Now whenever I see a drama end up on Disney+ now, I think it's pre-destined to be a dud. I wonder if Netflix is getting first dibs on selection and Disney has to make do with whatever is left.

Oh I didn’t know Love All Play and Bloody Heart were both Disney+ licensed. No wonder I couldn’t find them on Viki. Disney+ so far seems to be good at nothing except sucking all the momentum from their dramas. They’ve gotta change their strategy asap because whatever is it they’re trying to do, it’s not working at all. Like, how are you gonna make Korean content inaccessible to a large portion of available international audiences hungry for it, while also struggling domestically? Make it make sense.

One of the reasons I’m liking It’s Beautiful Now is because it’s giving me Once Again vibes, which isn’t that surprising given how predictable most family dramas are. But I guess none of the couples in this show have the breakout popularity of Lee Sang-yi and Lee Cho-hee (where is she btw? you’d think being one half of such a popular OTP would do wonders for one’s career - at least it did with Sang-yi).

I see your TVING vision for Shooting Stars! I can see many of the supporting cast breaking out if they had the exposure of a TVING platform. I also think they shot themselves in the foot by making it a Saturday-Sunday release in an already crowded time slot. I think it might’ve had marginally better at a weekday time slot.

I don’t think Disney plus is responsible for the content of the dramas (that seem not doing so well in the ratings) that they chose to stream. I think the SK networks are responsible for two things: the content of the dramas and who they license them for international viewing. So right now I am more down on KBS (in particular) and the other networks for dissing those of us who are in areas that do not have access to Disney plus. Since Kocowa is now irrelevant for US viewers I plan on not renewing my Kocowa subscription ($69.99) (which I shouldn’t have had in the first place) at the end of October and canceling my Viki Pass Plus with Kocowa subscription ($99.99) at the end of November. That will open up $170.00 for an outfit that will provide me with current Kdramas.
Apologies for the rant. Shades of when DramaFever met its demise.

It’s not awful ratings-wise, but I expected it to do better as it’s a sageuk and such a excellently made show - so far. Oh well, I can only hope that the numbers go up as the show progresses.

And yeah, it really is a shame about Love All Play.

Compared to last year's sageuks, which IIRC had ratings in the 7-10 percent range, it's low. I do think @lackingfive has a point about the cast lacking star power. I'd include Jang Hyuk in that since he's had a string of low-rated dramas.

I do hope the ratings can at least hit 7% or so because it's really good.

It is early days for the sageuk RED HEART. Its immediate sageuk predecessor on KBS was the recently completed 32 episode THE KING OF TEARS: LEE BANG WON which according to a Soompi article today averaged 10 percent in the ratings.