Hot Potato – “진취적인 그녀” (That enterprising girl) Īudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. I think it’s got time to built an audience. (MBC’s Dong Yi drew a 27.3%, and SBS’s Giant pulled in a 20.9.) I’m not surprised given the tough competition, but it is a disappointment, and it was expected to make a bigger splash. Ratings-wise, Sungkyunkwan Scandal got off to a slow start with a 6.3%, which is a drop from Gumiho: Tale of the Fox’s Child‘s 12.9% finale last week. (The pronunciation, in case you are wondering, is sung-gyoon-gwan. But the drama takes its own twist on the setup (although there are definitely some familiar clichés), and I find myself interested in how the story progresses. So I’ve been wary about this “Joseon F4” business that takes the venerated historic establishment of Sungkyunkwan and turns it on its ear with a modern, fusion twist, replete with rich-boy cliques and gender-bending students (well, just the one). We’ve got a lot of promising dramas coming up and I didn’t want to jinx myself by getting excited about them all. I was trying not to hope too much for Sungkyunkwan Scandal, which premiered today (Monday, that is). 145 AugJanuSungkyunkwan Scandal: Episode 1 by javabeansįresh and promising, I thought.
