This weekend marks SBS' drama Backstreet Rookie finale. The K-drama stars Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung in the lead.
19.07.2020 - 13:13 / pinkvilla.com
It was a bittersweet Saturday night on the small screen courtesy Ji Chang Wook and Kim Soo Hyun. Let's start with Ji Chang Wook's Backstreet Rookie.
The actor's character, Choi Dae Hyun had his heartbroken when his girlfriend Yoo Yeon Joo decided to leave him. The breakup came through at the end of episode 9 and spilled over to the 10th episode.
The events surrounding it boosted the ratings of the show in Korea. Neilson Korea noted that the show witnessed a rise in viewership on Saturday. Via
.This weekend marks SBS' drama Backstreet Rookie finale. The K-drama stars Ji Chang Wook and Kim Yoo Jung in the lead.
It's a wrap! While fans discuss the stellar It's Okay To Not Be Okay Ep 13, which aired on Saturday, the cast and crew of Korean drama wrapped the filming. Photos from the sets revealed that Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, Oh Jung Se, and other cast members took a bow as the shot the final scene of the drama this weekend.
It was one helluva Saturday night for Korean drama viewers! With Backstreet Rookie and It's Okay To Not Be Okay heading to its season finale, the ratings for both series witnessed a good rise in ratings on Saturday. Starting with Backstreet Rookie, the Ji Chang-wook and Kim Yoo-jung starrer premiered its 13th and 14th episodes over the weekend.
Backstreet Rookie was under fire when the SBS drama premiered the first two episodes. Over 6000 complaints were filed against the Ji Chang-wook and Kim Yoo-jung starrer after the initial few episodes featured the underaged female lead cast member kissing the lead character who was almost 30 years old.
*SPOILERS ALERT* The end of Backstreet Rookie Ep 12 saw Choi Dae-hyun's (Ji Chang-wook) ex-girlfriend Yoo Yeon-joo (Han Sun-hwa) trying to mend things between the two after she finds out how the former had given up his job to save her from getting fired.
It's Okay To Not Be Okay is turning out to be a visual treat for Kim Soo-hyun fans. The actor, who makes his comeback following the compulsory military training with the series, has been shown in different lights.
It was the kiss we'd all been waiting for! It's Okay To Not Be Okay premiered its 11th episode on Saturday night. The series, starring Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji, inches close towards the finale.
Ji Chang-wook is currently busy shooting for his ongoing K-drama, Backstreet Rookie, which has successfully aired 10 episodes so far! Yes, the SBS drama has been riddled with controversies but its also witnessing a steady growth, when it comes to the ratings.
Over the weekend, fans of It's Okay To Not Be Okay watched Kim Soo Hyun's Moon Gang Tae give himself a well-deserved break. The responsible younger brother escaped to a picturesque location with Seo Ye Ji's Ko Moon Young by his side in the ninth episode.
Backstreet Rookie may be riddled with controversies ever since it began but the Ji Chang-wook and Kim Yoo-jung series continues to showcase good ratings. Moreover, viewers are now getting invested in the love story between Choi Dae-hyun (Chang-wook) and Jung Saet-byul (Yoo-jung).
It was a roller coaster weekend for viewers of It's Okay To Not Be Okay. The ninth episode saw Kim Soo Hyun (Moon Gang Tae) and Oh Jung Se (Moon Sang Tae) deliver intense performances.
It was indeed a roller coaster ride for viewers last week as It's Okay to Not Be Okay reached Ep 10, with major ups and downs in the lives of the beloved characters.
*SPOILERS ALERT* Things are going to be anything but good for Cho Dae-hyun (Ji Chang-wook) in the upcoming episodes of Backstreet Rookie as he is going to face a crisis so big that his convenience store could be in major jeopardy. Viewers are aware of the real estate scandal that Jung Saet-byul (Kim Yoo-jung) had to go through which made her homeless while currently being taken under the wing of Dae-hyun's family home.
It's Okay to Not Be Okay has successfully completed eight episodes and fans can't get enough of the Kim Soo-hyun and Seo Ye-ji drama. Whether it be the layered storyline or the complex characters, the tvN series has viewers hooked to every episode as new mysteries made its way and the intrigue factor heightened every week.
It's Okay To Not Be Okay has given us several special moments last weekend. From watching Kim Soo-hyun's Moon Kang-tae get all jealous to Seo Ye-ji's Ko Moon-young and Oh Jung-se's Moon Sang-Tae indulge in a messy pillow fight, and Kang-tae pack a punch, it had all the entertaining moments one could ask for.
*SPOILERS ALERT* One of the best ways to know that one main lead is falling for the other in a K-drama is when the former shows off their jealous side. In It's Okay to Not Be Okay Ep 8, we saw Moon Gang-tae (Kim Soo-hyun) getting frustrated beyond belief when a fan (cameo by Choi Daniel) gets handsy with Ko Mun-yeong (Seo Ye-ji) under the pretense of having a fanboy moment with her.
After a weekend of intense performances, It's Okay To Not Be Okay went a tad easy on us with its seventh and eighth episodes aired over the weekend. The Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji starrer continued to shed light on the mental health ailments while fans watched the lead characters' love story slowly unfold.
One of the most creatively satisfying K-dramas airing currently is It's Okay to Not Be Okay. It's not your typical love story as one would imagine it to be as it also tackles mental health and the after-effects of different syndromes like antisocial personality disorder and autism.
Backstreet Rookie has faced its fair share of criticism over the course of six episodes, but the ratings continue to be at a steady pace in spite of the few glitches here and there. For the unversed, the SBS drama is headlined by Ji Chang-wook and Kim Yoo-jung.