allkpop TV Guide and Ratings (01/08-01/15)

Welcome to another edition of ‘allkpop TV guide and Ratings‘, an exclusive feature that spotlights popular Korean dramas. It will discuss ratings for each week’s episodes, as well as provide brief recaps (with spoilers, so watch out!) of shows that we know allkpop readers are enjoying.

We’ve got the two regular shows being recapped for this week — ‘The Moon that Embraces the Sun‘ (starring Kim Soo Hyun, Han Ga In, Jung Il Woo) and ‘Wild Romance‘ (starring Lee Si Young, Lee Dong Wook, SNSD‘s Jessica).

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The power of KBS‘s medical drama, ‘Brain‘, on the Monday-Tuesday ratings was proven by its first place ranking with 16.2%. Its competitor, MBC‘s ‘Light and Shadow‘, is still hot on its tail however, as it too enjoyed an increased viewer rating with 14.7% overall.

Meanwhile, SBS‘s ‘History of a Salaryman‘ is still finding its place as it only began broadcasting last week. The drama managed to rake in 10%, an acceptable figure considering how its facing off against two other dramas that are already well-established. Let’s see how it does once its plot starts to pick up in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, in the Wednesday-Thursday slot, MBC’s ‘The Moon that Embraces the Sun‘ is seeing high success as it pulled an even higher rating of 23.4% on Thursday.

SBS’s ‘Take Care of Us, Captain‘ is still trying to reach beyond the 10% milestone; unfortunately, it was just 0.2% shy of its marks as it garnered a 9.8%. As for KBS’s ‘Wild Romance‘, the drama is floundering with its low rating of 6.2%. Hopefully its story can escape the eclipse effect of ‘The Moon that Embraces the Sun’!
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[ Below are the spoilers ]

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✩ The Moon that Embraces the Sun (MBC)

Official Synopsis: ‘The Moon That Embraces The Sun’ tells of the strong love between ‘King Lee Hwon’ (Kim Soo Hyun) and a female shaman named ‘Wol’ (Han Ga In). Wol was born from a noble family and became the crown princess, but she was trapped in a political game and faced execution. Ultimately, she decides to live her life as a shaman.

Recap of Ep. 3-4: Yeon Woo (who later becomes ‘Wol’) meets Bo Kyung and Princess Minhwa for the first time as study mates. Crown Prince Lee Hwon later discovers that Yeon Woo is in the palace and arranges for him to meet her.

Meanwhile, Lord Yoon Dae Hyung (Kim Eung Soo) plans on making Bo Kyung the princess with his belief in the shaman’s words. Unfortunately, his plans face one small obstacle: the Crown Prince, Lee Hwon, is starting to fall in love with Yeon Woo. Now he’s planning to place her on the candidate list for the Crown Princess, which puts her in direct competition with Bo Kyung (and Yoon Dae Hyung). 

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✩ Wild Romance (KBS)

Official Synopsis: Because of an unforeseen situation, Eun Jae (Lee Si Young) is appointed as baseball star Moo Yul’s (Lee Dong Wook) bodyguard. Although the two hate each other from the beginning, romance arises between the baseball star and his bodyguard, a former judo athlete.

Recap of Ep. 3-4: When Eun Jae discovers that the woman Moo Yul was meeting during the karaoke night was none other than the wife of Moo Yul’s friend, she begins to spin a tale, believing that Moo Yul was having an affair with his friend’s wife, ‘Oh Soo Young’ (Hwang Sun Hee).

Connecting the dots, Eun Jae now understands that the letters of blackmail sent to Moo Yul were from Jin Dong Soo (Oh Man Seok), Moo Yul’s friend and the deceived husband. Since she believes that Dong Soo is taking revenge on Moo Yul, a worried Eun Jae decides to join the three on a trip to Japan…

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