The latest webtoon adaptation K-drama, Our Beloved Summer, has premiered with promising viewership ratings. According to Nielsen Korea’s data, the series overthrew other shows, landing next to the current popular show, The King’s Affection.
As per them, the romcom Our Beloved Summer premiered with 3.2 percent average viewership ratings on the day of its premiere, December 6. Nielsen Korea measures data across networks to provide genuine nationwide and Seoul-wide viewership ratings of dramas.
The rom-com, based on a famous webtoon of the same name, stars Choi Woo-shik from Oscar-winning Parasite, Kim Da-mi from Itaewon Class, Kim Sung-cheol from Prison Playbook, and Roh Jeong-eui from 18 Again.
Woo-shik also teamed up with his Wooga squad member, BTS vocalist V (or Kim Tae-hyung) for the show’s OST. The BTS member teased the release of his OST for his BFFs drama on Twitter, too.
The first episode for Our Beloved Summer already has the audience in splits. They laughed at the nostalgia of watching the love-hate relationship between Choi Woong (Choi Woo-shik) and Kook Yeon-soo (Kim Da-mi) as teenagers and were on the verge of tears seeing them living their present lives.
Watch a scene from the show with V’s OST in the background below:
Meanwhile, The King’s Affection achieved 8.4 percent while 2 PM Taecyeon’s Secret Royal Inspector & Joy garnered 4.5 percent in average viewership ratings.
Garnering 3.03 percent ratings was the crime drama Show Window: The Queen’s House. IDOL: The Coup, a drama on K-pop idols’ life, raked in a meager 0.69 percent ratings.
Even though top South Korean actors’ latest dramas aren’t doing great on the ratings, the Choi Woo-shik and Kim Da-mi’s series has high expectations. Judging by the fan reviews, the premiere episode worked well for many.
Our Beloved Summer airs every Monday and Tuesday at 10 PM KST. After airing, it will be available to stream on Netflix.
About Our Beloved Summer
Our Beloved Summer is a South Korean based on a famous Never Webtoon of the same name. The 16-episode series is directed by Kim Yoon-jin and is written by Lee Na-eun.
The romcom stars Choi Woo-shik, Kim Da-mi, Kim Seung-cheol and Roh Jeong-eui in the main roles.
Our Beloved Summer is a coming-of-age story of youth and love, as two ex-lovers, now set in their respective careers are forced to work together as their decade-old couple documentary goes viral. Choi Woong a building illustrator and Kook Yeon-soo, a PR expert promised to never cross paths again. But as luck would have it, they have to fake their romance for the world, till the spark rekindles hidden feelings again.
Source: Entertain Naver
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