Weekend K-drama Battle: Kim Soo-hyun vs Kim Ji-won

The 16-episode journey of the tvN weekend drama “Queen of Tears” came to an end on April 28. The final episode garnered a remarkable 24.9% viewership and peaked at 27.3%, securing the top spot in tvN’s all-time ratings with an impressive 21.7%. This surpassed the previous record set by “Crash Landing on You”, which had a peak viewership of 21.7%.

Now that the highly popular drama with a syndrome-like following has come to an end, all eyes are on which weekend K-drama will succeed in the footsteps of “Queen of Tears”.

Currently, there is a lot of anticipation for MBC’s “Chief Detective 1958″and KBS 2TV’s “Beauty and Mr. Romantic”to achieve the same success as “Queen of Tears”in their Friday-Saturday time slots.

The prequel to the popular detective K-drama “Chief Inspector”, titled “Chief Detective 1958”, centers on Park Young-han (portrayed by Lee Je-hoon), a detective who is transferred to Seoul in the year 1958.

Against the historical backdrop of barbarism, the series “Chief Detective 1958″follows the thrilling journey of detective Park Young-han and his team of unconventional colleagues as they unite to challenge the oppressive systems of corrupt authority and become champions of justice. Currently, the show has achieved a remarkable peak viewership rating of 10.8% and continues to gain significant popularity.

In previous years, MBC’s Friday-Saturday dramas, including “My Dearest”, “The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract”, and “Knight Flower”, have consistently attracted a large number of viewers. As the finale of “Queen of Tears”may result in an increase in viewership for other K-dramas, speculation has begun about which weekend drama will take over the top spot.

The weekend show “Beauty and Mr. Romantic”is currently gaining popularity. It features Lim Soo-hyang and Ji Hyun-woo as the lead roles and tells the story of a rookie drama producer who experiences a series of ups and downs, with the help of a top actor who unexpectedly falls for her and aids her in her swift rise to success.

The show maintained its course by achieving a peak viewership rating of 17.6%, with the latest episode also recording 15.2%.

Missing Crown Prince-the escape ofthe seven

Simultaneously, the second season of SBS’s “The Escape of the Seven”and MBN’s “Missing Crown Prince”are garnering interest from viewers, as they have the potential to capitalize on the increasing ratings trend.

In particular, “Missing Crown Prince”is a romantic comedy drama that takes place during the Joseon era and follows the story of a crown prince who is abducted by the woman chosen as his future wife. This is the first historical drama for EXO’s Suho and has garnered a viewership rating of 2.8%, even with only 6 episodes aired. There is still potential for a comeback in the remaining episodes.

However, there is hope for “The Escape of the Seven”Season 2, a drama by “Penthouse”writer Kim Soon-ok, which will conclude this month. The show portrays the unforgiving and intense teamwork of seven individuals and began with a 4.4% rating, but has since dropped to 2.1%. Nonetheless, in the most recent episode, viewership increased to 3.5%, indicating a potential comeback for the series.

The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-graduation

The upcoming K-drama that has generated the most buzz is tvN’s “The Midnight Romance in Hagwon” (also known as “Graduation”), which follows in the footsteps of the popular “Queen of Tears” . Led by Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon, this series portrays the thrilling and enchanting midnight romance between Seo Hye-jin, a renowned lecturer, and Lee Joon-ho, a mischievous student who joins the faculty as a new lecturer. Mark your calendars for the highly-anticipated premiere on May 11 at 9:20 PM (KST).

This information can be found on Naver’s ranking article at https://m.entertain.naver.com/ranking/article/311/0001722397.