The King: Eternal Monarch records WORST rating yet; The World Of The Married registers record breaking ratings

By Sonia Kil

2020 has seen an interesting turn of events for the entertainment industry as people are relying on them to be distracted during the quarantine period, which was enforced by the coronavirus pandemic. K-dramas in particular has seen an upsurge, in the recent few years, when it comes to global consumption as international fans can't get enough of the shows.

The Coronavirus pandemic is continuing to take the world by storm. Globally, more than 5.3 million people have been infected with the deadly virus, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The wait is finally over. Big Hit Entertainment has released Suga's Agust D2. The K-Pop band agency has been teasing the mixtape for days now. While it was confused if it was Jungkook or Suga, the D-2 announcement revealed it was indeed Yoongi's highly anticipated Agust D2. Today, the Korean rapper has not only released the album but also dropped the music video of Agust D '대취타' MV and it has surpassed our expectations. The rapper travels back in time to deliver a jaw-dropping video. 

has been struggling to retain viewers. The Lee Min Ho starrer Korean drama has been recording an unstable viewers' rating in South Korea. The SBS show recorded its worst rating over the weekend with the premiere of its ninth episode on Friday. However, the graph rose a little on Saturday, with the premiere of the tenth episode. Nevertheless, the most anticipated show of the year hasn't matched up to the expectations, bowing down to its competition The World of the Married. 

Creating a stir amongst several Korean dramas is The World of the Married and it's for all the right reasons! Starring Kim Hee-ae as Ji Sun-woo, Park Hae-joon as Lee Tae-oh and Han So-hee as Yeo Da-kyung in the lead roles, this spicy K-drama looks into a love triangle where a married couple's life is turned upside down when the husband begins having an affair with another woman.

There is finally some good news for fans of The King: Eternal Monarch. The SBS show has been struggling to stay sustain viewership every passing week. The graph has recurringly portraying weak numbers. With the premiere of The King: Eternal Monarch Episode 9, the Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun starrer recorded an all-time low rating, leaving fans a tad worried. However, there was a hint of light amid the dark clouds when The King: Eternal Monarch episode 10 aired. 

It has been four weeks since premiered. The SBS South Korean drama series stars Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun in the lead role with Woo Do-hwan, Jung Eun-chae, Lee Jung-jin and Kim Kyung-nam in prominent supporting roles. While the series has been riding the troubled tides when it comes to the ratings owing to several reasons (including Min Ho and Go Eun's underdeveloped chemistry), there are five interesting aspects of The King: Eternal Monarch that makes the series worth your time. 

Korean director Bong Joon-ho became Hollywood’s darling as his movie “Parasite” swept the Oscars this year. Now, one of his earlier works is hitting the small screen as a TV show.

The sun isn't shining so bright on The King: Eternal Monarch. Over the weekend, SBS dropped two new episodes of the Lee Min-Ho headlined South Korean drama series.