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| yna@yna.co.kr 2022-12-14 14:00:56
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- tvN Monday-Tuesday drama "Behind Every Star, which depicted behid stories of Entertainment industry reaistically, has ended with a viewership ratings of around 3%.
According to the data by Nielson Korean on Wednesday, the final episode of the drama aired previous day at 10: 30 p.m. recorded ratings of 3.6%.
The heroine of the last episode was actress Kim Ah-joong. Kim, who was the host of opening ceremony of Busan International Film Festival, expressed her gratitude towards her manager Cheon Je-in, who helped her from an Chaebol's unreasonable demand to come to his birthday party, along with people who work hard to put their actors on stage.
Along with the opening ceremony of film festival, managers of Method Ent. entered upon a new phase.
Cheon Jae-in received a love call from American agency and asked So Hyun-joo (Joo Hyung-young) to work with him. Team leader Kim Joong-don paid the price for spreading false rumors. After realizing that the movie was cancelled due to the lies of his, Kang Hee-sun (Hwang Se-on) coldly turned her back on him.
Ma Tae-oh (Lee Seo-jin) gets back together with spouse Song Eun-ha (Jeong Hae-young). However, it was predicted that another crisis will arrive when Song's face got dark after she saw a message that has been sent to Ma Tae-oh while he left the room.
Based on a French drama "Call My Agent!" the drama became more realistic as different actors appeared on each episodes with their actual names. Total number of 17 actors including Cho Yeo-jung, Kim Soo-mi, Jin Sun-kyu, Lee Hee-joon, Kim So-hyun and Son Joon-ho, Kim Joo-ryeong, Daniel Henney, and Lee Soon-jae, filled each episodes with their stories.
From displaying worries of the actress who feels like her place is gradually disappearing as she gets older to the childish fights between actors to not loose brought laughter and moved audiences.
Most of the episodes ended with a happy ending with a fairy tale-like solution, moving the audiences.
Cho Yo-jung, who was thinking of getting procedures due to her old age, found confidence thanks to the manager who recognized her for who she is, and Kim Soo-mi, who desired to be on hot melodrama, danced passionately with a cool male actor on the stage. Kim Joo-ryeong, who had dreamed of falling off a glass bridge after the "Squid Game," confessed her fear of heights, announcing a new start.
On top of that, the stories of managers struggling with their determination to "make my actor the best" drew sympathy by sometimes pleasantly and sometimes brutally portraying it.
Meanwhile, SBS Monday-Tuesday drama "Cheer Up," starring Han Ji-hyun and Bae In-hyuk, has ended with a viewer rating of 2.2%.
In the final episode, Park Jung-woo (Bae In-hyuk), who was stabbed instead of Do Haei (Han Ji-hyun), confessed his love to her, saying, "I am glad I could protect you." The knife fortunately did not spear the vital point and Park Jung-woo saved his life, and the criminal Kim Jin-il (Im Ji-ho) who was aiming for Do Haei, was eventually caught by the police.
The drama, a mix of romance and mystery based on a college cheering squad, provided romance and healing to young people who are passionate but unskilled. The lively university life also reminded of the campus that had been gone due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Han Ji-hyun and Bae In-hyuk's acting harmonized well, making the drama more fun to watch.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)
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