QoT is not bad but QoT is not even good to get these insane ratings. It is a very run of the mill decent drama to watch with popular leads.
This is crazy. Just goes on to show how lack of good dramas can result in a big TRP surge for a mediocre / okay drama.
But then, CLOY was also a romcom with two popular leads. So, should we give the credit to KSH because FL is by no means a sure shot for success (given the recent failures , including big budget ones)
SK ratings don’t necessarily equate artistic quality. Often, they don’t even equal Beanie stamp of approval.
It’s a more populist drama for sure, but a rather well done one that follows the more classic kdrama model. Some have pinpointed to its weekender-ish multiple story lines. Others, SK’s endless chaebol fascination (and even more, their humbling). Some love one lead or the other, or just the tragic-romantic feels of the unusually already married OTP. And the screenwriter has quite the following. Etc. Etc.
And sometimes, there’s no one reason. A show just snowballs, it becomes a cultural phenomenon that everyone wants to be part of. And in an era of declining drama ratings, I’m really glad because it ensures more dramas will keep getting made.
Me, I just ffw’d the parts I don’t like and forget the parts that don’t make sense. Love the rest, including both leads. I hope it sticks the landing and becomes a classic.
for the reason, atleast this time, i think it is sheer lack of good dramas since quite a while…atleast this one is properly edited with nice cinematography .. plot is as you also said.. fairly run of the mill stuff
Glad to have come across this post. QoT is average imo. Neither are the leads giving their best performance. KSH has done better before and KJW does not have the X factor of other PJE leads like Jun Ji Hyun and Son ye jin. I too think that there have been few good dramas that the bar for good dramas has really lowered. After a while, when the hype dies down, QoT may not be remembered as one of the critically good shows unlike other PJE dramas which had more substance than this. This is in a way glamorous makjang.
I agree. I have not been able to wrap my head around its popularity at all. It’s a good watch but forgettable, with nothing that you haven’t seen, and nothing that truly sticks. And it’s one of the rare k-drama that does not have any deep thoughts or philosophies. It does not even have a workplace set up unlike other dramas where you learn something new.
It reminds me of a few Indian dramas that shot through the popularity roof not because of logical story or a plot (a character dies three times, came back four times, each time with a new face etc etc) but because they could successfully manipulate the emotional graph of the audience. Kudos to QoT for successfully doing that.
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alasecond
April 8, 2024 at 7:51 PM
QoT is not bad but QoT is not even good to get these insane ratings. It is a very run of the mill decent drama to watch with popular leads.
This is crazy. Just goes on to show how lack of good dramas can result in a big TRP surge for a mediocre / okay drama.
But then, CLOY was also a romcom with two popular leads. So, should we give the credit to KSH because FL is by no means a sure shot for success (given the recent failures , including big budget ones)
RenOIshi
April 8, 2024 at 8:16 PM
I agree. It definitely is not the bees knees.
bbstl 🧹
April 8, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Love it and consider it the Cat’s Pajamas all the way 😻👏🏽
alasecond
April 9, 2024 at 12:15 AM
oh no no.. king’s land/hotel is the highest excellence level that can be achieved
bbstl 🧹
April 9, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Oh dear me. You forgot the /s, right? 😆
DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
April 8, 2024 at 9:13 PM
It totally does deserve sky high ratings. It’s the bee’s knees, the cat’s pajamas, as well as it’s meow!
DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
April 8, 2024 at 9:49 PM
(This was the part of the dance I really wanted to post).
indyfan
April 8, 2024 at 9:58 PM
SK ratings don’t necessarily equate artistic quality. Often, they don’t even equal Beanie stamp of approval.
It’s a more populist drama for sure, but a rather well done one that follows the more classic kdrama model. Some have pinpointed to its weekender-ish multiple story lines. Others, SK’s endless chaebol fascination (and even more, their humbling). Some love one lead or the other, or just the tragic-romantic feels of the unusually already married OTP. And the screenwriter has quite the following. Etc. Etc.
And sometimes, there’s no one reason. A show just snowballs, it becomes a cultural phenomenon that everyone wants to be part of. And in an era of declining drama ratings, I’m really glad because it ensures more dramas will keep getting made.
Me, I just ffw’d the parts I don’t like and forget the parts that don’t make sense. Love the rest, including both leads. I hope it sticks the landing and becomes a classic.
alasecond
April 9, 2024 at 12:16 AM
KSH is making history isn’t it.. has he given even a mediocre rating drama recently?
Its okay was a hit
His cameo was the most talked about thing in Deluna
2013 was indeed a blockbuster..
his rate card definitely skyrocketed
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
April 9, 2024 at 7:28 PM
It’s OK to be not OK was an average hit for a weekend drama (5.5%)
SK does not do mental health dramas well. It’s just not KSH, though I think he has benefitted the most from its popularity.
alasecond
April 9, 2024 at 12:18 AM
for the reason, atleast this time, i think it is sheer lack of good dramas since quite a while…atleast this one is properly edited with nice cinematography .. plot is as you also said.. fairly run of the mill stuff
wapz
April 9, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Glad to have come across this post. QoT is average imo. Neither are the leads giving their best performance. KSH has done better before and KJW does not have the X factor of other PJE leads like Jun Ji Hyun and Son ye jin. I too think that there have been few good dramas that the bar for good dramas has really lowered. After a while, when the hype dies down, QoT may not be remembered as one of the critically good shows unlike other PJE dramas which had more substance than this. This is in a way glamorous makjang.
alasecond
April 9, 2024 at 4:01 AM
well put.. i concur
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
April 9, 2024 at 7:32 PM
I agree. I have not been able to wrap my head around its popularity at all. It’s a good watch but forgettable, with nothing that you haven’t seen, and nothing that truly sticks. And it’s one of the rare k-drama that does not have any deep thoughts or philosophies. It does not even have a workplace set up unlike other dramas where you learn something new.
It reminds me of a few Indian dramas that shot through the popularity roof not because of logical story or a plot (a character dies three times, came back four times, each time with a new face etc etc) but because they could successfully manipulate the emotional graph of the audience. Kudos to QoT for successfully doing that.