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Flower boy power
by javabeans
Lee Min-ho, Lee Min-ho, Lee Min-ho. Everywhere you look right now, everyone's talking about Lee Min-ho. And for good reason, since the formerly little-known actor has experienced a meteoric rise...
Tags: Boys Before Flowers, drama ratings, East of Eden, Jung Il-woo, Lee Min-ho, Return of Iljimae
“Wind” and “Virus” off to a neck-and-neck start
by javabeans
…and we're off! KBS and MBC both premiered their new dramas today, one a sageuk starring Jumong star Song Il-kook (Kingdom of Wind), and the other a classical-music-based drama featuring...
Tags: Beethoven Virus, drama ratings, Kim Myung-min, Kingdom of Wind, Lee Jia, Song Il-kook
“Eden,” “Marriage” off to shaky starts
by javabeans
With a special broadcast kicking off the East of Eden extravaganza, eyes have turned to the upcoming Monday-Tuesday ratings rivalry, although Tazza won't be making its debut until Gourmet ends...
Tags: drama ratings, East of Eden, Gourmet, Love & Marriage, Tazza
Monday-Tuesday ratings analysis: One hit, one cult following, one flop
by javabeans
When Night Comes, Strongest Chil Woo This is interesting because I'm actually watching all three Monday-Tuesday dramas right now, and I agree with the general points made, and yet find...
Tags: drama ratings, Eric, Gourmet, Kim Sun-ah, Lee Dong-gun, mania dramas, Strongest Chil Woo, When Night Comes
Failed dramas still result in high star price tags
by javabeans
Bad Love, Rivals Perhaps as a corollary to this discussion of why ratings are important, for better or for worse (usually for worse), here's an article that discusses one such...
Tags: Bad Love, Bulhandang/Robbers, drama production, drama ratings, Park Shin-yang, War of Money
Popular vs. buzzworthy dramas
by javabeans
MBC's When Night Comes, SBS's Iljimae The following article from OSEN takes a look at the difference between the types of dramas on the air these days. I find...
Tags: adaptations, drama ratings, Gourmet, Iljimae, La Dolce Vita, Lee Dong-wook, mania dramas, My Sweet Seoul, Oh Yeon-soo, Sohn Ye-jin, Spotlight, Strongest Chil Woo, When Night Comes, You're My Destiny
Sequel Mania
by javabeans
(The lovebirds of Bad Couple and Bad Family) I find the following article (indented stuff in dark blue font is the translated article; the rest are my comments) particularly...
Tags: Auction House, Bad Couple, Bad Family, drama production, drama ratings, Hello Franceska, Lovers, sequels
Ratings Notes: Que Sera Sera & Devil
by javabeans
I've said before that I don't really care too much for ratings, for a variety of reasons but mostly because I believe they're horribly inaccurate. I also have an unfortunate...
Tags: Devil, drama ratings, Eric, Que Sera Sera, Uhm Tae-woong