the show perfectly likable and pleasant ... but that's all. I think the drama's problem is that it tries too hard to be a crowd-pleaser by using all the familiar cliches of CEOs, rich dude - poor girl, comatose sibling, childhood first loves etc. But in doing so, resulted in a drama that's ~likable~ but not crack-level amazing. Verdict: I like Luck Romance, but don't feel addicted enough to live watch it. Hopefully it ends its run well, and I'll marathon watch in one go. I'm just sad it didn't utilize the original webtoon's charm and originality (the hero being a hardworking, penny-pinching regular salaryman).

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Chiisan

May 29, 2016 at 5:03 PM

LR is comical and light, but it's average or below average in writing, directing, and editing. Episode 1 has a jarring shift in tone from the female lead's dizzy adventure to the female lead's way to superstition. Episode 2 has more stories going on, but it reveals more of the show's cliche in plots and characters.

I love Ryu Joonyeol and I would watch it if I don't have anything else to watch at lunch, but otherwise, I'll just read the recap if I'm curious.

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12 Kaylie

May 29, 2016 at 4:29 AM

I have a question regarding viewership ratings. I remember someone previously explained that the ratings refer to the percentage of households watching that particular show out of the total number of households who have their TVs switched on... Something along these lines.

So, does that mean that there's a possibility that a drama getting 10% on a weekday might in fact have few viewers in absolute numbers compared to a weekend drama with 5% ratings? (Since there are more people at home watching TV over the weekends.)

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Another R Again

May 29, 2016 at 5:16 AM

I remember reading an article online that says the ratings are based on ~2000 households in Korea. Since they are using the same sample size, I'm guessing that the drama with a higher rating would definitely have more viewers than a drama with a lower rating.

(That being said, I think ratings are not representative of the total number of viewers; people could just watch online and/or repeated telecasts anyway)

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vini

May 29, 2016 at 7:40 AM

I don't think that's explanation is right. It's still refer to percentage of people watching that show out of total household sample used.
And if they count the total only from household that's switched on their TVs, the total rating for all show at same air time should be 100%, which we now from nowadays rating won't be right.

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A

May 30, 2016 at 9:02 AM

I'm not entirely sure, but I think that scenario could totally happen. More people watch TV on the weekends. Let's say for example 100 people are tuning in on a weekday, so 10% puts us at 10 people watching. Let's say 300 people are watching on the weekends, then 5% is 15 people. That being said, the PERCENTAGE is the more informative number, since it shows how much the show is attracting viewers out of all households watching TV. Look for the shows with higher ratings, even if it means less in absolute viewers, since it tells you how people are choosing to spend their time.

If a cable show manages to climb past 4%, that's pretty darn good for that network. If a weekday show is hitting 20% these days, it's a HUGE deal (as you saw with DoTS and its climb past that). For weekend shows however, the good shows might chart from 25% and up, with the exceptional shows possibly(usually?) finishing around 40%+. At least this is my personal standard for judging if something is worth watching, since my tastes usually align well with the Korean public rather than the international audience.

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13 Zah

May 29, 2016 at 4:51 AM

I hope Beautiful Gong Shim hits 20% by the end of its run. Slow and steady wins the race. Min Ah is outdoing herself and Nam Goong Min is killing it!

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gem28

May 29, 2016 at 8:48 AM

+100000000
Gong Shim fighting. And Namgoong Min deserves it.

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gustave154

May 30, 2016 at 8:47 AM

If not for flower in prison it would have broke 20% easily. I'm happy its in the double digits

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14 pogo

May 29, 2016 at 5:04 AM

Beautiful Gong Shim has double digits? Is this the drama that will break the SBS weekend drama curse??

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15 mongjin8

May 29, 2016 at 5:33 AM

I'm happy for Beautiful GongShim's ratings. Hope it gets better because it deserves it.
Fighting Mirror of the Witch! God of Noodle and Lucky Rmance ^_^

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16 angieya

May 29, 2016 at 6:05 AM

Ha, by the looks of it OHYA will have higher ratings than some other Mo-Tue dramas on the big3 soon (maybe tomorrow already?). OHYA hwaiting!

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17 mindy

May 29, 2016 at 6:36 AM

So happy for Oh Hae-young Again and Mirror of the Witch! Both shows are so good, can't wait for OHYA tomorrow!

I'm also watching Lucky Romance and am kind of surprised by the drop. It's not great but not bad, either--pretty typical rom-com fare so far. I guess viewers are bored with that now.

I'm not watching Beautiful Gong Shim right now because I can really only handle 3 dramas at once (and I like them to be MonTue, WedThu, and Weekend) but I'm hearing such good things about it! Soo tempted to start it...

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harukogirl

May 29, 2016 at 10:50 AM

You totally should!!! It's so cute. I'm about to start OHYA becasue everyone says awesome things about it, but atm it's the only show I'm watching and it's just so much love. I even like the second leads and the familys (the familys have annoying parts/members, but over all, they are complex and interesting)

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Sur

May 29, 2016 at 2:04 PM

I'm watching OHYA, Gong Shim and Lucky Romance.
And thinking of picking up Mirror. I have to say the basic difference between OHYA and Gong Shim, OHYA makes me watch it raw and I can wait for Gong Shim to be subbed. So even if you start Gong Shim you won't feel the need to marathon it, its a feel good drama at heart with simple premise, its the characterization which is zany, even their cliffhangers are not much of cliffhangers.

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Nessie

May 29, 2016 at 3:44 PM

I picked up Mirror because it's such a different genre compared to the other dramas which are present day based. It's still in the beginning mode, but the fantasy element is really good. It's nice to suspend your belief for awhile when watching this drama and let it lead you to wherever it plans to go.

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18 fanwho

May 29, 2016 at 8:09 AM

Watching these episodes, I did:
cried: My dear friends, Entertainer;
laughed: OHYA, Gong Shim;
WHT: Jackpot,
Getting interesting: Master of Noodle, Monster;
Nice but same: Jo DeulHo,
meh, until when: Flower in Prison;
filmed beautifully: Mirror of Witch,
Oh no: I like Chae Jung-ahn more than Hye-ri (Entertainer), and Lee Soo-hyuk more than Ryu Joon-yeol(Lucky Romance)

and
Five children: GOlf couple! I still remember their melo in 'New Tales of Gisaeng'- What a change lol. I remember
Im Soo-hyang/Jin-joo singing Million Roses - off to listen to Music Commander(KoMS)'s Million Roses again.
(Per Spoiler, He won't make 10th mask king. I am going to sob listening MR.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKhZ-eRbiyU

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Sur

May 29, 2016 at 2:07 PM

Where did you get such spoiler, the episode will air next sunday.

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fanwho

May 29, 2016 at 4:03 PM

Show is filmed a few weeks ahead, as I understand. Even though they sign not to disclose the stuff, it looks that some people put up spoilers. I don't know if it is accurate (How great if it turns out not true) but that is what I read in King of Mask Singer DC gal (MC not making 10th win). They say he picked not much of a song. If that is true, I am sad, but I know he wants to lift the burden (he was getting thin) and goes on with his regular lives.

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19 eunchans

May 29, 2016 at 8:50 AM

I wonder how well Lucky Romance will do in the long run because the first two episodes bored me to tears and the preview didn't look much better. I love Ryu Jun Yeol but the show is just bland as hell, and it just reminds me too much of She Was Pretty (the central premise is different but the feel is the same imo). Having Hwang Jung Eum in both isn't helping me with the feeling of deja vu.

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20 TJ

May 29, 2016 at 8:54 AM

Doesn't surprise me that the ratings dropped on Lucky Romance. It's still a bit early to tell yet but I'd venture guess why. I'd say that korean drama watchers noticed some of the same things we non koreans noticed. It's got way too many familiar tropes. I have a feeling it may not be able to recover those 2% since I figure they're the people that decided early on they didn't want to devote the next few weeks of their time watching the same story all over again.

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21 Chandler

May 29, 2016 at 9:00 AM

Yay, I'm so happy that OHYA is already being heralded as rom-com classic. I can only hope that it continues to rise to meet everyone's expectations, both in quality and ratings.

Mirror of the Witch is becoming another drama I can't wait for each week. Especially since things seem like they're going to be getting really interesting after this most recent episode. I can't get over how wonderful Yoon Shi-yoon is here.

I've noticed that Fri-Sat cable dramas often go down in ratings on Saturdays because of primetime weekend shows, so I'm impressed that MOTW rose to 2.7%. It also has a strong competitor in Dear My Friends.

I hope Beautiful Gong Shim continues to rise too.

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Grapes

May 29, 2016 at 1:10 PM

+10000
Happy for MOTW too but i think it will not beat DMF, but it's good that it got a higher ratings than last week it's even higher than Mr. Tmeper

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gustave154

May 30, 2016 at 8:45 AM

Oh Hae Young is already a classic it even broke records!!! Eric and Seo Hyun Jin are the new romcom king and queen

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bd5

May 30, 2016 at 5:53 PM

Don't know if would consider Eric to be the new romcom "king" since there hasn't really been any "com" in his role (pretty much all of the com has been in SHJ's part).

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22 Beez

May 29, 2016 at 1:24 PM

With the consistently high numbers it's pulling, why doesn't Five Enough ever get mentioned? Does it have something to do with it being a weekend show? But then, Flower in Prison is also a weekend show. I'm watching both and Flower in Prison is pretty much a yawn so far but Five Children brings humor, angst, romance and has a different story to tell with the main female character being divorced and dealing with her ex's new family.

I don't get why it gets no love and not even a mention. It's my baby/obsession so I feel the need to defend and promote it.

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Sur

May 29, 2016 at 2:12 PM

I'm also a fan of FC, the thing is its a 50 episode drama and it doesn't has Go Soo, so its obvious that beanies won't be much interested. For the last few weeks it has been going great, loving the conflicts.
And I would recommend everyone to watch it, but catching up 30 episodes is not a joke.

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Beez

May 30, 2016 at 2:40 AM

Who or what is a "Go Soo"?

And I'm not saying DramaBeans should recap it, but they never even mention it in this ratings segment...as if it doesn't exist.

I'm off to Google "Go Soo"

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Beez

May 30, 2016 at 3:04 AM

Go Soo. Oh. Its not like Flower in Prison has given him much to do.

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Sur

May 30, 2016 at 9:49 AM

But people still tune in to watch it for his sake, considering who the other lead is.

Adal

May 29, 2016 at 2:13 PM

@Beez

Understand your need to promote the drama Five Children. I love that drama, too. Very relatable leads.

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Grapes

May 29, 2016 at 4:12 PM

I watch FC too it's light and enjoyable, although i skip some episodes but I could catch up easily I don't feel like missing much when I tune in later

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Sancheezy

May 29, 2016 at 4:49 PM

I am watching Five Children and Happy Home in weekend, ( and I don't think many watch Happy Home)
but I am not watching TFIP,

I think not many people can be invested in the long running/episode of a normal drama, it feels slow for people who usually watch prime time drama since it deal with too many couples but FC manages to be entertaining and cute at the same time.

the golf couple is my crack, they just so cute

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A

May 30, 2016 at 9:30 AM

I am so addicted to FC! My friends and family are worried because that's all I do these days - watch old eps of FC over and over again while waiting for the new ones.

That being said, I kind of understand why it gets little mention, especially with an international audience. First of all, there's no good way to describe the plot - a widower with 2 kids and a divorcee with 3 kids fall in love. People ask, so what? What's wrong with that? And unless they watch the show, there's no way to describe the humor and the angst and the heartwarming scenes of FC. You can try to explain - oh her ex-husband cheated on her, his mother-in-law is super crazy and is against him dating, but until you watch, you can't really understand the "crazy" that is MIL. And the golf couple - are there really words to describe the absurdity that is Kim Sang Min's character? Nope.

It's definitely more popular in Korea because the stigmas that the show bring up, the way they characterize mothers and mother-in-laws, it makes sense to Korean people. The Korean audience is able to sympathize and empathize with the situations presented. But as I'm explaining the premise of the shows to my friends, it's easy to see that Westerners don't hold the same idea of filial piety and the role/high position that parents continue to hold even when they're children are adults. I think a lot of people would find it difficult to understand how the adults of the show keep butting into their kids' business, and think the show is ridiculous.

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JohnandVan Jackson

May 30, 2016 at 2:58 PM

I discuss it on Viki which is where I find the highest amount of discussion, about fave couples, and yes I am found of the all but the Mi Jung grandmother cracked me up at the end, love her.

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23 Chiisan

May 29, 2016 at 5:06 PM

I'm just happy that Master: God of Noodles got a bump in rating this week. This show has been brilliant from the start in directing, acting, and writing. It's way underrated, but it's certainly the highest-quality drama on Wed-Thu currently.

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24 meiji-era

May 29, 2016 at 5:20 PM

Woah! It's the first time for Mirror of the Witch to have more than 2% on a Saturday airing, and it went up from the previous night's episode! So happy!