Does anyone know if "idol-actor" dramas have ever done well?

Maybe the ratings will go up in later episodes... perhaps this news will rally his fans?

They are both very cute but most of viewers now prefer acting skill , interesting storyline more than look and
superficial storyline .

omo, omo...i expected it lower than BK and MGIAG, but not that lowwww... i loved the taiwanese version [didn't get to watch the japanese version].

i wonder if the male lead has already improved his acting skills this time? he was awkward in BOF [sorry to his fans].

i'm still gonna watch this one of these days [after BK and MGIAG, hehehe].

How is it even possible to receive such low rating? Could the typhoon influence the viewers to stay away from TV and watch the news instead??

I just finished the first ep. I'm not going divulge any spoilers...but it was really boring....like REALLY boring, I don't think it will get anywhere at all if it remains like this and so heavily reliant on fantasy poop scenes. ugh

Thank God no one is watching this drama. "Playful Kiss". What a joke to be honest. This type of drama is good for 12 year olds but why would any adult be interested in it. I thought it would get great ratings like Boys before Flowers(another stupid drama) but thankfully no one is wanting to watch it. The studios should grow up to be honest.

I was expecting about 8~9, not 3.5 :P
I have a bad feeling that its going to be tough to go over 10%...

"Does anyone know if “idol-actor” dramas have ever done well? "

Generally, no (kids watch online or reruns.) So when a show with very young actors succeeds, that actor will get recognized big time. Nobody expected Boys over Flowers or Goong to become mini-phenoms, or Shining Inheritance to turn into a national drama.

I suspected that Playful Kiss would debut around the 5% Gumiho's reached status as a buzz netizen hit, and now you're asking the kids to put off watching the next episode of Gumiho to try out Playfull Kiss? Yeah, that wasn't happening. As soon as Gumiho crossed the 15% threshhold, there was almost no audience left.

PK needs great buzz, but even so, the show is going to struggle to get Tamra-level ratings.

NOOO.. Well who cares anyway, still gonna watch this. But it must suck for all the cast and staff :c

I dont understand why you would want your drama to go against hits dramas that is already out. Timing is everything.

damn...that's harsh...i mean, if you take into factor all the cast/crew/producers/ friends and family of the people in the drama, that's already makes up quite a few of the 3%...geez...
honestly, i watched the first episode, and i was left pretty unimpressed...there was nothing to make me look forward to tomorrow's episode...mm...i mean, i'm going to keep watching for at least another 2 episodes, but...yeah...

She's cute, but the bangs need to go. I know their trying to portray the original story, but she does not match it. I think Ariel matched it, but her face was was so annoying. Haha, and don't even get me started with the Japanese one, on offense but she was straight up UGLY. She looked like a MONKEY for real, but the guy was cute =) I think all the guys were cute, haha but Joe's hair got more and more out of control near the end, LOL :D

something doesn't add up right. PK was highly anticipated drama and even the press con via facebook garnered a lot of viewership. I expect PK to not beat Baker King but 3%?? what went wrong? how it could be such discrepancy between forecast and actual viewership?

This I am shocked about but hey, that probably only mean that I'll like this Kdrama more than BOF, Shining Inheritance, and You're Beautiful which had a pretty good rating, am I right? Then again, it may be too early to tell.

I didn't expect high rating since I'm not watching it, but dang.. that gotta hurts.

Oh, I've only seen some screen captures so far, but she reminds me so much of Yoon Eun Hye in Goong. Even some of the hairstyles are similar.

Aww. I definitely think the whole idol buzz is overhyped. Fan-girls want to support their idols but, sorry, mamas have the remote control.

SURPRISED!!!

didnt expect it to be that low. i watched like the first 30 minutes of it and it seemed pretty interesting. definately room to improve as the series goes on

but i know it wasnt the greatest first episode of all time but REALLY?? a 3.5???

I feel sorry for the cast,but high school dramas are overated esp. one that is a remake. I am glad Korean audience are more discerning . It is about time they stop casting idols and go for the good actors.Then perhaps the directors will work a little harder in getting more out of the actors as well.

well,i dont care about the ratings.its only a numbers...but im still going to watch it!

Through the review of some people the first episode was not so good either. Lol as if I knew it. I mean KHJ ?But as long as the ratings go...what a SHOCKER !Because the show was so OVERHYPED. LOL sorry

the first episode sucked big time.

i mean, it doesn't even compare to Gumiho's and Tak Goo's first episodes. it's THAT bad.

I saw ep 1. without eng sub so I don't know what was said, still, i smiled and was happy through out the show. some parts were just half a beat slow and I don't like the "Elvis hair guy", should have picked a cuter guy to be the rival. Love the scenery, imaginaries, abd the whole casts. KHJ had improved with his expressions, like in the almost fight scene. Ep 1 he had little lines, and were mainly in someone's dreams looking dreamy. He did what he was directed. Overall, I'm happy with it and I smiled alot watching. Let's see a few more eps before we label who is good/bad.

I think I know why Playful Kiss had such low ratings. i mean I knew that the ratings would not be double digits right away but I thought it would at least be 8%.

I think the reason why the ratings is so low is because the drama really has no originality. PD Hwang has pretty much almost turned Jung So Min into a a Yoon Eun Hye replica like her hairstyle, mannerisms and etc reminds me so much of YEH in Goong (i think what made Goong such a hit is because it was original). Another thing is the bears and other resemblance stuff from Goong. As a viewer, I find it rather annoying. Cause although Playful Kiss is a remake, I still want it to make it's own mark that makes it different and will keep me interested. It was so frustrating to watch.

Kim Hyun Joong is just not mean enough. I wonder what his boss Bae Yong Joon do about this situation.

I hope they will fix that problem and make it more unique.

Oh another thing... just because you put an idol doesn't equals to high ratings! When will people finally get that!

Wow, this has got to be the biggest surprise since World's Within with Song Hye Kyo and Hyun Bin pulled in less than 6% ratings consistently.

I think this is a perfect example of how different the tastes vary from Korean viewers to International viewers. I mean the show has had heaps of buzz on most k-pop blogs and it even had more than 200 comments on koreandrama.org before a single episode aired!!

So what is the reason for such a low rating? Is it the competition? Is it because it's a remake? BoF was a remake too and rated quite well. Isn't the main actress pretty enough? Once again, BoF didn't have a pretty main actress either. I'm dying for the recap to find out why. But yeah, OUCH! pretty much sums it up.

I'm quite shocked with this.. i expected at least 10-12 % ratings.. i thought it'll be another hit like BOF, guess not...

Wow...what a low start. I expected sthg. close to 7%. Honestly, I found the 1st episode pretty boring but so did the T-Drama. However, you can't blame it. The manga itself is like that and it will improve "slowly". I also agreed w/some other viewers. The main actress is not as attractive as the other dramas' actress.

i was actually pretty excited for this premiere myself, although not quite as excited as i was for Sungkyunkwan. but less than a quarter through the first episode... i couldn't go on. i dont know if its so much the story but more the style. i find misused musical scores in inappropriate moments... and the drama's production quality seemed more like something you'd see on cable television.
really a pity.. maybe i'll give episode one another go... but... its looking dismal...

I'm shocked. I thought for sure Playful Kiss would reel in the BOF fans and all of Kim Hyun Joong's fan girls. O.O

Baker King is really a force to be reckon with. (And I'm glad I'm not missing out on any of the action!)

I really Liked the Episode thought, Some parts reminded me of ISWAK.The bears from Goong were really funny....
I really have to say that I agree with the one who said that Kim Hyun Joon acting was really stiff you could really notice it! Jung so Min looks so much like Yoon Eun Hye

i watched the 1st episode, i am quite satisfied with the main leads acting so far, but the flow/pacing of the plot is so boring and slow!!!! the writer... please do something aboutt it, otherwise i think this is going to be a big flop!!!

it's even hard to get a rating like that isn't it? ppl can come up with whatever excuse they want but to be honest, first episode was slow, and boring. also the fact that kim tak goo has huge followers from all generations. can't blame the lack of young watchers. all the teens are hooked on baker king.

Ouchhhh*

This rating really doesn't reflect how good or bad the initial episode was unless there was a huge drop in viewership after the first 10 minutes. It just means that very few people bothered to tune in in the first place.

I am head-scratchingly shocked.

Maybe ISWAK was not heavily promoted in Korea itself? I remember BOF having the hell promoted out of it.

Maybe the low ratings of Road affected it?

(I must say that the extended version snippet they released...a couple days ago?...was pretty shockingly awful, devoid of fun and humor. Who in their right mind releases a preview with a flasher for a teen love story?)

Poor KHJ.

Anyway, it should be pretty clear by now that what netizens - especially the international ones- anticipate doesn't always have anything to do with what the people with the Korean version of Nielsen boxes watch.

ok maybe the ratings will improve for ep 2 cos ppl could think ok why were the ratings so bad yesterday, lets see for ourselves!

ok ok i know im clutching at straws here cos thats how bad i feel for the show and my original (albeit wooden) sunbae :( i might talk smack about him sometimes ( and he sooo deserves it!) but the guy introduced me to the ill fated fortunes of the beings that are sunbaes so my loyalties are with him during this time of crisis...( mind only till the ratings pick up AND i hear that his acting has improved even marginally from JB herself, if not he'll be banished to farthest reaches of the sunbae-dom for sures!)

About to watch the first episode, i think i'll still watch it all the way through no matter how bad it is just coz i absolutely loved it started with a kiss. when Baker King Kim Tak-gu is finished in few weeks i wonder how the ratings will be then!!!

Well. I'm not surprised Playful Kiss came in their or even had low ratings. I was being hopeful. But they have some INTENSE competition. Tak Gu is just an excellent drama plus the fact it has drawn in such a huge amount of watchers - Playful Kiss didn't have a chance at taking away any of those viewers. The last ten episodes have been picking up the pace in Tak Gu too which would only make the viewers want to keep watching Tak Gu.

Then you have MGIAG. Dear lord that is such a cute, humorous drama! It's doing well and pulling in a strong fan base as well. Honestly I'm so torn between which drama to watch first: Tak Gu or MGIAG. Hahaha.

I haven't seen Playful Kiss yet. I'm going to check it out later. I'm hopeful that it just has a slow start. We'll see.

Looking forward to the recap Javabeans! I always like to read your input on things.

I wasn't proven wrong and the director also SUCKS. Jesus crist. I survived 7 episodes in Boys Over Flowers (and angrily read the recaps on here) but I didn't even finish first ep (only 30 minutes in before I had to stop)

I hope you guys do not enjoy this drama as much as I did so you can make an incredibly funny recap of your frustrations at this monsterous mess which basically slaps a dead woman in her grave.

it is sad if we judge how good the drama is based on the actor/actress's look. It is even sad to read comments said this actress is ugly, that actor is ugly when we watch it on viikii or other web. Especially when they play bad/evil character.
But seriously, you call this actress ugly?! Who are you? angelina jolie?

no one deserves to be called ugly. Have a human heart please... =/

Playful Miss?

I have just finished watching Playful Kiss, the show is not appealing as I keep checking the clock at the bottom of the computer screen. I have watched both the Japanese and Taiwan version, this Korean one is lacking some sort of charm. I cannot pinpoint it but the pacing seems slow, will give it a try for one more episode.

Watched 1st ep, *yawn*

I couldn't say much since I loved the Taiwanese version a lot...I might be bias so I will continue watching this one for now.
What's surprised me though, off the idol drama, I'm starting to fall for S-scandal, the set up was beautiful-refreshing and the main guy is getting better. I'll give PK a chance, ep2 preview looks better.

The stiff KHJ fighting!

disturbing... but I am still looking forward to better performance by kin hyun joong.

Couldn't care less ..
I'm definitely watching this no matter what.
I like them both, and here is a chance to live Goong aera again, would I wast it?
surly not ..