Actors Im Yoon-ah and Lee Jun-ho. Photo courtesy of JTBC
The romance chemistry between actors Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoon-ah worked. ‘King the Land’ took first place in Netflix’s non-English top 10 TV category, raising the status of Korean dramas once again. ‘King the Land’ is breaking its own record every episode, continuing its high viewership ratings, and is also on the top of the topic. As the reaction is hot at home and abroad, more attention is paid to what kind of grades they will write in the future.
According to Netflix’s official site on the 5th, JTBC’s Saturday and Sunday drama ‘King the Land’ recorded 4 million views in the non-English top 10 TV category from the 26th of last month to the 2nd of this month, taking first place. Viewing time reached 24.5 million hours. ‘King the Land’, which will be released simultaneously on JTBC and Netflix, has previously ranked second in the first week of release (from the 19th to the 25th of last month).
‘King the Land’ was picked as an anticipated work in the second half of this year early. The combination of Lee Jun-ho, who emerged as a representative romance actor after ‘Red Sleeves’, and Lim Yoon-ah, who proved his acting spectrum with ‘Big Mouth’, raised interest. The drama began airing on the 17th of last month with a romance between Gu-gu (Lee Jun-ho), a man who despises laughter, and Cheon-rang (Lim Yoon-a), a smile queen who always has to laugh, at the King Hotel, a hotelier’s dream.
Photo courtesy of JTBC
‘King the Land’ is showing a scary rise after its first broadcast. It started with 5.1% (Nielsen Korea, nationwide), recorded 7.5%, 9.1%, 9.6%, and 9.7% in succession, and then rose to 12.0% in the sixth episode. During the entire broadcasting period, the viewership ratings did not suffer even once. In the recent drama environment where it is not easy to break through double digit viewer ratings, such performance and box office success are remarkable.
The topic was also swept away. According to the results of the Fundex survey, the official platform service of Good Data Corporation, an organization specializing in the analysis of K-content competitiveness, ‘King the Land”s topical score increased by 58.8% compared to the previous week, taking first place for two consecutive weeks. As for the performers, Lee Jun-ho took first place in the first week of broadcasting, then Lim Yoon-ah took first place the next week, and Lee Jun-ho regained the first place this week.
Above all, the chemistry between Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah is cited as the reason for the popularity of this drama. They, who are the same age, acted as two representative idol groups of the second generation, 2PM and Girls’ Generation, working together as stage performances and MCs. there is a bar Those who have been actively working as actors received high expectations as they first worked together in ‘King the Land’.
Actors Im Yoon-ah and Lee Jun-ho. Photo courtesy of JTBC
Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoon-ah are drawing a romance journey together, from fighting after their first meeting in ‘King the Land’ to a relationship that gradually builds a liking for each other. ‘King the Land’ is criticized for being a ‘cliche mess’ due to chaebol, Cinderella stories, and endlessly repeated coincidences, but apart from this, it is evaluated that the high topicality of each actor and their chemistry with each other eventually created the best synergy. Popular culture critic Kim Seong-soo said, “Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoon-ah already have high recognition as actors, and each has a strong fandom. .
Actors Im Yoon-ah and Lee Jun-ho. Reporter Seo Byung-soo [email protected] /2023.06.15/
The recent dating rumors also proved the chemistry between Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah. The two had a romantic relationship before appearing in ‘King the Land’, and because of this, dating rumors were raised that they appeared together, but both sides said they were “very close” but said that the dating rumors were unfounded. As both sides quickly and resolutely stated their position, the dating rumor was concluded as a happening. However, since ‘King the Land’ is a romance genre, there is a good chance that the dating rumor will lead to an element that increases the level of immersion in the drama. Attention is focusing on what records the high chemistry shown by Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoon-ah will lead to the end of ‘King the Land’, enough to even spark dating rumors.
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