[2020결산]From the trusted season 2 to the high-end close-up… A home theater with depression

[스포츠서울 조성경기자]It was 2020 when it was frenzied with the new coronavirus infection (hereinafter referred to as Corona 19), but the home theater was full. Hits captivating fans as much as other years were poured out, helping to overcome the depression of Corona 19.

◇The best parade ever
With the all-time record for each channel, 2020 has become a new year of history. First of all, the tvN’Crash Landing of Love’ starring Hyunbin and Son Yejin heated up the beginning of the year. ‘Love Crash Landing’, which depicts the romance of a North Korean special officer and a South Korean chaebol heiress, broke the 20.5% written by’Goblin’ with a 21.7% viewer rating (hereinafter, Nielsen Korea and the whole country standard) in the final episode and set a record for tvN. did. OCN also hit the best record. It has succeeded in realizing the popular webtoon of the same name with the’wonderful rumors’ currently airing. ‘Wonderful rumors’, which are popular as Korean heroes based on exorcism, were 9.3% on the 20th, which aired the 8th episode, for the first time in OCN history, writing a new history of OCN. There is a keen interest in whether’wonderful rumors’ will set a phenomenal record for the first two digits in history on OCN. JTBC culminated in the’World of Couples’ released as a sequel after riding the ratings up curve with’Itaewon Class’ starring Park Seo-jun. ‘The World of Couples’, a remake of the British drama’Doctor Foster’, broke the record of JTBC’s record set by’SKY Castle’ (23.8%) at 28.4%.

◇High-quality dead-end syndrome
‘The Couple’s World’ starring Kim Hee-ae created a syndrome-level issue at the time and opened up a new world of high-class drama. The drama, based on the high-quality directing of the cast members including Kim Hee-ae and Mo Wan-il PD, was flooded with petitions to revive the crime of adultery, and many famous scenes and famous ambassadors appeared. In particular, it received favorable reviews as a good example of a remake and a well-made masterpiece for its high quality.
SBS’Penthouse’ continues to be the last syndrome in which’Couple’s World’ opened its doors. ‘Penthouse’ is full of sensational stories such as infidelity, real estate investment, children’s entrance examinations and school violence, while revenge is the main story, and it is becoming a situation that cannot take your eyes off for a moment. Thanks to this, it was a hot topic, and the ratings were on high, and it was decided to proceed to the production of season 2-3 next year. There are opinions that the probability of narrative development too extreme is somewhat inferior, but public opinion is forming that it should be recognized as a popular genre for its own fun.

◇Season 2 and Webtoon Remake to Believe
A few years ago, season-based dramas have been prosperous, and this year, Season 2 has set up the home theater again. From’Kingdom 2′, which became popular worldwide as Netflix original, SBS’Romantic Doctor Kim Sabu 2′(hereinafter referred to as Kim Sabu 2), and tvN’Secret Forest 2′(Rain Forest 2). ‘Kingdom 2’once again confirmed the power of K-Zombies, while’Kim Sabu 2’set the highest SBS record this year with 27.1% ratings, and the protagonist Han Suk-gyu was once again selected as a candidate for the Drama Awards. Even though’Rain Forest 2’was criticized that it was unfortunate than Season 1, the ratings far surpassed Season 1 from the first episode, gaining the beauty of 9.4%. Everyone is recognized as a drama that fans believe and watch, making them look forward to season 3, settling as a brand.
The same is true for webtoon remakes that receive viewers’ trust. ‘Itaewon Class’ and’wonderful rumors’ were like that, and Netflix’s’Sweet Home’, which was recently released, was also based on the popular webtoon of the same name and immediately became popular.

◇ Returning Korean Wave Stars and Star Writers
In this way, viewers were comforted at the home theater for the cluttered feelings caused by Corona 19, but they were also excited by the return of Hallyu stars who completed military service. Lee Min-ho made a comeback to the home with SBS’The King-Eternal Lord’ (hereinafter, The King), Kim Soo-hyun on tvN’It’s Psycho, but I’m OK’, and Joo Won with SBS’Alice’.
The comebacks of star writers received as much attention as the return of Hallyu stars, but their achievements were different. ‘The King’ was regrettable because the expectations for Kim Eun-sook, who had never failed, were too high. There were not a lot of rumors such as poor audience ratings and controversy over historical consciousness. Writer Park Hye-ryun, who recently became a star writer with KBS2’Dream High’ and SBS’Pinocchio’, raised expectations with TVN’Startup’, which made a third breath with Suzy, but still regrets remain. On the other hand, writer Park Ji-eun perfectly cursed the sluggishness of SBS’s’Legend of the Blue Sea’ with’Crash Landing on Love’. ‘Penthouse’ is properly confirming the return of writer Kim Soon-ok, the godmother of the last minute.

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