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On August 18, 2024, three ongoing K-drama's viewers' ratings have soared high. KBS 2TV's Beauty and Mr. Romantic, JTBC's Romance in the House, and TVN's new drama, Love Next Door, hit their new all-time rating.
On Sunday evening, episode 4 of Romance In The House aired, gaining a nationwide average of 5.3 per cent viewership rating. Episode 2 of Love Next Door aired the same night, with a significant increase in viewership and an average nationwide rating of 6.0 per cent.
KBS 2TV's Beauty and Mr. Romantic also soared to its highest viewership rating, breaking the drama's record with an average nationwide rating of 19.5 per cent.
Romance In The House, Love Next Door, and Beauty and Mr. Romantic: Plot of the highest-rating dramas explored
The storyline of Romance In The House revolves around Byun Moo Jin, a man who divorces his wife and disappears after going bankrupt almost twelve years ago. However, he returns as a rich landlord, shocking his wife and children, who have all believed him to be dead.
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This drama stars Ji Jin-hee as Byun Moo Jin, with Kim Ji-soo, Son Na-eun, and Choi Min-ho in other lead roles. The drama airs on JTBC every Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 pm (KST) and is available to stream on Netflix in selected regions.
Love Next Door tells the story of Bae Seok-ryu, a woman who hits rock bottom in her high-paying career and relationship and is trying to turn her life around. Choi Seung-hyo is her mother's friend's son, a successful young architect. The two have known each other since childhood and all the embarrassing stories.
The drama is written and directed by Hometown Cha Cha's writer and director duo and features Jung Hae-in and Jung So-min as the lead. The viewership has leaped more than a percentage in the second episode from its first. The drama airs on TVN every Saturday and Sunday at 9:20 pm (KST) and is available to stream on Netflix in selected regions.
The drama with the highest viewership, KBS 2TV's Beauty and Mr. Romantic, revolves around Park Do-ra, a top actress who falls from her high overnight. The story also involves Go Pil-sung, a producer-director or PD, who is in love with her and helps her recover to the top position.
The drama stars Im Soo-hyang and Ji Hyun-woo as the lead actors. It has the most viewership among every show airing on the same night. It is also the most-watched show among its target demographic of viewers aged 20 to 49, with the viewers of 3.4 per cent of it. This coming-of-age romance airs on KBS2 every Saturday and Sunday at 7:55 pm KST.
In other news, TV Chosun's drama DNA Lover premiered its first and second episodes during the weekend with a weak average nationwide rating of 0.6 per cent on its second episode. This drama is a romantic comedy about a genetic researcher who embarks to find a genetically compatible partner after ending her relationship with a series of cheater boyfriends.
DNA Lover airs at 9:10 pm (KST) on TV Chosun and the streaming platform Viki.
