Rise Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo, rise!!! Please get the love you deserve.

So happy that Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo and Goblin are doing better! I love them both dearly. Romantic Doctor still continues to be a dropped drama for me. I agree with you that I don't understand the high ratings, though it's starting to make me question if I should get back into it after all (I stopped watching somewhere around episode 5/6).

I'm glad to see Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo's ratings going up. I saw some comments saying that it's nothing new, but somehow I feel it's very fresh. I also think the drama has been doing a good job on tackling the weight and mental illness issues, which is wonderful considering how uplifting and lighthearted the drama is; it presents you topics and makes you think.

I actually don't mind the longer episodes in Goblin. It's only about 20-30 minutes longer than an average episode and still keeps its own flow the whole time. Not to mention, I'm really enjoying the show, so I always enjoy seeing more of the characters.

Seems it's time to dive and marathon WFKBJ. I only hear great comments, reviews and praises... *off-marathoning*

Romantic Doctor is breaking the records because the competition is weak, simple like that. "Night Light" premiered and it was already running, so it's complicated.

Fighting, Kim Bok-joo!!!!!

I am so glad that the ratings for Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo are improving steadily. All 3 dramas are great for the Wed-Thu lineup but weightlifting fairy is THE drama for me. I love the feel of the OST and praying hard that they will release a DVD for this drama so that I can have it as part of my collection. As for the Mon-Tue lineup, I actually watched The Man Living In Our House at first but Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim caught my attention at ep 3 and the rest is history.

I don't think RDTK receiving high rating is something unacceptable, and I never enjoy medical drama before except Beautiful Mind. plus the competition are not strong enough. Night Light is not everyone's cup of tea, but I think is not that bad. It gives kinda similar vibes with Empire Of Gold although different setting and the casts in EOG are stronger.

Our Gabsoon will be extended to 60 episodes, honestly I hoped it will be shorter than 50 epi. i want Kim So Eun done with this drama soonest and get a short break before do next project who will give justice to her talent. Looks like she is facing the same thing like Baek Jin Hee in Geum Sa Wol. - poorly written character. What a waste of talents.

I thought Solomon's perjury starts this week in jtbc but was surprised when I couldn't find it any streaming sites. So, I guess it didn't premiere this week? Also, glad to see increase in weightlifting fairy's ratings though I have not watched this week's episodes yet. Bok joo, her gang and joon hyung are just adorable.

Glad to see Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo rising and hope to see the ratings to continue to increase. I love the drama for being a bundle of sunshine. It's an easy watch and brightens up my day.

It was because of the impeachment that Goblin doubled its ratings. The competing daily dramas (including top-rating Shining Eun-soo on KBS1, and Jin Yi-han's low-rated drama Golden Pouch on MBC) were pre-empted by news and Solomon's Perjury's premiere was postponed by a week, which meant Goblin faced no competition on Friday.

I guess the drop is because regular programming returned on Saturday. It airs around the same time as Laurel Tree Tailors (24.1%, which is lower than the previous Saturdays without Goblin), Blow, Breeze (12.5%), and the earlier episode of Our Gap-soon (10.1%, lower than Goblin's rating).

I'm watching Goblin and the Weightlifting fairy.

I've pretty much dropped the Man living in my house. I'm debating if I should continue the Legend of the Sea (LOBS). LOBS has the ingredients to be a great drama but...I feel it lacks "something". Surprisingly the I felt it in The Weightlifting Fairy.

I'm also watching the Romantic Doctor.

I think it's a great move that Goblin stole a momentum this week. Viewers got to catch a glimpse of the drama and prolly decided to stick around for more. I hope the ratings will stay above 10% which is remarkable for a cable tv standard. Fingers crossed it will break R88's ratings record too.
Glad to find my rebound drama after 1% of something ended.

As holiday is approaching, I have more time to watch Kdramas. hahaha.

Goblin is my new crack. I get goblined easily.

I am gonna start Weighlifting Fairy as most people give positive comments on it.

Solomon's Perjury sounds intriguing too. It is been a while since I saw Kim Hyun Soo in YWCFTS.

Even though I'm a fervent fan of RDTK and I'm super happy at the >20% ratings, I do understand why many people feel that it may not deserve such high ratings. Hence, I went to naver and checked the comments about RDTK after it was aired. The comments were generally positive and commentators were drawn by the touching plot lines e.g. the rape victims' husband/father, the grandmother with a DNR order, as well as rooting for the Doldam doctors and nurses to 'win'. I guess its a good drama to watch together as a family weekly instead of catching them online after it's aired, which explains the high viewership ratings.

Personally, I'm drawn to RDTK because I love the excellent acting, the rooting for the underdogs and the ethical issues that RDTK brought out. The characters are great and managed to get me emotionally invested in them for me to tune in weekly to watch them grow.

RDTK is a drama that is suitable to watch 2 episodes a week instead of binge watching it at one go. I guess if I'm going to binge watch it, I will definitely have lesser interest in the characters.

Noticed that RDTK doesn't get too much attention from DB readers based on the number of comments it gets for its recaps here. This is surprising in view of its high ratings in SK.

It's easy to sweep the show's achievements under the rug by saying its competitors are weak. But 22.8% is an achievement regardless. And if you noticed, they have maintained their 20% viewership for 3 episodes in a row now. There must be reasons for this.

In my view, the cast and directing for the show are pretty superb. The story is well paced to keep you gripped. So little hype but such great ratings. I think this goes to show that the majority is always silent. They just let the numbers do the talking.

I had a very bad week that even the escapism offered by k-drama couldn't improve: i couldn't finish any episode that i started (including Tree with deep roots)

RDTK is the only exception: episode 10 kept me glued to my screen and i think the show deserves entirely its ratings if only for this episode.

I don't think RDTK's ratings success should simply be downplayed like that.

The show wasn't that hyped and it premiered with just a single digit rating : 9.5%. But its ratings manage to climb steadily over the episodes mostly because of words of mouths.

Osen via Naver : ‘Romantic Doctor’ fierce popularity, why do you go wild for doctor’s story

1. [+4080,-53] In addition to its story which is excellent, the acting ability of all actors of leading roles and supporting roles is just stunning… Han Suk Kyu really is Myeongbulheojeon* (*which mean that the fame / nickname /reputation one has is well deserved)

RDTK, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways...

I initially tuned in to RDTK because of Seo Hyun-Jin. Her acting grabbed me in my second Kdrama, THE KING'S DAUGHTER, SU BAEK-HYANG, and I've been a fan ever since. I hadn't seen any of the other cast members before, but have been impressed by the quality of the ensemble acting.

I used to watch a lot of American forensic medical shows like CSI, but never soap operas like GENERAL HOSPITAL. I tuned in to BEAUTIFUL MIND for another of my favorite actors, Jang Hyuk, because I knew that if anyone could succeed at conveying the emotions of a person who cannot read others' emotional cues, it would be him... and ended up loving another great ensemble cast of characters and the actors portraying them. Along with thought-provoking medical episodes.

In the case of RDTK, I appreciate a cast that's not full of a lot of pretty young idols without acting chops. Being a person of a certain age myself, I want to see folks onscreen who are on the far side of 40-50, just like in (my) real life. For a change, I enjoy being able to drool over handsome near-contemporaries instead of hotties young enough to be my (oh, horrors!) offspring or grandkids. The fact that most of these mature males look pretty natural is even better. As hard as it may be for young 'uns to grok, wrinkles laugh lines can be incredibly sexy... and 50 isn't old if you're a tree. Heck, some oak species don't hit their stride in acorn production until they reach the half-century mark, if you catch my drift...

RDTK gives my brain a workout. It also gives my heart a workout, especially with regard to ethical questions and matters of humanity. Some of the recent topics have prompted thoughtful discussions in the recap threads. I like that. Give me a story with substance that resonates with real life issues.

I'm not a big fan of corporate politics and evil chaebols, per se, but I'll put up with them if they serve as plot points in support of a bunch of underdogs trying to make the world a better place, while attempting to grow as human beings themselves.

First episode in and I ready love the feel of the Shining Goblin. It didn't feel too long at all.

Great acting and OK plot in Romantic teacher Kim, but for the love of dramas, will they ever learn to keep their fights and dramatic shouts outside the hospital ward and the ORs? Calm dooooown.

I hate KES for making KGE acts as Euntak and make people dislike her cos of her character. Like, the girl is a great actress, but people think she is not just because the writer didn't write her character well enough. KES's male characters are always ten times more interesting than her female characters and maybe she could just stop writing female characters cos certainly she doesn't really care about them as much as she is to her male characters. Sorry for the rant. I'm just annoyed.
Also, it's pretty sad to see the rating difference between Entourage and Goblin. So extreme.

I DONT GET HOW Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo has low ratings. Is so cute and watchable. I couldn't sit through the first episode of LoTBS.