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Baker ends on a high; Kiss hits new low

KBS’s heavy ratings winner Baker King Kim Tak-gu ended its 30-episode run on Thursday with its series high, stopping just short of 50% with a finale rating of 49.3% and (I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say) a happy ending. Alas, that meant series lows for both its competitors, who will no doubt be breathing a huge sigh of relief with Baker King out of the game.

The numbers weren’t too bad for SBS’s fantasy-romantic-comedy My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho with its Episode 12 recording a 8.7%. It’s a definite dip, since the drama has been managing double digits thus far, but a single drop on a major competitor’s finale date isn’t too dire.

It was much worse for Playful Kiss, on the other hand, which keeps dropping with every episode. Its Episode 6 pulled in a disastrous 2.8%, its lowest yet. Furthermore, it is showing a worrying trajectory: 3.5%, 3.7%, 3.5%, 3.4%, 3.0%, 2.8%. Just when you think it couldn’t possibly get worse, it drops a little bit more.

So, what does this mean?

First off, expect to see a LOT more of Baker King‘s stars, particularly its young male leads Yoon Shi-yoon and Joo-won. (Ladies Lee Young-ah and Eugene will also benefit, but the boys were less known coming into the drama — particularly Joo-won, a virtual unknown — and will feel the effects more.)

Second, there’ll be added interest to see if successor drama Runaway will be able to uphold the huge head start given to it by Baker King, though I don’t think it’s any use trying to correlate their fanbases. I’m more interested in seeing how much the other two dramas improve, because even if Runaway pulls in phenomenal premiere numbers (as in, 20% to 30%), that still leaves a large group of the viewership free to switch the channel.

On the other hand, Playful Kiss is now being touted as a 16-episode drama. I had seen it described as a 20-episode drama earlier, although perhaps it was one of those shows that was always intended to decide the length based on audience response (some dramas don’t announce their run length concretely, leaving room to adjust accordingly without going for an outright extension or cut). But in any case, its successor show — Kim Hye-soo‘s My Happy Home — ha now announced its premiere date as October 27, which is the week after Kiss airs Episode 16. My Happy Home had originally been announced for a November premiere, so looks like it’s been pulled up.

Via Joy News, E Daily

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the only thing i enjoyed in BK was the childhood part after that i stopped watching ....
i have only seen the anime version of PK it was good, but cant say the same for the drama tried watching but gave up after ep1...now i am fully addicted to MGIG ....maybe after it completes will give PK another try...

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LIER.....you force your self to watch MGIG because you like The actor and actris.....

from the story line BK much and Much better than MGIG....

Love, Dream, familiy, Comedy, Melodrama Complete in one Drama......

if its Borring why BK got High rating than MGIG..can you explain to me?????? even tha rating of BK is 3 times rating of MGIG.....

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i'm from malaysia..i really like baker king..it's really interesting drama..the story is brilliant..i not watch PK because it's about love...in Malaysia, there have many dramas about love so i'm sick with this genre..baker king is about bread, family..and i really love this..so sad it had end

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u from Msia jgak?? i x nengok BK tapi nengok PK. so far..saya suka PK sbb best! kalau u suka boys over flowers saya rasa u suka PK. masalahnya PK xde kat astro. kalau ada senang ar skit. u try nengok PK. x menyesal tengok. haha. :)

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oh yeke?it's ok..saya tidak berapa suke dgn actornya..KHJ i prefer YSY dan eugene..and really fan of them..thanx recommend...

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16 Episodes??? *Low Whistle*

I wonder if they decided a bit too fast. I mean, they KNEW that PK would get a low rating with BK still around. What if the numbers suddenly change after that?

Whatever the case, I don't want another Goong. When MBC (Why is it MBC again??!?) suddenly extended Goong, it ruined the storyline for me.

And that's from a person who watched it all at once. Imagine a person having waited a whole week just to receive... crap.

That really sucks.

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i think all of us should put this discussion to a rest. BK was well received and there's nothing we can do bout it. how much i love watching PK.. i can't help but feel sad bout the ratings and the cutting of 20 eps into 16 eps. i don't think that's final. i'm still hoping that it remains a 20 ep drama. to the PK fans, don't lose hope. we all know that there are tons who watched on the internet plus well received. hope the rating goes up in the coming episodes.

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I'm not surprised regarding ratings , Baker King is
excellent drama , logical ,smart , touching ending . They can balance well
between the acting skill and the look of casts , in the end
acting skill is way more important than look .
Currently i watch Giant , it's another excellent drama .
Comrades , war drama , is amazing , realistic drama , very touching , delivering very meaningful message , love this
drama .

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I am with you,Cathy. For me ,Baker King and Giant are the best dramas so far in 2010. Since BK ended, I am watching Sungkyunkwan Scandal- the cinemagraphy is great,good story so far.

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yes me too..baker king is a great drama..i also watching Sungkyunwan scandal

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did anyone watch PK?? episode 6 was EPIC! lol the chicken hoodie was priceless! hahaha XD can't wait for episode 7 and the rest of the episodes!

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Finally Baker King ends.. I can take a good rest now!! I always followed this drama for months. But sadly Im gonna miss you the cast!! Love the drama to death..;-)

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seriously SOME of u need to read the recap b4 jumping into conclusion that PK sucks. i was made believed tht everyone was hating on this drama but i was wrong bcoz there are many who LOVE the drama! reading the recap just makes me wanna even watch it MORE. i'm disappointed in how some of the BK viewers are being a meany. no offense.really. I thought PK is a fun drama to watch. I shouldn't have trust what BK viewers said. No bueno. btw, i have korean friends and i believe that cute/romantic dramas are their all time favourite dramas. Idk why some of u said they are sick of it. BK was on the last ep so it's natural that they watch BK to know how it ends. I'm sure Pk will pick up it's ratings in the meantime since BK has ended.

READ THE RECAP :) http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/09/playful-kiss-episode-5/

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How true is it that PK is gonna be a 16 ep drama?? I find it weird and curious where some of the sites got the info from. Is there proof? i don't think there's official word from MBC yet. i googled the korean websites with PK articles related but i don't see that they mentioned anything bout it.

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In my opinion, i would love to watch MGIAG and PK since their genres are my cup of tea...but since i have watched BK first, i would like to share my feelings about the drama...

First i am a fan of BK (definitely!) but i am not the person who will say "Watch it! it's good!" because i know for other people it was boring and not like PK or MGIAG. BK's genre was not my cup of tea at all because i don't like watching a "dramatic" drama if you know what i mean. Honestly I almost gave up on the first few episodes but I don't know why but it really appealed to me. As I have watched through episodes, i enjoyed every single episode of it. The most epic thing is, when i cried in two consecutive episodes (in the scene where the teacher died) and that hit me.

It was the greatest kdrama of 2010 in my opinion and i love it! i think i will never get tired of watching it again and again. I really cried mostly in this drama and i will miss it. There are moral things that i have learned and put it to my heart. I like how people strive hard to get to top and not because of bad things.

I think it is also the reason why i like the drama. UNDERDOGS rules! :)
I am proud to be a BK fan and i congratulate the drama for the success and high ratings. For, they deserve it! Good job! :)

As for MGIAG and PK, i hope they have higher ratings now that BK has ended. It is truly a sad thing for PK although i was really bored when i have watched the first episode but I'll try to watch the other episodes now and MGIAG also. :)

JB and GF, i still thank you for your hardwork! without you, i wouldn't know the other dramas as well :)

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yes that's rite..many things that can learn in this drama..i learn how to make bread..it's really good..

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Baker King is the best drama ever. Majun and YK coupling is so unexpected but so good!

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Maybe this will teach group 8 to stop destroying perfectly good and overdone stories from now on.

BOF was a disaster and so is this PK adapation. I cringe. They just changed the characters to suit them to avoid it actually being plagiarism... "just pretend it's adaptation or something and no one will suspect a thing!"

Read tha manga... and like... why? :(

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True. Bof was a disaster. I hated it entirely. And I thought this version might do some justice to Group 8 but NOoooo! Group 8 mainly focus on the looks of their actors and actresses into bringing more views. I believe a wonderful drama should not be base on good looks but rather on an overall good plot w/ better acting. I wish Group 8 would have weighed more on talent than looks and chose better actors. In fact, Group 8 shouldn't have done this drama. They should let another production to take charge of it.

Since BK ended, I doubt that PK will have an increase of ratings as Runaway is out and MGIAG do have a better development in plot.

But, no one can tell the future. We'll have to see if PK can actually pull a magic wand and win the hearts of Korean audiences or becomes a major flop in Kdrama history.

Btw, Congrats to Baker King for the ratings achievement. ^^

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yes that's rite..what u say is true..based on just look but can't act..

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i give kudos to G8 for all the wonderful remake. if taiwan can make dramas adapted from comics/anime y can't korean dramas be given the chance to do so?? i think Bof was slightly better than the taiwan version. as expected.. (from the comments i've read) BK fans just wouldn't stop dissing on PK huh? tsk tsk. no offense. just saying

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Honestly, Baker king wasn't fantastic. I hate sob stories. But the acting was fantastic. Other than kim takgu who improved in the end as a result of plot developments and good actors to bounce off energy, the rest of the characters had superb acting skills. I am so surprised that it could get almost 50 per cent. That's unheard of right? I mean I hear 30 percent and that's amazing already.

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yes that's rite..all the cast acting so goos..made me cry..they really can act ..although the new comer play roled as goo ma jun..really adore him..he make me cry too..no wonder the ratting is high

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yes that's rite..all the cast acting so goods..made me cry..they really can act ..although the new comer play roled as goo ma jun..really adore him..he make me cry too..no wonder the ratting is high

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I really like PK...and I'm not a teenager, whats wrong with Korean rating? I have seen 1 ep of BK and then I've been watching PK all the time waiting to next eps.
Very disappointed from 20 eps to 16 eps:( How can it be.
Keep rating to the end for fans supporting see youtube playful kiss keep rating.

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please do not cut the show we like it more pilipino watching the pk drama

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I just want to say that PK is really borring and uselles drama in 2010..verry Borring........PK you deserve to get low ratings.....story line was worst...............Taiwan Version Much better..........

to Pk fans: Please don't Lie....you force your self to like PK drama because you like the main Actors, not because the story line.....Honestly, PK is the worst korean drama that i ever watch since 2000......really, really, Borring.........

you can't compare the story line between PK and BK....of course BK much.much,much better than PK...

and some of you ask WHy BK has high rating and PK very low rating??? i think it is stupid Questions. because many Korean love BK than PK.........idiot questions....

Baker King Kim tak goo great, great , and Great korean drama .....love, dream, familiy, friendship complete in one Drama....perfectttttt story line.....perfectt ost.....perfect Acting from Yoon Shi Yoon........

The best korean drama that i ever watch since 2000, beside Endless love.......baker King Kim tak goo deserve to get high rating......................

baker King Kim tak goo now Airing in almost 14 coutries.....including in middle east ( Kuwait)...i'm so happy to hear that......................

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Just finished watching Baker King and holy smoke. It is the BEST korean drama I've ever watched and I've been watching korean dramas since I'm 6 years old. No kidding.

Kim Taek Goo is one of those character that is amazingly charming. I watched this drama with my mom, uncle and grandmother and all of them said taek goo was their favorite guy in the show. He's just.....so damn perfect as a human being. And I don't mean those corny "perfect hottie" kinda guy.
Not to mention the plot was very interesting and full of valuable life lessons.

Playful kiss ? lol sorry. Move aside please.
I watched the Taiwanese version and tbh, if you are older than 20 there is no way you will like that kind of drama. PK only appeal to tween girls who haven't had enough love experiences to believe in those stuff.

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