"Carry me and run" with flat ratings still tops the chart, gossip surrounds the male and female leads

The Korean love drama "Carry me and run" is a name that is making waves with drama nerds. Although the measured viewership ratings look quite flat, the numbers are much lower than other films, but Carry Me and Run still resonates.

" Lovely Runner" (Lovely Runner) revolves around the romantic love between Ryu Sun Jae ( Byun Woo Seok) - a top idol who tragically passed away and Im Sol ( Kim Hye Yoon) - a fangirl who went back in time. time to save you.

After 10 episodes, although the rating only fluctuates between 3.1% - 4.8%, the movie is still creating a good reputation. According to Good Data Corporation, "Carry me and run" topped the popularity chart of TV·OTT dramas in the first week of May.

The two main actors Byun Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon also ranked 1st and 2nd respectively on the hottest actors chart. On the weekly OTT - Rakuten Viu chart, the film ranked first in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia in the first week of May, ranked 2nd in Hong Kong (China) and the Philippines, ranked 3rd in Thailand.

In fact, at first, "Carry me and run" was not a project that received much anticipation. The reason is because dramas with similar themes have aired before such as "Beautiful Men's Band" (2012), "Meteor" (2022), "Divine Idol", "Sparkling Watermelon" ( 2023)... doesn't achieve much success simply by forming a favorite niche audience.

Newsis commented that, after the "Reply 1997" (2012) fever, dramas based on the idol fan motif of the 1990s mostly received only average responses. However, with "Carry me and run", screenwriter Lee Si Eun used a new way of telling the story.

The male and female lead actors in the movie were also caught up in controversy as soon as the movie aired. According to Koreaboo, recently, many audiences were dissatisfied with Artist Company, the management unit of female lead Kim Hye Yoon. Some say that she is one of the stars with the fastest growing career in the land of kimchi recently. However, most of the actress's fans believe that this unit has made no move to help her promote her name on the occasion of "Piggyback and Run" being well received by the public.

Currently, Artist Company's social networking sites are being criticized by many Kim Hye Yoon fans in the comments section. They asked the company to look for game shows, interviews or advertising contracts to help promote the name of the beauty born in 1996. In particular, most of these comments come from international audiences. located outside of Korean territory.

Meanwhile, male lead Byeon Woo Seok also attracted attention when the media "exposed" a series of evidence of dating model Jeon Ji Su. The star couple was spotted traveling together many times, often checking in at the same place and often interacting on social networks. Before that, netizens enthusiastically pushed him towards Kim Hye Yoon thanks to his extreme "chemical reaction" in the movie. Byeon Woo Seok's management company later denied the dating rumors. However, they confirmed that the two are close friends and often travel with a group of common friends.

Carry Him and Run is about Ryu Seon Jae (Byeon Woo Seok), a famous artist who recently passed away and the reason given was that he committed suicid.e, and Im Sol (Kim Hye Yoon), an avid fan. seriously troubled by his deat.h. She is accidentally given the opportunity to return to 2008 to save Seon Jae as well as herself. Initially, the work was not expected by many people. However, when released globally through the Viki platform, the film quickly climbed to the top 1 globally, dominating in 130 out of 190 countries with broadcasting rights.

"Carry me and run" causes a fever even though the ratings are still "low", why? Quỳnh Như14:28:06 11/05/2024Carry me and run is a drama that attracts a lot of attention from Korean audiences because of its feverish popularity. However, in contrast to the film's popularity, the rating (number of viewers) is relatively low.