Chapter 228 Trends and Nominations
On March 10 and 11, the fifth and sixth episodes of "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon" were broadcast.
The latest ratings statistics were released on the morning of the 12th, which increased by 1.1% from the 8.5% of the fourth episode, reaching an impressive average rating of 9.6%.
The main plot of this drama is composed of a series of hilarious and funny elements in the process of the male and female protagonists getting to know each other and falling in love.
At the same time, in order to enrich the plot and make it less boring, two suspenseful subplots were added.
One is to investigate from the male protagonist's side who threatened and forced the male protagonist to give up his position as heir.
The other one is about the heroine, who is arresting and investigating a highly intelligent pervert who attacks single women walking alone at night in order to gather seven brides for his wedding.
The first eight episodes are mainly based on the suspense line of the male protagonist. The female protagonist helps the male protagonist solve the crisis. In the process, the male protagonist falls in love with the female protagonist.
Therefore, for the climax of the "eight-episode kissing scene rule" that the audience loves to see, everyone is waiting in front of the TV with all their energy for the sweet scene they want to see the most.
As a result, the ratings for the seventh and eighth episodes aired on the 17th and 18th of next week hit a new high, breaking through 10% and reaching an astonishing 11.6%.
This viewership rate is enough to surprise any TV station, and the company will definitely make a lot of money from advertising and copyright fees.
Not to mention JTBC, which completely broke the ratings of all TV dramas in the history of its TV station and set the highest record.
Although it has not yet ended, this drama has become the mainstay of JTBC TV department.
This drama is not only popular locally, but its influence overseas is also the same, which is no less than the impact of "Descendants of the Sun" on overseas exports.
However, due to the impression left by the county magistrate, the drama was not introduced and broadcasted in mainland China, causing Kim Ki-hyun and Park Bo-young to lose the opportunity to become popular in mainland China.
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Mongolia, Japan and other Southeast Asian countries have introduced this popular drama, half a month later than it was broadcast on the peninsula.
Once it was broadcast locally, it caused a huge response.
Not only that, there are also rumors online that Netflix is going to remake this drama.
But it should be a little different from the original style.
The protagonist of the Korean version is a cute petite girl, but she has extraordinary strength and can beat a hundred people alone.
The American version's lead actor looks very capable in fighting, and his character has definitely changed.
The reason why the Korean version is so popular is because the heroine Park Bo Young has a cute appearance but is born with extraordinary strength. This contrast is very interesting.
At that time, the American TV series version was set to emphasize the "super strength" part. Later, it was reported that the female lead would be played by former professional wrestler Ronda Rousey. Many netizens left messages and laughed: [Real strong woman].
At this point, the entire network was swept by the craze of Kim Ki-hyun & Park Bo-young's "Dog CP".
People on the peninsula like to use animals to describe a person's appearance, such as cat-like appearance, dog-like appearance, rabbit-like appearance, fox-like appearance, deer-like appearance, etc.
Park Bo-young and Kim Ki-hyun both have canine-like looks, giving people an impression of being gentle, harmless, and cute like a puppy.
Coupled with the "little dog cp" paired by the crew in the later part of the footage, the couple became known as such.
Its popularity is no less than that of the "Song-Song CP" at this time last year.
With the popularity of this work and "Brave Citizen", Jin Qixuan has naturally become one of the most popular actors today.
(Trendy actors: those with high popularity, great potential, and a promising future.) For this reason, many variety shows have invited Kim Ki-hyun and Park Bo-young to participate in variety shows, hoping to take advantage of the popularity of the "Doggo CP" and increase the ratings of the show.
It is conceivable that as long as the topic of the two of them participating in a variety show together comes out, given their current popularity, the topic will be at its peak.
This kind of thing is very common in the peninsula. After an artist becomes popular with a certain drama, many variety show stars will say that they have a good relationship with him or her to take advantage of the popularity.
But generally no one comes out to embarrass them, because those who have a really good relationship will go on the show directly.
However, the two did not agree rashly, because at this moment, Kim Ki-hyun and Park Bo-young's agency was already overwhelmed with notices, especially mostly from overseas, where the remuneration was much higher than that of Peninsula.
Cha Tae-hyun has been looking forward to Kim Ki-hyeon wrapping up his filming as soon as possible so that he can go and earn money for him.
After all, Park Bo Gum has given up the responsibility, and the heavy burden falls on Kim Ki-hyun.
In addition to the pile of notices, the scripts that have been actively submitted to Jin Qixuan for performance have piled up half a meter high in the agency.
Therefore, Jin Qixuan's sudden popularity made director Lu Xiangxiao very anxious, for fear that Jin Qixuan would not act in the movie for which he had verbally agreed to act.
Basically there were two phone calls a day, and Jin Qixuan was fed all kinds of chicken soup.
Only after Jin Qixuan assured him that he would definitely star in the film did he feel relieved and concentrate on beautifying the script.
As the ratings continued to soar, just when the entire crew thought they were about to create the next phenomenal drama, reality slapped everyone in the face.
The ratings for the ninth and tenth episodes aired on the 24th and 25th dropped, and before reaching ten, the average ratings were 9.6%.
Online comments have begun to polarize.
They angrily denounced the practice of selling dog meat under the guise of selling mutton.
[It’s supposed to be a romantic comedy, so it’s ok that there’s no eight-episode rule.
But! Ten episodes in! The hero and heroine are still not together! They haven’t even held hands!!!】
[Hurry up and get to the love scene, even if it's just their daily bickering! ]
[Stop making these untenable suspense lines. They make people angry.]
[If it weren't for the looks of these two leading actors, I would have given up on the show long ago! ]
…
According to past data, once the ratings decline, it will be difficult for them to soar back up again.
The decline in ratings means that the loopholes in the plot have affected the viewing experience.
So, if nothing unexpected happens, the peak ratings of this drama will be 11.6% in the eighth episode.
Unless it is a 54-episode drama like "Dae Jang Geum" there is a lot of room for change, but this drama has only 16 episodes, and the tenth episode has been aired, so there is not much room for change in the remaining six episodes.
All we can say is that the emotional drama between the male and female protagonists should be sped up to allow the audience to enjoy more sweet scenes, so as to ensure that the ratings do not drop too low in the future.
Overall, although this drama cannot compare to the phenomenal popularity of "Goblin" and "1988", it can definitely beat 80% of the dramas of the same type.
In order to do his bit to help his artist and reverse the downward trend, Sheng Bingxu temporarily stopped handling his business announcements.
The daily routine is to record high-definition video resources, add watermarks and subtitles, and then add appropriate background music to make various video clips.
Today I’ll take advantage of the popularity of Naver’s hit webtoon, tomorrow I’ll take advantage of the popularity of Lee Ji-eun’s new album’s pre-release song “Night Letter”, and the day after tomorrow I’ll make a super-burning Japanese comic mashup that breaks the dimensional wall.
It is unclear whether the popularity of "Strong Woman Do Bong-soon" has been revived, but Sheng Bingxu himself has earned a lot of rewards...
At the end of the month, the eleventh and twelfth episodes of "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon" were broadcast.
At the beginning of the eleventh episode, influenced by the real online discussions, the male protagonist changed his usual reserved attitude and forcefully confessed his love to the female protagonist.
The entire episode expresses the various struggles of the heroine. Through the previous foreshadowing, it is obvious that the heroine's mood towards the hero has already changed.
Finally, at the end of episode 11, the heroine made up her mind and chose to accept the hero's confession.
The entire twelve episodes are just a process of romance and sweet moments.
The ratings for episode 11 dropped to 8.9%, but the twelfth episode saw some improvement, reaching an average rating of 9.6%.
Seeing this situation, the crew, who already knew that the final ratings would not soar, finally let it go.
The ratings changed from the dull atmosphere that week and gradually became optimistic.
No matter how you look at it, it has also refreshed the history of JTBC TV series. What else do you want? Although it is not a phenomenal drama, it is still a great national hit drama at this stage! On the second day of the 12th episode, which was in early April.
The 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards announced the shortlists for the television and film categories.
Kim Ki-hyun and Park Bo-young were both nominated for the Baeksang Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress and TV Popular Actor/Actress for their extremely high popularity and superb acting skills.
The fact that the male and female protagonists of a TV series that has not yet been completed have both been shortlisted is enough to show that the popularity of this drama is extremely high. It can be said to be the most popular drama in the first half of 2017.
In order to celebrate this glorious moment, the crew gave the two people who had dark circles under their eyes a day off so that they could take good care of their bodies and attend the award ceremony in good spirits in the future.
On that day, Jin Qixuan really took good care of himself at home and slept from two in the morning until four in the afternoon.
He didn’t understand why Li Zhien slept so much before, but now he understands…
When Jin Qixuan got up and washed up, he suddenly heard a "gurgling" sound coming from the living room.
So Jin Qixuan walked to the living room curiously with a toothbrush, and through the transparent kitchen door, he saw Li Zhien who was busy inside wearing an apron.
"How did you know my password?"
"Ah, you're awake! I was just about to call you."
Hearing the voice, Lee Ji-eun turned her head and smiled sweetly.
Jin Qixuan looked over her and looked at the boiling golden paste in the pot, frowning slightly: "What are you doing?"
“Milk Pumpkin Porridge.”
"Are you okay? Take the day off today?"
"Yes, I have to go shoot a music video soon. I feel sorry for your hard work these days, so I came back specially to cook porridge for you to nourish your body. Is that okay with me?"
Lee Ji-eun smiled and winked at Kim Ki-hyeon, teasing him.
Jin Qixuan was not fooled by her appearance, but stared at the boiling paste in the pot with a frown, and said hesitantly: "Aren't you a novice in cooking? This porridge... won't be poisonous?"
“What are you talking about!!”
“…”
Being stared at by Jin Qixuan made Li Zhien feel a little nervous. She gave in and stirred the porridge to prevent it from sticking to the pot while explaining to Jin Qixuan:
"When I was backstage at a music promotion a few days ago, I was invited to participate in a new variety show next month. I might be asked to show off my skills. I will practice ahead of time and then let you have a taste first."
Jin Qixuan: “…”
Are you using me as a poison tester? "Is it okay if I don't eat? I'm not hungry at all."
Li Zhien turned her head sharply and stared at Jin Qixuan with a murderous look: "No!"
"Oh... then I'll go wash up first."
After Jin Qixuan finished washing up, he came to the dining table.
IU was very "virtuous" and served him a bowl of porridge, handed it to him with a smile, and stretched out her hand as if asking him to try it.
Jin Qixuan lowered his head and sniffed, and a sweet smell came to his nose.
Not to mention, the color, aroma and taste are all good, and the taste should not be bad either.
Therefore, Jin Qixuan gave a thumbs up and praised:
"Not bad, this is my first time cooking and my cooking skills are great!"
Li Zhien happily shook her legs on the chair and urged: "Hey, try it!"
"Um."
So Jin Qixuan scooped a spoonful, blew on it, and put it into his mouth.
Then, Jin Qixuan fell silent.
Seeing that he didn't say anything for a long time, Li Zhien asked expectantly:
"How does it taste? Is it delicious?"
"Um...let me ask, who taught you to put cheese in porridge?"
"I invented it myself. What's wrong? Doesn't it taste good?"
Jin Qixuan considered his words in his mind and said, "I can't say it's not delicious, I can only say it's not quite to my taste."
Li Zhien blew on it and took a bite, then nodded with satisfaction: "It's obviously delicious."
Jin Qixuan didn't dwell on this topic, and asked:
"By the way, how did you know my password?"
Li Zhien took another sip and said, "When I sent you home last time, I saw what Bingxu oppa typed, so I wrote it down. 0315...does it have any special meaning?"
"It doesn't make any sense. I just pressed it randomly."
Seeing that Jin Qixuan was unwilling to talk, Li Zhien did not ask any more questions and chatted with him about interesting things at work these days.
For example, Hunter knew that IU was controlling her waistline for her comeback, so he specially ordered pizza for her when she was filming the MV for "Night Letter". All the staff members had pizza except IU.
The original plan was to shoot the MV for "Night Letter" in Busan over a three-day and two-night period.
But IU insisted on dragging everyone to stay in Busan for one more night.
When he woke up the next day, Hunter found that he was the only one left in the hotel.
Hearing this, Jin Qixuan mourned for Hunter for three seconds in his heart.
Why did you mess with her? Then, Jin Qixuan told her some interesting things that happened during his filming.
In order to prevent her from being jealous, Kim Ki-hyeon deliberately downplayed things related to Park Bo-young and mainly talked about interesting stories about Park Bo-gum and Go Kyung-pyo.
They chatted for half an hour, and then a phone call came in urging her to go to work, so IU went to work.
However, before leaving, she told Jin Qixuan to drink the porridge, otherwise there would be no next time.
Facing IU's full threat, Kim Ki-hyun raised his hand and obediently indicated that he would definitely finish the drink.
Only then was she satisfied and kissed him goodbye.
April 6th.
After a week of selection, the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards officially released the nominations for each award.
【Nomination for TV Best Actor Award】
Gong Yoo – Goblin
Kim Kye-hyun - Strong Woman Do Bong-soon
Park Bo Gum - "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds"
Jo Jung-seok - Jealousy Incarnate
Han Suk-kyu - Romantic Doctor Kim
【Nominated for TV Department Best Actress Award】
Kim Go-eun – Goblin
Kim Ha Neul - On the Way to the Airport
Park Bo Young – Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Park Shin Hye – Doctors
Seo Hyun-jin - "Another Oh Hae-young"
【Nomination for Best New Actor Award in Film】
Do Kyung-soo - "Brother"
Ryu Jun-yeol – The King
Yu Daohuan - Master
Ji Chang Wook - "Love Talk"
Jin Qixuan - Brave Citizens
besides.
Han Hyo Joo was nominated for Best Actress;
Ryu Jun-yeol was nominated for Best Supporting Actor; Ko Kyung-pyo was nominated for Best New Actor in the TV category.
Im Yoona was nominated for Best New Actress;
Her brother was nominated for Best New Director.
When the news that Kim Ki-hyun was nominated for the Baeksang Arts Award and Best Newcomer Award spread online, his fans were go crazy.
(End of this chapter)
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