Drama Viewership Ratings: Week of Aug. 21-27, 2017
I don’t know why I thought we’d go at least a week without a new premiere, but the turnover rate in dramaland still manages to surprise me. Age of Youth….
I don’t know why I thought we’d go at least a week without a new premiere, but the turnover rate in dramaland still manages to surprise me. Age of Youth….
Believe it or not, I wasn’t generally really into OCN’s offerings before this year, but ever since Tunnel, my weekends are never complete without a thriller to creep me out…..
Are y’all ready for a noona romance this fall? Because I know I definitely am. Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim costars Seo Hyun-jin and Yang Se-jong (Duel) just reunited at the….
The last episode of Man Who Dies to Live aired today, which means we are less than a week away from the premiere of MBC’s upcoming Hospital Ship, yay! It’s….
An eccentric, immature psychologist, a nurse who wears supershort shorts all the time, and Park Shin-yang (Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho)—SBS’s Flying Trapeze sounds like a hoot! Recently, confirmation news came….
I find it hilarious how a frumpy ‘do and glasses equates to social outcast in dramaland. Upcoming web drama Somehow 18 teases a sweet, nostalgic first love story tinged with….
Song Ji-hyo (This Week, My Wife Will Have an Affair) has received an offer to play the lead in a one-episode drama called Chief B and the Love Letter, which….
Oh, I love biopics! Park So-dam (Cinderella and the Four Knights) has been focusing on drama projects for the past year or so, but she’s taking on more Chungmuro roles….
He’s no stranger to JTBC, having done three of his last five dramas at the cable station including his critically acclaimed Secret Love Affair, so my expectations are pretty high….
Now, here’s a star writer-director combo if I ever saw one. PD Kim Won-seok, of Signal and Misaeng fame, will be returning to the small screen with writer Park Hae-young,….
You guys, Falsify is real! I know sometimes dramas about corruption and media play are overdramatized, but that certainly doesn’t seem to be the case right now. A large-scale union….
Well, this is interesting: It looks like dramas aren’t the only Korean medium Netflix has taken an interest in. The online streaming service is currently planning a Korean variety show….
The chemistry in Temperature of Love’s teaser is promising already! Seo Hyun-jin (Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim) and Yang Se-jong (Duel) star in this upcoming romantic drama as an aspiring drama….
Another year, another KBS Drama Special series. I’m not usually a fan of drama shorts in general, but I’ll be tuning into the one-episode stories that make up this year’s….
From the creators of Drinking Solo (which was a spinoff of the two-season foodie drama Let’s Eat) comes a fresh new tvN drama called You Who Forgot Poetry. Initially, the….
Shin Hye-sun (Forest of Secrets) and Park Shi-hoo’s (Neighborhood Hero) family drama My Golden Life has released its second teaser, featuring the both of them and second leads Lee Tae-hwan….
We’ve got a new medical drama on the way this week, as MBC’s Hospital Ship sets sail for small-town adventures in doctoring. I’m curious to see how much the hospital-on-a-ship….
This is cute, even if the rapid frame-by-frame execution of the teaser made me feel vaguely motion-sick. We have our first look at KBS’s Lingerie Girls’ Generation, which promises some….
I love this kid. Jang Dong-yoon has had a pretty busy and successful year since his 2016 debut, and he’s already lining up projects to follow School 2017, which ends….
Aw, don’t they look cozy. Cameras began rolling ages ago on the pre-produced drama While You Were Sleeping, but the promo rounds have only just begun, and the first official….
If there was ever a time for a drama to premiere at its most socially relevant moment, this would be it. Newsroom drama Argon is premiering on cable network tvN….
We had a few new premieres this week, starting with Hospital Ship, which took over the slot previously occupied by Man Who Dies to Live. And it’s so far pulling….
We’ve got another remake in the works, though this time, it’s not a webtoon or a foreign show but a ’90s Korean drama that’s getting the modern treatment. MBC is….
Kang Hanna, Lee Ki-woo JTBC has been busy adding more names to the roster for upcoming melo Just Between Lovers and the supporting cast is shaping up quite nicely. In….
Gong Myung from Bride of the Water God 2017 has just accepted a role in the upcoming tvN drama Revolutionary Love. He was also recently considering Yoo Ji-tae’s white-collar crime….
Oh, this would be a cute pairing. MBC’s I’m Not a Robot is on the search for its leads, and Dongha (Suspicious Partner) and Chae Soo-bin (Strongest Deliveryman) have received….
The first teaser for upcoming romance drama 20th Century Boy and Girl has been released. Accompanied by gentle piano music, it depicts the childhood stages of our main couple Han….
Good news! Moon Geun-young (Sado) will be making a comeback to promote her upcoming film Glass Garden, which has been chosen to open this year’s Busan International Film Festival. She’s….
It looks like Jo Hyun-jae (Yong-pal) will be playing the villain once again. He’s joined the cast of Park Hae-jin’s (Man to Man) upcoming multiple-identity action-thriller Four Men. The new….
The sky’s the limit for the comedic potential of this pairing if it happens: Oh Yeon-seo (My Sassy Girl) is considering an offer to star in the new Hong sisters….
Oh man, these teasers are literally the story of my life right now. Character teasers have just been released for tvN’s upcoming cohabitation drama Because This Life Is Our First,….
I only needed to read the headlines for this casting story to think immediately, “Yes, it makes total sense, obviously,” because Seo Ye-ji (Rescue Me, Sado) is such a dead….
Heo Jung-min, Lee Yi-kyung, Han Bo-reum, Jo Hye-jung Wow, this is a whole lot of names. KBS’s Go Back Spouses is a little over a month away from its premiere,….
I really like the contemplative feel of this teaser, and I’m excited by the prospect that this might be the tone of the show. SBS’s new romance drama Temperature of….
Woohoo, Yoo Seung-ho (Ruler–Master of the Mask) is already looking at new drama projects, and is in talks to possibly headline one titled I Am Love for MBC. It’s great….
Upcoming 1970s-set drama Lingerie Girls’ Generation released a new teaser along with a couple of stills of the main characters. Lingerie Girls’ Generation tells a warm coming-of-age story centered around….
MBC’s I’m Not a Robot is having some issues with casting, but let’s hope this one sticks! After Dongha (Suspicious Partner) turned it down, Yoo Seung-ho (Ruler—Master of the Mask)….
Boo, I was looking forward to this pairing. Dongha (Suspicious Partner) has officially turned down his offer to star in MBC’s upcoming I’m Not a Robot, while Chae Soo-bin (Strongest….
OCN’s new death clairvoyant mystery drama Black released two new character teasers featuring leads Go Ara (Hwarang) and Song Seung-heon (Saimdang, Light’s Diary). Respectively, the two main actors play a….
Most of us are waiting around to hear whether Yoon Doo-joon’s next project will be a third season of Let’s Eat, but in the meantime he’ll be reuniting with PD….
School 2017 may be gone (sniff!) but KBS has a new youth drama on the way to replace it on Mondays and Tuesdays. This time, we’re going back to 1979….
Falsify saw the highest numbers it’s seen since it first began premiering, though it still hasn’t managed to beat its own record of 12.6%. And while new limited series Argon….
I find the new posters for SBS’s upcoming Temperature of Love gorgeous, and I’m equally excited to see Seo Hyun-jin (Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim) and Yang Se-jong (Duel) share the….
Wah, I’ve missed your face, Lee Jong-seok! We’re a little under three weeks out from the premiere of SBS’s upcoming drama While You Were Sleeping, which has recently released its….
A mini-teaser for tvN’s Revolutionary Love has been released, introducing our three main characters via resume. The drama, directed by Oh Hae-young Again’s PD Song Hyun-wook and written by Ms…..
Though School 2017 didn’t leave big shoes to fill in terms of numbers, surprisingly, short-run series Lingerie Girls’ Generation pulled in a decent 4.8% by its second episode. Of course,….
Why so cute, Show? tvN’s upcoming Revolutionary Love, about a hardworking Candy, an ambitious secretary, and a third-generation chaebol disguised as a part-timer, has released character teasers of our leads….
Kudos to the casting director, ‘cause this is some of the most spot-on casting I’ve ever seen. tvN’s Buam-dong Revenge Social Club has released short character teasers for each of….
Well, this is certainly a departure from his last role as an insidious murderer. After turning down Four Men, Eom Ki-joon (Defendant) has confirmed that he’ll be joining the cast….
Joo Ji-hoon, Ryu Seung-ryong, Bae Doo-na Now this is a lineup some dream casts are made of. There’s some exciting casting news for Kingdom, the newest show from Signal’s writer….