Rating queen Yoona 'overwhelmed' Song Joong Ki, Park Min Young reluctantly admitted defeat

The Korean film market is making exciting strides with the release of a series of colorful films. From romantic melodramas to series on crime topics, the ratings race has become more dramatic and unpredictable than ever.

The romantic drama My Youth , starring Song Joong Ki and Chun Woo Hee , has had a fairly quiet but stable start. Song Joong Ki plays Sun Woo Hae , a former child actor looking for a simple life. The sudden appearance of his first love Sung Je Yeon (Chun Woo Hee), who had spent the darkest time with him, broke that silence. This is a melodrama with a light, healing plot, which aired two episodes in a row and achieved ratings of 2.8% and 2.9%, respectively. Although this number is relatively good, the film is predicted to be unlikely to make a strong breakthrough in viewership rates. "My Youth" received praise for its natural acting and good "chemistry" among the cast, however, the content was predictable and lacked groundbreaking elements, reducing its appeal to mass television audiences.

On the contrary, Confidence Queen faces many challenges when broadcasting on TV Chosun and two OTT platforms. Broadcasting on a TV station that does not have a rating advantage makes the film difficult. The first two episodes only achieved modest viewership ratings of 1.1% and 1.5%. The film is a remake of Japan's The Confidence Man JP (2018), about a trio of talented con artists who target "villains" in society. Park Min Young plays Yoon Yi Rang , a genius with an IQ of 165 who is the leader of the gang but is psychologically unstable. Although Park Min Young's acting and fashion style are impressive, the plot receives many mixed opinions. The content of episode 1 is considered discrete, while episode 2 is better, but there are still some illogical episodes, making the film not really conquer the audience.

The biggest highlight of the past week belonged to Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, a work that has maintained a solid double-digit rating. In episodes 5 and 6, the series continued to achieve success, and the latest episode set a new personal record when it reached 12.7%, becoming the program with the highest viewership rate in the same time frame.

According to Good Data Corporation, "The Tyrant's Bend" and actress Yoona have led the top two Top 10 movies and actors of the week. Lee Chae Min is also behind Yoona in the actors list. The success of the film shows the strong attraction of the intriguing plot and top-notch acting, which makes this work a phenomenon.

Some other films also have notable developments. KBS 2TV's Twelve dropped slightly in episode 6, with ratings dropping from 3.4% to 2.6%. However, this decrease is not too significant. Meanwhile, Beyond The Bar ended in full with an 8.4% rating for the final episode, bringing a satisfying ending. This success creates a favorable premise for JTBC's sequel work, A Hundred Memories, next week.

My Youth: Song Joong Ki has just reappeared "feverish", the heroine is scrutinized exactly like his ex-wife? An chi21:38:41 06/09/2025My Youth has just officially aired and immediately attracted the attention of the audience thanks to its emotional life romance story, the expected cast, making viewers unable to take their eyes off.