Kim Jae Wook, Krystal’s New Drama ‘Crazy Love’ Fails to Score Decent Viewership Ratings
"Crazy Love" starring Kim Jae Wook and f(x)'s Krystal grapples with achieving solid viewership ratings.
Released on March 7, the rom-com series is the newest Monday and Tuesday night K-drama of KBS. Unfortunately, despite the unique storyline and team-up with lead stars, it failed to score soaring viewerships.
KBS' 'Crazy Love' Struggles to Hit Solid Viewership Rating
Kim Jae Wook, Krystal Jung, Ha Jun
According to Nielsen Korea, "Crazy Love" episode 3 garnered an average nationwide rating of 1.9 percent, hitting its lowest rating yet.
While its contenders SBS's "A Business Proposal," which stars Ahn Hyo Seop and Kim Se Jeong, as well as tvN's "Military Prosecutor Doberman," continue to beat their personal best.
To recall, Kim Jae Wook and Krystal's new drama achieved a nationwide rating of 3.4 percent for its pilot episode. It showed a significant increase on the second episode after landing an average nationwide rating of 2.4 percent.
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From the looks of it, the KBS series looks like another boss and employee type of romance, but it is more than that.
The drama describes "Crazy Love" as a "battle between crazy people."
Helmed by "My Fellow Citizens" director Kim Jung Hyun, it follows the story of CEO No Go Jin, played by Kim Jae Wook and his secretary Lee Shin Ah, portrayed by the f(x) member.
In the Monday and Tuesday K-drama, No Go Jin is worshiped by his students and considered as the most popular mathematics instructor in the education field.
Kim Jae Wook
Despite failing to attend college, he managed to build his own name and launch his company GOTOP Education due to his extreme intelligence. However, behind his almost perfect image, not to mention being successful, good-looking, and brilliant, he is described by his employees as narcissistic.
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Krystal Jung, who took on the role of No Go Jin's secretary, possesses the perfect attitude. Lee Shin Ah, despite being an introvert, is diligent and responsible at work. Unfortunately, things change when she learns about her illness and does not have much time left to live.
Krystal Jung
Interestingly, joining the duo is Ha Joon as GOTOP Education vice president Oh Se Gi. His primary objective is to comfort their employees who have been terrorized by the money-obsessed Noh Go Jin.
Ha Jun
'Crazy Love' Stars Kim Jae Wook Krystal Spills their Working Relationship
Drawing the interest to their visually appealing teasers, the lead stars of "Crazy Love" dishes out their characters and true feelings towards the drama.
Prior to their pilot episode release, Kim Jae Wook praised Krystal, noting that it was " fun to create scenes" with the singer-actress because of her "passion for acting and a high degree of focus."
Kim Jae Wook, Krystal Jung
As noted by the Korean media outlet Herald, the f(x) member also has nice things to say with her co-actor. She said that Kim Jae Wook "completely immerses himself into his character" and gives off "positive influence" on her.
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Written by Geca Wills
