Yes it's low especially for SBS, since their dramas have been doing really well this year. However, it's not surprising…
That's not necessarily reflected by the numbers, though. Many recent Friday-Saturday drama aired by SBS lately have had higher ratings on Saturdays than on Fridays.
One of the previous dramas in the slot, Buried Hearts, had Saturday peaks for every week it aired. Dramas like Love Scout and Good Partner also grew from Ep1 to Ep2 and continued the trend with typically posting higher ratings with their Saturday episodes.
Very low tv rating for a weekend drama on SBS, but it's also a rather atypical drama for that slot. Still, losing over 25% of its audience from episode 1 to 2 does not bode well for the rest of its run.
With 15 episodes I wonder about the release schedule. Usually Netflix dramas of this length will be split up in two parts (or a certain number of episodes released weekly like WLGYT). I guess we'll see.
Not yet. The break even point for this is 2.9 million, will be tough to break even. The Match has a much lower…
Being #1 matters because it means it's still the hottest ticket in the marketplace. With continued strong word of mouth (the audience reviews are great), its multiplier will improve and likewise its chance of fully recouping its budget.
It also hit 1 million tickets quicker than The Match, which has already hit 20 billion won. So I see no reason why Hi-Five wouldn't get there, especially considering it actually has a proper international rollout.
Not yet. The break even point for this is 2.9 million, will be tough to break even. The Match has a much lower…
Well, the preliminary returns from SEA are good (including a significant theater expansion in Thailand), so that looks promising, especially considering the continued international rollout over the summer.
As for its domestic prospects, it made more in its second week than its first, and looks to be #1 this weekend, so it's not really any wonder media outlets are calling it a hit, even if it remains to be seen just where it ends up.
Not yet. The break even point for this is 2.9 million, will be tough to break even. The Match has a much lower…
It's being dubbed a box office hit by Korean media. It's already top 5 in domestic films released this year and it looks plausible that it could remain at #1 this weekend.
It doesn't have to make all its money back in Korea. It's releasing in most of SEA this weekend, followed by North America, Oceania, Japan etc. And then VOD and OTT deals.
Why hasn't he done more dramas? Business Proposal and Lovers of the Red Sky were very successful, I expected to…
After A Time Called You came out he filmed a movie that's coming out next month. After shooting that, he rested and held a fan meeting tour. Now he's filming his new drama.
Netflix are still miles ahead of Disney+, both in Korea and worldwide in terms of subscribers. But also in terms…
Well I also spoke of the quality. Two of the top rated dramas on here are 2025 Netflix originals, dramas that also won Baeksang awards. Disney+ did not even have a drama nominated for Best Drama this year.
Netflix are still miles ahead of Disney+, both in Korea and worldwide in terms of subscribers. But also in terms…
Oh, I wish. Sadly those didn't do half as well as Moving, which again was nowhere near the global reach of some of Netflix's hits. The Worst of Evil, for instance, only did well in a handful of regions, primarily in East and South East Asia.
Even a Netflix show such as Mercy for None which came out three days ago already has a much wider reach, making top 10 charts in over 50 countries in Europe, Africa and the Americas in addition to Asia. Disney+ simply isn't there yet in terms of subscribers on the scale of Netflix. Which is why it's really futile to talk of them as if they were in the same league.
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why Korean actors are relatively higher paid? Do they have stronger labour…
Squid Game changed the game for Korean actors on OTT. Netflix have been chasing a similar hit ever since, which includes overpaying the big stars so that they will choose their dramas instead of dramas on other services or on terrestrial broadcast networks.
Disney kdramas put Netflix to shame. They reign supreme in the beginning when they hardly had no competition but…
Netflix are still miles ahead of Disney+, both in Korea and worldwide in terms of subscribers. But also in terms of viewership, impact and overall acclaim. Three of the last four years they've won the Best Drama Baeksang, while Moving remains Disney's only true hit.
This year, Trauma Code and When Life Gives You Tangerines are the biggest hit OTT kdramas (until Squid Game 3), winning awards and holding 9.0+ overall ratings on this site.
Not to mention that Q3/Q4 looks massive for Netflix this year, including the anticipated new drama from Kim Eun-sook, as well as dramas led by Lee Jun-ho and Kim Go-eun.
Unfortunately i think 6 eps are too less for a decent ending. Let's see, hoping for a good ending to a great show
Season 2 & 3 were written and produced together as one 13-episode season. The split is purely for Netflix to make more money/get more subscribers. So these are essentially just the final 6 episodes of the season story arcs that we have already seen 7 episodes of. So they'll have no excuse for not pulling off a satisfying ending in my view.
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One of the previous dramas in the slot, Buried Hearts, had Saturday peaks for every week it aired. Dramas like Love Scout and Good Partner also grew from Ep1 to Ep2 and continued the trend with typically posting higher ratings with their Saturday episodes.
Ep2: 3.0% (-1.2%)
Very low tv rating for a weekend drama on SBS, but it's also a rather atypical drama for that slot. Still, losing over 25% of its audience from episode 1 to 2 does not bode well for the rest of its run.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCN3rBLSJQk
It also hit 1 million tickets quicker than The Match, which has already hit 20 billion won. So I see no reason why Hi-Five wouldn't get there, especially considering it actually has a proper international rollout.
As for its domestic prospects, it made more in its second week than its first, and looks to be #1 this weekend, so it's not really any wonder media outlets are calling it a hit, even if it remains to be seen just where it ends up.
https://x.com/CJnDrama/status/1933298275026940377
It doesn't have to make all its money back in Korea. It's releasing in most of SEA this weekend, followed by North America, Oceania, Japan etc. And then VOD and OTT deals.
Even a Netflix show such as Mercy for None which came out three days ago already has a much wider reach, making top 10 charts in over 50 countries in Europe, Africa and the Americas in addition to Asia. Disney+ simply isn't there yet in terms of subscribers on the scale of Netflix. Which is why it's really futile to talk of them as if they were in the same league.
This year, Trauma Code and When Life Gives You Tangerines are the biggest hit OTT kdramas (until Squid Game 3), winning awards and holding 9.0+ overall ratings on this site.
Not to mention that Q3/Q4 looks massive for Netflix this year, including the anticipated new drama from Kim Eun-sook, as well as dramas led by Lee Jun-ho and Kim Go-eun.