"Beloved" makes the people cry more and more, Nam Goong Min and his lover are praised

At this time, "Korean movie nerds" are standing still with the movie "My Dearest".

Set in the Joseon Dynasty, the drama revolves around Lee Jang Hyun ( Nam Goong Min), an intelligent, sneaky but complex young master who vows not to get married.

But after meeting Yoo Gil Chae (Ahn Eun Jin), a beautiful lady from Neunggeun Village, who dreams of finding true love, Jang Hyun gradually changes his mind. His maturity also helped the haughty lady get better every day.

After 6 episodes, from the drama opening with average ratings, "Beloved" suddenly set a record with an 8.8% viewership rating for the most recent episode.

Specifically, on the evening of August 18-19, episodes 5-6 of the romantic historical drama "Beloved" aired and surprised by achieving high viewership ratings - reaching 8.4% and 8.8% respectively - almost double the ratings of previous episodes.

According to Nielsen Korea, in addition to setting the highest record since its broadcast, the drama currently ranks at the top of the time slot across all channels. In addition, "Beloved" was also the most-watched drama on Saturday night, with viewers aged 20-49 with a rating of 3.3%.

Initially, it opened with a 4.7% rating and remained in the range of 4-5% for four episodes. Although Naver is considered the most anticipated work in the second half of the year, when it first aired, the majority assessed that the pace of the film was slow.

In addition, the controversy surrounding Ahn Eun Jin's construction of female lead Yoo Gil Chae caused the film to suffer, despite Nam Goong Min's 10-year-old return to the historical drama genre.

However, in the latest developments, the film gradually erases the conflicting opinions thanks to the beautiful, poetic context and logical story, good acting of the cast. As a result, the ratings of the work skyrocketed.

On film forums, the majority of viewers appreciated the role-playing performances of Nam Goong Min and Ahn Eun Jin. In it, the 8X actor was praised for faithfully portraying the role of Lee Jang Hyun - a smart, sneaky dude who always declares that he is not married, but ends up falling in love with Yoo Gil Chae (Ahn Eun Jin) - a beautiful lady but nicknamed "the woman with 99 tails of Neunggeun village".

From the criticism for being older than the heroine's appearance, to no on-screen chemistry, Nam Goong Min's acting gradually regained sympathy from the audience.

Fans of the drama commented, "Nam Goong Min is really the one who has an eye for the script. Of course, he can't be ignored, but it's too cool to get to this point," or "Nam Goong Min chooses the script too well. At the beginning of the screening, the movie was quiet, but now the ratings have skyrocketed. The word-of-mouth effect was good."

Others also praised Ahn Eun Jin's role-playing. They thought that she was the perfect choice for the role of Yoo Gil Chae and joked that anyone who used to criticize the actress should now apologize for her "smooth" acting.

With the current strong coverage, viewers expect, "Beloved" can continue the success of "Red Cuff" (which took the screen by storm in 2021) - becoming the best historical drama of 2023 of Korean television.

On the other hand, initially, Nam Goong Min - Ahn Eun Jin's pairing was criticized because the couple had an age difference. On the other hand, the heroine's appearance does not really match antiques. However, the more viewers watched, many viewers confessed that they should "apologize" to the two lead actors for previously speaking out disparagingly.

On screen, Nam Goong Min once again proved his script selection and good role-playing skills. The audience assessed that Jang Hyun continues to be an attractive role of 8X actor when he has enough qualities that make female fans "fascinated" such as handsome, experiencing life, when serious - sometimes indifferent, when rational - sometimes unpredictable.

In particular, in the scenes of conversation with Gil Chae, although Jang Hyun's mouth always says jokes, his loving eyes are something that cannot be hidden. When facing junior Ahn Eun Jin, Nam Goong Min showed good juggling.

Meanwhile, Ahn Eun Jin was considered the perfect choice for the role of Gil Chae. Although not possessing a too beautiful face, the actress's flexible expression and emotional gaze on the film make viewers distracted.

Nam Goong Min officially received great news after causing a stir because he was paired with a beauty 13 years younger than him Xuka10:59:18 18/09/2023The film caused a storm on social networks with many compliments for the harmonious acting of the male and female lead duo. Viewership ratings also continuously increased, reaching 14.4% during peak times.