good for them! although it is expected.. imagine if they do not have competition and the ratings did not improve????

I think they will need some serious drugs to pick 'em up... Just Kidding!

i thought it would go higher... well at least it was something right? hopefully, it'll keep growing somehow, cause personally, i dont want playful kiss to be cut short.

I was expecting a 10% but 6.3 afterr 2.8 is still good, hope the viewership will increase with some drama brought up to playful kiss, enough of cuteness now -_-

i was also expecting higher ratings... sigh.
at least it doubled xD

It probably indicate that when the other dramas are back, it is back to low ratings. Maybe the koreans have enough of cutesy teenage dramas.

Damn good that their ratings jumped but yeah it's like a hallow win since there was no competition.
I'm sad that its not doing as well as I expected & from all the hype it was receiving before it started filming/airing. I heard that they are cutting the episodes from 20 to 16 is that true?

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i thought MBC already cut down the episodes? it was initially reported as a 20 or 24 something episode drama, but now it is at 16 episodes.

i am really against a broadcast stations' whims to cut down any drama just because of the ratings. It is very business oriented, and I hate people/companies who ONLY care about making money. Where are your people skills??????

I'm enjoying it so far. I don't think its as good as the Taiwanese version (but I always think its hard to compare that came along recently with something that came before, which you loved) but its cute and I love Ha-Ni's character.

I would have thought the ratings would have increased, as well, but maybe people thought it wasn't being aired at all and?

Oh man, i was expecting bigger improvement like 25% or something :( That's quite unfortunate, the drama's quite interesting... MBC should reconsider changing the time slot perhaps (which is probably impossible due advertising contracts, but still more audience means more profit from ads, doesn't it) :)

Started watching this on Hulu, the main girl lead is really cute in it. She makes the show.

When rain's drama and MGIAG airs PK can't improve ratings more than 6%. Sorry, but this is true. Koreans doesn't watch this drama. SS and MGIAG more good than PK. But good luck PK.

i'm glad it improved, but i thought at least PK could rake 10% especially with no competition

Every channel dropped, indicating the total viewership of the night dropped from the same night a week ago.

If you take the 57% that was available, only half (combined 26% watched the two movies aired) checked out the other two channels movie offerings. Let's chuck another 3% at PK.

Which leaves about 27% of drama watchers from last week unaccounted for. Likely eating rice cake and getting happy drunk. But not watching TV. Mon-Tues shows (esp Tues) also dropped for all three channels in pretty equal percentages. Indicating viewership this week just dropped in general due to Chuseok.

uhg I was expecting a higher rating since there was no competition. But I guess its better than below 3%. I thought Episode 7 was monumental since the rival is w/ 2 girls already! hahaah.

My "2 cents" Im wondering how come the male lead is given more importance than Oh Ha-Ni? I mean really don't shoot me now but "Seung Jo" is improving but I can say that Oh Ha-Ni is the person that carries the show! Why!!? Why does she not get more attn for this kdrama? Instead everyone waits for male lead? She needs to be given more credit on how well she is doing!

I have to be honest that I really like MGiaG! One of the best so far for me this year! Its a balance between famale and male lead. Its really well done!?

don't miss it ok....:)

"lol" is all I can say.

Well business is business. I think the staion has no choices if the sponsors (the advertisments) are not willing to support the drama, they need to find a way to make $$$. I felt bad for the production team and to the cast, as I see a huge acting improvement from both of them. I have to admit that I prefer MGFIG than PK, however I still enjoy watching it. Anyway, wish PK will do better next week (as next week is where the competition begins) Fighting ..... 7% is not bad and hopefully those 4.2% audiences will continue to support PK till the end..it will be sad if the rating drop back to the 2 ish% next week...

i'm surprised korean people didn't gave this drama a chance. i personally really liked it. such a cute and funny drama.

Only 6.3%?? I thought it'll be up to at least 15% with no competition. What's gonna happen when Runaway makes its debut next week?? *not happy*

Maybe cute, heart-warming stories are just not the Korean viewers' cuppa tea after all...

maybe is KHJ got rid of his perm the ratings might go up even higher.

I really like this show. I mean, REALLY LIKE. It's so charming and cute. Too bad it doesn't have higher ratings because there is something very sweet -- but not saccharine -- about it. I also agree with the recapper who praises the actress for how she nails the ups and downs of a teenage girl with a crush.

i'm going to have to watch this drama when i'm on christmas break

i'm only watch MY GIRLFRIEND IS A GUMIHO
because i like the storyline and the chemistry is very good

i've already seen the taiwan version of KISS
so i know what's gonna happen

but this version seems very cute and i want to see Hyunjoong improve, so i'll check it out when i have time

Let's be honest, Playful Kiss is another big flop of MBC like Heading to the Ground, and boy I sure hope the episodes get cut even more.

What exactly is considered a good rating in Korea?

I personally do not like Kim Hyun Joong's harstyle...(don't hate me, people, this is just my opinion!) though I haven't seen the episode yet, I'm hoping he changes back to straight hairstyle soon.

I really hope Koreans will give this drama a chance. It's actually very cute and heartwarming. If this kind of drama is being shown in another country, let's say here in the Philippines, it will surely rake in a lot of ads and viewers.

If only we could help raise viewership and ratings of Playful Kiss there in Korea, we would. I would hate to see this drama cut short just because of the tight competition.

I hope they get rid of KHJ's perm and get the old hairstyle back, hehehe!

I was hoping it will be higher than that...but at least it went up. I know lots of people abroad are watching this drama. I guess those of us who watch it online doesn't count. I will probably start a campaign and tell all my friends in South Korea to turn on their tv even if they don't watch it. I mean...even if just the extra tv on the house probably will count on the ratings...:))

This drama is just so cute...I have too many stress with everything that is going on around me that I welcome this feel good drama. PK fighting!

this is real-time viewing rates, right?

i think PK is more of a download and watch later drama, so if there's some way to acct for that, there prolly is a bigger fanbase for PK than the ratings are actually showing. Kinda like YAB had a minimal rating, but had a crazy following.. of course, i love YAB, but i was also a year behind in my loving too. :D

I think everyone else is too busy with their families and friends to really sit and watch tv.

Ajummas cooking large feasts, ajussis drinking with pals, relatives visiting, friends hanging out with friends....

It makes sense that all channels would have had lower ratings. I'm not quite surprised that PK didn't have higher ratings... but a rise is a rise, and that's pretty good :D

I have hope in the director that despite low ratings, the drama won't be cut any much shorter or have a changed script (judging from ROI - which had good ratings in the beginning, yet despite having single digits by the second half of the series, the drama continued on).

Its sad!!! I like K-version better as Oh Ha-ni is not a character without spine and has lot of self-.pride. I admire her and the actress who plays it.

KHJ is acting fine buts its Oh Ha-ni, her dad, her would-be mom-in-law and would be bro-in-law that just steal the show

Does anyone have any idea how popular ISWAK was in Korea (or to Koreans)?

Just watched episode seven... Not the strongest episode for people to begin the series with :( That being said, the Mother is AGAIN confirmed to be completely awesome.

I like MGIAG more than PK.

Some people say that you don't need reasons to love someone/something. You just love him/her/it.
But, if you ask me the reasons I love MGIAG, I can proudly present a long list of reasons.

Well, glad to see the rating improvement of PK.

I started off with a whole lotta dislike for this show(man they really should have axed the whole unicorn dream sequence) but now I love it ! I love how its not heavy on the obstacles or the drama(seriously! its pure fun and no massive heartache)..and the main reason its really enjoyable is because of the actress who plays oh ha ni! and boy did I dislike her in Bad Guy but she had completely redeemed herself and is the best thing about the show!We ve all been her at one tie or the other.hehe

ahh I hope the ratings go up!

i really dont get it
playful kiss is like number one most watched drama in mysoju and other websites so how is it doing so bad?

i was expecting a li'l higher than 6.3% but darn who cares about the ratings..as long as im enjoying the drama no one can stop me from watching it..

i was just thinking that maybe since people already know what would be the ending of this story so they would rather choose other dramas that are upto now nobody can tell what would happen next e.g. MGiaG..

anyhow, im still loving this drama as well as KHJ's new perm hair..haha! it looks weird on him but it still fits him..just my opinion anyway :)

Anyone knows how the ratings are actually calculated? Curious as to how accurate they actually are, how much of the population it actually captures.

I would have use the PIP option catching both PK and MGIAG if I m living in Korea...Both drama cute in its own way.... PK follows the manga very closely, so maybe it is too predictable while MGIAG is rather original. I too wish PK can secure a higher rating. I like KJH oppa.... But to be very honest, in ISWAK, it was the female lead that carry the show...the male lead becomes like a supporting role.

I'm so sad this drama is suffering so badly in the ratings department. It really doesn't deserve it. Although there is nothing super original or exciting about it, the drama is sweet and refreshing. No stress.

And I know a lot of people have not seen any of the other versions (Taiwanese drama, Japanese drama [uuuuge >.>], and Japanese anime) but the director and writer have done a FANTASTIC job of sticking close to source material. It's nice for fans of the other versions like me who want to see the same thing but...don't want to see the exact.same.thing. They have thrown in bits of creativity that make it delightfully fun to watch.

Also, just on a random note, I'm so happy this drama made the main female lead (Oh Ha Ni) SO likable. She is much more like the character "Kotoko" is suppose to be unlike the lead in the Taiwanese version who was just immature and annoying.

PK..fighting!!!!

The characters is what make this drama worth watching, esp Hani and SeungJo's mom,..

This rating thing does not include tons of fans all over the world. I love this drama.

I'm still worried for " playfull kiss" ratings , it may drops next week with KBS new drama " Fugitive Plan B " a drama full with cute handsome stars like my Rain Oppa , I think MBC should change the day of telecasting to avaoid such strong competition .

well, i wasn't expecting that much of an improvemnt. since it's chuseok, i kinda expected families to be around the table more than in front of the TV. but maybe that's based on my family.

we spend chuseok around the table eating, talking, and whatnot. i dont think we ever turn on the TV during family events (unless it's world cup^^)

praying hard for a higher rating for PK

I really really hope ep 8 will get higher ratings.. best ep yet! it merits more than this!! why can't this be as popular with korean audiences as international audience. on soompi, there's more than 400 users on PK thread.
sigh.. praying for the good result tonight.

I reckon more than doubling your entire viewership over a single episode is a significant increase. What drama has done that before? Granted, the ratings were already very low, but you don't hear about dramas with ratings at 10% then suddenly jumping to 20% the following week.

I suppose there's 57% of the cake to go around after Baker King Kim Tak-gu ended it's run, but why would viewers suddenly jump into a drama at episode 7? Personally, I would rather watch a movie instead. Something like 'Secret Reunion' or 'Haeundae' would be nice :)