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Viewership rating for 'King The Land' drops as audiences say the storyline is too 'out of date'

AKP STAFF
Posted by Janie-Reign Sunday, July 23, 2023

The popular drama 'King The Land' appears to be losing its charm as its viewership ratings continue to decline.

During Episode 11, 'King The Land' experienced a significant drop in viewership ratings, falling to 9% from its highest rating of 12.3% in Episode 8 and 11.3% in Episode 10. This downward trend has indicated that the drama is gradually losing its appeal among its audience.

Fans have expressed disappointment with the slow storyline and what they perceive as outdated narrative elements. Reactions on various media platforms also suggest that the drama's storyline has become tedious since the two main characters confirmed their mutual feelings for one another. 

Comparisons were drawn to older dramas like 'Boys Over Flowers,' with fans expressing their dissatisfaction with 'King The Land' for failing to deliver a compelling narrative. Some have even labeled the drama as 'Kiss (The) Land,' suggesting that the series lacks substance beyond love scenes.

Upvoted reactions include:


"I am personally so disappointed with King The Land. I was really anticipating a special storyline because they announced YoonA and Junho as the leads since last year, but it turned out to be just the same old style as 'Boys Over Flowers'...The storyline is too embarrassing and predictable...This is why I'm losing interest in the drama"


"I knew I wasn't the only one thinking this..."


"It's too childish and out of date"


"It's slow, and it drags...They just keep replaying songs while overemphasizing the romantic love line...even the music is too distracting because you can tell that they are trying too hard..."

"I can't believe a drama like King The Land is still airing today lol"


"A prince charming story from the 70s"


"It's too unrealistic and it's just your classic princess and prince charming story...I know it's only a drama but...only the two of them are jolly lol"

"They are even criticizing the drama as 'King The Land' = 'Kiss (The) Land' and the drama has nothing else to show...They think that including love scene is all it takes to create a drama"


"It's more fun to watch the reruns of 'The Red Sleeve'"


"I've been re-watching The Red Sleeve for over 2 years now but I can't re-watch an episode of King The Land...I'm already tired out by seeing the kiss scene edits on Instagram"

What are your thoughts? Have you been watching the drama?

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asiamusicworld
asiamusicworld1,165 pts Sunday, July 23, 2023 5
Sunday, July 23, 2023

seriously? nah!!!~ KING THE LAND is #1 ON CABLE TV RATING and also #1 ON NETFLIX GLOBAL .

king the land is slaying.

It's the first time I got to see a Kdrama in realtime with subs on my Netflix ...I LOVE KING THE LAND . It’s refreshing. This is a true great rom-com of love without toxicity and thriller. Im so sick of cliche darkness and death in every drama.

And yoona and junho have a great chemistry, both also so amazing actors.

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rubihctr
rubihctr658 pts Sunday, July 23, 2023 1
Sunday, July 23, 2023

King the land is a classic rom-com, with a FANTASTIC LOVE STORY and a SUPER FUNNY/HILARIOUS COMEDY with an talented and attractive couple (yoona and junho), as a rom-com should be, and I love that there are many kissing scenes because it's makes their relationship look more natural and especially more realistic.


King the land is occupying 1st place in global netflix, because this is the BEST KDRAMA currently, but akp does not make an article to congratulate to king the land for it. WHY?

→ Several times other current k-dramas have been dropping in their ratings, but akp didn't do even a negative article to question those dramas, their plots and their ratings drop. WHY? ... but if this happens to king the land, akp decides to make a whole negative article. WHY?

-.-

Is it perhaps that some akp member is so jealous of the huge success of king the land, and that millions of ppl in the world prefer romantic, fun and more realistic rom-com than her/his current faves kdramas who is being released as well now?! ?

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