I was curious to see how you derive the 3.58%. But did you really do a linear regression over a sample size of…
The viewership ratings of Lee Min Ho and also Kim Soo Hyun are staggering. No doubt about that. But let's be honest here... We are entering a new era, post-army. Who says he can maintain his success? I mean, an actor such as Kwon Sang Woo used to pull in 40%+ ratings, I doubt that he can still do it. What I am trying to say, is that in entertainment you are as good as your last project. You can have a splendid track record, but one big flop and people start to doubt you.
The success of all the dramas you named are not necessarily fully attributable to Lee Min Ho. He always had a stellar writer and cast (FL). Without a good script, Lee Min Ho supposedly does not have the elixir to these staggering numbers (TKEM being a case in point).
By the way, this is a bit below-the-belt, but none of the dramas of Lee Min Ho were the most buzzworthy during the same period of broadcast. For example, when Lee Min Ho came out with Legend of The Blue Sea, Goblin was way more popular. So he cannot beat even his cross-sectional peers. The running gag is that if you want to have a blockbuster, you have to wait for Lee Min Ho to come out with a new show and star in the other show that is broadcasted during the same period.
Time will tell whether Lee Min Ho is the man you think he is. My personal opinion is that he is not the next Lee Byung Hun, who is the true OG with successes spanning across multiple generations/decades, film and drama. He is the definition of an actor that can be in a bad drama/movie and people will still watch it. I do not think that Lee Min Ho has this kind of luxury yet or ever will..
I read somewhere, globally KIng has hit 60M viewers globally.
The World of the Married did at least 5 million viewers per live episode... They reached the 60M by episode 12, if not earlier... DOMESTICALLY... Add the re-runs, online streaming from domestic and international viewers and you realize that 60M is nothing special...
Besides if you check Nielsen, 28% (which translates to 56% on public channels) watched TWOTM. If you go on the streets of Seoul and you talk to a random person about the show, it is likely that that person knows what you are talking about. If you try the same with the King, the chance is about 1 out of 80 that the person also watched the show... Now try that same trick internationally.... Let's say in Manilla and Jakarta... and the odds are even lower... Or even worse, try Hollywood... Your so-called next destination for Lee Min Ho and you realize how insignificant TKEM's success is.
It is nice that we can vent about the pleasure and displeasure regarding the show on MDL, but outside the dedicated kdrama-websites no one cares about this show... It has almost no recognition amongst the general public... Unlike Kim Eun Sook's earlier hits such as DOTS and Goblin... Defend it what you want, but you should know better...
The success of all the dramas you named are not necessarily fully attributable to Lee Min Ho. He always had a stellar writer and cast (FL). Without a good script, Lee Min Ho supposedly does not have the elixir to these staggering numbers (TKEM being a case in point).
By the way, this is a bit below-the-belt, but none of the dramas of Lee Min Ho were the most buzzworthy during the same period of broadcast. For example, when Lee Min Ho came out with Legend of The Blue Sea, Goblin was way more popular. So he cannot beat even his cross-sectional peers. The running gag is that if you want to have a blockbuster, you have to wait for Lee Min Ho to come out with a new show and star in the other show that is broadcasted during the same period.
Time will tell whether Lee Min Ho is the man you think he is. My personal opinion is that he is not the next Lee Byung Hun, who is the true OG with successes spanning across multiple generations/decades, film and drama. He is the definition of an actor that can be in a bad drama/movie and people will still watch it. I do not think that Lee Min Ho has this kind of luxury yet or ever will..
Besides if you check Nielsen, 28% (which translates to 56% on public channels) watched TWOTM. If you go on the streets of Seoul and you talk to a random person about the show, it is likely that that person knows what you are talking about. If you try the same with the King, the chance is about 1 out of 80 that the person also watched the show... Now try that same trick internationally.... Let's say in Manilla and Jakarta... and the odds are even lower... Or even worse, try Hollywood... Your so-called next destination for Lee Min Ho and you realize how insignificant TKEM's success is.
It is nice that we can vent about the pleasure and displeasure regarding the show on MDL, but outside the dedicated kdrama-websites no one cares about this show... It has almost no recognition amongst the general public... Unlike Kim Eun Sook's earlier hits such as DOTS and Goblin... Defend it what you want, but you should know better...