Posted by: sharingyoochun | August 31, 2010

[News] 100831 SungKyunKwan Scandal Got a Trouble Start with Low Rating

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SungKyunKwan Scandal Got a Trouble Start with Low Rating

Despite the popularity that has been garnered by KBS 2TV new drama ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’, the drama broke first start with a low rating viewers.

According to rating record released by research firm AGB Nielsen Media Research on the 31st, ‘SungKyunKwan Scandal’ which had first airing on the 30th recorded viewer rating of 6.3% in national basis, in compare to the concurrent timeline broadcast dramas such as MBC ‘Dong Yi’ (27.3%) and SBS ‘Giant’ (20.9%), thus put ‘SungKyunKwan Scandal’ at the significant lowest drama rating on the day.

‘SungKyunKwan Scandal’ is the debut drama of singer turned actor TVXQ Micky Yoochun and also include other line up casts namely Park Min Young, Song Jong Gi, and Yu Ah In, with such youth actors in casts, the drama starts receiving acclaim and led to great interest from viewers.

After announcing the drama’s message broads, there had been numerous testimonies from public, proving its immense popularity. However, once the drama started to broadcast on TV, it’s regretful how the popularity was not shown thus the poor rating performance.



credit: Osen
trans: sharingyoochun.net

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Dong Yi and Giant are… yeah, tough competitors (_ _”)a

However,
Yoochunna…. FIGHTING!!!!
SungKyunKwan Scandal FIGHTING!!!!!!!


Responses

  1. HWAITING!!!IT’S HIS DEBUT! THE RATING ONLY WILL GET BETTER AND BETTER!

  2. wow, i just seen the first part but its interesting hmm.
    fighting babe ^^

  3. Not the news I was expecting but is ok
    Yoochun fighting!

  4. Fighting!

    with the low first episode, I still have hope that the rating would gradually rising. >.<

  5. YOOCHUN, dun take it serious and be strong, ok?
    I am always here 4 u! Cassie is HERE

    • yunho first, yuchun 2nd, worried for changmin

      the competition at 20% plus ratings..
      is too high to be toppled..

      • lol.. why did it came out as a reply..

  6. Hwaiting oppa,.

  7. the interesting thing is that skk scandal has been on the most searched top 10 on naver for the entire day, I mean people is interested but maybe they already got attached to the other dramas D:
    I hope the rating will get better or joongki might actually suggest chun the bed scene he promised LOL

    • bed
      do want
      yes
      now

    • lmao i dont mind the bed scene… okk i mind dolphinator will stike a massacre but i do hope the ratings get better n fast.

  8. TT__TT
    ok … it´s ok
    i hope the rating will improve … please ><

    hope Chunnie is ok TT__TT

  9. I knew this would happened since all they put in the first EP was already in the previews, I was watching it last night when I saw parts that I’ve already seen in the previews it was quite boring and thats probably why people don’t stick and watch all of it …but I bet the 2nd EP will be MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH more interesting!!! and it’ll get MUCH MUCH MUCH more ratings!!!

    Yuchun, Hubby Fighting
    Joongki Baby Fighting!!
    SKK casts Fighting!!

  10. There is still hope
    Giant started with 9.6%
    and Dong Ji 11.4%

    Another reason why I want this drama to be successful its because that way Minnie’s drama and probably JJ’new drama will be welcome too. Its not good to see Yunho and now Yoochun falling this way, especially when they carried TVXQ name in their back.

    • dun put so much pressure on him plzzz!
      I am srly worried about him now!

      • Im sorry
        Im trying to be objective
        and now I understand why Minnie’s drama isn’t released yet.
        Looking how Donji and Giant are very popular
        I dont understand why they put SKK against them
        Yoochun is a newbie actor
        they put alot pressure on him
        But still lets hope his drama rating improve the next episode

    • well Jae´s start was quite good
      Sunare ratings were 11~13% and the highest rating for overall dramas during that time in Japan was 18% …

      • Don’t think you can compare
        Japan is different
        and Jaejoong was not the lead role
        they have Ueno and Eita!
        and no, it wasn’t one of the highest
        Not want to start a fight, I don’t know why people bring the other members into this

      • Well JJ was in Japan
        and he wasn’t the lead actor
        he did a well job
        but the most important he taked good choices

      • oh no! do not misunderstand me please
        i´m not comparing them …
        i´m just trying to say that it´s not necessary to get worried for the other members … and be positive …it´s just th 1st episode! ^^

      • lol don’t worry gina, i got what you meant. <3 it seems like alou & prada have problems with reading comprehension.

      • @chunnah
        english is not my first language ^^
        Jaejoong drama rating was rather low. It sounds like she is blowing Jaejoong drama out of proportion.

      • I completely Understand @Ginatoho
        But Im talking about Korea
        and not many koreans know JJ as an actor
        they didnt even know tohoshinki’s popularity in Japan
        so I dont think its different for JJ
        if he accept the lead role in Poseidon drama
        he will receive most pressure, especially if we have Yunho and Yoochun failing in their debut dramas as lead actors…

      • 18% for starting but 9% for ending ‘_’, the average is about 10 or 9%
        That’s very low rating in JP

      • ^ Sunanare started at 11.9% and averaged 11.2%

        It’s average for Japan, not very low at all. My personal formula for converting Japanese ratings to Korean ratings is to multiply by a factor of 1.66. So 11.2% = 18.6% which is average. Not the best ratings of the season but doing perfectly, respectably, decent.

        Popular dramas in Japan:
        Hanadan in Japan: 19.7% = 32.7% in Korea
        Hana Kimi in Japan: 17.3% = 28.7% in Korea

        (yeah, my 1.66 has no scientific nor mathematical basis but it looks about right so I’m sticking to it!)

        Anyhoo, I actually have no problem with people saying Jae didn’t act well in that drama because while I thought he improved, I didn’t think he was that great either. However, I still stand by the fact that Sunanare had decent ratings.

      • @juju … eeeh… no, it started with 11% and ended with 11% XD averege: 11.2% (the rating were stables)
        and i think that when GinaToho mentioned 18% , she was talking about other dramas…

      • SunaNare’s ratings weren’t the highest for that season, but it wasn’t the lowest either. 10-13% ratings for a Japanese drama is average – popular dramas rate 15% or higher. It’s rare for a Japanese drama to reach 20% so when some of them do, they become the highest-rating for that season. One thing I noticed with Japanese dramas though, is no matter how low the rating of the drama gets, they don’t cut the number of episodes and continue airing them up to the usual full 11 episodes.

        South Korean dramas, on the other hand, I think rate much higher. Most of their dramas reach 15% and some like Dong Yi and King of Baker reach 30-40%. So I guess, for them, SungKyunKwan Scandal with its single digit rating would be considered as low. I think my only worry for SKK is if KBS decides to cut down the number of episodes because of the ratings. It might affect the flow of the story and that wouldn’t be good.

      • @Aya and Cecilia
        Thanks for the information!
        So it wasn’t low, it was just normal. Not a hit, but not a fail

    • This drama has all the weapons to be successful
      I still have hope
      Yoochun Fighting!!!

  11. WHAT?! I was predicting at least an 18% start?! :(

  12. what??!!
    why?!!!
    i can´t understand this … the drama is good and Chunnie´s acting is good too!
    why why why why why why?

  13. If I could see his drama in this side of the world I would be so happy… what happen with the people there in korea?… I saw the first episode and I loved it!

    I hope he don’t get sad for this u_u
    Yoochun fighting!

    • I hope too.Be strong yuchunnie.

      My baby Fighting!!!!!

  14. Umm..first episode of any drama may be not interested much..

    People will take time to familiarize each name of the characters and dialogue.

    But when come to another 2-3 episodes , it will get better rating for sure..

  15. Yuchun fighting…
    I am sure the rating will get better with the rest. It is just the first episode

  16. I need to stop reading those trolls on AllKpop. It pisses me off so badly. I am feeling pretty bad now. I am worried about him. I hope he stays strong and dun take it serious.
    I dunno if I am biased but I think his acting is good and he supposes to be like that!

  17. Oh no T_T
    But since it was only the first episode the ratings can get higher! Yoochun, fighting! I’ll always be proud of you :)

  18. no worries, it’ll definitely go up there. Don’t lose heart chunnie. This is just the beginning.

  19. Low Rating at 1st Ep doesnt mean The-Whole-Drama>Fail(?!)…
    Still Long Wait To Go~~~
    SKKS Hwaiting!!

    • we might not like it but that is always the case..

  20. Oh dear…really sounds worrying….
    hope it’s not the works of the antis..(if any)
    anyway…HWaiting!!! Hope the ratings will be better..watched the drama and I love it…^^

    AKTF…^^

  21. :o

    Yoochun oppa hwaiting!

    • The emoticon should be D:

      Hopefully it’ll raise!hwaiting!

  22. CHILL OUT CASSIES^^

    if the drama not a DAEBAK in korean TV… it will be DAEBAK on the internet.. just like YOu’re beautiful…
    don’t forget Boys over flower also started with low ratings… but it ended up so damn well…

    plus, i’ve watch the first episode of SKKS… it’s good.. and cinematography was good… ost also good… actors and actresses also good.

    i think worse come to worst.. it will never ended up like yunho’s.. bcoz yunho’s drama…. hmm.. was a total failure (i really love yunho… so damn much) but seriously ep 3 was my limit… bad editing.. bad script.. boring plot… i never blame yunho for that.. the production is the one who needs to be blamed. yunho can act well (replay dangerous love^^)

    • *glad jaejoong’s drama was a success ^^ and junsu’s musical too ^^… keep waiting for changmin… i hope his drama will air some time later .. ^^

    • LOL My mom actually liked HTTG! She watched the whole thing and then re-watched the last episode!

      • you mom must have endurance and special view on drama^^…. seriously, after the first ep.. i just want to punch , kick, and slam the director’s head to the ground… im so so sorry to my yunho for not able to watch his drama till the last episode.. yeah.. im bad cassie…*sing akon’s sorry, blame it on me T .T

    • no, i don’t agree with you, i think Boys over flower start with 14%, it was really good, don’t compare with BOF it make me sad.

      • bof started with 14.3 and rank 7th.. it considered low at that time.. ^^

      • SKKS and BOF are completely 2 different cases!

        BOF started when students have their winter/new year’s vacation so they could watch it, but now, SKKS starts when summer vacation ended, student are back to school and they don’t have time to watch, main viewers right now are the housewives and they are huge fans of Dong Yi/Giant, 2 dramas are at their climax.

    • …can you not bring yunho into this.

      • didnt mean to bring yunho into this matter… mianhe… i did state i love yunho so much.. and never blame yunho for what happened to his drama’s debut… plus, yunho did a good job.. if he was not good enough, he wont received the offer to perform goong the musical ^^

      • muchomuchomuacks stop it. you’re not making everyone feels better with your lame attempt to console cassies about this catastrophe. in fact i feel really angry with HTTG being compared because HTTG is actually an entertaining and heartwarming story for the most part of it and it brings something different to the table. kudos to yunho for picking this drama to be his debut when he can be some other cooler characters like a CEO or assassin although his lack of experience made the drama a disaster. SKKS brings nothing new to the audience we have gender bender drama and story of pretty boys all the time

      • plzzz stop this OK?
        Dun make things worse! Why don’t you care about the boys’ feeling?

      • KissChunnie i’m not hating on yuchun. i watched the first episode and thought it was alrite. some fans like muchomuchomuaks pissed me off though cuz he’s using other members’ failure to make other member looks good which i can’t accept

      • @yatta
        he’s using other members’ failure to make other member looks good which i can’t accept

        that’s why you are doing exactly the same ><

      • it just pissed me off because instead of caring about how Yoochun feels rite now and supporting him, someone brought HTTG’s issue here and as a result, it turned into a really bad argument. Then u bring the comparison up and start to talk about YH and (I know you do not say it directly) actually through all your com, u r doing the same thing as them…
        Just wanna let u know we are hanging here to support him ‘coz he may feel really bad now, some antis go to his CY and throw the trolls. So plzzz if u have nothing good to say about him just keep quiet plzzz

      • anya i’m being sarcastic there sweetie. :)

      • why I keep talking to trolls?

    • sorry, but i think your comment about YH’s drama was uncalled for…why drag him into this just to boost YC’s drama?….and who knows how well or how poorly SS will do?…will it do worse than YH’s drama?…who knows…but that’s not the point….we just cheer for them and hope for higher ratings..don’t need to compare and bring down one to bring up the other.

    • seriously the part about Yunho was totally uncalled for! ><

    • If yunho was to act as a killer or a hot CEO I think the ratings would be damn good. He has everything for that kind of roles. but it’s okay, i love yunho in httg anyway~

    • lol then it will be more disappointing right to see SKKS falls? because at least HTTG has the bad production to blame XD

      • except it will not..

      • Goshhhh, Allkpop members come here already. They r faster than rocket!

      • LOL @ KissChunnie
        i like your comment..^^

  23. hoping its not a flop like yunho. where are the cassie why aren’t they supporting our boys by watching their dramas. i think micky’s drama will do better later on.

  24. i watched raw file, i don’t understand what they say at all. but seriously, this drama is good and interesting, its really funny, i watched it and my whole face grinned, all the actor do good job, Yoochun’s acting is definitely not bad at all, really. i love it already!

    i can understand why it has low ratings, the main reason is that Dong Yi and Giant are at its climax right now!

    i really hope i will raise tmr! and Yoochun, dont be upset! omg my poor babe…

  25. It’s hard to compete against rating monsters such as Dong Yi and Giant which already have a huge fan following in addition to other dramas that are airing. People aren’t going to drop their dramas to watch Sungkyunkwan Scandal. However, the drama was highly searched on portal sites so perhaps the ones who didn’t tune in earlier are watching it on the internet. There’s still chance for the ratings to increase.

    • HTTG had to compare with You’re Beautiful AND IRIS in case you didn’t know

      • HTTG didn’t face off against IRIS or YB until its 9th episode. Episodes 1-8 had dismal ratings already.

        Dong Yi and Giant will be in the same time period as Scandal from start to finish.

      • Well to be exacted
        HTTG was releasing way before in Korea, Sept 9.
        9 episodes of difference to “You are so beautiful” released Oct 7
        and IRIS drama released Oct. 14
        If HTTG wasn’t such a bad drama they probably will survived to IRIS
        “You are so beautiful” didn’t have big popularity in Korea. So I don’t considered them as big competidors…sorry. They were more popular overseas.

        YC’s drama SKK its different case. They are competing with two big dramas like “Giant” and “Dong Yi” who are in their peak of their success and already gained fellow fans. Giant’s success is so big that they are considering to extend their episodes. TBH Its more difficult to compete against them because they are already established and have already divided the audience for themself.

  26. Aww.. That’s disappointed. Chunnie, we know u work very hard. It’ll improve babe.. Fightiiing!!

  27. Fighting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  28. SYC, please trans news about Yoochun’s acting! ^^ This is AGB research ratings, according to TNS research, it’s 7.7%! There’s still hope!

    What I’m worried the most now is Yoochun’s feeling! Be strong my bb!

    • this! I hope Yoochun wouldn’t upset too much about it.

      I personally enjoyed the first ep very much.. it made me all happy^^

  29. This is quality drama! Yoochun, Min Young, Joongki and Ah In are terrific actors with lots of chemistry. The storyline is great, the production values are high, the cast is young and beautiful and talented…what’s not to like? Have faith in this drama ^o^

    Tomorrow, the ratings will surely improve.

  30. Hopefully it wont head to the ground like yunho’s did… That would just be so discouraging.

  31. inb4 people bring up yunho’s sole bad role to make themselves feel better about yoochun’s low ratings- oh wait.

    yoochun’s my favorite member, but that’s no reason to put down another member’s work to make him look better. let’s just hope his ratings increase. period. no snide remarks needed; just wish him luck.

    • chunnah… it’s not that we like to brought up what happened to yunho’s… we just hope that it won’t ended up like yunho. bcoz the drama was so good…

      it just a reminder to all cassies to support him so it wont ended up like what happened to yunho… it so painful to think yunho’s feeling when his drama not as successful as predicted. and we cassies must not want the same thing happened to another member.. one is enough…T.T..

      icassies might not be able to increase the rating in korea, but we can make the drama popular by keep watching it on the net.. just like you’re beautiful.

      no heart feeling dear~ ^^

    • completely agree with everything you said.

  32. this is scary stuff. we need to do better. come on guys, we can get them higher ratings,…there are over 800,000 of us!!!

    • 800 000 cassies are only the 1.1% of the population … =_=

  33. Its not like that. Its just that some of us are just so dissappointed with HTTG. We dont want the same thing to happen. Bcuz different from HTTG which had such bad story/editing/etcetc, SKKS actually have it good. The acting are different also. I wonder if the fans are actually trying hard to be nice when they said something about Yunho’s acting, but for me, even tho i am a big tvxq fan, yunho acting is really bad. he overact every scene. Yoochun is considered as the best actor in the group, so we are hoping for a higher rating. that is all.

    • Yeah i agree with everything you said.

      The boys have been singers for 6-7 years. So they may have a rough start on acting. Hey, everyone needs to start somewhere right?

      Acting-wise, chun had this stoic expression all the time. It may have to do with his character being the man of principles and all but yeah. He’ll loosen up after a couple more episodes. I’m sure of it.

    • i agree, dude :) P

      I’m really surprised the ratings are so low! Everything indicated a strong or fairly competitive rating – the filming was sophisticated, the acting was OK, the storyline is cute and the promotion was so strong!

      Most TVXQ fans would love to see the 5 succeed in whatever they do. It’s not Yunho’s fault (well, i mean putting his acting aside) that HTTG had a really really bad director and scriptwriter (um the storyline did not make sense in the end), but really I don’t comprehend how SeungKyungKwan Scandal’s rating could be the same as HTTG when everything is so much better

      What happened!

    • I don’t agree…just because you’re disappointed with HTTG, doesn’t mean you should point out how much better SS is…the fact that you didn’t like the story/yh’s acting and that you think YC is the best actor out of the 5, etc. is all subjective….some people might like modern dramas alot more than historical dramas for example….it’s not just based on acting ability or what you personally think is good. Bringing up HTTG just to make yourself feel better about SS is really sad in my opinion.

      • sheilapiglet:

        (btw i love pigs, do you like pigs too which is why ur name has the word “piglet”?) i think you misunderstood my intentions, it makes me uneasy that you’re so defensive.

        I actually didn’t mention that “i think YC is the best actor” because honestly, I don’t know who’s the “best” actor. What I said was that it surprised me that the debut rating is pretty low, considering that Sung was a heavily promoted drama, and the setting, scriptwriting is more sophisticated than HTTG, and yet the ratings are similar.

        I do think Yunho’s acting (and btw, if I had to say, I am more Yunho-biased than Yoochun-biased, so this is not sth i have against any member ok?) has improved at the latter episodes, but I think most would agree that the first few episodes was quite unnatural and overt. (again, this is my personal opinion) And I think that the script writing is quite obviously not up to par, because a lot of the twists in the middle were not answered in the ending, and the flow of the story was awkward. This points to poor production which is NOT yunho’s fault. However, this indicates that HTTG as a drama itself, may have difficulty in capturing the audience’s attention.

        On the other hand, SKK Scandal, at least from epi 1 had interesting and quirky characters. The setting looks sophisticated, the storyline seems to be sth Korean audiences like (Coffee Prince, You’re Beautiful), the historical setting works well (Dong Yi is of Chosun period), the climaxes were well edited and the flow seems to be pretty good. In short, it seems to have all the catchpoints which previous successful Korean dramas contained.

        THIS, is why I was surprised that two dramas of different quality would have the same rating. And the reason why HTTG is brought up by “dude” and all the above bloggers is probably because that’s the only other Korean drama that any TVXQ members participated! That’s a natural benchmark to use, and not because anyone has anything against Yunho.

        Further, of course this is a “subjective” opinion – I believe that the purposes of comments in a website is to express our own opinion, which is by nature, subjective. Only “facts” such that it was voted as one of the most anticipated dramas, and the most-searched drama at naver are facts which are objective. Hence, I don’t think objectivity has any part to do in this discussion.

        Lastly, I refrain from making assumptions but I am certainly not “bringing up HTTG just to make myself feel better” – I am not quite sure how you got this idea or how I wld feel better…or why you sound so defensive, but chill girl!

        We should be watching SKK happily and doing SYC proud by behaving harmoniously :)

      • @pinkwings: well I don’t necessarily like pigs in particular, tho I do like piglets as well as the piglet character in Winnie the Pooh=P

        and just to let you know, I think there’s a misunderstanding…I wasn’t replying to you..i was replying to Dude…lol.

        anyways, I agree that HTTG production/storyline/etc. was not good….but let’s not forget all the other factors that affected the ratings…this was shortly after the lawsuit, YH was filming HTTG WHILE doing a whole bunch of other DBSK related scheduels so they had to rush everything to catch up each week, there was also big competition such as Iris, YH chose a role to play that is unlikeable and literally a dummy which is alot harder to portray than a cool person, all the other main actors weren’t very well known and popular for their acting skills either so YH had no one to really look up to and get advice from, etc…etc.

        I also like SKKS because of it’s cute characters and nice scenery, etc….but to be honest, I don’t think I’d watch this show if YC was not in it….I’m not really into historical dramas and stuff….I think that YC’s acting is the best out of the 5 after watching their banjun dramas and so on…YH comes in second tho.

        I don’t know, to me it’s still unnecessary…they’re completely unrelated to one another..why compare and bring up how poorly HTTG did?….there’s really no point in my opinion….if people cared about YH and YH fans, they wouldn’t have said anything.

        yes, I agree that almost everything is subjective, so I don’t like it when people make it seem as tho it’s not and that they’re giving an objective point of view or that all their opinions are 100% facts.

        I believe HTTG was also most searched drama in it’s time prior to release.

        yep, everything would have been harmonious of people didn’t bring up YH and HTTG….no one is dissing YC or his drama here…but they’re only being defensive about YH.

        once again, I wasn’t replying to you, but to dude, so alot of the things I said were in regards to what he/she said, not what you said….if I was replying to you, then my comment would’ve been indented under yours like yours is under mine.

    • >___<

      • ok, my comment was cut!

        I just want to say, that one day Yunho will shout your mouths with his acting skills!
        and don’t say you are just caring about tvxq, YC’s drama etc.. you don’t need to go that far in discribing what you didn’t like in HTTG to point it out. ><

    • Hahah well for me, I’m not trying to be nice when I say i like Yunho’s acting best out of the 5, considering -every work- they’ve put out since debut till now.

      • Yunho was the most promoted in Korea. He got the best roles in all the acting gigs that DBSK were handed.

    • Oh sorry. I didnt realise some ppl are replying to me. So here’s my reply.
      In no way am i being defensive about yoochun’s drama by putting down httg, bcause i am natural. my fave member is neither. why being butthurt just because i put out some thoughts? to me, yunho really did badly in httg. I dont know about how he later improved, since i stopped at episode 3.. cant take it. Its too sleazy and i got to hide my face btw my palms when i watch. i’m not being bias, i’m just stating the truth of what i thought. to me, yunho’s acting ability. It sucks.. a lot. Even as a fan i should be able to take that with salt.why bring it up? just simply bcuz it reminds me of it.

      • why are you so butthurt then when people give their their thots about your thots?…same thing.

        you’re judging YH based on that one character he portrayed..you do realize that he took on a role that required over-acting and is not very likeable to begin with right?….he had to act dumb and clueless…if he had taken on the typical role of asassin, cop, rich businessman, doctor, etc. I’m sure he would’ve done alot better…just look at “Goodbye My Love” MV….it’s alot easier to act out an expressionless cool guy compared to a dork.

        YC doing poorly has nothing to do with YH doing poorly, so I don’t see the need to compare.

    • Well, hope your right then.

      When he acted in the banjun for Beautiful Life, i thot he did badly esp during the crying scene too. But only some example, it is kinda unfair to judge him. However, a good actor should be able to pull off different types of character, not just one. then again, he’s a newbie so i cant really judge him harshly. oh well. this is about yoochun anyway. i just reply cuz ppl reply.

  34. this drama will be okay eventually, the rating will be up in no time!
    have the faith!
    i think if skk scandal is shown to all over the globe, it’ll be the first! probably >18% itself!
    ^^V
    or maybe 81%?

  35. well the begining is always tough :) its ok ^^ Dong Yi is hecka good ^^ but nobody said his acting wasn’t good like yunho’s drama:D well yeah i hope he will get higher rating next time^^

    • lol please don’t mention yunho, it doesn’t have anything to do with this

  36. Actually, why are we comparing ratings? Can we please focus on the most important thing: Yoochun’s acting.

    I loved his acting! Some people might find it stiff but it fits perfectly with his character and when his character’s wall gradually crumbles after meeting Yoon Hee, we will definitely see Lee Sun Joon slowly coming out of his shell and being less stoic. Micky was in character and didn’t overdo Lee Sun Jun’s stern personality. He is believable. He didn’t exaggerate. I couldn’t be more pleased.

  37. looks like mbc’s dramas will be on hold for some problems they have or something, maybe skk scandal can catch up in that time.

  38. 6.3 is bad. im worried. is that why yoochun looks so sad at the airport? >.< i hope the ratings increase dramatically. he expected at least 15% so please make it. the drama is based on a best selling book, most searched on the net, to really good production team n high budget editing ect.

    im disappointing in the ratings. please go up!

    • Nah…those airport pics were from before the drama was on-air. It might seem lower than our expectation but most of korean dramas start with not-so-good rating.

      I think Yoochun said that he expected this drama could get 15% rating in the future. No sane actor would expect that much from the first episode. (Even Dong Yi started with 11%)

      Let just hope that it would be up and up!

  39. but in other sites it says 7.7% is that the seoul rating? because it would make sense that it’s a little higher. I think we’re all overreacting it’s just the 1st episode please let’s believe in him more

  40. i dont think people need to worry about this..Dong Yi and Giant started earlier than SKKS …so basically they already have their own fanbase( its not impossible Cassies be one of them)..but its understandable…especially drama like Dong Yi, it’s really hard to leave it just like that..also, most koreans tend to watch drama through internet, so its really explain why SKKS bcome the most searched topic in Naver…

  41. wut? that’s surprising >< i'm crossing my fingers that the ratings will improve!

  42. comparing yunho and yuchun drama lol..

    httg fate is understandable.. it’s right after the lawsuit, and most heats up on yunho

    but yuchun s so popular with jyy and their decision? still this happens..

    hurting..

    • How did the lawsuit involve here?

      800,000 Cassies = 1.1% of entire korean population.

      Drama is not something that Cassies can have much influence at all. Fans should understand that.

      I agree that we shouldn’t compare Yunho’s drama with Yoochun’s. Both drama are far different from each other and aired in different circumstances.
      (I would say SungKyunKwan Scandal might consider as starting with the worst time possible in 2010 with Dong Yi and Giant on their peak.)

    • ridiculous comment lol -___-

    • yeah the drama and film world is completely different from the music world. the challenges are different and the people are different. fame in the music (aka idol..sigh..) world does not translate into instant recognition in the chungmuroo. even Rain worked his way from the very bottom – and not all of his k-dramas or movies are popular. but he is accepted because he proves that he can act pretty well – that in the end he got to work with famous directors too. so even if rating is low (atm, i believe), critical acceptance to a series’ quality (acting, production etc.) is also considered good. so far I read that the only drawback of SKKS is mainly the very tough competition (i’d say almost impossible) from the start but the overall production values are good.
      maybe, it can achieve a you’re beautiful reputation, in any case – drawing a cult following to it.

  43. It comes to the point that I doubt myself if I am too biased because I do think his acting is really good and the drama is well-done for sure!
    I just feel worried about Yoochun, he has to be strong I understand if he feels sad now, 1st time acting, too much expectation from ppl and antis raise from everywhere…blah…blah..
    Hang on there My hubby, I don’t wanna care about the rating any more, all I care is u. I know you are talented and you always try your best
    Through this, I think I just love you more and more no matter what!

    • ^one of the best comments ive read..i love the way you put together what you said (: ..i think that is all that matters as well..that he and the cast try their best..& for micky’s acting i thought his character was to be someone unaffected..almost hard to get to know in some ways..and then after gradually falling for a girl..he becomes a former shadow of the man he was..so fitting with that perception..there was nothing wrong with his acting..nor is there anything wrong with micky’s acting in general..he just needs improvement as we all do no matter what we do..and which will come to him gradually in time..acting is not just a gift..its a talent which you have to perfect..

      • totally agree, in addition to my earlier comment, you know how you would normally cringe when a newbie acts, i do not find that in chunnie, i feel that he just needs more exposure in the acting category, everyone has to start somewhere. and this comes with age and experience in life.

  44. Hope the ratings get better. Fighting Yoochun!!!!!

  45. well, calm down ppl! you cant expect them to get high ratings on their debut dramas (even though they are gods in music) there are lots of experienced and famous actor out there then audience had grown attached too. (lee byung hun lee seung gi in korea or takuya in japan) Our boys still need recognitions and their chances are real high becos of cassies bigeast and their high popularity (only their names in the drama will cause a storm ^^) So low ratings is ok! They will improve eventually! Screw those netizens and anti-s that always criticize about every single things.

    • agreed. even those in hollywood can’t do crossover from singing to acting and vice versa so well. just look at madonna, britney spears, etc. they are forever ridiculed because of their acting but they are so well respected in music business. outside cassiopeia DBSK is no longer this big names in Korea. if they starts acting in 2006 then yes the interest will be huge. face this and you’ll be less hurt

  46. Just wanna say…

    Uchun baby~~ dont be sad ok!! (^0^)/

    • OMG! Only you could write such a cute comment!
      *hugs you*

    • The Junjjang you are always very very cuteee!
      I’m totally your fan lol..

    • @ Kenoa unnie:

      *hugs kenoa unnie* ^___^

      @ Orenji:

      I dont know what to say orenji,, u make me blushed lol XDD

  47. support!!

    Micky will always be there… wuwuuw wish i have access to watch and contribute to the number…

  48. Have faith Bby, it will be alright.

  49. It will increase gradually ,,amen ,,

    Yoochun , hold on ,Fighting

  50. RiLekS everyone…..Its just the first episode. Just enjoy the drama. Its a good drama anyways !!! I love it so much.

    They all already did their best, right. Yoochun too. Yunho, jaejoong, changmin and junsu also did the same. Just cheers and support them. ^___^

    Well, i cant wait to watch the second episode today. hehe

  51. Yuchun, FIGHTING^^

    you can do it:)

  52. can’t comment much^^ but for chun bb, HWAITING!!! ur drama is good imo, and i will keep wacthing it :D

    luv u chuuuun ♥♥♥

  53. i didnt see it yet because im waiting for the subs
    but i was hearing good feedback from people who watched it all day
    but why isnt the ratings reflecting it ? D:

    i saw the preview & chunnie’s acting seemed realistic
    or at least it didnt deserve 6.3% ):

  54. BE POSITIVE (:

    this is just the beginning ;D

    i dont understand why we had to compare this drama to yunho’s and jae’s drama. in fact korea had only like 3/4 channel? SBS,KBS 1 n 2 and MBC while japan had a lot.

    I can see in the future that this drama will be a hit!!

    SKK fighting! Yooochun fighting! and bed scene pleaseeee *puppy eyes*

  55. Yep! The trolls in allkpop are hating on my baby and calling this beautiful angel ugly. I hope the ratings increase just to stick it up their _ _ _ .

    • And I officially love youtube, they have such good comments for my baby. Unlike the ALLKPOP Trolls.

      • srly stupid ppl throw stupid trolls there. It’s like they keep their jelously feeling for too long and now they take it out at one!
        Poor my Bb

    • sweetie, don’t pay attention to them^^

    • allkpop comment has two directions opinion..
      or maybe too much.. not just for SKKS drama or our boys..

      they do it too for other news too..it is not foreign
      so im not too worried about this..
      of course i hate them too who says bad things to our boy..

    • AKP is a totally un-moderated public forum full of retards who just spit hatred just because they can.
      –> what I really hate about the internet’s anonymity.

  56. honestly..im sad bout it,,but yeah~ it’s just the beginning
    lets hope n pray the rating will up :D
    u did ur best chunnie ah~ keep fighting,,baby! :D

  57. tho the drama is good but i find the first episode quite boring. maybe tats why the rating is low. everything will eventually get better. don worry. we must have faith. Hwaiting!!!!!

  58. always keep the faith!

    I hope it will be better.. and Yoochun doesn’t take it too serious.

  59. Yoochun baby fighting!

  60. Stupid trolls from allkpop! Dun worry my bb, ill always stay by ur side :D

  61. I’ve watched the subbed ep. 1 and am COMPLETELY IN LOVE with it ^0^ ~~~!!!
    This must be the BEST thing I’ve watched in a long time- at the very least the best so far this year!!!
    Everything is good- the plots, the pace, the characters (ohhhhh *the characters*) and the acting! All the main characters are great and very likeable! Yoochun was very good actually, his stiff expression and righteous tone totally fit his role. I love all four of the main characters, like seriously!!!
    So while the low rating is a disappointment, it has NOTHING to do with the quality of the drama IMO. The competitions are plainly too strong and the drama’s target market – students or adults in their twenties simply aren’t those who would necessarily watch a show when it airs (they watch shows online, when they have time/feel like to)! But I am sure the rating will increase once those two other popular drama series end, and good reviews of the drama have spreaded =)

    Yoochun, don’t get discouraged or anything, you did a job and it was a GREAT choice to take part in this drama. I actually feel that I should thank Yoochun for if it weren’t for him, I might’ve missed out on this super cool drama X-D !!!

    Yoochun fighting!!! SKKS crew fighting!!!

    • I have also finished watching!! If ratings determine the making and acting of those involved, WRONG!! People have to just watch to decide for themselves, and with the 2 BIG dramas at the same time slot, it may prove to be a little challenging, but seriously I think 4 of them portrayed their roles as depicted very well, and I still maintain my stand that Yoochun will definitely shine as an actor, even if it means going through lots of challenges with these ‘ratings’, and I actually appreciate that people see him as a newbie and not someone who is DBSK.

      Seems to me that the target market is mainyl looking at the ‘young’ audience , and this should be taken into consideration for the ratings, as well as how you view the drama.

      I can now totally understand why Junsu said that he is proud when he saw Chunnie acting…. he’s not wrong, give it a chance.

    • I agree! Although I haven’t watched it but I read news and reviews about SKKS and there’s nothing that really put down the drama except the fact that it faces rather impossible competition LOL..
      I think a drama’s success can be seen in two ways – it can be rating, it can also be critical acceptance. I remember Joo Ji Hoon (Goong’s Shin) and Shin Minah’s drama (who’s now starring in Gumiho) The Devil was really poor in rating but it was critically accepted and still gave a lot of leeway to them to become respected actors.
      If SKKS is critically accepted (maybe I am exaggerating as it is still such an early stage) – acting and production value wise – it’s fine by me. I just hope that they will be consistent and not be influenced by the rating too much.

  62. Yoochun fighting!!! ~don’t worry the ratings
    you are the best for me and I’ll always be
    proud of you ne (^_^)

  63. maybe its 60,3% not 6,3 % hahahaha
    KEEP FIGHTING!!!!! XD

    • U crack me up! U r the first one that makes me laugh this whole day!
      LOVE U SO MUCH!

    • LOL @ rae, same with you kisschunnie..^^
      start from 60,3% ends with 100,1%.. XD
      yeah SKKS is the winner!!!

  64. may I add something? Giant plans to ongoing their production, that’s not good idea. I haven’t watched dong yi or giant but seeing the high rating, they must b awesome to watch.
    So please, no need to b sad over the rating…
    Their 2nd episode is the 1 that we should worried about, as other drama juz started too. Today is the real battle

  65. Dong Yi will end soon so hopefully the rating would be better in 2 weeks.

  66. this what i worry before..

    come one Kcassie just put ur butt on ur sofa at least for 1 hour to watch SKKS
    and u can do what ever u want after that

    if u just only support them by sending him food or other thing in location
    then it’s useless ..we need ur support too to watch the drama…
    hope this rating will be better
    Yoochun Hwaiting!!!

  67. Chunnie oppa!!!! Fighting…. ^____^

  68. well for me rating is just rating, i dun care as long as i can see chunnie’s acting, will watch to the end.. ^^ hwaiting chunnie~~~ i really can’t wait for the ost, will definitely buy it…

  69. chunnie babyyy!!FIghting ya!!
    You did your best..we know that..well you always do ^^..
    Fighting!!

  70. Park Yoochun hwaiting!!!!!!!!!!!

  71. Dont be sad Yuchun~ah
    We will always support u<333

  72. Actually I don’t even realize it has already started to show…I thought today is the 1st day XDDDD anyway, have faith in my fellow horoscope mate XDDD we never that easy to be beaten down!

  73. puh-lease, the first episode was REALLY good xDDDDDDD i’m impressed by how artistic everything is… i esp love the music used ^^
    i thought the four them have a pretty promising chemistry already. i love how the F4 didn’t even know each other before, and i love how it doesn’t look like some cliche pretty boys gang, but there’s a dark vibe around it (idk if i make any sense)
    it’s a FRESH drama ^^,

  74. i want to watch it but i dont understand korean!!… TT_TT

  75. People need to stop thinking that if all 800,000 k-cassies (btw, I don’t believe there are that many) sit in front of the tv and watches drama starring the dbsk boys, the rating will go up a lot.

    No IT WON’T ^^;;;!!!

    For starter, 800,000 is just 1.6% of the 50 million population- of course it’s higher as a percentage of the drama-watching population it will be higher, but still it won’t be THAT significant a percentage.

    Secondly, not all TVs in the country count when it comes to viewer rating- in fact only those who’ve agreed to place a box on top of their tv to allow survey agency companies to monitor what they watch, get counted. It’s a sampling process and not counting of exact number of viewers.

    Thirdly, even if say a K-cassie has this said box on top of the tv at her house, what if her parents happen to be the many viewers who’ve been following DY and Giant loyally and send her to watch SKKS over the internet ^^;;;

    Pls don’t place the burden of tv viewer rating on the k-cassies. Album and live ticket sales, then yes, to a degree. But tv viewer rating? It’s up to the general public’s liking and awareness of the drama ^^

    • I agree with everything you say except the 2nd point. :D It’s a HD broadcast which means digital broadcast. You don’t need anything to monitor those. They can see the complete ratings through a simple computer software. All of it, not only a sample.

  76. why care about the rating?? as long as we knows chunnie did well & gave his all is enough. this is his acting debut, it may not started as well as we thought it would but that doesn’t mean anything!! he’s great in SKK… so i don’t care about the rating… i hope he won’t too… i’ll support & cheer for chunnie all the way…

    YOOCHUN HWAITING!!!!

  77. I haven’t watch it, I will wait for the subs so I don’t know about Yoochun’s acting yet ^^
    I really don’t care about low ratings…none of the boys are actors plus the low ratings are not only related to actors, there is also scenario, director… It is his first try…I wish that all of them would be succesful as actors but if they are not, I don’t care because they are great as singers. I am much more interested in the jobs that they do as singers.For me I will enjoy watching Yoochun since I miss him :D and who knows…maybe everything changes in a good way in the next episodes ;)

  78. Aww, it’s okay.
    There’s so many more people who watch it online that don’t count in ratings unfortunately. I’m going to watch it too, very soon. I’ll have to download it now. :) Good luck Yoochun!

  79. be positive…….
    yoochun oppa hwaiting^^

  80. Can you please not blame k-Cassies? It’s not their fault.
    How can some of you blame them? They have been there for the boys long before any of you has even heard of them.

    And why do you keep bringing up the other members dramas? What does it has to do with SKKS?
    STOP comparing everything about them. Geez!

    • *nods nods*

  81. I have not yet watched the drama properly without subs..but i have been watching most of the videos released..& i believe Micky’s acting to be very well done and believable..i also enjoyed watching even though i did not understand everything which was happening..Micky has improved a great amount with each role he’s been casted in..and will only get even more better..as the great actor which he has the potential to become..also its the first episode..and a new drama..so even though the ratings are not as high as we all were hoping for..it stills gives room for them to exceed as the drama progresses..i hope both he and the cast continues to think positively..and do their best..im really proud of him as well..Fight-o Micky!
    Thank you for sharing ^_^

  82. Dong Yi is being extended by an additional 14 episodes, so it won’t finish airing until late October.. And by then, SKKS will probably almost be finished airing, no? o_o

  83. I HAVE AN IDEA: STOP DRAMAS AND GET BACK TOGETHER. THIS IS THE ONLY WIN/WIN SITUATION THERE IS.

    But very curious about Changmin’s drama. Third time’s the charm! It would be amazing if it finally airs and it’s actually the one that has the best ratings. No one expects it and bam! Success.

    • Also hopefully this will be like You Are Beautiful, which has low ratings but was considered really popular anyway among it’s age group. It became sort of a cult favorite.

    • Will Changmin’s drama ever air?

  84. I’m gonna watch the drama!!!

    YOOCHUNNIE FIGHTOOOOO

  85. omo…too many comments!!!

    Yoochun ah….fight-o!!!

    I don’t urdestand…DBSK have lots of fans…why these results???

    Came on Cassiopeia, turn the TV on…support Micky, he need us!!!

  86. Yoochun looks cute there =D <3

  87. ลองให้เรื่องนี้เข้าไทยดิ รับรองเรตติ้งกระฉูด ชั้นจะดูคนแรกเลย จะไม่ให้พลาดซักตอนเชียวล่ะ
    ยังไงก็สู้ๆ นะพี่ปาร์ค ตอนต่อไปเรตติ้งต้องเพิ่มขึ้นแน่ๆ
    อยากดูใจจะขาด แต่ยังหาดูไม่ได้

    Thanks ^^

  88. Fighting Yoochun!!!! <333

  89. its like storm in here…well about the ratings, does that tell us to go and watch it rather then complain this and that. the rating tell us to buy the DVD when it comes out and to always support the actors/actress and the crew. So when it air, switch on the TV, sit, watch and enjoy.

  90. really dont know where are cassies? 1º yunho now yoochun? ok is the first episode! baby you can do it! we will support you no matter what! but i hope cassies will do it too

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  92. I haven’t got the chance to see the drama cos I got no access to it. But it is too quick too judge since t is only its first episode.

    I personally hope that rating will go up and up each episode.

    Yoochun fighting!

  93. I really love this film, I don’t know why the rating was too low, but this film is so incredible with beautiful actrees and actors. I hope the rating will go up and up. Chunnie fighting!!!!!!!!!

  94. i don’t think we should worry about the low ratings,i’m sure it’ll increase this week.
    the whole drama definitely has an interesting plot,definitely not much of the cliche kind and it being a historical drama with a small modern twist,is indeed something new.we should all applaud their efforts,especially yoochun because it’s his first ever big drama.
    though i can’t help to raise the ratings because i’m not from korea,but i’ll definitely watch it online,and i’ll buy the dvd when it’s released here (:
    so i hope everyone continue to support the drama,regardless of whether you’re a dbsk fan or not,and if you’re a dbsk fan,you should support all of them,and not be biased.
    Sungkyunkwan Scandal FIGHTING!


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