‘The Red Sleeve Cuff’ Season 2: Will Lee Junho and Lee Se Young’s Drama Have a Sequel? Here’s What We Know
With so much love for MBC's "The Red Sleeve Cuff" even after it ended, some viewers still hope for its season 2 with the same cast, particulary Lee Junho and Lee Se Young.
For the record, MBC stood out again among the broadcasting companies in South Korea when "The Red Sleeve Cuff" aired in November 2021. Though the company did not expect the series would be a big hit, MBC gave the fans a satisfying experience in each episode.
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Behind-the-scenes videos and photos were also released, giving viewers a glimpse of what happens on the set if the cameras aren't rolling.
'The Red Sleeve Cuff' Achievements
Apart from the people behind "The Red Sleeve Cuff," the drama itself insanely broke lots of records in the history of MBC. It was sold to more than 20 major countries such as America, Europe, Japan, and Taiwan before its much-awaited premiere in November.
Furthermore, based on the report stated by Star News on January 6, "The Red Sleeve Cuff" recovered more than fifty percent of the 16-billion-won production cost for the 17 episodes. It happened through pre-sale in 20 foreign countries.
In addition, according to Wavve on January 7, Lee Junho and Lee Se Young's drama has broken the record of the most simultaneous viewers on the said streaming platform. As of January 2 the series already achieved over 325,000 simultaneous viewers. They stole the crown from SBS' "The Penthouse" which had 316,000 simultaneous viewers.
Its lead stars Lee Se Young and Lee Junho consistently topped the most buzzworthy actors list for six consecutive weeks while the drama itself maintained to be superior as No.1 spot as the most buzzworthy Kdrama for eight straight weeks until its last episode.
The Friday-Saturday K-drama started with a humble viewership rating of 5.7 percent nationwide. Then, it finished with an impressive rating of 17.4 percent during the finale episode, which is also the first MBC drama that surpassed a 15 percent viewership rating after six years.
The series has great significance as it is a successful work in Korea and abroad.
"The Red Sleeve Cuff" team took home eight trophies during the 2021 MBC Drama Awards.
With all these major achievements and new records, "The Red Sleeve Cuff" indeed deserves to have another sequel.
'The Red Sleeve Cuff' Season 2: Director Jung Ji In Looks Forward to the Story of King Jeongjo and Uibin Sung
Above all, "The Red Sleeve Cuff" cast, especially Lee Se Young and Lee Junho, shared in their recent media interviews that they enjoyed working for the first time and that it made them want to reunite again in a new drama.
Though some want to see them in a modern drama, director Jung Ji In mentioned in her first-ever interview that she looks forward to the story of King Jeongjo and Uibin Sung and is expecting that the story will come out in more detail over time.
Hence, this gives hope to the viewers of the possible "The Red Sleeve Cuff" Season 2.
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Written by Shai Collins.
