Kdrama News: Korean Drama "W" Rises Through Impressive Ratings

By Lord Justin Castillo - 04 Aug '16 22:06PM
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MBC's newest drama "W" starring Lee Jong Suk and Han Hyo Joo continuously rose through impressive viewer's rating. Maintaining its standing as the number one drama this time.

According to Nielsen Korea, the MBC drama recently recorded 13.5 percent ratings, which is a .6 percent rise from its 12.9 percent ratings for its fourth episode. After airing three episodes, the drama was able to surpass on "Uncontrollably Fond" starring Kim Woo Bin and Bae Suzy and has since continued to gather attention from the viewers.

Other dramas followed "W" in terms of ratings. "Uncontrollably Fond" placed second with 8.2 percent ratings and "Wanted" followed with 5.2 percent ratings. The gap between "W" and "Uncontrollably Fond" recently grew to a 4.6 percent difference.

"W" is a love story between a couple in their early thirties. It's the story of two people who live in the same era but in different worlds.

Oh Yun Joo (Han Hyo Joo) is a surgeon whose father is a famous comic book creator. One day, her father goes missing and she rushes to his workshop to look for him and instead finds a strange man, Kang Chul (Lee Jong Suk) bathed in blood. She is kidnapped by him and taken to a different dimension.

"W" airs every Wednesday and Thursday on MBC. 

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