I'm so happy with W's rise. Truly deserving. I honestly did not expect to love it this much

But i read a couple of articles claiming that Han Hyo-Joo's acting is the only negative thing about W ??? Whaaaaat????

I haven't seen any of her other dramas but i thought she was doing really well. Her flailing about i thought was to bring a more lighter touch to the show which might otherwise get too gritty. Plus i loved the emotional jail scene. How is that for good acting?

What's happening?

Not only that, some ppl may see AoY is kind of plain show. I think the writer and the PD expected that this drama will only be loved by minority. jTBC is not as strong like TVN in terms of rating, if this drama is being aired at TVN probably can at least get 3%. I love the concept of this drama, it is about friendship between roomates, which is rare in Korean drama.

Don't want to be greedy, so I just pray they manage to pass 1% rating next week. Of course the more the better it is.

Not watching Beautiful Mind, but I can commiserate about the ratings, having been a diehard fan of a low-rated show myself.

I think the thing that really sucks when dramas with an unusual-for-kdramas concept don't do well, is that it puts another nail in the coffin of taking risks.

Though following the tried-and-tested formula (melo, major writer, popular leads) doesn't appear to work so well for KBS either, considering Uncomfortably Fond is also getting its ass kicked.

Jang Hyuk is a phenomenal ❤ I think he will still gets recognition even this drama is suffering such a low rating. Kim Hyun Joo of I Have a Lover last year managed to bring home 4 awards from SBS Drama Awards despite her drama had a very low rating.

Although the chances to win is very low, hope Jang Hyuk can even be nominated for Daesang this year.

And I hope Kim Rae Won will watch BM and say to himself " this is kind of role that I should play, not the one I'm playing right now". Sorry for the rant, but still cannot get it over why KRW accepted Doctors from the beginning?

Im actually not too upset at the BM ratings per say, but it's what KBS did because of the ratings.

I actually was quite happy enjoying a show with low ratings and sharing my joy with others that enjoyed it as well. It was like being part of a nice little cult... ok that sounded quite disturbing... lol. ;)

But to throw Jang Hyuk and Heo Jun Ho under the bus like that by cutting the episodes... just makes my blood boil and heart bleed.

Oh well. I'm starting to sound like a broken record too.

I think Signal and PU38 can be considered a ratings hit actually. Signal's ratings were rising week after week and hit almost 13% in its final and PU38 is OCN's highest rated drama.

They won't because they are professional. The thing is, their agencies. Sometimes agencies, media play creating the war not the actors. hmm

LJS already commented on that in his recent cover for W magazine (I think or another interview...). Anyway, he said wanted to have a cameo in UF because it is BFF's drama but then he found out that they will be "competing" so he cannot. lol Man, I'd love to see him UF as the BFF of Woobin's character. That'll be fun. It's a healthy competition. It is just the media that make it seem like they are /really/ against each other. They've been BFFs for such a long time. I don't think this will affect them at all.

I don't think they'll be like that. Seriously, I have yet to hear of two actors or actresses in k-ent who got mad at each other because their shows fought in ratings. It's the fans who go crazy comparing their biases. :(

LJS and Woobin seem like chill people in real life. Don't you imagine them joking with each other after this drama season?

Woobin points to a manhwa and says to JS "You're not real. Go back inside! *neener*" and JS will reply "Why are you still alive? I thought you only got 3 months left?!"

I saw the trailer too.? Solim shippers will start be busy like bees again after this air. LOL. So finally Song Jae Rim will get his wish to kiss Kim So Eun?? I saw KSE's picture wearing bridesmaid dress too. Butterflies in my stomach, cannot wait ~~~

Huh, isn't the rating for Let's Fight Ghost still a decent rating for cable TV on Monday-Tuesday night slot? In fact Let's Fight Ghost always trends on Weibo the day after it airs, so it's pretty popular outside of Korea as well.

Yeah Bring It On, Ghost is still doing pretty well. Read a post on another site that some Korean fans were saying the ghost stuff is a bit too scary and at such a late timeslot too. That's the only thing that comes to mind that might be the reason for the ratings not being a little higher. But the current rarings are still pretty good and I definitely think they'll grow/do better in the future. I wouldn't call it a fail.

I know, right? When these long, high-quality family dramas get going like this it can be jarring when they finally end. The first one I ever watched was "What Happens to My Family?" (aka What's With this Family) which got great ratings and even a slight extension. I would say that Five Kids is even better than that one though. (But worth checking out if you need something to fill after!)

I think the best thing that's going to result from Five Kids is that Sung Hoon will almost certainly get to headline a regular drama after this.

I don' find anyone bringing Doctors down, at least in this post? Just because beanies maybe love BM more, (it is quite acceptable if ppl look more for underrated shows, it happens all time, this is not the first), does not mean ppl bringing Doctors down.
And it is nothing new if ppl compairing which one is better anyway. Everyone has own opinion and preference.

There's quite a few comments in this thread alone of people dissing KRW as is their right I suppose. I've been a fan of Beautiful Mind even through the rocky first episodes but it does get a little anti on the Doctors and PSH though it did calm down for a while. I'm watching and enjoying them both for what they are, totally different genres that just happen to be set in a hospital.

Is there a rule in Dramabeans that says shows can't be compared negatively? Should only positive comments be made? What's wrong with preferring one show over another? Everyone's just giving their opinions here.

How can people not compare Doctors and BM? Two medical dramas airing on the same night in the same time slot. It's just calling out to be compared.

I haven't followed Doctors so I don't know if it's good, bad or indifferent. But I'm interested to know how it compares to BM, a show that I've followed avidly.

but i guess every one has its own opinion for me han hyo joo is doing a good job and i loved the prison scene also. although i didn't watch her before but she is definitely conveying what the director wants .love w

I don't know if our levels mean criticism on HHJ will be shut down. I've seen some decent conversations about it.

I can see why her acting is bugging some. Anywhere else it would bug me but I think it's the character and not her acting. In Kang Chul's words "She's the craziest girl in the neighborhood". I think that stands for both in and out of Web to on so she's always a bit much. Because OYJ is too much.