JYJ Park Yoo Chun’s Steady Rise vs. Lee Seung Gi’s Continual Decline: Who Will Reign Wed/Thurs Night

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All three broadcasting stations premiered new Wed/Thurs dramas last week, and it’s been a tight race for the ratings both last week and this week. According to AGB Nielsen, SBS “Rooftop Prince,” starring JYJ’s Park Yoo Chun and Han Ji Min, rose 0.2% from the night before, recording 11.4% for its fourth episode. Since its premiere, “Rooftop Prince” has seen a steady increase in ratings, going from 9.8% for its pilot episode to 10.5% for its second to 11.2% for its third episode.

MBC “The King 2hearts” recorded 14.6%, a 0.8% drop. On March 29, fans were surprised to see a 2% dip in ratings for the third episode, going from 16.5% to 14.5%. At this rate, many are predicting that “Rooftop Prince” will gain ground and take the lead for the Wed/Thurs night race for the ratings.

Meanwhile, KBS “The Equator Man,” starring Uhm Tae Woong, saw very similar numbers as its previous episodes, recording 8.5%.

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“Rooftop Prince” is about a Chosun era Crown Prince Lee Gak (Park Yoo Chun) who was in the midst of investigating the death of his Crown Princess (Jung Yumi) when he mysteriously gets sucked into the future and meets his destined love (Jung Yumi).

“The King 2hearts” takes place in a fictional contemporary South Korea, which is still ruled by monarchy. The story is about an arranged marriage between North Korean Special Forces female operative Kim Hang Ah (Ha Ji Won) and South Korea’s Crown Prince Lee Jae Ha (Lee Seung Gi). Initially, the two are blinded by their pride and prejudice against each other, but they manage to get past their differences and fall in love.

What about Soompiers? Which series do you like better?

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‘The King 2 Hearts’, ‘Rooftop Prince’, and ‘The Equator Man’ battle it out for viewer ratin gs

There seems to be a change happening on what will be the top drama on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

If we follow the statistics given by the AGB Neielson Media Research group, on March 28th, the ratings for MBC’s ‘The King 2 Hearts‘, SBS’s ‘Rooftop Prince’ and KBS2′s ‘The Equator Man‘ was 14.5%, 11.2% and 8.1% respectively.

On March 22nd, ‘The King 2 Hearts’ recorded a viewer ranking of 16.5% meaning it dropped 2% this week. ‘Rooftop Prince’ was at 10.5% last week meaning it saw a rise of .7%, and ‘The Equator Man’ had very similar numbers from last week.

There was not much change in viewers for both ‘Rooftop Prince’ and ‘The Equator Man’, but there was a significant drop for ‘The King 2 Hearts.’ ‘The King 2 Hearts’ is still number one in the time slot but ‘Rooftop Prince’ had steady viewer growth through its first three episodes from 9.8% to 10.5% and finally to 11.2%, leaving it just 3.3% out of first place.

With so many great choices for drama these days, it is no wonder that all have similar numbers. We’ll have to keep an eye on how the ratings will change with the progression of the shows.

What is your favorite drama from this time slot?

Source: E Daily via Naver

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‘The Equator Man’ shares still cut of ZE:A’s Siwan and Park Se Young

On March 8th, a romantic still cut of ZE:A‘s Siwan and actress Park Se Young from their upcoming drama, ‘The Equator Man‘, was revealed!

Taken in Busan back in February, the still cut features the scene in which Siwan meets Park Se Young for the first time as she runs under his umbrella to avoid the sudden downpour of rain.

Park Se Young plays the role of ‘Sumi’, who goes through a rough childhood as the daughter of an exorcist. She obsessively falls in love with Siwan, who plays the role of ‘Jang Il’, and stops at no limits to make sure that he returns the same feelings, even by going as far as to manipulate a painful past in order to cure her own loneliness and pain.

‘Jang Il’ is a cold young man who has a sad story behind his negative outlook on life, so curiosity is beginning to brew on how the two lost souls will be able to find love in each other.

Other stars in the line-up include Um Tae Woong, Lee Bo Young, Lee Hyun Woo and more. The drama begins airing on March 21st.

Source + Photos: TV Report via Naver

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