It is just bad timing, seriously. People watch the 1st episode and if it doesn't please their tastebuds, they quit watching it. I think everyone should give it a try and watch until ep 5 to really know how it goes. Road No. 1 is a great drama.....

can someone list the ratings and the top 10 dramas on here?

Wow, total LOL @ some of the comments here.

I actually enjoyed the first episode. Thought it would be draggy, but actually moved along quite quickly, which I liked. KHJ wasn't that horridly bad either. And I just adore the lead actress and her two friends, especially the plump one. Actually, I just adore all the characters!
I admit, the lead actress really did remind me of YEH, but I didn't mind that. I loved Goong, so it was a pleasure to see the cute bears again in the ending.
So, I'm pretty much hooked, and this drama is a total hit for me. I could care less about ratings. I mean, I'm watching it for myself, not for anyone else or anything else. :)

Also, I think sometimes people forget about KHJ's character's personality in this drama (cold, distant, you know the typical "hot" genius type of guy), and always refer back to the time where he acted in BOF. Guys, it's time to move on from that.

the reason why this isn't happening is because Ariel and Joe were such a good couple and great actors. you're taking a newbie and comparing her with Ariel is almost like apple and oranges - you can't!

There is an article on a Korean site which states:

"CINE 21 who is in charge of online downloads also told that "number of downloads is more than the total average of IRIS back then"

Someone over at soompi translated the article so I'm not sure how accurate it is, but it is translated by a real person and not a website translator.

I mean, if viewers are downloading this series more than the average of IRIS (big hit, monster ratings) then there's plenty of hope yet.

i remember the taiwan version and at first i hated the girl she acted and looked rather retarded. I mean yeah she is not intelligent but somehow the actress at first portrayed her that way, later on i started to like her, specially on they kiss again since she was more bubbly and had more personality.

While in the k-version, the actress gives her a sense of personality.

About this drama, hopefully it will be able to put more ratings when more eps come since i wanna watch it till the end.

Taiwanese version is good but the k-one is still beginning so a chance must be given from everyone.

The bashing in here is rather intense, isn't it? I haven't watched it yet but can it really be that bad? Is it worse than Goong S?

Plus 3.5% doesn't reflect the quality of the show unless viewership dropped drastically in the first 10 minutes. It just means very few people bothered to tune in in the first place.

If it goes down to like 1% today, then we can blame that one bad acting and everything else. I just feel bad for them .

ehhhh i don't understand why would people call the lead actress ugly. i really don't think she is. -shrugs- anws, khj, you've proved yourself yet again that you aren't that suitable as an actor.

wow that's surprising.

i think jung so min is beautiful, honestly. i think that if i could look like anyone in the korean industry, it would be her or kim so eun. she is so adorable, and natural. she doesn't have double eyelids or anything like that. the more i look at her the more beautiful she becomes. but that's in my opinion.

beauty is in the eye of the beholder :)!

http://www.dramabeans.com/2010/07/playful-kiss-chooses-kim-hyun-joong/
you guys all know what I mean by this link. (Javabeans)

It's because they picked Kim Hyun Joong and everyone knows his acting sucks...lol.

I wouldn't make any judgments yet though, because sometimes the rating suck in the beginning and then grow.

I don't think this has gotten much publicity in Korea either.

Someone tell me something I need to know.
Is the drama worth watching?
>.<

I thought I was the only one who's thinking that it is really screaming like GOONG!!! Even the lead girl's hairstyle was so much YEH! And KHJ is still the master of deadpan acting.

But I will still give this drama a chance.

I'll watch it and give this drama a chance.

Bad ratings =/= bad drama. As for the acting, no comment until I watch it.

wow, everyone's so critical....so negative....calling JSM "ugly"? i think she's cute...and why is everyone saying KHJ is too old for her? he's only 3 yrs older (24) than she (21)...i must be alone here b/c i dont find fault in his acting and i think they look fine together....

I just watched epi 1 and epi 2, and i must say, epi 2 was much much much much better than epi 1.

I think epi 1 was weak because of the overly prolonged imagination sequences, but once they dropped that in epi 2, the pace tightened considerably and it was entertaining.

KHJ was actually pretty good in epi 2, until i actually kinda forgot he was KHJ. To get me immersed in the role... KHJ you good. haha.

I agree with many of the comments here, i think the dismal ratings of epi 1 was a case of bad-time-bad-place and undeniably, bad pacing of script.

I guess, maybe start watching from epi 2.
All the best to the show! It was entertaining, and hope the ratings get better ^^

aw i thought hyunjoong's face could at least garner 10%..:s

Hmmmm.....this is indeed dismal for a well advertised drama. But when i saw the trailer, it actually doesn't make you curious to watch it, its rather bland, There's nothing there to make you say hmm..this looks like fun or something. I don't know maybe I'm bias or just me but, It didn't caught my attention even watching the 1st 2 episode as say compared to Sungkyunkwan Scandal. Both of these stories were not new, they have been used and reused a dozen times I can remember. On top of that, aside from a manga-based story PK has a Japanese and Taiwanese version to boot too. You can't really avoid comparing and this can be a double edge sword, especially if say the earlier version were successful. You have to make it fresh, add a new flavour for the audience to watch it again. Same with Sungkyungkwan, Its not new, a cross-dresser girl on school surrounded by gorgeous guys. But they added something to the plot and characters that make you respond and be curious. Adn from the 2 episode, you can say, I like to know what happen next. That is the Huge difference between the 2. Well, see what happens but for now I say, I can't wait to watch Sungkyungkwan Scandal and save PK for later, if its even worth to watch it. I would just have to content myself reading The Goddesses JB and Girlfriday recap on PK drama. I'm pretty sure they will have such fun anatomizing this one - meaning I'll have fun reading them too.

the first episode wasn't bad at all, i can actually see it progresses to be a lovely drama. the lead actors are pretty decent imo, and the set !!! i love it !!! it's goong's producer after all ^^
having said that, i'm not into this kind of teenage rom-com anymore,so... yea, i'll stick with SKK scandal

Oh man! I was so upset watching all of those CG antics in the beginning of ep.01. I know how far along the story has to get in order for that scenario to play about, but honestly... I really didn't need all that tease way too early. Tacky not classy at all.

I love those breaks when Bye Bye Sea does an acoustic interlude to PK's theme song. So catchy and adorable.

Well, it's cute to have the Goong teddy bear ending, however I was hoping for something more original.

I feel no chemistry betwn the two lead actors. I'm sad there is no combustion.

I could care less about KJH being the lead. Whoever is writing the script is doing a shit job. That's my complaint.

Frankly, first you have BYJ, then you have this KHJ who tries to imitate BYJ in every sense...please enough is enough. The younger version is equally Yuck!! Am so happy that the drama flop at the beginning. That will send these two metrosexual men, rethink about their apperance and appeal to fans!! I still believe actor with good acting skills like YJT will stand firm in the industry over time, as compared to these two pretty boys!!

One Word: Disappointing! I expected much more, I mean is it just me or the volume is high and low during the episodes? I loved Jdrama and TWdrama version, but so far Kdrama version is not cutting it, it seems to be missing something, can't tell what it is. Anyways, maybe I'll try to see what happens in the next few eps.

the girl is really cute and she gets cuter as you look at her longer............
the story is cute too.......
hope it will up as it progress

the show was good for me !
i lOve it . . !
One Of the best drama i've watched ! . .
bOth actOrs & actresses are gOOd . .
Oh ha ni and baek seung jo lOOk gOOd tOgether . .