I agree wholeheartedly with this decision. But because I'd like to be finished the series sooner rather than later. It's very good, but I really appreciate the fact that it's a shorter series.

how are you liking hon so far? still watching? do you live by yourself?
LOL i'm too scared to watch alone. i'll probably watch it with friends at school

edit: i just skimmed and read bits of your episode 1 recap and i'm already spooked out and scared to go to bed. OMG i'm such a chicken haha. i need to go look at something rainbow-y and sparkly now.

I don't know if I've been desensitized to it but Hon isn't scary for me anymore...after episode 3 actually, despite the continued killings ^_^ ehehe but it's not really a bad thing, it's turning out to be way more of a psychological thriller than horror, which I actually prefer. For a horror, this series is bringing up a lot of interesting questions about the fine line b/w good & evil, morality vs justice, rehabilitation feasibility, the effects of guilt/revenge/greed....i'm more mentally and emotionally horrified by the storyline rather than the blood splattering.

I'm up to episode 6 and i look forward to the conclusion...I think 10 will be just right -- :)

It would be great to see some recaps tho -- I feel so alone in my Hon watching ^_^

As expected. There are lots of more imaginative psycho thrillers that hollywood can offer. This drama is a way too cheap for comparison. Better to fizzle out early than experience more savy criticisms.

hmmm. Even the premiere ratings of this drama were not that high. 12 %, that is low compared to home of the legends last year. I think the story of "hon" is not that great and the cast is not admirable in their acting. Ratings say a lot about storyline and cast. Well, better luck next time.

Production must choose better stars in the future with good acting history or else they will not get their money back.

Well, everyone is entitled to their own opinions and perceptions. Yet, i can't find one word praising the acting of the cast. If indeed, yes, the entirey of the drama is good, acting and story, doubt it if the 3% viewers backing out will look for other drama to watch.

Daily Ratings, whether the drama is appropriate for below 19, or above 19 only, will evaluate the drama as a whole. Who is to judge if the drama is worth watching, quality or not? Is it the actors, the producer or director? NO. It's the viewers. Fans or no fans, if they are enjoying the drama will never switch channel. Let the ratings speak for itself, yes, ratings are powerful to make or unmake a star.

"Don’t be too disappointed, though; judging from the news last time, a potential extension wouldn’t have added new material"

But your previous article regarding Hon's possible extension, you quoted lead actor Lee Seo-jin:

“If the script had been stretched out because of the extension, I would have turned it down, but I’m considering it in a positive light since this is because the drama hasn’t been able to show all of the plot that it had already planned.”

If what LSJ said was true, then we would be missing out on some material, and judging by how much story development's there's been in the first two episodes, I would think Soul would've benefited a great deal from an extension.

Best drama I've seen so far in a long time, even better than last years' Hometown Legends and substantially better than HL2009 that's for sure.

I am not into horror dramas but I love this drama first, because LSJ is in it but when I started watching it I got hooked with the story.

I hope the plot would still be good without the extension.

Bad news :\

It's the show I'm looking forward the most every week, atm.

I am totally enjoying Hon/Soul. Although the plot gets a little too complicated for me...but I like the "freshness" of it, compared to the makjang plots of other dramas.

It will become a cult series.

I'm riveted to this show...just got back from four days away and it's the first drama I wanted to catch up on! Im Joo-eun and Lee Seo-jin are both doing a wonderful job; in fact, I think the whole cast is great. I love the mixture of supernatural and psychological suspense (and that I don't have a clue how it's going to end).

i see no problem with the acting and i dont think viewship ratings are necessarily a very good indication as it only shows the ratings in korea. i know several people here in america that is enjoying hon. and this includes my cousin who is an avid horror fan.

for the extension, i dont care either way. whichever brings the most satisfactory ending is good enough for me =]

I personally like hon very much. I think the acting is great, particularly the newbie lead actress she is awesome!! I will continue to support Hon!!!

@ pixa:

you must be a typical korean viewer who'd support and cheer a good looking actor who cannot act. you also probably enjoy makjang dramas. but hey, you are entitled to your opinion. yes ratings are indicators on what's popular but please know that ratings are not indicators of how well actors act. most of the popular actors in korea can barely act. they cannot take on a character role. most play themselves and they merely deliver lines.

it's not a drama many would love to watch. I tried watching it, but i switch to another channel coz i find it oddly horrorly #$*@.

I cant even say it has the bit of ability to compete with the dramas in other channels in the same time slot. sadly it lost. Yet I love horror movies, i thought it can give me a nice watch, but it didnt. I'm happy it wont extend. i'm looking forward to its replacement. thanks for this good news javabeans.

Really? No extension? I thought they would extend? Thanks anyway. I'm not so allured by this drama. Next drama therefore would start as expected. It stars a young and handsome actor.

And to you it, beware with your gross statement, that "popular actors cant barely act." Try reviewing the best actors in korea in the past, mostly if not all are popular ones. Beware with your statement, you are generalizing. Keep your statements specific.